INVESTORS
Join our wide network of investors and entrepreneurs!
Our Mission is "Great Association with Quality Deal Flow"
Keiretsu Forum is the largest global private equity investment network of accredited angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate/institutional investors. Membership in Keiretsu Forum is by invitation only and is extended to individuals who share our vision and will actively contribute to our community.
TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP
The membership structure of Keiretsu Forum is:
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80% accredited investors
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10% sponsors
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5% resource members
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5% venture capitalists and corporate investors
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
As an active, accredited private equity investor and member of Keiretsu Forum, you are entitled to the following benefits:
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Access to a broad network of innovative entrepreneurs with solid business plans and a deep desire to work with sincere angel investors
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Participation in the extensive screening of these investment opportunities at the monthly Deal Screening and Keiretsu Forum meetings
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Opportunity to perform extensive due diligence into the investment opportunities you’re interested in pursuing
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Robust relationships with sponsors - experts, service providers, resource members and thought leaders -- in the industries that directly affect yours
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Global Investment opportunities and collaborative business relationships with private equity investors and entrepreneurs around the world
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Free, unlimited online access to due diligence reports of carefully vetted investment opportunities across Keiretsu Forum’s 53 global chapters
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Wide range of charitable activities and social events that strengthen your social consciousness and build reliable, trustworthy relationships with fellow business professionals
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Opportunity to serve as a mentor to passionate students through our Academy Program
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Active involvement in the Keiretsu Forum Committee System, which is comprised of experts in various professions who provide leadership in screening committees and on due diligence project
MEMBERSHIP OFFERINGS
General Membership
Two by Two Membership
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Two members must join at the same time
Connect Membership
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Virtual membership for those who don’t attend events, wish to remain private, and yet still participate in great association with quality deal flow online.
ABOUT ANGEL INVESTING
The term "ANGEL" originally comes from England where it was used to describe wealthy individuals who provided money for theatrical productions. In 1978, William Wetzel, then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term "ANGEL" to describe the investors that supported them.
WHO ARE THE ANGELS?
Successful business people
Invest their own money
Long term investors
Enjoy advising/assisting entrepreneurs
Seek a return commensurate with the risk
Invest alone or in angel organizations
DUE DILIGENCE
Early-stage investing carries a high degree of risk. To help minimize that risk, the Keiretsu Forum members have developed a thorough and comprehensive due diligence process that is applied to all companies prior to member investment. The due diligence process is now available in The Keiretsu Forum Due Diligence Handbook, which represents more than a decade of knowledge and best practices vetted by over a thousand Keiretsu Forum investor members world-wide.
Like all investing, startup investing benefits from a disciplined approach. The Keiretsu Forum Due Diligence Handbookoffers investors a framework to use while considering investments. Research clearly shows that investments made following a thorough due diligence process have significantly better outcomes than those made following less due diligence.
Keiretsu Forum Southern California is pleased to offer our member-designed Due Diligence Handbook free of charge as an iBook to benefit startup investors and entrepreneurs around the world. We hope this resource will serve as a valuable tool in supporting your own due diligence efforts.