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Angel Diaries with Claire Valoti: Relationships, Reality and the Angel Investing Nobody Talks About
Relationships, Reality and the Angel Investing Nobody Talks About
Building a portfolio, a network and doing it alongside a serious day job
Building a portfolio, a network and doing it alongside a serious day job
Session overview
Angel investing is often sold as glamorous. Claire Valoti offers something far more useful: the honest version. With a portfolio of around 30 investments across AI, FinTech, HealthTech and consumer tech, and a high-profile corporate career behind her, Claire brings a rare double perspective – the seasoned operator and the active angel.
In this candid Angel Diaries conversation, Claire reflects on how her corporate background shaped her route into angel investing, why relationships matter more than capital at the earliest stages, and how she and Amir have learned what actually drives returns. She’s refreshingly open about luck, access, early mistakes, and the realities of investing seriously while holding down a demanding full-time role.
For anyone wondering whether they can really build an angel portfolio around a busy career, this session is both a reality check and a roadmap.
