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gp @thecouncilcap | fmr @Cruise @Snap @Apple @EliLillyandCo | mom 👶🏼🐶 | @purdue engineer.

San Francisco, CA

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Amber Illig

4 months

In 2011, Marc Andreessen famously proclaimed, “Software is Eating the World.” The thesis was that internet startups were “poised to take over large swathes of the economy,” and make all the failed dreams of the dot-com era (Act I) finally come true. Andreessen was at least half…

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Amber Illig

2 months

@lucas__crespo They once were

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Amber Illig

3 years

Just sent wire info to receive my first return from an early angel investment! Taking 20% off the table at a 36x gross return. After 3 years of money out, finally some money in 😅

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1 year

Man. I took a big risk on someone ~6 months ago. They lacked a pedigree background and I couldn't get other SV investors interested, but I trusted my conviction. Now they are KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK. Please remember me when you're famous! Geez 😎💥

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Amber Illig

1 year

Someone broke into our garage last night in the Outer Richmond. They stole 2 bikes and opened our car to empty the center console (we don’t keep anything valuable in there). Our only option for filing a police report *for a residential burglary* seems to be going in person to a…

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1 year

@juanbuis Oh no, I’ve seen this Black Mirror episode lol

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2 years

SF is so insane. Heading in to get induced tonight & know 2 other women due within 24 hrs at the same hospital. Will prob have an emerging GP (me), a startup founder, and an early employee at a Series C startup all pacing hallways & delivering babies together tn and tm 🙌🏼

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Amber Illig

2 years

Since 2019, our all-female and operator-heavy angel community at @TheCouncilCap has quietly been joining cap tables. Today, we are in Forbes announcing our venture arm, The Council Fund 🔥 *raising under 506c*

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Amber Illig

1 year

When I went to Chase to open up a backup biz account for my fund last weekend, they kept asking me who the GP was and what 'his' name was. It's me. I am him. lol

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Aditi Shekar

1 year

It's sadly quite common for folks to assume I'm a man when representing the CEO role at my company. And I won't lie, it really bothers me.

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Amber Illig

1 year

I angel invested in ~30 companies ahead of launching my first fund. That portfolio has markups up to 36x and an exit. *Today* I'm hosting a session for female operators to learn my process and key takeaways. RSVP and join today from 3-4pm PT:

Angel Investing 101 w/ Amber Illig of The Council x Brydge Club · Zoom · Luma

Join us for an enlightening talk about Angel Investing 101 with Amber Illig, GP at The Council interviewed by Shriya Nevatia, Principal at The Council, and…

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Amber Illig

3 years

Just sent wire info to receive my first return from an early angel investment! Taking 20% off the table at a 36x gross return. After 3 years of money out, finally some money in 😅

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Amber Illig

5 months

General Catalyst is buying a hospital in Ohio. Imo, this is genius for a firm big enough to afford it as a relatively small cost in the grand scheme of their whole portfolio. Here’s why: 1. Healthcare is a massive industry we all rely on (aka massive market that is recession…

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Amber Illig

1 year

Well, I guess I’m an official VC now. The best part is that this founder isn’t super active on Twitter & prob hasn’t seen this post that’s now gone viral 😂 will share in our 1:1 today ✍️

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Amber Illig

8 months

Update on emerging solo GP life: 4 days out from my final close on fund 1!! Highs & lows in my final close era >>>

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Amber Illig

9 months

I invested in a female founder & then intro’d her to other investors. More than one reported back that she came off as “arrogant.” I empathized & did not pressure them but secretly it made my conviction even higher. And then they all wrote checks 😂😂😂

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Eva Weinstein

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If a female founder is assertive, they're "aggressive." If a male founder is assertive, they're "confident." Who would you invest in?

