BurgeonFirst | Angel Investment

We seek to bridge the growing funding gap between start-up and institutional capital, improving economic development and helping to seed the companies of tomorrow.

Who we are

We are a membership-based private investment group composed of successful entrepreneurs and business executives. We seek to provide financial capital, mentorship, and advisory support to high growth organizations. The company will consider opportunities nationally and internationally. We are looking to invest across sectors with great emphasis on the technology driven businesses. The group looks to foster strong cooperation amongst its members, and allows for strong friendships and business relationships. In addition to investment opportunities, we also provide a strong mechanism to bring together seasoned executives with companies to help accelerate growth.

BurgeonFirst - Fulfilling Critical Funding Needs

Our company is focused on closing the funding gap between the ‘friends and family’ stage and the Venture Capital stage. This has always been a difficult stage to raise capital, and with this difficulty becoming even more acute in the last few years given the economic downturn.

Our goal is to provide our financial and mentor capital to help build a dynamic entrepreneurial and investor community. To work towards this goal, we target opportunities which can grow quickly into large sustainable businesses, and which will fuel innovation and job creation within our region.

We target companies raising $25K to $100K, with pre-money valuation up to $1Mn. Our sweet spot for initial investment is in the range of $25K to $100K. With these considerations, we are either involved as a single party in a small round or as part of a larger round. Based on the specific financing needs, our investments will range as above, and through our network and alliances with multiple investment parties, we can be helpful in bringing together syndicates of several million dollars.

Deals that interest us typically...

Global Reach:
Seeking high-growth opportunities domestically and internationally.

Sector Agnostic:
Open to investing across various sectors, with a keen interest in technology-driven businesses.

Comprehensive Support:
Offering financial capital, mentorship, and advisory guidance to support the growth of high-potential organizations.

Networking Hub:
Facilitating connections and collaborations among members to cultivate strong relationships and drive business success.

Listed Funds

Listed funds are actively managed by fund managers to generate alpha and outperform relevant benchmarks. We aim to beat the benchmark using a number of active investing strategies. They operate in a similar way to traditional managed funds but have the benefit of transparent, live intra-day pricing and market making ability which ensures liquidity.

Start-up Funding

Seed funding allows a start-up to fund costs of product launch, get early traction through marketing, initiate important hiring and further market research for developing product-market-fit. Many start-ups consider the seed funding round is all that is necessary to successfully get their start-up off the ground. We will help you get through the necessary steps to successfully achieve it.

How we help Investors

Significant deal flow

Provide access to over 15 pre-screened deals per year through formal meetings, as well as access to a select number of additional opportunities

Investors can diversify their investment portfolio through the opportunity to invest across different industry sectors and in numerous investment opportunities under our umbrella

Investors benefit from the deep and broad expertise in the group, especially in areas typically outside an individual’s comfort zone

Ability to participate in investments with other angels so that a company is better capitalized to execute on its business objectives

Interaction and networking with other successful people for the building of strong friendships and business partnerships. A calendar of investment, social and educational events planned each year

Investors get an opportunity to mentor and ‘give back’ to the next generation of entrepreneurs

Coordinate and facilitate the synergistic connection of individuals with appropriate companies with equity-related opportunities to assist the company in its growth

How we help Entrepreneurs

We provide a platform to present in front of a group of highly qualified and experienced accredited investors who are highly interested in providing funding and mentorship to deserving companies

Provide access to a network of executives , through members as well as external, who have functional expertise in the areas the company needs assistance

We provide detailed recommendations and feedback to entrepreneurs to assist them in pitching their investment opportunity to investors

We introduce the company’s investment opportunity to our network of affiliated Angel groups to see interest in investment or for possible syndicated investments. Besides providing an increased probability of securing financing, this also reduces the time spent on the due diligence process at the other groups

As the presentation and due diligence process is carried out as a group, it saves Entrepreneurs from the need to find, locate and coordinate meetings with Angels individually

Companies who don’t secure financing become part of the network, and will be considered for investment in the future based on additional traction

Get in Touch

As part of our approach to investing, we ensure that each entrepreneur and management team has access to the right expertise and support. For more information, reach out to us at (011) 255-9854 or email us at contact@burgeonfirst.com. You can also use the contact form below to get in touch.

Who we are

BurgeonFirst - Fulfilling Critical Funding Needs

Deals that interest us typically...

Our Expertise

Infrastructure Funds

Our Infrastructure funds provide the opportunity to invest in essential public assets, such as toll roads, airports and rail facilities, etc. Infrastructure funds are managed by our specialist fund managers, who make investment decisions on behalf of investors.

Listed Funds

Angel Investments

We connect businesses to Angel investors (wealthy individuals who invest in small companies). An angel investor is an attractive funding option for startups that are too small to attract venture capitalists, who generally invest larger sums of money.

Start-up Funding

How we help Investors

How we help Entrepreneurs

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