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Investors can be the founders themselves, using savings and loans.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

Seed funding involves a higher risk than normal venture capital funding since the investor does not see any existing project to evaluate for funding.

Because there are no public exchanges listing their securities, private companies meet angel investors in several ways, including referrals from the investors' trusted sources and other business contacts; at investor conferences and symposia; and at meetings organized by groups of angels where companies pitch directly to investor in face-to-face meetings.

Seed funding involves a higher risk than normal venture capital funding since the investor does not see any existing project to evaluate for funding.

A Harvard report[9] by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar provides evidence that angel-funded startup companies have historically been less likely to fail than companies that rely on other forms of initial financing.

In 1978, William Wetzel,[2] then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term "angel" to describe the investors that supported them.

Seed funding involves a higher risk than normal venture capital funding since the investor does not see any existing project to evaluate for funding.

Angel capital fills the gap in start-up financing between "friends and family"—(sometimes humorously given the acronym FFF, which stands for "friends, family and fools")[10] who provide seed funding—and formal venture capital.

Angel investors are often retired entrepreneurs or executives, who may be interested in angel investing for reasons that go beyond pure monetary return.

However some new models are developing that are trying to make this easier.Angel investments bear extremely high risk[17] and are usually subject to dilution from future investment rounds.

Beginning in the late 1980s, angels started to coalesce into informal groups with the goal of sharing deal flow and due diligence work, and pooling their funds to make larger investments.

Investors can also be outside angel investors, venture capitalists or accredited investors.

Seed money may also come from crowd funding or from financial bootstrapping rather than an equity offering.[citation needed] Bootstrapping in this context means making use of the cash flow of an existing enterprise.

Because there are no public exchanges listing their securities, private companies meet angel investors in several ways, including referrals from the investors' trusted sources and other business contacts; at investor conferences and symposia; and at meetings organized by groups of angels where companies pitch directly to investor in face-to-face meetings.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

A Harvard report[9] by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar provides evidence that angel-funded startup companies have historically been less likely to fail than companies that rely on other forms of initial financing.

Investors can also be outside angel investors, venture capitalists or accredited investors.

Thus, in addition to funds, angel investors can often provide valuable management advice and important contacts.

The past few years, particularly in North America, have seen the emergence of networks of angel groups, through which companies that apply for funding to one group are then brought before other groups to raise additional capital.[6]

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.

Investors can be the founders themselves, using savings and loans.

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.

A small but increasing number of angel investors organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share research and pool their investment capital, as well as to provide advice to their portfolio companies.

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.

These include wanting to keep abreast of current developments in a particular business arena, mentoring another generation of entrepreneurs, and making use of their experience and networks on a less than full-time basis.

Investors make their decision whether to fund a project based on the perceived strength of the idea and the capabilities, skills and history of the founders.

Although typically reflecting the investment judgment of an individual, the actual entity that provides the funding may be a trust, business, limited liability company, investment fund, or other vehicle.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

Silicon Valley dominates the destination of angel funds, receiving 39% of the $7.5B invested in US-based companies throughout Q2 2011, 3-4 times as much as the total amount invested within New England.[13]

In the United States, angels are generally accredited investors in order to comply with current SEC regulations, although the JOBS Act of 2012 will loosen those requirements starting in January 2013.

Seed money may also come from crowd funding or from financial bootstrapping rather than an equity offering.[citation needed] Bootstrapping in this context means making use of the cash flow of an existing enterprise.

A small but increasing number of angel investors organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share research and pool their investment capital, as well as to provide advice to their portfolio companies.

The term seed suggests that this is an early investment, meant to support the business until it can generate cash of its own, or until it is ready for further investments.

A small but increasing number of angel investors organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share research and pool their investment capital, as well as to provide advice to their portfolio companies.

These include wanting to keep abreast of current developments in a particular business arena, mentoring another generation of entrepreneurs, and making use of their experience and networks on a less than full-time basis.

A Harvard report[9] by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar provides evidence that angel-funded startup companies have historically been less likely to fail than companies that rely on other forms of initial financing.

According to the Center for Venture Research, there were 258,000 active angel investors in the U.S. in 2007.[3]

Seed money can be used to pay for such preliminary operations as market research and product development.

Seed money may also come from crowd funding or from financial bootstrapping rather than an equity offering.[citation needed] Bootstrapping in this context means making use of the cash flow of an existing enterprise.

Although typically reflecting the investment judgment of an individual, the actual entity that provides the funding may be a trust, business, limited liability company, investment fund, or other vehicle.

In the United States, angels are generally accredited investors in order to comply with current SEC regulations, although the JOBS Act of 2012 will loosen those requirements starting in January 2013.

Seed money options include friends and family funding, angel funding and—recently -- crowd funding.

In 1978, William Wetzel,[2] then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term "angel" to describe the investors that supported them.