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Amber Illig

1 year

Just realized that the *measurably* top performing founders I’ve worked with all have 1 thing in common: They admit failure to those they trust, and they ask for help. They are human and have down moments just like all of us. I’ve heard the following from them >>>

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Amber Illig

1 year

I angel invested in ~30 startups over 3 years before going full time on @thecouncilcap where I've invested in another 10. People always ask me why I decided to start angel investing. I have several, but here is Reason #1 : 🧵👇

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Amber Illig

9 months

36 women-led VC funds are about to descend upon DC for @RecastCapital Accelerate. I’m proud to be one of them. The program is backed by @pivotalventures , a @melindagates company, and run by LPs. Excited to connect w/new & old friends in the business over the next 2 days 🤝

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Amber Illig

5 months

I had a really scary experience on the bus the other day with someone yelling "I'll kill you" multiple times with a wine bottle in one hand and metal rod in the other. Was afraid to even get off the bus early because I'd have to walk past him, and it was clearing out as we got…

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Jonathan Chang

5 months

One of the most viral food influencers of 2023 came to SF & the Bay last week and cut his trip short partly due to safety concerns. He said the Bay is not “a place for tourists right now…The amount of tents that we saw people living in was shocking to say the least. As an…

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Amber Illig

3 months

I see a lot of ppl on my timeline criticizing Jenny for asking for a financial model at Pre-seed. I don’t expect one in a deck or introductory convo. But I like to see it as part of due diligence. Yea, I know most numbers in a Pre-seed financial model will change drastically.…

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Jenny Fielding

3 months

Financial models are back! For years founders rolled their eyes when I asked them to take me thru the model…. ‘I mean we have one, but we are pre-seed so it doesn’t mean anything’ Yikes noooo.

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Amber Illig

1 year

🧮 CEOs in our fund are currently 46% women, 50% non-white, 17% LGBTQ, 7% veteran. 🆘 I'm looking ahead at the pipeline & seeing incredible deals, many w/all-male teams. 📣 If you're a woman building in Vertical SaaS, AI, Healthcare, I want to hear from you too please!!

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1 year

I'm really curious how these people sleep at night. Most business owners I know are losing sleep over whether they're doing enough to do right by their customers and investors...and then to layer on fraud?!

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Amber Illig

1 year

Still buzzing from Camp Hustle yesterday, hosted by @HustleFundVC . The caliber of attendees and quality of programming? Just wow. It was the best way I could have spent my time, and truly an oasis for investors. Plus, I got to pitch my fund in front of 200+ ppl! 🤩🤯

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Amber Illig

1 year

Just signed & wired for our 3rd of 4 investments this quarter. Sooo pumped about this one: - 2 female founders - one of the MOST antiquated spaces - got an early heads up before the founders had even left their day jobs bc of The Council Angels. 1 founder is a former member!

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1 year

Once again, let’s say this louder for the people in the back 👏🏼

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Shreyas Doshi

1 year

The optics-obsessed, high confidence, low competence, charismatic executive is the most dangerous entity in any company.

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Amber Illig

3 months

Who is building a modern day ERP right now? Not only would I like to meet you, but a founder I work with is actively looking to intro a strategic ERP partner to their customer base of manufacturers 👀

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Amber Illig

11 months

Just got off a call with an executive VP at a Series D startup. Until we had come into contact, she had no idea that she could be investing in startups and thought it was 'only for super connected people.' She was so thankful! ✨ We still have work to do ✨

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Amber Illig

1 year

Whoo! Just got my first LP commitment of 2023. Took me a few weeks to get the momentum back that I felt pre-holidays but we made it, baby! Trying to focus on inputs vs outputs and trust in the process. Just takes a second to get that pipeline flowing ✨🌊

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Amber Illig

6 months

This week, I’m reflecting on the biggest highs & lows of 2023. 🟢 Biggest highlight for me was my marriage. Here's how we've made some wild decisions at inconvenient times & come out stronger than ever >> 1. We had a baby at a time others may perceive as 'inconvenient.' But we…

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Amber Illig

8 months

Just sent wires out for our 19th and 20th investments from Fund 1. One in logistics and one in manufacturing. 2 of my favorite areas. LFG! 🚛📦🧱

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Amber Illig

3 years

Early stage investing takes dedication and high risk tolerance. But I’m here to report back after 3 years and 28 investments that it works y’all. Seeing my first wire in feels good, and this is just the beginning. 8 more currently at 3-10x and it’s still early for them!

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Amber Illig

10 months

I can finally share that I’ve been accepted into @RecastCapital Accelerate's inaugural cohort! It's a new catalytic program led by LPs & designed to drive the success of women-led, early stage US funds in venture capital. Here's why I was so excited to get in >>

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Amber Illig

10 months

🟢🤫 Was selected for a program that will have a dramatic impact on me and my firm over the next 6-12 months. Will share more as soon as I can!

