345. Using Business Profits to Angel Invest: The $10K Bet That Returned $1.2M (+ Jaclyn Johnson’s Portfolio Walk-Through)

345. Using Business Profits to Angel Invest: The $10K Bet That Returned $1.2M (+ Jaclyn Johnson’s Portfolio Walk-Through)

June 22, 2026 · 20 min

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Ellen Yin interviews Jaclyn Johnson about her angel investment strategies and portfolio.

This is a free preview of a paid episode (43 min), exclusively available on our subscriber-only premium feed. Become a premium subscriber to tune into the full episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cubicletoceo.co/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Questions about our premium podcast subscription? Send us a DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@cubicletoceo Continuing our series on “Revenue → Returns (How My Money Makes Me Money),” today we’re giving you the detailed low-down on angel investments as a money multiplier. Returning to our show to transparently dissect her own angel portfolio is Jaclyn Johnson. Jaclyn is a 2X exited entrepreneur (selling her previous companies for over $23M) and prolific angel investor creating real impact for underrepresented founders through both financial and relationship capital. She's the founder of Create & Cultivate, the largest media and events company for ambitious women, the current CEO and co-founder of Cherub, a platform connecting entrepreneurs and angel investors, and runs Receipts VC, her umbrella for 20+ portfolio investments spanning beauty to tech. Jaclyn walks us through her investing thesis and recent deals, what she looks for before writing a check, how much…

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Host: Ellen Yin

Guest: Jaclyn Johnson

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Organizations: Create & Cultivate, Cherub, Receipts VC

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