article thumbnail

How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1 million households in the US with a net worth of $1 million or more. Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. Source: Center for Venture Research – Angel Market Analysis Report. Q: What is the typical profile of angel investors?

article thumbnail

Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups

Business Plan Blog

Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups. What is an angel investor? It is a high net-worth individual who invests his or her own money directly into promising startup businesses in return for mostly equity share of the company. About 225,000 people have made an angel investment in the last two years.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups

Business Plan Blog

Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups. What is an angel investor? It is a high net-worth individual who invests his or her own money directly into promising startup businesses in return for mostly equity share of the company. About 225,000 people have made an angel investment in the last two years.

article thumbnail

How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Startup Professionals Musings

People are even talking about “decacorns" -- investable companies with net worth now exceeding $10 billion -- like Dropbox and Pinterest. Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). This term is currently applied to recent startups who profess a current valuation which exceeds $1 billion. Could your startup be the next one?

article thumbnail

The evolution of early stage investing in the UK

The Equity Kicker

Both of these schemes use the tax code to make it more attractive for high-net-worth individuals to invest in startups. These two developments combine to make startup investing much more exciting than it ever used to be and we have seen a massive increase in the number of individuals who want to be angel investors.

article thumbnail

5 Tips For New Entrepreneurs Needing Investor Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. For the more traditional investor, or for that chance meeting in a real elevator or meeting, you need a two-page brochure (two-sided page). Investors will expect it for due diligence. Executive summary glossy.

article thumbnail

How do you find a startup investor?

The Startup Magazine

There are multiple types of investors and each one is different. Angel investors. In many cities with a startup scene, there are angel investors. They are high net worth individuals who are also accredited investors. According to Money Morning, Angel investments typically start at $100,000.