The Syndicate Fund

The Syndicate Fund is an angel investing club that focuses on funding early-stage startups across various sectors. It facilitates investments by allowing members to receive deal memos, attend founder webinars, and decide on potential investment opportunities. It also provides a platform for founders to submit their startups for review and, if selected, gain access to a network of investors. The Syndicate Fund is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Syndicate Fund focuses on pre-Series A startups led by dynamic founding teams tackling large problems with big markets. Its investment focus includes areas where its members have experience and can add value, including e-commerce/marketplaces, AI/automation/robotics, fintech/blockchain, B2B SaaS, AdTech/MarTech, IoT (only with SaaS model), and network effects businesses. The Syndicate Fund targets startups in a wide range of geographies, with preferred locations in North America and Europe, but does not limit its investments when the right team and product and market collide. Unlike many angel groups, The Syndicate Fund focuses on returns for its investors. Every deal it considers has homerun potential to allow power law dynamics to create favorable returns. In every startup, it believes a moat is critical, especially network effects where applicable. The Syndicate Fund evaluates startups based on these criteria and also helps portfolio companies plan and take advantage of these to build scalable, sustainable businesses.

Accredited investors only, No membership or management fees, 20% carry on returns, Investments are opt-in deal by deal, Preferred industries include e-commerce/marketplaces, AI/automation/robotics, fintech/blockchain, B2B SaaS, AdTech/MarTech, IoT (only with SaaS model), and network effects businesses, Preferred geographies include North America and Europe, but open to global investments when the right team and product and market collide, Focus on startups with dynamic founding teams tackling large problems with big markets, Emphasis on startups with potential for favorable returns and scalable, sustainable businesses