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Startup Investing: The New Trend in Alternative Assets

Onevest

In a report on startup investing and “How the Rich Invest” Forbes notes that the Angel Capital Association counted more than 330 active angel groups in North America as of 2013. There were over 200 as of 2006.”

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Angel Returns Beat All Asset Classes But Pose Greater Risk

Angel Capital Association

Both angel group portfolios offer statistically significant sample sizes, and three previous large studies by Professor Rob Wiltbank also showed IRR’s in a similar range: 27% ( 2007 study ), 22% ( 2009 study ) and 22% ( 2016 study ). But how does this compare to other asset classes for comparable periods of time?

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Valuation Workshop – The Art of Negotiation Between Investors and Founders

Angel Capital Association

From 1995 to 2007, in his role as an Entrepreneur in Residence with the Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City), he worked on educational programs for entrepreneurs and their investors, including the development of the Power of Angel Investing seminar series. DuPont in 1982.

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How Much Due Diligence Does An Angel Really Need To Do?

Paul G. Silva

Marianne Hudson, executive director of the Angel Capital Association (the trade association for angel investors in the US) wrote an article on this topic. One of the biggest debates in the angel industry is how much due diligence investors should do before they invest.

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“Home Runs” Are as Instrumental to Success in Angel Investing ?as They Are in Public Market Investing

Angel Capital Association

How many investments are required to build a potentially successful angel investing portfolio? Irvine Ebert of Purple Angels in Ottawa performed a Monte Carlo simulation of the 2007 Rob Wiltbank study of angel investing and noted that 22-24 investments were necessary to have a 90% probability of a 2.6x