Join the Tyre Angel Portfolio
Tyre Angel Investment Program
Becoming a Tyre Angel Portfolio Company
Tyre Angel is about building great leaders and building great companies. We follow a very defined methodology to help high-growth companies by prioritizing proper financial planning, alongside consistent execution, aided by world-class mentorship and coaching. By anchoring strategy from The Science of Scaling and Inbound Organization frameworks, we provide the foundation for sustainable, exponential growth.
Submit an Application →Model Excellence
Embody positive entrepreneurial behavior and effective leadership.
Communicate with Precision
Define clear mission and goals that resonate both internally and externally via an MSPOT.
Cultivate Culture
Foster a collaborative, growth-oriented environment designed to grow the skills of your team at every level.
Execute
Leverage data to build industry leadership to grow to category leadership.
Company Achievements
Submission Criteria — To be considered for investment, your company should meet the following benchmarks:
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Operational Maturity: Legally incorporated in the United States with 3+ full-time employees and current on all tax/legal filings.
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Proven Traction: Minimum $5,000 USD MRR with at least 10 paying customers (90-day minimum history) and a clear path to achieving revenue targets.
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Product Viability: At least an MVP+ in production, meeting all modern privacy, security, and technical infrastructure standards.
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Market Advantage: A defined competitive edge and a product that delivers a minimum 10x ROI to your clients.
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Customer-Centricity: A documented customer retention plan and a commitment to high satisfaction, measured via a 90+ retention KPI and appropriate NPS or similar metrics.
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Clean Financials: A simple, transparent cap table and a valuation that reflects realistic returns for angel-stage investors (30X in 6–8 years).
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Values-Driven: A core commitment to social responsibility, ethical operations, and integrity-led growth.
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Effective AI Application: Multiple examples of AI deployed for internal issues and as part of customer-facing products or applications.
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Recruitment Skills: Ability to attract and retain quality employees and leaders.
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Hard Core Execution: Clear understanding of the trade-offs for scaling a modern company.
Scale Ready
Operational Diligence & Governance — We invest in founders who treat operations as a competitive advantage.
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Market Intelligence: A deep grasp of modern growth mechanics and a clearly articulated competitive moat.
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Strategic Planning: Ability to produce monthly revenue, expense, and staffing plans finalized by October for the upcoming year, and go through two rounds of bottom-up and top-down evaluation.
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Transparent Reporting: Consistent monthly delivery of select KPIs and financial performance to advisors. Published financial and KPI results quarterly to all investors.
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Talent & Culture: A culture focused on employee professional development and retention, tracked via biannual eNPS.
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Scalable Hiring: Structured recruiting and onboarding systems designed to integrate new talent efficiently.
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Strategic Oversight: A board of advisors of at least three scale-up advisors meeting quarterly to provide high-level guidance.
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Stakeholder Alignment: Annual virtual or in-person full-day summits to ensure transparency and shared vision across the entire organization.
Team Values
We back cohesive leadership teams that possess the technical grit and emotional intelligence required to scale.
Our ideal founding teams demonstrate:
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Complementary Expertise
A simple leadership structure featuring dedicated mastery in the early-stage team that includes Growth, Technology, and Product.
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Uncompromising Integrity
Founders committed to long-term value creation, characterized by radical transparency regarding their professional backgrounds and business operations.
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A Growth Mindset
Leaders who are not only skilled in their area of expertise but are actively investing in their own professional development and leadership evolution.
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Fast and Effective Scale
Leaders must understand the implications of modern scale and be aligned with the personal challenges around growing companies.
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Coachability
A collaborative spirit defined by the willingness to solicit feedback, leverage advisor expertise, and pivot based on strategic direction. The founders are willing to listen to advisors, take feedback, and follow direction.
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Transparent
The CEO and founders have been fully transparent about their backgrounds, proactively disclosing all relevant information about any event or experience that would affect the ability of the individual or the company to compete effectively.
Interested in Becoming a Tyre Angel Portfolio Company?
We work with a small number of high-growth companies at a time. If you meet the criteria above and are ready to scale, we'd love to hear from you.