Angel investors are facing an unnerving dilemma: internet start-ups don’t need their money.  Internet start-ups require less and less capital to expand and operate, leaving venture capital firms and venture capitalists with less leverage over the small businesses than they once had.

Now, angel investors and venture capitalists like Yuri Milner are even investing capital in companies “sight-unseen”.  This illustrates the extent to which the pendulum has swung in favor of digital entrepreneurs.  As starting an internet company becomes less expensive with costs of servers and internet bandwidth falling in recent years, it makes sense that internet companies are less reliant on outside investors to launch.

The cost of everything from servers to software to Internet bandwidth keeps falling. And businesses can grow very quickly these days if an idea catches on. The result is that it’s cheap to give birth to online companies and they can command high valuations while still young. So there’s a push by investors to get into start-ups earlier in their life cycle, but at higher valuations.

That backdrop helps explain Milner’s decision. He and co-investor SV Angel are offering $150,000 in convertible debt to all 43 companies in a current batch of fledgling firms backed by seed fund Y Combinator. The terms are extremely generous. If a company completes a follow-on round of financing, the debt will convert to equity at the same valuation. Normally, convertible debt from angel investors includes a cap on a firm’s value and offers the holders a discount on equity pricing. Both work to increase the value of equity received by debt holders in a conversion.  Source

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John Landy, veteran angel investor and entrepreneur, is arguing that the angel investor-entrepreneur term sheet needs to be reexamined and changed.  His idea that he has been floating lately is a variation of the typical structure in the energy business.  Landry proposes a structure called revenue ro

yalty in which the investor has no equity stake in the start up but rather is paid a percentage of income until a certain pre-arranged limit.

Landry proposes a term sheet for a revenue-producing startup that generates five percent to 30 percent royalties for the investors, until the company has returned three to five times the capital put in. “The first kneejerk reaction is, ‘Holy [expletive], 3 to 5 times?’” Landry said. “The alternative is, by the time you’re done, the venture guy in a similar financing probably owns 70 percent of your business. Whereas in my deal, when you’re done, you own 100 percent. I have no equity.”

It’s old hat in the energy business, where private equity investors and, increasingly, pension funds and strategic investors, have used revenue royalty to turn large chunks of capital into steady streams of long-term returns from natural gas, coal and solar resources projects. Investors in resource-producing regions are also looking for ways to extend the model to IP-based energy startups, said Jenny Hui, vice president of Canasia Power Corp. of Toronto.

“There’s a lot of talk around here on how to emulate the success of companies that have been able to raise money to explore the resources on a plot of land,” she said. “How do we take that to areas like cleantech and VC, where entrepreneurs are having a hard time raising capital?”  Source

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What is the Quickest Way to Contact Angel Investors?

For many entrepreneurs and small business owners, the quickness of which they can contact an angel investor is a very important factor. In this article I answer the common question, “What is the Quickest Way to Contact Angel Investors?”

I would say that the fastest way to contact investors is through a database. To find and research investors could take hundreds of hours, no doubt time that you do not have to waste. If you can spare the expense of purchasing a database of contact details for angels, it may be well worth the investment. For example, our particular angel investor database was constructed by a team of several professionals who spent hundreds of hours compiling a large collection of angel investors and the contact details for each investor. This can be a huge benefit to someone who does not have the time to sort through a bunch of investors that could be scam artists or simply money lending institutions.

Once you have made the decision to buy the directory, the next step is to identify the investors that you want to contact. Then, you should develop a strategy for contacting these individuals. Something to consider: what is the best way to use your time? Should you try to reach out to a select few angels and spend a lot of time trying to develop a partnership with these individuals? Or, do you think it would be better to pitch your investment opportunity to as many angels as possible? If the former is true, try making a very personal and specific contact with each angel rather than a mass email or cold-call. You should be aiming to establish a relationship. If the latter option applies to you and your needs, then consider a less specific e-mail that you only change a few of the details (name, name of firm, etc.) for each communication or a less researched phone call.

These strategies should help you contact angel investors in the quickest way.

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Many entrepreneurs and small business owners are unsure of How To Work With Angel Investors. In this article, I give you some tips for learning how to work with these investors. It is very understandable to be unsure about how to work with angels, but if you follow these tips you should feel more comfortable and confident in your partnership.

