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New Investors Drove Angel Investment Growth in 2011

April 04, 2012

Angel investment increased by 12.1 percent in 2011, according to the latest release from the University of New Hampshire's Center for Venture Research. Much of this investment came from new investors and investors who had not been active in 2010. Last year, the number of active angel investors grew 20 percent, leading to increases in investment dollars, deals and average deal size. Seed and startup stage businesses were the target of 42 percent of angel deals, up from 31 percent in 2010. Read the release...

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