Educating and inspiring Angel Investors through OSEA Angels in Orange County with Xandra Laskowski

Who is Xandra Laskowski?

Xandra Laskowski is a startup consultant 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 at the UC Irvine Cove, UCI Applied Innovation.  OSEA Angel Investors is a partner angel group with Tech Coast Angels and Angel Syndication Network.

Show Highlights

• Xandra shares her journey into investing beginning in 2012 including some of her favorite investments and how they are faring.
• Xandra talks about her investment philosophy which has evolved since she started investing. She makes sure they are in revenue and that she is strategically aligned to be able to provide support before she writes her first, small check. 
• Xandra’s leverages her professional experience and network in addition to her experience managing her family’s asset as an angel investor.
• She created Osea Angels to help other women in her community learn about investing in startups and get access to deals to make those investments. She is bringing education, inspiration, and connections to her members for startup opportunities.
• Xandra saw a need to support small businesses in Orange County that need access to resources to build and grow their businesses and she partnered up with someone to provide these services.
• Xandra most felt like the pilot in her own life when she took over her family’s finances to better manage her family’s wealth.   

Terri’s Key Takeaway

It’s time for women who are building the female founder / female investor ecosystem begin to benefit financially. 

References in the Podcast

• Hera Venture Summit: https://www.heraventuresummit.com/
• Osea Angels: https://www.oseaangelinvestors.com/Page/Home
• Liquid Biosciences: http://www.liquidbiosciences.com/
• Tech Coast Angels: https://www.techcoastangels.com/
• UC Irvine Cove: http://innovation.uci.edu/the-cove/
• First Republic Bank: https://www.firstrepublic.com/
• Changing Tides: https://thinkresultsmarketing.com/books/changing-tides/
• AngelList: https://angel.co/
• Jane VC: https://www.janevc.com/

Contact

Xandra can be reached by email at [email protected].

You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead. 

Feel free to email Terri at [email protected].

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