How Angel Investors Help Startup Firms

摘要

Angels -- wealthy individuals who often are actively involved in the startups they back, and who typically are not professional investors -- have surpassed venture capitalists as a funding source for startup enterprises in the United States. They are estimated to have had $24.1 billion of capital deployed in 2014, up from $17.6 billion in 2009. Investments by angels and angel groups grew even faster in other countries during this period, nearly doubling in Europe and tripling in Canada, starting from a much lower level.