About the Training

Investopreneur: Angel Investing Certification Program is an immersive, two-day residential learning experience designed for professionals, founders, family office representatives, and aspiring angel investors who want to build a structured, real-world approach to early-stage investing.

Curated by IIML-EIC in partnership with VCCircle, this program goes beyond theory to deliver deep, practitioner-led insight into how successful angel investors think, evaluate opportunities, construct portfolios, and generate outcomes in India’s fast-evolving startup ecosystem.

Overview

What Makes This Program Distinctive

This is not a classroom-only course. Participants are immersed in the full lifecycle of angel investing, combining conceptual clarity with applied decision-making and direct exposure to live startup pitches.

A defining highlight of the program is the opportunity to sit in and observe live startup pitching sessions at VCCircle The Pitch, offering a ringside view into how founders present, how investors question, and how real investment decisions are shaped in practice.

Participants also benefit from direct coaching and insights from experienced investors, startup founders, and IIML academics, ensuring a balance of market realism and academic rigour.

What This Program Enables You to Do

Participants gain a comprehensive and practical understanding of angel investing, covering both strategic foundations and real-world execution. By the end of the program, attendees will be able to:

• Understand startup investing as an asset class, including how early-stage ventures fit into a diversified investment portfolio 
• Discover and apply multiple startup valuation methodologies, and understand when and why each approach is relevant 
• Define the core principles of valuation and due diligence, spanning business, financial, legal, and risk assessment perspectives 
• Understand how to leverage the investor community, including syndicates, angel networks, and alternative investment structures 
• Develop the mindset and frameworks required to become a qualified angel investor, equipped to make informed, disciplined decisions