How many U.S. Angel investing groups are there? How are they organized? How do they conduct due diligence?
In this 4 minute “part 2″ video segment from our educational interview series with Prof Rob Wiltbank of Willamette University, we explore how U.S. Angel investing groups are formed, how they are structured to invest, and how they conduct due diligence.In this interview, Rob Wiltbank points us to two good resources for those interested in Angel investing trends:
- Information on US Angel investment groups from the Angel Capital Association
- Research reports on Angel investment trends published by The Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
Angel investing statistics
A sample of statistics from CVR’s 2007 report (the 2008 and 2009 reports are also available on the Center for Venture Research website):
- $26B was invested in small businesses, equaling US Venture Capital
- 57,000 US Businesses received investments
- 200,000 new jobs were created
In part 3 of this series, we’ll examine how these groups obtain funds to operate, and the controversy over groups that charge startup companies.