Beginning in the late 1980s, angels started to coalesce into informal groups with the goal of sharing deal flow and due diligence work, and pooling their funds to make larger investments.

Angel investors are often retired entrepreneurs or executives, who may be interested in angel investing for reasons that go beyond pure monetary return.

Because a large percentage of angel investments are lost completely when early stage companies fail, professional angel investors seek investments that have the potential to return at least 10 or more times their original investment within 5 years, through a defined exit strategy, such as plans for an initial public offering or an acquisition.

The term "angel" originally comes from Broadway where it was used to describe wealthy individuals who provided money for theatrical productions.

Because a large percentage of angel investments are lost completely when early stage companies fail, professional angel investors seek investments that have the potential to return at least 10 or more times their original investment within 5 years, through a defined exit strategy, such as plans for an initial public offering or an acquisition.

In 1978, William Wetzel,[2] then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term "angel" to describe the investors that supported them.

Thus, angel investment is a common second round of financing for high-growth start-ups, and accounts in total for almost as much money invested annually as all venture capital funds combined, but into more than 60 times as many companies (US$20.1 billion vs.

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.

Seed money options include friends and family funding, angel funding and—recently -- crowd funding.

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.

Because there are no public exchanges listing their securities, private companies meet angel investors in several ways, including referrals from the investors' trusted sources and other business contacts; at investor conferences and symposia; and at meetings organized by groups of angels where companies pitch directly to investor in face-to-face meetings.

Because a large percentage of angel investments are lost completely when early stage companies fail, professional angel investors seek investments that have the potential to return at least 10 or more times their original investment within 5 years, through a defined exit strategy, such as plans for an initial public offering or an acquisition.

The term "angel" originally comes from Broadway where it was used to describe wealthy individuals who provided money for theatrical productions.

The term seed suggests that this is an early investment, meant to support the business until it can generate cash of its own, or until it is ready for further investments.

Seed funding involves a higher risk than normal venture capital funding since the investor does not see any existing project to evaluate for funding.

Hence the investments made are usually lower (in the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands of dollars range) as against normal venture capital investment (in the hundreds of thousands to the millions of dollars range), for similar levels of stake in the company.

In the United States, angels are generally accredited investors in order to comply with current SEC regulations, although the JOBS Act of 2012 will loosen those requirements starting in January 2013.

Silicon Valley dominates the destination of angel funds, receiving 39% of the $7.5B invested in US-based companies throughout Q2 2011, 3-4 times as much as the total amount invested within New England.[13]

A Harvard report[9] by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar provides evidence that angel-funded startup companies have historically been less likely to fail than companies that rely on other forms of initial financing.

Because a large percentage of angel investments are lost completely when early stage companies fail, professional angel investors seek investments that have the potential to return at least 10 or more times their original investment within 5 years, through a defined exit strategy, such as plans for an initial public offering or an acquisition.

Seed funding involves a higher risk than normal venture capital funding since the investor does not see any existing project to evaluate for funding.

17% in 2009), followed by software (16% vs.

Seed money can be used to pay for such preliminary operations as market research and product development.

Angel financing, while more readily available than venture financing, is still extremely difficult to raise.[15]

These include wanting to keep abreast of current developments in a particular business arena, mentoring another generation of entrepreneurs, and making use of their experience and networks on a less than full-time basis.

In a large shift from 2009, in 2010 healthcare/medical accounted for the largest share of angel investments, with 30% of total angel investments (vs.

Angel capital fills the gap in start-up financing between "friends and family"—(sometimes humorously given the acronym FFF, which stands for "friends, family and fools")[10] who provide seed funding—and formal venture capital.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

Although typically reflecting the investment judgment of an individual, the actual entity that provides the funding may be a trust, business, limited liability company, investment fund, or other vehicle.

Although typically reflecting the investment judgment of an individual, the actual entity that provides the funding may be a trust, business, limited liability company, investment fund, or other vehicle.

Because a large percentage of angel investments are lost completely when early stage companies fail, professional angel investors seek investments that have the potential to return at least 10 or more times their original investment within 5 years, through a defined exit strategy, such as plans for an initial public offering or an acquisition.

After taking into account the need to cover failed investments and the multi-year holding time for even the successful ones, however, the actual effective internal rate of return for a typical successful portfolio of angel investments is, in reality, typically as 'low' as 20-30%.[18]

Angel investors are often retired entrepreneurs or executives, who may be interested in angel investing for reasons that go beyond pure monetary return.

Thus, in addition to funds, angel investors can often provide valuable management advice and important contacts.

Seed funding involves a higher risk than normal venture capital funding since the investor does not see any existing project to evaluate for funding.