1. Educate yourself: We tend to fear the unknown, and judging by the number of people who have asked me “What is an angel investor?” it’s safe to say that angels are relatively unknown to many entrepreneurs and business owners. You probably know that angels are a good resource for funding to small businesses and start-ups but you should really do your homework on the industry. Read as many articles about angels as you can and analyze your prospects so that you can best position your business to appeal to their investment preferences.
2. Get to know your prospects: If you have a number of angels that you plan on pitching your business to, it’s good to build a professional relationship with them. Have at least a few meetings to get to know your potential partner with the notion in your mind that this person might be working with you and your business for years to come. Try to eliminate any angels that have a personal or professional style that does not mesh well with you or your business, as I’ll describe more in the next step.
3. Decide whether the angel is right for you: Once you’ve gotten to know the angel, you have a good idea of what a professional working relationship with this person would be like. Angel investing is a lot closer in some ways than simply private equity investing because angels often take on a very active role in fostering your company, so you should be prepared to have a long and close relationship. Ask yourself, is this someone I can work with long-term? If the answer is no, focus on your other prospects. Raising capital is of course a priority but that capital comes with some strings attached and one condition that many angels expect is that you allow them to have some say in the business. If you cannot accept this, then look for a more passive partner or consider other financing options.

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Welcome to AngelInvestorGuru.com!  This blog is a free educational resource to learn more about angel investing and talk about issues facing angel investors and entrepreneurs.

I noticed there is a significant lack of quality, frequently updated blogs devoted to angel investors.  I will update this website with news, trends, analysis, videos and whatever other resources I find related exclusively to angel investing.

I hope you enjoy this blog and thanks for stopping by!

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The line between venture capital and angel investors is often blurry.  The typical distinctions are in the size of the investment, stage of financing, structure of the fund or investor group and the background of the venture capitalist and that of the angel investor.

Size of Investment

The size of investments range by the investor, but typically an angel investor will invest a significantly smaller amount of capital in a start-up than a venture capitalist would.  This is true for a few reasons: investable income, stage of the business, risk and structure of the investor and/or fund.

Many angels are high net worth individuals who had a successful career and are now retired or working less.  These angel investors often have less capital that they are willing or able to put into what is often a risky investment.  Venture capital firms, on the other hand, collect capital from investors and pool their money into funds so they have more capital on hand for investing in a start-up. Venture capital firms can invest anywhere from $100,000 to millions of dollars in a single start-up while angel investors on average invest around $40,000 but that number can be much higher and much lower.

Stage of the Business

The stage of the business is important, meaning that angel investors tend to invest in start-ups at the very early stages of the company.  This involves a great deal of risk which limits the investors’ capital commitment.  But that is typically not a big impediment to the start-up because in the first year(s) of operation, the business requires less capital from outside investors.  Once the firm has developed and proven it has the management or the idea that could evolve into a much larger, more profitable business, a venture capital firm may step in.  Though some venture capital firms focus on early stages of the start-up, many invest in companies with a short but proven track record of producing a consistent profit.  Venture capitalists therefore focus on the later stages of a start-up and give guidance to the management team during what can be an extremely trying expansion process.

Structure of the Fund

While some angel investors work together in angel investor groups and form venture-like funds, many times angel investors invest independently in a business.  This goes to the nature of angel investment, which is that angels often have a personal connection to the business or the owner(s).  Angel investors often work or formerly worked in the area of business.  So, a former Silicon Valley tech company owner may become an angel investor who looks for new technology firms.  The angel investor will use his past experience to advise and assist the start-up so the investment is more of a close partnership than simply a monetary transaction.

Venture capital firms often have a similar background but the venture capital fund’s management team are full-time venture capitalists, not part-time investors.  The venture fund’s goal is to produce successful businesses to generate returns to the fund’s limited partners.  Unlike angel investors, the venture capital fund derives its income directly from management and performance fees paid by the fund’s investors.  Of course, the larger performance fee is contingent on the portfolio investment’s ability to make a profit so the VC team has a big incentive to grow young companies into bigger, more efficient firms.

