I see an insane number of opportunities but often have to let them slide. Starting a syndicate means I can share my deal flow with others. I've done a dozen or so deals in the last year or two, and had two successful exits thus far. I'm well known as a commentator (write for Forbes) and industry analyst and do a tonne of consulting and advisory work for vendors large and small.
I also do a lot of governance work and sit on a number of boards - both profit and not-for-profit. I've also previously sat on the board of a listed company.
I love working with strong teams that show an ability to execute. I look for obvious market opportunity, but more importantly the quality of the founding team.
I've been the first money in a number of cool companies - Connect2Field (sold to a US listed company), Appsecute (sold to a North American privately held vendor), Cloudability and a bunch of others.
I have broad geographical spread having invested in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US. I also have broad sector coverage - I've done SaaS, platform and infrastructure deals.
Dealflow approach
I will syndicate great deals where a) there is at least $100k of allocation available b) the founder is happy with the approach.