Angel financing has been critical for most great companies, such as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) or Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).
Particularly favored are deals that have earlier angel financing say from a big name like Lei Jun.
In 2010, women made up over 30% of the tech workforce, yet gained only 11% of angel financing and 6% of venture funding.
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Financing for women in startups, particularly in technology continues to lag with less than 11% angel financing and 6% of venture funding going to women owned and founded startups, notwithstanding their demonstrated successes.
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If it seems worth pursuing, she will usually look for financing from angel investors or venture capitalists.
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Mr. Dowling launched the revived clothing line in September 2010 with financing from an angel investing round.
What we could also really use is some tax credits for angel investors because that early financing oftentimes may be what makes or breaks a company.
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The business brought in Mike Phelan as CEO and he was instrumental in both driving the business forward and bringing in the first round of financing from friends and angel investors.
For McKellar and Loosecubes, friends and family financing happened simultaneously with her angel and VC funding.
An additional benefit of Astia is that it can help syndicate a much larger round of financing through connections to other angel groups and venture capital companies that invest in early-stage companies.
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Pointing to the impact of this investor community, he notes that angel investors are doing 90 percent of early financing for startups.
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Unlike a bank loan or other types of debt financing, equity capital (whether it's an angel investment or venture capital) gives someone else an ownership interest in your company.
The term angel investor originally comes from Broadway, where it was used when describing the people that provided financing for theatrical productions.
The venture capital system and angel investors are right for some kinds of new businesses, but what about start-up financing for the rest of us?
For instance, some women who have teamed up with angel investors or venture capitalists are likely to have diluted their ownership stake in their businesses to raise financing that will eventually result in their owning a more valuable piece of a much bigger company.
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