Background of the Investor

As I’ve just written, angel investors and venture capitalists are different in that the former often invests independently almost as a hobby or part-time interest, while venture capital firms invest through funds and sometimes alongside other venture firms in club deals.  But the background of angel investors and venture capital investors have some connections.  For example, many venture capitalists and angel investors come from a background working in technology.  In the last 12+ years, many angel and venture investments have been in tech start-ups (although this is not the only area of investment, health care, biotechnology, financial services, etc.) so the investors reflect the companies invested in. The Center for Venture Research provides a profile of a typical angel investor that gives some insight into angel investors’ backgrounds:

The average private investor is 47 years old with an annual income of $90,000, a net worth of $750,000, is college educated, has been self employed and invests $37,000 per venture.  Angels often invest close to home with seven out of ten investments made within 50 miles of the angel investor’s home or office.  According to CVR “Informal investors are older, have higher incomes, and are better educated than the average citizen, yet they are not often millionaires. They are a diverse group, displaying a wide range of personal characteristics and investment behavior.”

I hope this has given a clear distinction between venture capital and angel investors.

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We have created individual profiles for hundreds of Angel Investor Firms which we will be updating with the latest news, videos and information on each firm.   We have researched and found contact details for each one of these angel investor firms including:

• Name of Angel Investor Firm
• Name of Contact
• Phone Number (84%+ Available)
• Email Address (82%+ Available)
• Physical Mailing Address
• City, State, Zip Code & Country
• Assets Under Management (AUM)
• Year Established
• Description of Fund

If you would like contact details for this angel investor firm or other angel investors please see our Angel Investor Directory

The following is the first part of our list of angel investor firms, to see M-Z follow this link.

Angel Investor Firms

Angel Investor Association

12 Angels

3A Venture

3C Capital

AB2A

Abacus Partners

ABAN

Accel Silicon Valley

Ade Financiacion

Advantage Business Angels

Advantage West Midlands

Alaska InvestNet

Alberta Deal Generator

Alsace Business Angels

Ambient Sound Investments

American Technology Investments Corp.

Amiti Ventures

Andorra Development and Investment

Angel Association New Zealand

Angel Capital Group

Angel Capital Network

Angel Forum

Angel Healthcare Investors

Angel HQ

Angel Investment Fair

Angel Investment Forum of Florida

Angel Investor Forum

Angel Investors of Greater Washington

Angeleno Group, LLC

Ángeles de los Andes

Angelo Gordon & Co.

