Angel Investor-Business Angle
Angel investors in Europe known as the "Business Angle", or referred to as the "Angle", it is a lucrative income and start-ups to provide start-up capital of individuals. Angel investors are usually required to obtain equity capital to be invested enterprises. Investors with different risk, angel investors are generally not managed by the professional fund managers to run their way to the angel capital. Angel investors will be through self-organization into a network of angel investors or angel investor groups, and then to the invested capital and angel networks to share investment in research results.
University of New Hampshire Center for Entrepreneurship, according to statistics, the United States in 2005 were a total of 225,000 active angel investors. Angel investor groups are generally regional organization, certified by the 10-150 a day, and to invest in start-up investors interested in the composition. In 1996, the United States by about 10 angel investment group in 2005, has grown to more than 200.
Angel Investors - Investment Features
1.Mostly in seed and early-stage high-tech small and medium enterprises to invest.
2.Investment period is generally longer.
3.Investment objective is the pursuit of excess returns.
4.Equity investment generally.
5.Investment decisions than the average investor should be simple, quick.
6.Source of investment and more private, individual, decentralized funds.
