Angel Investor Groups are a collection of individual angel investors that come together to source and review investment opportunities. The angel investor group may invest as a whole or in some cases they may split the investment among a few select angel investors who particularly like one deal.
Due Diligence
If things go well with your pitch to the group you’ll begin the Due Diligence process. At this point the group will assign a certain number of members to form a sub-committee to review your deal more closely. Often this is done so that they can assign people with much greater subject matter expertise in your particular market or field.
Due diligence can vary in depth and duration, but realize that the investors are just trying to make sure that everything you are telling them checks out. They want to make sure they understand where your projections are coming from, whether your product really works, and a little bit more about the people you have behind your idea. It’s a big commitment they are making, so you shouldn’t be alarmed that they will want to kick the tires a bit before making an investment.
Number of Active Angel Investor Groups
According to the Angel Capital Association (ACA), there are between 10,000 and 15,000 angels believed to belong to angel investment groups in the U.S. Just under 7,000 of them belong to 165 member angel groups that make up the ACA. The ACA estimates that there are about 225,000 people who have made an angel investment of some sort in the past two years.
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What is an angel investor group?
An angel investor group is simply a group (usually between 10 and 150 wealthy individuals) that meets in order to pool knowledge and resources for the purpose of investment in startup companies. These companies may be in the seed stage with only a concept from which to work or they may be new businesses with some revenue already.
Who are the angel investors?
Many times angels are retired businesspeople or exited entrepreneurs who actively invest in companies close to them geographically. Angel investors typically are knowledgeable in the market or industry of their investments and want to be involved with the daily operations. However, performing the necessary due diligence on a large number of companies take significant time and resources. Angel investor groups are helpful to angels because of the additional resources and support that can be provided. Costs can be reduced with the help of these groups. Typically individual angels may invest between $10,000 and $1,000,000 in a deal. However, angel investor groups may combine resources to do even larger deals more akin to venture capital firms.
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Strategies to Enhance Performance
The historical picture of angel group investor outcomes offers lessons in the practice of angel investing. These include:
Due diligence time – Investors experienced better returns in the deals where they exercised more due diligence. Sixty-five percent of the exits with below-average time spent on due diligence reported a return that was less than their original investment. Losses occurred in only 45 percent of the deals where investors did above-average due diligence.
Industry expertise – Analysis indicated that expertise has a material impact on angel investors’ returns. Returns were nearly double for investments in ventures where the investor had related industry expertise.
Participation – After an angel makes an investment, his or her participation in the venture – through mentoring, coaching, and financial monitoring – is significantly related to that venture’s returns, according to the study.
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