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Angel Investing


How to Pitch to Angel Investors

You may have sheer minutes to impress private investors, with success or failure hinging on how clearly and confidently you can deliver your presentation.

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How to Meet Angel Investors

The most effective way to get set up with people who will invest in your fledgling business is to actively and creatively seek them out.

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A Tax Cut for Angels

How states such as Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota give angel investors (and start-ups) a break.

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Angel Investing 2009

In a tough economy, angel investors are more cautious than ever. But it's still possible to find funding. Here's how

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Recent Articles about Angel Investing

Study Finds More Female Angels Equals Bigger Investments

When an angel investor group has more than 10 percent women, the number or size of investments increases, says new research.  Read more

Dos and Don’ts of Raising Money From Angels: The Devil Is in the Details

Honest Tea president, co-founder, and TeaEO Seth Goldman highlights the Honest dos and don'ts of raising money from angel investors.  Read more

GrowCo.: How to Finance Anything

All good ideas for how to fund a company.  Read more

Angel Investor Report a Mixed Bag

Angel investors do more deals with less dollars. The University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research has released its annual Read more

5 Questions for an Angel Investor

Once they've raised money from friends and family to help fund your business, Start-ups often turn to the angels to find money. Read more

Steve Jobs Takes on Adobe

Steve Jobs takes aim at Adobe . In a sign that Apple founder Steve Jobs has returned to his familiar role as spokesperson for his company, Jobs has ...  Read more

The Third Apple Founder

Wozniak, Jobs, . . . and Wayne? The Mercury News heads to the Nevada desert and catches up with Ron Wayne, "Read more

An iPhone App Phenomenon

The $1,000 iPhone app. It helps law students study for the bar exam, it's selling well, and its profitable. TechCrunch Read more

How to Find Willing Investors

Big ideas often require the help of outside investors. Here are tips on what they look for and how to connect with them.  Read more

Warren Buffett's Succession Plan

Buffett appoints a candidate to fill his shoes someday. Plus, the current status of angel investing and more of the latest entrepreneurial news.  Read more

Angels Are Still Interested

Private investors may be giving less but they don't plan to stop investing.  Read more

Want to Learn More?

Our list is just the tip of the iceberg. Check out these organizations for even more leads -- and advice on how to close deals  Read more

Wingmen (and -Women)

Inc.'s 2009 guide to the nation's leading angel-investor networks  Read more

Lessons in Generating Revenue and What Angels Want

Lessons in revenue generating from an unapologetic airline CEO. If you've seen the Spirit Airlines ad depicting a 30-something man in bed...  Read more

States Calling All Angels

A report shows state efforts to boost local angel investing are on the rise nationwide.  Read more

Angels Growing Cautious

Amid economic uncertainties, angel investors are putting less money on the line.  Read more

Angel Investors More Cautious

With exit options scarce, investors are putting more money into fewer ventures.  Read more

Angel Investing Down

Market uncertainties are leading to fewer deals with startups, investors say.  Read more

Who Needs Silicon Valley?

Thanks to new state programs, companies are finding funds outside of traditional VC hubs.  Read more

How to Raise Start-Up Capital

Can you start a business with little or no money? According to these successful entrepreneurs, you can.  Read more

As Angel Investor Ranks Swell, Focus Shifts to Later-Stage Companies

The shift to more mature companies could result in a "capital gap" for start-ups, experts say.  Read more

Few Women Seeking Angel Investors

Women entrepreneurs are less likely than men to seek out angel investors, even though the success rate among those that do is roughly the same, new resear...  Read more

Number of Angel Investor Groups More than Doubles

The average group now makes close to six deals a year, investing nearly $1.5 million, according to a new study.  Read more

Average Angel Investment Climbs 22 Percent

Angels are investing more money, but in fewer companies, a new report shows.  Read more

How to Find Angel Investors

A look at national and local groups of angel investors that provide funding for start-ups.  Read more

How to Raise Start-Up Capital

Can you start a business with little or no money? According to these successful entrepreneurs, you can.  Read more

Financing: Where to Find It

Finding financing is a more complicated matter than during the dot-com years when money seemed to flow freely for any good idea that crossed the transom. Tod...  Read more

How to Find an Angel Investor

When you're in search of financing, the idea of an angel -- an individual investor with money to invest in early-stage or start-up companies -- can seem noth...  Read more

Angel Investor Directory

Finding the right angel investor could help you get your start-up off the ground. Angel-investor networks are a good place to start looking for fun...  Read more

Angel Investing

Angel investing has never been bigger. In the July 2005 issue, Inc. magazine explores the trends in angel investing now. Here, Inc.com offers addition...  Read more

Profiles of Angel Investors and Groups

As a complement to Inc. magazine's July 2005 feature "Angels With Angles,"* Inc.com shares sixteen more profiles of angel investors, groups and firms,...  Read more

9 Tips for Winning Over Angels

It's never easy to woo an investor. But our tips will help you when you begin to approach angels.  Read more

Angel Investors Overvalue Start-ups, Say Venture Capitalists

June 8, 2005 --Many venture capitalists feel that the involvement of angel investors in a start-up makes the company less attractive, sugg...  Read more

Angel Funding Grew in 2004

March 29, 2005 --Angel funding for start-ups grew 20% in 2004 and helped create 141,200 new jobs, according to the Center for Venture Rese...  Read more

Angel Investors Overvalue Start-ups, Say Venture Capitalists

June 8, 2005 --Many venture capitalists feel that the involvement of angel investors in a start-up makes the company less attractive, sugg...  Read more

Earning Your Wings

Angel investors are getting tougher. To land seed money, you should, too.  Read more

Angels With Angles

Angel investors are changing. Here's what they're looking for, how they operate, and (because the devil is in the exit strategy) what they expect for their m...  Read more

Angels In America

A select sampling of angel investment sources.  Read more

A Chorus of Angels

After years of flying solo, angel investors are forming into groups--and changing the rules for cash-hungry entrepreneurs.  Read more

VCs Ignoring Seed-Stage Investments

There once was a time, say in the mid to late 90s, when VCs were eager to invest seed capital in promising start-ups. Today, VCs are all but ignoring this...  Read more