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UNH Center for Venture Research: Moderate Recovery Continues in 2012 for U.S. Angel Investor Market

Source: UNH Media Relations

The angel investor market in 2012 continued the upward trend started in 2010 in investment dollars and in the number of investments, albeit at a moderate pace, according to the 2012 Angel Market Analysis released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
Is Investing in Women Entrepreneurs for You? 9 Questions to Ask If You Want to Find Out

Source: Forbes.com

While only 12 percent of angels were women in 2011, the number is on the rise. “All arrows seem to be pointing up,” according to Jeffrey E. Sohl, Director, Center for Venture Research. “Women are joining existing initiatives, [such as Golden Seeds, an angel network that funds women entrepreneurs].
San Diego's investing angels

Source: U-T San Diego

Angel investing nationwide grew 12.1 percent to $22.5 billion in 2011, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. Through the first six months of 2012 — the latest figures available — angel investment gained about 3.5 percent over prior year levels.
Why Crowdfunding Is a Game-Change for Women Entrepreneurs

Source: Forbes

Women-owned firms start and grow businesses with substantially less outside financing, according to a Department of Commerce survey of women-owned companies across the U.S. That helps to explain why the average women-owned business has 25% lower revenue than the typical male-owned firm in the same industry.
Raising Startup Capital From Anywhere, USA

Source: The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Angels put $9.2 billion to work in the first and second quarters of 2012, a 3.1% increase from the same period a year earlier, according to estimates by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. For all of 2012, the Center estimates that U.S. angel investment deals increased 3% and total...
Site Unseen: More 'Angels' Invest via Internet

Source: The Wall Street Journal

..."You're adding a whole layer of risk to an already very risky investment class," says Jeffrey Sohl, director of the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. "With most of these investments, you're going to lose money." Read more:
Angel sites: Match.com for start-ups, investors

Source: USA TODAY

As technological advances lower both the difficulty and overhead of starting a company, entrepreneurs have become numerous and competition for funding ruthless. Online services such as AngelList allow entrepreneurs to connect with angel investors they would never otherwise meet. Last year, some 66,230 companies received $...
Angel Activity Rises Modestly In First Half Of 2012

Source: pehub.com

Angel activity rose modestly in the first half of the year with per-deal funding levels largely unchanged and investors shifting their focus toward expansion stage deal making. Angels put $9.2 billion to work in in the first and second quarters of 2012, a 3.1% increase from the same period a year earlier, according to a...
Start-ups benefit from resurgence of angel investors

Source: The Boston Globe

Start-up funding by angel investors reached $9.2 billion in the first half year of the year, climbing 3.1 percent compared with the same period in 2011, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. Read more:
Angel Investment Data is Out. Healthcare is the Top Sector & Cleantech Has Tanked

Source: bostinno.com

The University of New Hampshire’s Center for Venture Research has released angel investment data for the first half of 2012, and it shows some signs of increased activity. Dollars are up 3.1% and deals are up 3.7% over the first half of 2011. Average deal size has stayed constant year over year. Read more:

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