Seasoned investor Pip Wilson shares her advice on how you too can become an angel investor.
Despite the name, angel investors can’t simply swoop in to provide funding for any entrepreneur or business that needs it and know exactly what to do.
As is the case for those starting a business, most new angel investors – those that haven’t come from an investment background – need to find their feet and identify an investment approach that complements their lifestyle while benefitting their investees.
No two angel investors are the same, each having their own unique approach, motivation and methods of investing and interacting with the companies that they are involved with. Some are full-time angel investors, putting large amounts of capital into a portfolio of companies that they will often act as advisors for or sit on the board of. Some focus solely on early-stage companies as this may be the area where they have a track record of business success. ...