$50k into a friend’s seed?
Money · Board of 3A friend is raising $1.5M for his logistics startup on a SAFE at a $12M cap. He asked me for $50k — about a third of my $150k savings. I believe in him. Should I?
Chief of staff
Your savings and a friendship — a board. I’d seat The Investor, The CFO and The Skeptic.
The InvestorVC Partner
The CFOFinancial Controller
The SkepticRisk Assessor
The board’s call
Invest $15k, not $50k — an amount you could lose without it touching the friendship.
Most seed investments return nothing and a few return a lot. One cheque at a third of your savings is a bet you can’t spread; $15k says you believe in him without needing him to win.

The Investor disagreed
“If you believe in him, $15k at a $12M cap is a small ticket he may not take. Ask what minimum he’s accepting.”
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