angel investor
Early business financier
An angel investor is a wealthy individual who provides capital to startups or early-stage companies, typically in exchange for equity or convertible debt.
Unlike venture capital firms, angel investors use their own money and often invest at earlier, riskier stages: She found an angel investor willing to fund her prototype.
Many also offer mentorship and industry connections alongside funding.
Startup growth financing
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
- early-stageAt the outset
- pre-seedEarliest venture funding stage
funding round · term sheet · valuation · dilution · due diligence · Series A · bootstrap · incubator
New business enterprise
- founderOne who begins something
- pitchFrequency of sound
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
innovation · disruptor · bootstrapping · exit strategy · IPO · acquisition · unicorn · pivot
Advice for decisions
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- networkInterconnected system
connections · introductions · board seat · strategic advice · business development · hands-on · smart money · value-add
Involving significant danger
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- illiquidityDifficulty converting to cash
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
Officially authorized or recognized
- disposable incomeEarnings minus essential costs
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
venture capital
Startup growth financing
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- equity stakeOwnership portion in enterprise
- early-stageAt the outset
pre-seed · funding round · term sheet · valuation · dilution · due diligence · Series A · bootstrap · incubator · accelerator
startup
New business enterprise
scalability · innovation · disruptor · bootstrapping · exit strategy · IPO · acquisition · unicorn · pivot · traction
guidance
Advice for decisions
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
network · connections · introductions · board seat · strategic advice · business development · hands-on · smart money · value-add · sounding board
high-risk
Involving significant danger
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- illiquidityDifficulty converting to cash
accredited
Officially authorized or recognized
- disposable incomeEarnings minus essential costs
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- entrepreneurshipentrepreneur, startup, founder, co-founder, cofounder
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, billionaire, titan
- Businesspeopleentrepreneur, executive, CEO, businesswoman, founder
- fundingfunding, grant, loan, grants, venture capital
- supportersfan, patron, supporters, backers, backer
angel investorbank loan
Borrowed money from lender
commercial bank · institutional investor · bank · loan shark · mortgage lender
angel, angelic, investor, angels, archangel, angel investors