Angel Investors

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that angel investors are a major part of the business community especially for start-up companies. The paper points out that the term angel investor became very popular during the dotcom era, but angel investors have existed as far back as 1877 when wealthy individuals would invested in new businesses. The author states that many of the largest American companies were funded by angel investors.

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Introduction
Historical Implications
Types of Angel Investors
Differences between Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists

From the Paper:

"In many cases, angel investors are members of a club in which all of the members pool their money and look for potential businesses to invest in. Many of these clubs have evolved out of the nostalgia that was Silicon Valley. These angels take investment in a startup seriously. .... Angel Investors can also be "private individuals that invest their own money into start up company." ... also asserts that Angels are looking for start ups that have a competitive advantage, an identifiable niche market and products that can be patented."

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