Angel Investors and Venture Capital

Looking for startup funding for a business can be a very tricky road to navigate.  This is a resource to help entrepreneurs learn how to find Angel Investors or attract Venture Capital.  The first step is understanding the difference between an Angel Investor and a Venture Capitalist.

What is an Angel Investor?

Angel Investors are wealthy individuals that invest their own money in early stage companies.  The SEC defines them as  an individual who makes over $200,000 or has over $1,000,000 in assets.  They generally provide seed funding from their own checkbook for early stage startups.  Learn more about Angel Investors.

What is Venture Capital?

Venture Capitalists are employees of a fund, and are generally not investing their own money in startups.  The fund is created for the purpose of investing in early stage companies, and the Venture Capitalist decides which startups will receive that funding.  The invest at a latter in a companies development than Angel Investors, typically called a Series A round.   Learn more about Venture Capital.