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Dispelling the 3 most common myths about Angel investing

Regular contributor and investor Pip Wilson dispels the 3 most common myths about Angel investing.

I’ve written in the past about the roots of Angel investing in Broadway, and its modern association with the disruptive tech companies of Silicon Valley.

Ask a person in the street what they know about Angel investing, and they’ll probably mention Facebook or Uber. But there are many myths attached to Angel investing that could be preventing potential investors from funding worthwhile startups (and therefore preventing those startups from receiving the funding they might desperately need.)

Here are three of the most common ones.

1. Angel investors are ‘better’ than VCs

Angel investing is just one form of investment with its own characteristics, benefits and disadvantages....