Angels Den

Angels’ Forum LLC

Angels santé

AngelsCorner

Anges Québec

Anjou Amorçage

Ann Arbor Angels

Ansel Capital Partners

Aprilis Ventures

Arab Science & Technology Foundation

Ariel Savannah Angel Partners

Arizona Angels Investor Network

Arizona Technology Investor Forum

Armor Angels

Arts et Métiers Business Angels

Asebio

Associação Portuguesa Business Angels

Astia

Atlanta Technology Angels

Atlantic Business Angels Booster

Aube Investissement

Aurinvest

Aurora Angels

Australian Association of Angel Investors

Auvergne Business Angels

BAN Bologna

BAN Madrid+D

Band Of Angels

Bantam Group

BarryMoltz.com

Bay Angels

Baylor Angel Network

Be Angels

Beacon Angels

Beer & Partners

Beer & Young

Bellingham Angels

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Bid Network Colombia

Billiken Angels

BioAngels

BioCrossroads

Birmingham Angel Network

Bi-State Investment Group

Blue Ridge Angel Investor Network

Bluegrass Angels

Bluesky Capital

BlueTree Allied Angels

BlueWater Angels

Boise Angel Alliance

Boston Harbor Angels

Bourgogne Angels

Boynton Angels

Brabo ventures

Brisbane Angels

Business Angels Network of Catalunya

Business Development Company of Rhode Island

Bulgarian Business Angels Network

Business Angel netzwerk|nordbayern

Business Angels Agentur Ruhr

Business Angels Club

Business Angels de la Manche

CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund

California Investment Network

Cambridge Angels

Camino Real Angels

Canadian Angel Investment Network

Capital Angels

Capital Community Angels

Capital Proximite

Capital UpLink

Capitole Angels

Caraïbes Angels

CATCAP

CEEI Alcoy

CEEI Valencia

Centennial Investors

Central England Business Angels LLP

Central Minnesota Growth and Transition Fund

Central Texas Angel Network

Central Wisconsin Business Angels

Charleston Angel Partners

Cherrystone Angel Group

Chesapeake Emerging Opportunities Club

Cincinnati’s Angel Capital Hub

Cleantech Angel Network

Cleantech Business Angels

Club 3C

CLUB ABANT

Club de Angeles del IAE

CLUB DE BUSINES ANGELS, INSTITUTO DE EMPRESA

Club Invest 77

Coach & Capital

Columbia Investor Group

CommonAngels

Concho Valley Angel Network

Connect London

Connecticut Venture Group

CoreNetwork

Cornerstone Angels

Corporate Angels

Creative Arts Investment Network

Croatian Angel Network

CTEK Angels

Darling Downs Angels

DDIDF

Delaware Crossing Investor Group

Desert Angels

Développement Durable en Ile-de-France

DNA Cascais

Dutchess County Angel Network

Early Oxford Investments

Early Stage East

Eastern NC - Investor Network

Ecleor

eCoast Angel Network

EDC Capital

Emergent Growth Fund

ENSAE Business Angels

Enterprise Angels

Entrinnova

Entrust

Envestors

E-Synergy

E-VALORA FINANCIAL SERVICES

eVentureCat Investors

Exemplas

Eye of Texas Angels

Fa Diese 2

Fargo Moorhead Angel Investment Fund

Federacion Asturiana De Empresarios

Femmes Business Angels

Finance et Technologie

Finance South East Limited

Finaqui

Finistère Angels

First Angel Network

First Run Angel Group

Fish Taco Seed Funds

Florida Angel Investment Alliance

Foothills Angels

Founders Forum

France Angels

Frontier Angel Fund

Fund for Arkansas’ Future

Fundamental Technologies II

Gathering Of Angels

Global MarkeTeam Ventures

Go Beyond

Goban CAastilla La Mancha

Gold Coast Angels

Golden Gate Angels Investment Group

Golden Horseshoe Angel Network

Golden Seeds

Gould and Co.

Grand Angels

Grand Delta Angels

Granite State Angels

Great Eastern Investment Forum

Great Lakes Angels

Great Opportunities, LLC

Great Valley Pennsylvania Angel Network

Grenoble Angels

Grow Utah Ventures

GSO Investissement

Gulf Coast Venture Forum

HALO

Hampton Roads Angel Network

Harvard Angels

Hawaii Angels

HeadStart Network

Health Care Angel Group

Heartland Angels

HEWICK RESEARCH

Highland Park Angel Group

Houston Angel Network

Hub Angels Investment Group

Hunter Angels

Huntsville Angel Network

Hyde Park Angels

i2E

IBAN

Ice Angels

Idealflow Angel Fund

IDGVC Partners

Illinois Business & Investor Forum

Imporium Angels

Inception Micro Angel Fund

Inception Micro Angel Fund Charlotte

Inception Micro Angel Fund East

Inception Micro Angel Fund Triad

Inception Micro Angel Fund West

Accel Partners

Indian Angel Network

PA Angel Network

Infusion Angels

InnoBAN Business Angel Network

Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham

Innovation Valley Angels

Innovation Works

Invest 95

Invest Southwest

Invest Y

Investessor

InvestIN forum of angel investors

Investors’ Circle

Invicta Angels

IQ2b GmbH Business Angels Network

Irish Angels

Ivy Plus

Janus Discoveries

Jumpstart

Keiretsu Forum

Kingston Innovation Centre (Services) Limited

Lakes Venture Group II

Lancaster Angel Network

Landmark Angels

Lead

Leman Angels

Leonardo

Les Business Angels du Nord

Les Business Angels du Val de Marne

Lewiatan Business Angels

Life Science Angels

Limousin Business Angels

LINK Inversiones

Logoden Participations

London Business Angels

Lone Star Angels

Long Island Angel Network

LORE Associates

Lorraine Business Angels

Louisville Angel Network

Lyon Angels

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We have created individual profiles for hundreds of Angel Investor Firms which we will be updating with the latest news, videos and information on each firm.   We have researched and found contact details for each one of these angel investor firms including:

• Name of Angel Investor Firm
• Name of Contact
• Phone Number (84%+ Available)
• Email Address (82%+ Available)
• Physical Mailing Address
• City, State, Zip Code & Country
• Assets Under Management (AUM)
• Year Established
• Description of Fund

If you would like contact details for this angel investor firm or other angel investors please see our Angel Investor Directory.