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Amber Illig

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Founders, we plan to invest in 3 more deals this quarter! We like operators turned founders, and we invest in B2B software built for essential industries: 🚚 Logistics ⛓️ Supply Chain 🏭 Manufacturing 🏗️ Construction 🏥 Healthcare 👵 Aging Care Submit your deal here:…

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Amber Illig

6 months

@rohindhar I mean…the decor alone is not helping

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Amber Illig

2 years

If you didn't know, I had a baby 1 month ago, while continuing to raise The Council Fund I. Here are 3 irrational fears I had while waiting for baby to arrive that have turned out to be total trash 🗑! 🧵👇🏼

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Amber Illig

8 months

Update over here - we are 12 days out from our final close. It's madness w/emails, calls, irl meetings, countersigns, capital call prep, etc. It is not all rainbows and butterflies which you'll see in my next full update when I get a chance to exhale. But such an exciting time!!

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Amber Illig

1 year

I have some incredible SPV opportunities coming down the pipeline. Think: deals that are fully allocated with major leads in place, despite this market. DM me your email address if you want to be on my list to see these deals when they hit!

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Amber Illig

1 year

Alright y’all, final numbers are in. The real cost of giving birth (in SF), with reflections on the service received. I had a relatively straightforward birth by induction. Spent 2 night in labor & delivery and 2 nights in postpartum. Pre ➡️ Post Insurance

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Amber Illig

7 months

Last month I hosted our first LP summit ever, only 2 weeks after our final close for The Council Fund I. Here's what went down >>

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Amber Illig

11 months

@iamharaldur I am so so happy you reunited with your son. How scary!!

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Amber Illig

1 year

One of my proudest moments tbh. @shriyanevatia is not only joining as Principal, but is our first full time hire at @TheCouncilCap . More on why it had to be her…

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Amber Illig

1 year

Has someone created AI for adulting yet?

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Amber Illig

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I'm hiring a Head of Community at @thecouncilcap ! • Part time w/potential to convert to full time • Responsible for ops & growth of The Council Angels • Previous community experience & mix of growth/ops experience required • Great for entrepreneurs at heart Apply below >>

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Amber Illig

11 months

What's it REALLY like to be a solo GP running fund 1? Going to start sharing highs & lows, ideally weekly but we'll see what bandwidth will allow 😆 I'll still brag for sure, but going to share the downsides too which are sometimes brutal. Highs & Lows this week >>>

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Amber Illig

7 months

I agree this is heartbreaking. In the US, there’s demand for 3 million cycles of IVF and only 300k cycles are done annually. Not to mention, there are deserts outside of main cities where these clinics don’t exist. The procedure is tens of thousands of dollars all in and usually…

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I want to do a deep dive into the real cost of IVF, and trying to have a kid in todays world. The more I learn the more it breaks my heart. Anyone willing to share?

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Amber Illig

1 year

@MelindaBChu1 Yeah we're leaning toward this

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Amber Illig

1 year

Closing out this week with another LP commitment. There are many losses behind the wins & that’s why I have to celebrate the momentum I am feeling right now! So thankful for those that believe in me 🙏🏼

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Amber Illig

2 years

Well, looks like the news is out on the bird app! I’m casually due to have a baby girl on Monday 🥰🍼🐣🐯 Wish us luck! & brb

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Brian Nelson

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Big news – @AmberIllig and I are expecting a baby girl very soon!! If you have advice or tips etc I'm all ears 🙏🎉👶

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Amber Illig

2 years

Just committed to my 37th startup and 10th fund investment 🙌 It's been hard to get to conviction in this market, so I couldn't be more excited this was such a natural yes!! #stillgotit

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Amber Illig

2 months

Great seeing @TurnerNovak today! Always wonderful to swap tips w/other solo GPs as we grow our firms. We talked about holding onto our own areas of conviction throughout hype cycles. True alpha comes from looking where no one else is paying attention 💡 And yes, the meme king…

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Amber Illig

1 year

Talking to a dream LP this morning. Someone who has impacted so many lives I'm actively trying not to think about it so I can stay focused. Wish me luck!

