MEMBERS / ANGELS
An Angel Investor (or Angel) is a person who invests in a business venture, providing capital for start-up or expansion. These individuals are looking for a higher rate of return than would be given by more traditional investments (typically 25 percent or more).
Angel investors are perceived of as "filling the gap" between the financing provided by family and friends and venture capitalists. Individual Angel investors typically invest $25,000 ‐ $150,000 per year, but it's becoming increasingly common for Angels to operate as part of an organized Angel Network (a group of Angel investors), which raises their potential investment level accordingly and allows them to share research and pool their investment capital.
Typically, an Angel investor is looking for a personal opportunity as well as an investment. Often Angels have business experience as well as money, and will want to play some sort of active role in managing the company.
Unlike most other forms of investment, active participation in an organized Angel group provides members with an expectation of high financial return, the satisfaction of being involved in the entrepreneurial process, and the enjoyment of a peer network.
In short, our Angels are successful entrepreneurs who have typically either built their business, professional careers, or homes in the Golden Triangle region and are seeking opportunities to invest in companies in which they can take an active interest in.
Angel investors are perceived of as "filling the gap" between the financing provided by family and friends and venture capitalists. Individual Angel investors typically invest $25,000 ‐ $150,000 per year, but it's becoming increasingly common for Angels to operate as part of an organized Angel Network (a group of Angel investors), which raises their potential investment level accordingly and allows them to share research and pool their investment capital.
Typically, an Angel investor is looking for a personal opportunity as well as an investment. Often Angels have business experience as well as money, and will want to play some sort of active role in managing the company.
Unlike most other forms of investment, active participation in an organized Angel group provides members with an expectation of high financial return, the satisfaction of being involved in the entrepreneurial process, and the enjoyment of a peer network.
In short, our Angels are successful entrepreneurs who have typically either built their business, professional careers, or homes in the Golden Triangle region and are seeking opportunities to invest in companies in which they can take an active interest in.