Sometimes the nontraditional route leads to the best results. Zach Coelius, the managing partner of Coelius Capital, started out as an entrepreneur. Over the past two decades, he founded a bunch of companies, and after a successful exit from one of those, he fell into the world of angel investing via syndications.

And after some time in that world, his connections led him to VC, but not as part of a group. Organically, Coelius’ connections and reputation let him function as a solo general partner (GP). READ MORE