Angel Investors...Don't You Wish
Filed in archive Finance by Steve Rucinski on June 05, 2006

Last year some 227,000 angels (I volunteer to be number 227,001) in the U.S. pumped $23 billion into startups, up about 3% from 2004, according to the University of New Hampshire
's Center for Venture Research. In 1996 there were only about ten angel groups in the U.S.; today there are more than 200. One reason for the growth: the void left by venture capitalists, who have started to favor larger, later-stage investments.No school teaches angel investing, so newbies often earn their wings in typical entrepreneurial style - by the seat of their pants. We asked four veterans for advice they'd give to someone just getting started.
One thing they all agree on: Devote only a small portion of your portfolio, say 3% to 10%, to such risky investments.
Are you an angel investor? Have you been supported by one? Would you invest your money in a startup?
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