angel investors
Early company financiers
Angel investors are wealthy individuals who provide capital to early-stage businesses, typically startups, in exchange for equity or convertible debt.
Unlike venture capital firms, angel investors use their own money and often invest at earlier, riskier stages: The company got off the ground with help from angel investors before seeking venture funding.
The "angel" suggests a savior arriving when traditional financing isn't available.
- investorsThose who commit capital
- friends and familyPersonal social circle
- seed fundingInitial startup capital infusion
- venture capitalStartup growth financing
- startupNew business enterprise
due diligence · sweat equity · skin in the game · pitch · accelerators · seed · investment · capital · venture · backers · risk · startup ecosystem · pitch decks · contract · valuation · equity stake · garage · silicon valley
- backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, patrons, funders
- fundingfunding, grant, loan, grants, venture capital
- funding sourcesloans, savings, grants, donations, scholarships
- corporate financecost of capital, investment, capital markets, NPV, debt financing
- investingstocks, stock, bonds, investing, investments
- business fundingbank loans, venture capital, debt financing, seed funding, bank loan
angel investorsinstitutional investors
Organizations investing pooled funds
angel investorsstartup founders
People starting new companies
founders · entrepreneurs · fundraisers · bootstrappers · borrowers
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