A small but increasing number of angel investors organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share research and pool their investment capital, as well as to provide advice to their portfolio companies.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

Although it is usually difficult to raise more than a few hundred thousand dollars from friends and family, most traditional venture capital funds are usually not able to make or evaluate small investments under US$1–2 million.[11]

The term "angel" originally comes from Broadway where it was used to describe wealthy individuals who provided money for theatrical productions.

Seed funding involves a higher risk than normal venture capital funding since the investor does not see any existing project to evaluate for funding.

A small but increasing number of angel investors organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share research and pool their investment capital, as well as to provide advice to their portfolio companies.

Hence the investments made are usually lower (in the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands of dollars range) as against normal venture capital investment (in the hundreds of thousands to the millions of dollars range), for similar levels of stake in the company.

However some new models are developing that are trying to make this easier.Angel investments bear extremely high risk[17] and are usually subject to dilution from future investment rounds.

In 1978, William Wetzel,[2] then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term "angel" to describe the investors that supported them.

Seed money, sometimes known as seed funding, is a form of securities offering in which an investor purchases part of a business.

Angel capital fills the gap in start-up financing between "friends and family"—(sometimes humorously given the acronym FFF, which stands for "friends, family and fools")[10] who provide seed funding—and formal venture capital.

Investors make their decision whether to fund a project based on the perceived strength of the idea and the capabilities, skills and history of the founders.

Although typically reflecting the investment judgment of an individual, the actual entity that provides the funding may be a trust, business, limited liability company, investment fund, or other vehicle.

A small but increasing number of angel investors organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share research and pool their investment capital, as well as to provide advice to their portfolio companies.

Seed money can be used to pay for such preliminary operations as market research and product development.

After taking into account the need to cover failed investments and the multi-year holding time for even the successful ones, however, the actual effective internal rate of return for a typical successful portfolio of angel investments is, in reality, typically as 'low' as 20-30%.[18]

Silicon Valley dominates the destination of angel funds, receiving 39% of the $7.5B invested in US-based companies throughout Q2 2011, 3-4 times as much as the total amount invested within New England.[13]

Seed money, sometimes known as seed funding, is a form of securities offering in which an investor purchases part of a business.

Seed money can be used to pay for such preliminary operations as market research and product development.

Seed money may also come from crowd funding or from financial bootstrapping rather than an equity offering.[citation needed] Bootstrapping in this context means making use of the cash flow of an existing enterprise.

Because a large percentage of angel investments are lost completely when early stage companies fail, professional angel investors seek investments that have the potential to return at least 10 or more times their original investment within 5 years, through a defined exit strategy, such as plans for an initial public offering or an acquisition.

8% in 2009), industrial/energy (8% vs.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

Investors make their decision whether to fund a project based on the perceived strength of the idea and the capabilities, skills and history of the founders.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

Beginning in the late 1980s, angels started to coalesce into informal groups with the goal of sharing deal flow and due diligence work, and pooling their funds to make larger investments.

The term seed suggests that this is an early investment, meant to support the business until it can generate cash of its own, or until it is ready for further investments.

After taking into account the need to cover failed investments and the multi-year holding time for even the successful ones, however, the actual effective internal rate of return for a typical successful portfolio of angel investments is, in reality, typically as 'low' as 20-30%.[18]

These include wanting to keep abreast of current developments in a particular business arena, mentoring another generation of entrepreneurs, and making use of their experience and networks on a less than full-time basis.

Investors make their decision whether to fund a project based on the perceived strength of the idea and the capabilities, skills and history of the founders.

The past few years, particularly in North America, have seen the emergence of networks of angel groups, through which companies that apply for funding to one group are then brought before other groups to raise additional capital.[6]

Seed money can be used to pay for such preliminary operations as market research and product development.

As such, they require a very high return on investment.

8% in 2009), industrial/energy (8% vs.

Angel groups are generally local organizations made up of 10 to 150 accredited investors interested in early-stage investing.

Thus, in addition to funds, angel investors can often provide valuable management advice and important contacts.

Angeles, CA Golden Seeds - San Francisco, CA (and Boston New York) B Revolution Capital - Hermosa Beach, CA Band of Angels - Menlo Park, CA HealthTech Capital - Los Altos Hills, CA Keiretsu Forum - Orange County - Costa Mesa, CA Life Science Angels - Sunnyvale, CA North Bay Angels - Healdsburg, CA Pasadena Angels - Pasadena, CA Sacramento Angels - Sacramento, CA San Joaquin Angels - Stockton, CA Sand Hill Angels LLC - Sunnyvale, CA Tech Coast Angels - Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Santa

In a large shift from 2009, in 2010 healthcare/medical accounted for the largest share of angel investments, with 30% of total angel investments (vs.

In the United States, angels are generally accredited investors in order to comply with current SEC regulations, although the JOBS Act of 2012 will loosen those requirements starting in January 2013.

