About Susan Montgomery
I backed 13 ‘unicorns’ at pre-seed and seed. I write about how to beat the odds and get your startup funded fast and how to invest in startups.
I Invest at Seed.
I have backed multiple companies that reached billion-dollar outcomes.
I write about how decisions actually get made when the room is closed.
Subscribe if you want to understand why some founders get replies and most don’t.
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This is for you if you are:
• A founder trying to decode what angels are really reacting to
• A new angel trying to develop judgment instead of vocabulary
• Someone tired of polite advice and public posturing
It is not for people looking for empty motivation, templates, or reassurance.
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What qualifies me to write this.
I have spent years inside investor rooms, not just on the stage outside them.
I have seen thousands of decks.
I have watched strong founders get ignored for reasons they never hear.
I have watched weak ideas get funded because the signals lined up.
Most of that logic never gets written down.
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What I publish here.
Notes.
Short. Opinionated. Designed for the Substack feed.
Judgment without explanation.
Articles.
Longer. Narrative. Focused on patterns that repeat across deals.
Paid work.
Deeper access to how angels actually filter, discard, and decide.
No motivation. No founder theatre.
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What paid readers get.
Weekly insider tips on which angels are actively looking to invest today and which start-ups currently raising are a ‘no-brainer’ for investors.
Access to my private contact book of 150+ recently active family offices and HNW angels, segmented by stage and region and updated continuously.
Six ‘Angels & Unicorns’ ebooks sent to you before they are published ever two months covering how to build or spot seed-stage winners.
My DM’s are only open to paid subscribers.
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Who reads this.
Founders between rounds.
Angels writing their first cheques.
Partners who forward posts privately, not publicly.
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How to use it.
Read for free if you want signal over polish.
Upgrade if you want the full picture.
Either way, the door stays open.
Angels & Unicorns
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