Most people we speak to do not think angel investing is for them. The image they have in mind is some version of: you need a finance background, a serious amount of disposable capital, and years of startup-adjacent experience. Without those three, the door stays closed. That image is wrong. Here is what we have learned across our first three Angel Accelerator cohorts at AtVenture, and why the June cohorts are designed to break it. Who actually shows up Across Cohorts 1, 2 and

When 10 newly graduated angel investors sat down to make a real investment decision, they didn't choose the flashiest pitch or the most familiar market. They chose a company that combined measurable social impact with a clear, repeatable business model: and they arrived at that decision through a structured, rigorous process that would hold up in any investment room. The company was Jungle the Bungle, an award-winning language platform for children up to eight years old, alre