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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1 Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. approx 2004-09.

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3 Little Known Reasons Why Angel Investors Fund Entrepreneurs

Growthink Blog

When most entrepreneurs start out and realized they need funding, they are typically presented with three options. The other two funding options are typically in the form of equity, and they are 1) equity from individual or "angel" investors and 2) equity from venture capitalists. So why do angel investors fund entrepreneurs?

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Six Great Places to Find Angel Investors

Growthink Blog

Last year, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, 67,030 ventures received angel funding. In total, these angels invested $22.9 Importantly, the Center for Venture Research found that the number of angel investors providing the funding last year was 268,160 individuals.

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Answers to the 5 Most Common Angel Investor Questions

Growthink Blog

While this might depict an "angel," it certainly is a far cry from the definition of an "angel investor." Below I define exactly what an "angel investor" is along with answers to the other most common angel investor questions. What is An Angel Investor? That is what they do for a living.

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The 7 Best Places to Find Angel Investors

Growthink Blog

According to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, last year 66,230 ventures received angel funding. Compare that to the only 3,673 ventures that raised venture capital, and you quickly see that nearly TWENTY TIMES more companies raise angel funding than venture capital. who they might know.

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What Angel Investors Look For: Facts Vs. Truths

Growthink Blog

The Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire just released its report on angel funding activity for the first half of 2011. And the news is.good! During the first half of this year, angel investments totaled $8.9 That's a lot of investors. has a list of these 124,900 angel investors.

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Good News! Angels Are Getting More Optimistic

ReadWriteStart

If you’re looking for angel investors, there’s good news afoot. The latest 2011 Angel Market Analysis , recently released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, shows not only that there are more angels around, but that they are investing more money in more companies.