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Amber Illig

1 year

Since Thurs I’ve been pursuing multiple paths in person, over email, & on the phone to open up a backup biz account at MS, JPM Chase, or BoA. Now I can confidently say that FRB is the best for a micro fund in terms of onboarding, balance req’s, wiring fees, & client service.

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Amber Illig

7 months

On my way to our venue for The Council Fund’s first annual LP summit today!! Our agenda: ⚫️The Council Fund Overview - me ⚫️The Council Angels as a Superpower - @shriyanevatia ⚫️Founder Panel 1: Building Software for Legacy Industries - @1331Eg @FrugeMatt moderated by…

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Amber Illig

2 months

First SPV of 2024 is down in the books and oversubscribed. Running SPVs where we have pro rata or extra allocation in fund deals is a muscle we are building pretty late in the game as a firm. As a solo GP with a tiny team, it's crippling to think of the extra work required and…

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Amber Illig

1 year

I just want to take a moment to say that @jackmmcclelland is on 🔥 at @AforeVC !! Just said yes to an intro for like 4 out of 5 deals he shared with me this week.

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Amber Illig

5 months

Awesome data. I share a lot of deals w/our angel community. ~1/30 founders I offer that to opts out bc they want $50k+ checks. Huge loss on their part! A $5k angel check can result in customer intros, investor intros, advice around the clock, round momentum, etc.

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Delusional founder: "We're raising $500k, minimum check is $25k". Meanwhile, in the real world:

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Amber Illig

4 months

Last stop in NYC for me this week was coffee with @erica_wenger — always a joy! Grateful for a close group of solo GP friends who are down to swap learnings as we grow 📚

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Amber Illig

1 year

The other day I saw someone say that it doesn't make sense to angel invest unless you can put in $50k to each co. Hard disagree. Check out this calculator and scenarios below. I personally put in $10k to a company and it is now worth ~$400k. I already had $35k of it deposited…

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Shriya Nevatia

1 year

Where can your $1K angel check take you? I built this Angel Investment Value Calculator to help you understand the answer: - If there are between 1-5 additional rounds of dilution after your investment - If the company exits for $100M-$10B

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Amber Illig

9 months

Love my LPs! Some of them indirectly caught wind of my final close upcoming on Oct 31st late last wk. Just today, one upped their commitment by 2x w/o me asking, & another one surprise expedited their last 2 capital calls. So much to do this month in prep but loving this energy!

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Amber Illig

7 months

As you may know by now, I angel invested in 30 startups. That outlier track record allowed me to raise my debut venture fund. Excited to open up my playbook tomorrow for those of you that are angel curious or looking to level up. All are welcome - RSVP below!

@TheCouncilCap

The Council

7 months

Want to understand the world of Angel investing but not sure where to start? Have you written a few checks but curious if you should start a Syndicate or Fund? Learn from @AmberIllig tomorrow at Angel Investing 101!

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Amber Illig

1 year

‘Let me know how I can be helpful’ is dead. Proactively identifying exactly where you can help and stepping up is where it’s at. This past month I’ve: 1. sent 3 executive candidates to founders after personally vetting them irl ☕️

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Amber Illig

1 year

POV: San Franciscan trying to figure out how to dress for New York meetings. Excited for @nvca @VCForward LP Office Hours today!

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Amber Illig

5 months

Today I was reminded how much I love that my job is all about relationships. Got to: 🍵 Chat 2024 goals over matcha w/SF community leader @michelleefang ☕️ Riff on ideas over cortados w/ @nbashaw (finally meeting @SoniaBaschez 's other half) 🩺 Catch up w/ @operationdanish ,…

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Amber Illig

2 months

📰 Solo VCs are rising in popularity once again. This means only one General Partner is leading the firm, versus multiples. Why? >>

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Amber Illig

1 year

I love meeting people 5-10 years younger who are moving more strategically than I knew how to at that age 🔥 So inspired by the next generation ☺️

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Amber Illig

1 year

Topped off an amazing #SFTechWeek with a women in AI brunch at @HF0Residency . Complete with masseuses, face masks, and eyebrow tech 🤩👁️🧖🏼‍♀️🔮 A highlight was meeting an early hire at @respellai , one of @TheCouncilCap ’s portfolio companies!

