This paper reviews 20 years of research on the angel segment of the venture capital market.
A lot has been learnt from one-shot studies of the attitudes, behaviour and characteristics of …

This paper provides a detailed comparison of the investment criteria and procedures of
business angels (BAs) and venture capitalists (VCs) across the full investment process. To …

This is one of the first efforts to systematically study attributes of women business owners
and their equity financing strategies. The study explored the factors associated with the use …

Start-up businesses often need external financing to grow. These new ventures frequently
turn to business angel investors for capital. Angels, who are often wealthy individuals …

Business angels have been highlighted as important stakeholders for potential high-growth
ventures. Extant empirical research provides evidence that they not only contribute with …

Sourcing financial capital is a crucial issue for new ventures. Angel investors are wealthy
individuals cited by many researchers as the most important source of capital for startup …

While the US still accounts for about two‐thirds of the world's total private equity fund‐raising
and investment, other countries have been adopting American practices and are …

As recently as 20 years ago the USA began a transition from a declining industrial and
manufacturing economy to an emerging entrepreneurial/innovation-driven economy. With …

Equity capital fuels growth companies and yields high returns for investors. The process of
equity investment and ultimate harvesting of innovative companies has created significant …

This study examined informal investment in the 29 nations that participated in the Global
Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) study in 2001. Investment was tabulated by gender, age of …