throwaway2948

Thank you, this makes me feel a bit better.

Actually I've had "money back" twice from AngelList. Once a startup got acquired (for like 3-4x), another one shut down and distributed the remaining funds.

But I did not withdraw it and just reinvested to other startups, so in that sense I've never received money from them.

Right, that's why I'm also working with the assumption they are legit. Just too high-profile not to be.

But what's to prevent a rogue syndicate from taking money without actually investing it forward...

I would try contacting the startup to confirm they have received investment via AngelList, but conveniently their terms forbid you from contacting startups directly.

In mid 30s, spending $35k / year, have about $400k saved (of which I made about 25% by hard work and 75% through dumb luck). Mostly saved in a rather randomly picked stock portfolio. I am making more than I spend ATM, but I guess if all income stopped, I could survive... ? Around 13 years?

Not sure if I'm doing this wrong: http://pastebin.com/H18JijjM