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Upcoming Program - SAC31

Learn investing
while investing.

A 3-month, hands-on program to elevate your skills.

Navigate the world of Angel Investing alongside other investors, working with actual startups, high-impact resources, and the guidance of an internationally acclaimed team to get you to the next level.

Seattle Angel Conference winners of startup funding pool

A transformative experience

From Seattle to the World.

Mossy Ventures brings decades of collective learning and 30 rounds of Seattle Angel Conference experience to its hands on approach to angel investing, empowering investors to learn by doing and back promising startups.

Curious About Investing?

Turn your interest in startups into practical investment experience. Over 12 weeks, learn to evaluate opportunities, challenge assumptions, collaborate on due diligence, and make informed investment decisions alongside a community of investors.

Opportunity Analysis

Understand the Startup World

Get exposed to working startups and go through a deal screening process to comprehend not only what makes a solid startup.

Thesis Development

Build a Prioritized Investment Thesis

Define your priorities as an investor, structure your decision-making process, and put it to the test while honing your personal brand as an Angel.

Angel syndication

Have a Network of Investors

Be a part of a whole group of diverse Angels with whom to share in this learning process, connecting on expertise and insights while helping to open up and nurture the Ecosystem.

Due diligence process

Follow through on your Ventures

Learn by doing in a controlled environment that encourages experimentation by understanding the inside structure for a startup's future success.

Collaborate and co-investing

Make an Investment Together

Join forces with peers and lean on each others’ strengths to materialize your combined efforts in the form of a cooperative collaborative deal.

The SAC Journey

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Across the 3 months, new angel investors go through a structured process, where they evaluate companies, determine their investment thesis, and then make a group angel investment.

Activities include company selection, due diligence, portfolio construction, deal terms, deal-flow set-up, and introductions to the local investor and startup communities. They discuss and debate, and by doing they learn.

The program runs virtual mostly, on Seattle Pacific Time.  20-40 participating investors evaluate 60-80 participating startups, for "Learning-by-doing" practice in Angel Investing.
Scouting & Pre-selection

Ready to begin?

As our network is our strongest asset, we take the selection process very seriously aiming to connect with each application on a personal level.

1. Meet up!

Initial introduction/contact. You can either schedule a call with us or attend an event and get to know us in person.

2. Get approved

Once you have the background info, and are excited to work with our alumni investors, you will get an invitation to join our screening process.

3. Gain access

Once you register, you can join the next scheduled learning cohort. In the meantime you get full access to our Alumni network, introductions to the angel ecosystem, and various resources and tools.

4. Take off!

Having joined, you and 20-40 other cohort investors, will travel a personalized learning journey while maximizing your decision making.

Express Interest
Our Selected Startups.

Invest in the
Future

Every program starts with around 60 to 80 actual Startups (pre-seed to seed stage) actively looking for investment. All of these growth opportunities, scalable in their own right, have some form of proven traction, and come from a variety of sectors to ensure the best case scenarios for our group of 20-40 aspiring investors to work with.

  • TomboyX operates as a retail clothing company that primarily sells underwear and apparel for living without labels. It also offers bras, boxers, trunks, shorts, hats, socks, and underwear. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

    Overall Span

    7 Funding Rounds

    Total Funding

    $24.3M

  • ESS is a provider of long-duration energy storage solutions ideally suited for C&I, utility, microgrid, and off-grid applications.

    Overall Span

    Post IPO Equity

    Total Funding

    $297M

  • Curi Bio provides biosystems and AI-enabled data analytics services.

    Overall Span

    Series A

    Total Funding

    $16M

  • Latchel provides property management software that helps streamline maintenance and work orders.

    Overall Span

    Venture series

    Total Funding

    $24.3M

Program overview

Committing to your Growth

Format:
Remote

Time:
Tue/Wed 
6-8:30 PST

Length:
3 months

Location:
USA

N° Startups:
60+

Start Date:
Jan , 2027

What do I get from the program?

60+ fundraising early-stage startups, from the local ecosystem, from diverse industries, and with diverse readiness stages, will be introduced into the program. Investors using the Gust.com platform will screen, generate initial opinions and listen to 1-minute pitches. An initial investment thesis will be formed, angel investing grounds will be laid, and through a voting mechanism, 24 initial profiles will move to quarter-finals, 12 as semifinalists, and 6 finalists that will pitch on the last public session known as DEMO DAY.

What does the program fee of $2,500 cover?

Investors will divide into due diligence teams, and will spend 4 weeks conducting more intense due diligence on the finalist companies. They will learn to analyze the startups from all angles and present a Due Diligence report and overview. 

It will also cover the cost of participating in the SPV.

Is there a minimum investor net worth requirement?

In the USA, You must qualify as an accredited investor under SEC guidelines.

What is special about this program?

The program goes beyond theoretical learning to offer a real investing experience. Every participating investor makes a small-ticket investment, with the pooled funds going to the winning startup, bringing genuine ownership, accountability, and commitment to the process. The need to collectively select one startup drives deeper conversations, challenges individual investment theses, and helps participants understand different investing styles and biases. Ultimately, it offers a hands-on opportunity to learn how to think, debate, and make investment decisions like real investors.

How can I attend upcoming public events?

Where can I find recordings of previous workshops

In Lead Investors Words

What's special about SAC

With participants from a variety of of fields and experiences, our training programs are skillful at facilitating collaboration and common growth.

Some of our candidates occupy positions in big corporations, such a a Google and Microsoft, while others arrive as self-made business owners and entrepreneurs. As an organization, our focus is to bring together a selection of minds who have value to add.

John Sechrest
Founder @ Mossy Ventures, SAC Program Manager
Bio:

John is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and community builder who believes that the best way to learn angel investing is to actually do it. He founded Mossy Ventures to bring investors and startups together, making the world of angel investing a little less intimidating and a lot more hands on.

A technology enthusiast and passionate connector, John loves bringing people together, sharing knowledge, and helping new investors find their feet.
Meegan Rucker
Lead Investor - SAC 31

Bio:

Meegan is a GTM advisor and fractional CMO with two decades’ experience in B2B tech growth. She joined SAC for the learning and networking opportunities, and has gained immeasurable value from this community. She is inspired by the founders and gains wisdom from fellow investors every week. SAC provided lessons and connections imperative for her success as a fractional CMO.
Nick Kline
Lead Investor - SAC 31
Bio:

Nick Kline is an engineer, technical leader and startup advisor who has worked in engineering leadership roles across startups (the engineering leader of Seattle MemSQL/SingleStore), created the cost estimation and lead the cardinality estimation systems in Microsoft SQL Server. He joined SAC for the opportunity to get involved in startup company funding and to meet other people creating and building new companies. He is excited to learn about new ideas and approaches for building new companies with SAC.
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