The following is the second part of our list of angel investor firms, to see A-L follow this link.

MADBAN

MADRID EMPRENDE

Maine Angels

MALAGA BUSINESS ANGELS

Maple Leaf Angels

Marquette University Golden Angels Network

Mass Medical Angels (MA2)

Mavrick Angels

Media Deals

Méditerranée Investissements

Melbourne Angels

Mercatus Capital

Metutech-BAN

Mid-America Angels

Mid-Atlantic Angel Group

Mid-Atlantic Capital (MAC) Alliance

Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures

Midwest Venture Alliance

Minority Angel Investor Network

Mississippi Angel Network

MIT Angels

Monadnock Angel Investors

Montreal Start Up

Nashville Capital Network

Natalus Life Science

National Angel Capital Organization

National Angel Organisation Quebec

National Association of Seed and Venture Funds

Nebraska Angels

Network of Business Angels and Investors

New Dominion Angels

New Mexico Angels

New Vantage Group

New World Angels

New York Angels

Newfoundland and Labrador Angel Network

Nippon Angels Investment Co. Ltd.

NoCo Angels

Norm’Angels

Normandie Business Angels

Norm’Invest

North Angels

North Bay Angels

North Country Angels

North Dallas Investment Group

North East Angels

North Sea Angels

North Star Fund

North Texas Angel Network

Northern Arizona Angels

Northern Colorado Angels

Northern Ireland Science Park

Northern Ontario Enterprise Gateway

Northern Plains Investment

Northwest Angel Network

Northwest Business Angels

Northwest Energy Angels

NRW.BANK – Win Business Angel Initiative

Octave

Octopus Ventures Ltd

Ohio TechAngels

Ojas

Okanagan Angel Network

Olympus Angel Investors

Orange County Angel Network

Oregon Angel Fund

Österreichischen Investment Network

Ottawa Angel Alliance

Ouest Angels / Irus Partenaires

Oxfordshire Investment Opportunity Network

Pacific Northwest

Paris Business Angels

Park City Angels

Pasadena Angels

Pennsylvania Angel Network

Peterborough Region Angel Network

Phenomenelle Angels Fund

Piedmont Angel Network

Pine to Praire Fund

Plug and Play Angels

Pocono Mountain Angel Network

Portland Venture Group

Prairie Capital II

Prairie Winds Capital

PROEXCA

Promontory Angels

Provence Business Angels

Purple Angel

QUANTUM BOARD

Queen City Angels

RAA Ventures

Rain Source Capital

Reed Elsevier Ventures

Reno Angels

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River Valley Capital

River Valley Investors

Roanne Angels

Robin Hood Ventures

Rochester Angel Network

Rock River Capital

Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative

Russba

Ryerson Angel Network

SA Angels

SAINT

Salt Lake Life Science Angels

San Joaquin Angels

Sand Hill Angels

Saskatchewan Advanced Technology Association

Saskatchewan Angel Investor Network

SATAI Network

Savoie Angels

SDSU/Brookings Angel Fund

Seed Capital Fund of CNY

Seed Step Angels

Seedfund

SER Angel Investors Network

Seraph Group

Show Me Angels

Sierra Angels

Silicon Garden Angels Investors Network

Silicon Pastures

Silicon Valley Band of Angels

SIRS

SODECAN

SODERCAN

Sofia Angel Fund

South East Capital Alliance

South Metro Investors

South Mississippi Angel Network

South Texas Angel Network

Southern Utah Dixie Angels

Southwest Michigan First

Southwest Pennsylvania Angel Network

Space Angels Network

Spartina

Springboard Capital

St. Cloud RAIN Fund

St. Louis Arch Angels

Start Me Up

StartAngels Network

Startup Florida

Stateline Angels

StepStone Business Partners

STN Labs

STOC Angel Investment Network

Strathclyde University Incubator

Successful Entrepreneur Investors LLC

Sud Angels

Susquehanna Investment Network

Sydney Angels

Symbiose 53

Synergence

TacomaAngel Network

TAG

Tall Oaks Capital

Tech Coast Angels

Tech Valley Angel Network

TechRanch

Tevel Angels Club

Texas Women Ventures Fund

Thames Valley Investment Network

The Alliance of Angels

The Angel People

The Angels Institute

The Atlantis Group, LLC

The Brook Road Group

The European-American Angel Club

The Foundations Club

The Golden Angels Network

The Great Valley Technology Alliance

The Island Group

The Meyering Corp.

