Amber Illig

Amber Illig

Founding General Partner atThe CouncilFirm active Oct 14California

Amber Illig is a founding general partner at The Council, which invests at pre-seed, seed in healthtech, fintech, enterprise software, with checks of Up to $100K.

What Amber can write

Writes checks ofUp to $100K
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
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The Council writes Up to $100K checks, larger than 0% of firms in the atlas.

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Who is Amber Illig?

Amber Illig is a founding general partner at The Council, which invests at pre-seed, seed in healthtech, fintech, enterprise software, with checks of Up to $100K.

How much does Amber Illig invest?

Amber Illig invests through The Council, which writes checks of Up to $100K at pre-seed, seed.

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