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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

That’s a sizeable amount, especially in comparison to the US venture capital industry, which similarly invests over $20 billion annually. 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.

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Save America. Start A Company.

Mucker Lab

A University of New Hampshire report, for example, found that drug overdose s are more prevalent in areas with weak economies, while CDC findings show a strong correlation between business cycles and suicide among prime-aged workers. Nor will most have access to venture capital or, for that matter, be a good fit for it.

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4 American Cities That Want Your Business

Up and Running

On top of this, there are abundant resources available to business owners—be it venture capital funding opportunities or recruiting channels via one of the local universities. Manchester, New Hampshire. Alongside Dallas, St. Louis was also ranked an efficient city on the regulatory climate index.

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3 Little Known Reasons Why Angel Investors Fund Entrepreneurs

Growthink Blog

Also, venture capitalists generally only invest in companies that have the potential to be valued at over $100 million within five years. These criteria make venture capital inaccessible to most entrepreneurs. So while venture capitalists write much larger checks, 15 times more entrepreneurs raise funding from angels.

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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.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

At my firm, ff Venture Capital, we’re trying our part to rethink how the industry works, and also actively looking for opportunities to invest in companies creatively disrupting this sector, e.g., our portfolio companies Addepar and Indiegogo. I think there are many more opportunities to disrupt the space. Photo credit: JD Hancock.