The Mid-Atlantic Angel Group Fund I

The Tamiami Angel Fund

The Texas Angels

The Viking Business Angels Club Ltd

Tigris Capital Pte Ltd

Top of Utah Angels

Toulon Var Technologie / Var Angels

Traverse Angels

Tri State Ventures

Triangle Accredited Capital Forum

Tribe of Angels

Tri-Cities Regional Angel Investor Network

Tri-State Investment Group

Tri-State Private Investors Network

Turkish Business Angels Network

Twin Cities Angels

Two Rivers Angel Investment Network

UNIBAN

University of Warwick Science Park Limited (Minerva Business Angel Network)

Upstate Carolina Angel Network

UpStream Ventures

US Angel Investors

Utah Angels

Val d’Oise Angels

Val de France Angels

Valley Angel Investment Fund

Valley Angels Investment Group

Vancouver Enterprise Forum

Vantec Angels

Vegas Valley Angels

Venture Forum Neckar e.V

Veraventure

Vermont Investors Forum

Vested for Growth

VikingAngels

Virginia Active Angel Network

Vivarais entrepreneurs

Waco Angel Network

Walnut Venture Associates

Washington Technology Center

Wayne Brown Institute

Wed 3

Wedgwood Circle

Williamette Valley Angel Network

Wilmington Investor Network

Winners Investors Network

Winnipeg Angel Organization

Winter Park Angels

Wisconsin Angel Network

Women’s Capital Connection

WomenAngels.net

Wyoming Angels Network

Xcelerate Limited

XEDA

Xénos

XG Bay Area

XG Ventures

XMP Business Angels

Yes Angels

York Angels

Yorkshire Association of Business Angels

ZINO Society

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An Introduction to the J Curve & Angel Investors

The following is a brief introduction to the J Curve and its application to private equity and angel investing.  Understanding the J Curve is very helpful in angel investing and planning your investments and businesses realistically.  Most start-ups follow the J Curve model so it’s good to know.

The J-Curve shows an investor the compound return over time (IRR) of a start-up in order to asses its performance. Most start-ups will exhibit strongly negative returns in the early years as the money is drawn down through expansion costs, mistakes, and other ways that initial investment is spent in the early years. After the business begins to mature, positive inflows of cash come back into the company until the amount of outflows precisely matches the amount of inflows, creating an internal rate of return (IRR) of zero.

As the start-up continues it’ lifespan, the IRR should move into the arena of positive returns demonstrating long-term maturation and an ability to generate profit that is returned to the angel investors.

The J-Curve is so named because the curve resembles a J, usually with a less sharp curve.  It is often compared to the shape of a hockey stick.  Here is an example of the J Curve:

This is just a brief introduction to the J Curve, if you want to add more to this article send me an email.

Adapted from Private Equity Blogger

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If you’re looking to finance a new movie or just trying to get seed capital for your film company, it can be hard to find interested investors.  The odds seem against a new film company, considering that many more films flop than succeed and that still more business fail than succeed.  But don’t lose heart, there is an angel investor group looking for indie filmmakers like yourself.

FilmAngels is a group of film angel investors who focus entirely on that area.   The group is comprised mostly of tech executives and investors who rely on their experience in business and venture capital investing to help develop independent films and (hopefully) make a return on the investment if/when the film makes it to the big screen.

The group is very active and entertains at least five pitches a month from promising filmmakers.  The group’s angels invest in whatever films they find particularly entertaining or have a high potential profitability.  It was founded in 2005 and as of 2009 the group had given capital to twelve films.

For a great profile of the film angel investors see this WSJ article.

Or visit the group’s website to learn how you can get your film seen by the FilmAngels.

In the last few years I have been approached by MANY filmmakers looking for help financing their film, so it’s great to see that this group has addressed this need.

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