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Amber Illig

1 year

Would love if @Superhuman could take this one step farther and review my entire inbox, suggest which emails need a response, then draft responses for me to bulk review/edit/send.

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Superhuman

1 year

NEW: Superhuman AI 🪄 Write entire messages effortlessly (in your own voice and tone!), translate languages, summarize long emails, and research almost anything — thanks to the power of AI. Read the news & learn how you can be the first to try it 👇

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Amber Illig

10 months

So thrilled to be welcoming @brickywhat onto the team at @TheCouncilCap as Principal! First day vibes over here 🥳

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Erika⚡️⚡️

10 months

🚨BIG NEWS🚨 I am the new Principal at @TheCouncilCap ! I will be investing alongside @AmberIllig in early stage companies transforming legacy industries. Want to know how I ended up here? Keep reading.

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Amber Illig

1 year

Got to experience an Indian-Japanese wedding in Mexico. Enjoying all 3 cultures and celebrating love was so good for the soul. Plus this forced my first real vacation in a year. Feeling refreshed, clearheaded, and dare-I-say excited to get back to the grind!

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11 months

Had an awesome hang with some of our angel members in SF tonight! So awesome to get movers and shakers from Uber, Amazon, FRB/JP Morgan, Boost VC, Plaid, Petra, and VU all in one place. We chatted deals, family, travels, and career tonight. Absolutely love this community!!

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1 year

Wow. Just hit a huge team milestone at @TheCouncilCap that's been in the works for over a year. Had an early dream come true. Will share more next week!

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Amber Illig

4 months

Hosted a wonderful dinner for institutional LPs tonight in NYC. We all shared hot takes on what is over-hyped and under-hyped right now 🔥 Thanks to my LPs @BiedermanRob @NancyLChou for providing us w/the space, and to @shriyanevatia , @ZeezaCole & others not on X who joined!

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Amber Illig

7 months

Thank you @CindyBiSV for hosting an incredible GP-LP sushi night!! 🍣🍱🥢

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Amber Illig

1 year

If you don't feel the fear of god writing checks in this environment, you're not doing it right. At the same time, the caliber of founders I'm seeing right now is incredible, 11 days into Q1. Fortunes are made in bear markets 😉🐻

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Amber Illig

11 months

Just ran the numbers on our angel group at @thecouncilcap : 😇 135 members! 💼 100% heavy hitters 👩🏾‍💼 100% women 🌉 42% in SF 🗽 21% in NYC 🤠 4% in Austin ☀️ 4% in LA ☔️ 3% in Seattle 🦞 3% in Boston 🇺🇸 Also: Bend, Atlanta, San Diego, Boulder, New Orleans, Portland, Miami,…

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Amber Illig

1 year

Wow. Just got back from @HF0Residency demo day at a magical mansion turned hacker house. Was not expecting that level of energy and quality on a Tuesday. Bravo to the HF0 team & every founder that pitched! Absolute stunners all around. Highlights 👇🏼

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Amber Illig

1 year

@steviemctweets Thanks! We're all good, but the invasiveness of it all is def unsettling.

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Amber Illig

1 year

Just signed up for Camp Hustle. I absolutely love what @dunkhippo33 @ericbahn and the team at @HustleFundVC put out into the world. Can’t wait for this and hope my name gets drawn to pitch my fund! 🙌🏼🤩

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Elizabeth Yin 💛

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2) If you're looking for a 3rd party event coming up, you might like Camp Hustle. :) That's where a LOT of @HustleFundVC LPs will be. As well as our Angel Squad. As well as our co-investors. As well as our whole team - many of whom are LPs in other funds

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Amber Illig

4 months

Just wired for our second investment of 2024 2️⃣🎉 This one is in the clinical trials space. Excited!

