Opinion

July 15, 2021

How to get into angel investing with ‘no’ money

Even if you don’t have a lot of capital to invest, you can start investing in companies just by giving your time, and gradually transition to investing with your money.


Kim Fai Kok

4 min read

Credit: Kim Fai Kok

Four months ago, I stepped down after a decade at Swedish unicorn Truecaller to become a full-time angel investor. That’s something I never thought I’d do, especially considering I didn’t know what an angel investor was before joining a startup. 

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Kim Fai Kok
2013 in San Jose, California, where I met with Sean Ellis (who coined the term “growth hacking”), and product/growth leaders Eugene Mandel & Jason Meresman. I was in the U.S. for the first time and wanted to meet with interesting people and learn from them.
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