The challenge
The angel is a senior operator at a public AI company, writing 8 to 12 checks a year on personal capital. Day-job demands are real. Available evening hours for sourcing and diligence are limited. The deal flow accessible through their personal network was high quality but small in volume, and most opportunities arrived already oversubscribed.
What changed
They moved from the Brevoir free plan to Scout in the first month, and were already on Investor by month three. The pattern that worked:
- The daily digest became their morning ritual, replacing Twitter as the source of market awareness
- Sector intelligence in AI/ML and developer tools (their thesis) flagged companies before they were on the radar
- Discover marketplace surfaced founder-submitted deals matching their thesis, often before the formal round opened
- AI Due Diligence let them run institutional-quality DD in 30 minutes per company
The outcomes
Across the first nine months:
- 12 first checks written, all matching their stated thesis
- 4 of the 12 came directly from Discover marketplace founder submissions
- Average time from first signal to invested check dropped to under three weeks
- Quality of deal flow described as "more discriminating than my best VC friends"
On the inside
"I'm a part-time angel with a full-time job. Brevoir is the only reason I see deals before they're already oversubscribed."
The angel runs Brevoir on their phone during the morning commute. Their thesis pipeline now closes faster than founders can negotiate the round.