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Amber Illig

1 year

Last week, @ZeezaCole at @BainCapVC and I at @TheCouncilCap hosted a 'meeting of the minds' style dinner, but this time for 9 female founders in B2B SaaS (Pre-seed, Seed, Series A). We openly discussed strategy, tactics, and personal life. Here's what we learned:

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Amber Illig

2 years

This week I had an LP pass because they can't get comfortable with Pre-seed. I get it – it's not for everyone! Here's the good and bad of investing at Pre-seed (tip for founders raising in this market at the end too!) 👇🏼

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Amber Illig

1 year

Friends keep texting me a photo of one of my tweets in Times Square today! Had no idea — so cool. Wish I was there to go check it out 🙌🏼

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Amber Illig

3 months

A lot of people don’t know what really goes into IVF. The science is amazing, but it’s so incredibly taxing on mental/physical health and downright inaccessible to 99% of people.

@KaitlynAbdou

Katie Abdou 🇵🇸 check my pinned post!

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Five egg retrievals. 10 embryo transfers. 19 embryos 7 early miscarriages 1 late term miscarriage $165,000.00 90 lbs gained from medications I've lost all sense of who I am as a person. I've lost my independence. I've lost my self-love. I have nothing left but grief.

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Amber Illig

3 months

Excited to see one of my fave GPs slay their first ever LP summit today. When this one says jump, I go flying 👊🛫

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Amber Illig

3 months

Omw to sunny San Diego this morning for something very special! 🤩☀️

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Amber Illig

1 year

I went from 2-3 in-person meetings per wk to all of a sudden 2-3 per day this wk 🤯 Loving it but I do not have the logistics down…it’s now ~5pm & I just realized for the 2nd time this week I haven’t eaten (& I am not the type that forgets to eat) SF is so back

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Amber Illig

1 year

After years in early stage investing, I get a ton of q’s from operators wanting to angel invest, and angels navigating LP opportunities. 🤫Hint: invite to a special event below

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Amber Illig

9 months

Just sent out a special event for our final close at The Council Fund...surreal!

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Amber Illig

1 year

For the first time, I received a pitch deck in my inbox that the founder had created in @magicaltome !!

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Amber Illig

1 year

Just got this text after a meeting with two co-founders I met with earlier. Turns out in order to add value, you just need to not ask Series A questions in a Pre-seed pitch meeting.

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Amber Illig

1 year

Feeling very grateful to be on level 1 vs level ‘elf on a shelf’ this year

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Amber Illig

9 months

🚨 SF Event alert! 10/3, 5-7pm at @BainCapVC 🚨 Operators, angels, & aspiring VCs – curious how to form an investment thesis or differentiate yourself? Learn how 4 diff VCs 'found their niche:' @kloughlin @mkt1cap , @sasmith4 , @ZeezaCole @BainCapVC & me @TheCouncilCap RSVP👇🏼

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Amber Illig

8 months

Just signed and wired for our 3rd deal this quarter. Logistics meets fintech 🤝 Excited for the journey!

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Amber Illig

1 year

@ericbahn @VCBrags

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Amber Illig

8 months

Getting ready to host some incredible founders, GPs, and LPs with my friends at tonight! 5 seasoned founders will lead us through the biggest problem spaces that need solutions in the next 5 years 🤝

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Amber Illig

2 years

Thank you @MarijaButkovic for covering our launch in Forbes! I couldn't have pictured a better way to announce.

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Amber Illig

1 year

@VCBrags It’s actually quite easy to invest in SpaceX at this point. Secondary sales have been happening frequently for years…

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Amber Illig

1 year

@VCBrags Love a good humble brag

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Amber Illig

2 years

@OfficialBBrooks I hope you feel better soon. I recently had it for the first time (fully vaxxed as well). Whatever strain it was was absolutely terrible. Was bedridden for a week and in addition to the normal symptoms I had nausea/vomiting for 12-16 hrs at a time. +1 be careful y’all.

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Amber Illig

2 months

Today was so full circle. A former colleague from Cruise founded a company & our fund recently committed to their pre-seed. Today the founder pitched The Council Angels (all operators). Our angels’ side chat during the pitch in our private slack:

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Amber Illig

1 year

...and just wired for our 4th & likely final investment this quarter! 😅😮‍💨 🧑‍💻2️⃣ technical co-founders building their 2nd co together 📚🪄 multiple degrees in ML, CS, Eng, & Biz 👩🏽‍🌾🎛 using ML & robotics to give farmers more control

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Amber Illig

1 year

@Desiree_Dakin @scotiabank Welp, my blood is now boiling. Hope you get justice asap.

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