Because there are no public exchanges listing their securities, private companies meet angel investors in several ways, including referrals from the investors' trusted sources and other business contacts; at investor conferences and symposia; and at meetings organized by groups of angels where companies pitch directly to investor in face-to-face meetings.

According to the Center for Venture Research, there were 258,000 active angel investors in the U.S. in 2007.[3]

Angel investors are often retired entrepreneurs or executives, who may be interested in angel investing for reasons that go beyond pure monetary return.

According to literature reviewed by the US Small Business Administration, the number of individuals in the US who made an angel investment between 2001 and 2003 is between 300,000 and 600,000.[4]

Hence the investments made are usually lower (in the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands of dollars range) as against normal venture capital investment (in the hundreds of thousands to the millions of dollars range), for similar levels of stake in the company.

The term "angel" originally comes from Broadway where it was used to describe wealthy individuals who provided money for theatrical productions.

Seed money may also come from crowd funding or from financial bootstrapping rather than an equity offering.[citation needed] Bootstrapping in this context means making use of the cash flow of an existing enterprise.

Angeles, CA Golden Seeds - San Francisco, CA (and Boston New York) B Revolution Capital - Hermosa Beach, CA Band of Angels - Menlo Park, CA HealthTech Capital - Los Altos Hills, CA Keiretsu Forum - Orange County - Costa Mesa, CA Life Science Angels - Sunnyvale, CA North Bay Angels - Healdsburg, CA Pasadena Angels - Pasadena, CA Sacramento Angels - Sacramento, CA San Joaquin Angels - Stockton, CA Sand Hill Angels LLC - Sunnyvale, CA Tech Coast Angels - Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Santa

Although typically reflecting the investment judgment of an individual, the actual entity that provides the funding may be a trust, business, limited liability company, investment fund, or other vehicle.

Because a large percentage of angel investments are lost completely when early stage companies fail, professional angel investors seek investments that have the potential to return at least 10 or more times their original investment within 5 years, through a defined exit strategy, such as plans for an initial public offering or an acquisition.

Hence the investments made are usually lower (in the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands of dollars range) as against normal venture capital investment (in the hundreds of thousands to the millions of dollars range), for similar levels of stake in the company.

According to literature reviewed by the US Small Business Administration, the number of individuals in the US who made an angel investment between 2001 and 2003 is between 300,000 and 600,000.[4]

Current 'best practices' suggest that angels might do better setting their sights even higher, looking for companies that will have at least the potential to provide a 20x-30x return over a five- to seven-year holding period.

Angeles, CA Golden Seeds - San Francisco, CA (and Boston New York) B Revolution Capital - Hermosa Beach, CA Band of Angels - Menlo Park, CA HealthTech Capital - Los Altos Hills, CA Keiretsu Forum - Orange County - Costa Mesa, CA Life Science Angels - Sunnyvale, CA North Bay Angels - Healdsburg, CA Pasadena Angels - Pasadena, CA Sacramento Angels - Sacramento, CA San Joaquin Angels - Stockton, CA Sand Hill Angels LLC - Sunnyvale, CA Tech Coast Angels - Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, Santa

Angel groups are generally local organizations made up of 10 to 150 accredited investors interested in early-stage investing.

Silicon Valley dominates the destination of angel funds, receiving 39% of the $7.5B invested in US-based companies throughout Q2 2011, 3-4 times as much as the total amount invested within New England.[13]

A Harvard report[9] by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar provides evidence that angel-funded startup companies have historically been less likely to fail than companies that rely on other forms of initial financing.

In 1978, William Wetzel,[2] then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term "angel" to describe the investors that supported them.

In 1978, William Wetzel,[2] then a professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed a pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the USA, and he began using the term "angel" to describe the investors that supported them.

Hence the investments made are usually lower (in the tens of thousands to the hundreds of thousands of dollars range) as against normal venture capital investment (in the hundreds of thousands to the millions of dollars range), for similar levels of stake in the company.

Total investments in 2011 were $22.5 billion, an increase of 12.1 percent over 2010 when investments totaled $20.1 billion.[19]

These include wanting to keep abreast of current developments in a particular business arena, mentoring another generation of entrepreneurs, and making use of their experience and networks on a less than full-time basis.

Current 'best practices' suggest that angels might do better setting their sights even higher, looking for companies that will have at least the potential to provide a 20x-30x return over a five- to seven-year holding period.

Seed capital can be distinguished from venture capital in that venture capital investments tend to involve significantly more money, an arm's length transaction, and much greater complexity in the contracts and corporate structure that accompany the investment.

However some new models are developing that are trying to make this easier.Angel investments bear extremely high risk[17] and are usually subject to dilution from future investment rounds.

Current 'best practices' suggest that angels might do better setting their sights even higher, looking for companies that will have at least the potential to provide a 20x-30x return over a five- to seven-year holding period.