Andrew Shafer
From the November 2011 issue of Inc. magazine

Data Bank: How Much Angel Money is There Really?

In uncertain economic times like these, angels tend to guard their cash carefully. How much did they actually invest last year?

 

Angel investors often provide a start-up's very first infusion of funding. In uncertain economic times like these, angels tend to guard their cash carefully: They tend to shrink how much they'll put into a company, and look to diversify their investment strategy—offering smaller amounts to more companies, accoridng to Jeffrey Sohl at the Center for Venture Research.

Average size of angel investments:

In 2005: $523,232

In 2010: $324,717

Number of angel investments:

In 2005: 41,500

In 2010: 61,900