Angel Investing with Purpose: Xandra Laskowski's Investment Philosophy

Want a quick estimate of how much your business is worth? With our free valuation calculator, answer a few questions about your business and you’ll get an immediate estimate of the value of your business. You might be surprised by how much you can get for it: https://flippa.com/exit -- In this episode of The Exit: Xandra Laskowski, founder and CEO of Osea Angel Investors, shares her journey from tech industry veteran to angel investor. After retiring in 1998, she started a family office in 2008 and began angel investing in 2013. Xandra discusses key criteria for startup investments, including the importance of founders having prior exit experience and maintaining two years of runway. She emphasizes the critical role of early exit planning, strategic market positioning, and maintaining strong metrics for successful scaling. Drawing from her experience investing primarily in female-founded companies, Xandra highlights the challenges and opportunities in healthcare tech, sustainability, and financial technology sectors. Despite seeing positive trends in female founder representation through her syndication partners, she acknowledges the persistent challenge of only 2% of funding going to women-run companies. For more details and insights from her entrepreneurial journey, listen to the latest episode of The Exit. -- Xandra Laskowski is an angel investor and startup advisor with over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience with large multinational tech companies as well as startups as founder, investor, advisor and board member. She has held positions as Worldwide Commodity Manager and National Major Accounts managerial roles before moving into the Angel Investment and startup worlds. She founded OSEA Angel Investors in 2017, a women focused angel investment group based in Newport Beach, California. Website: https://www.oseaangelinvestors.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xandra-laskowski-765b1813/overlay/contact-info/ Check Out Flippa’s Data Insights Tool: https://flippa.com/data-insights -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/