angel
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈeɪndʒəl/
- Jargon
- After pitching his startup, he was thrilled to receive an offer from an angel investor.
- an angel investor
- angel funding
- angel and venture capitalists
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- Brad has, I think he's now raising his fourth FG angels fund.
- You mean in the private Angel world or in Wall Street?
- He's involved in tech as a behind the scenes Angel investor.
Examples
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Allow me to introduce Mr. William Van Patterson, CEO of Van Patterson Farms and our angel investor for the Very Venice Housing Project.
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I've done a fair bit of Angel investing and it's worked OK.
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Well, thank you for that, because that angel investment bought us the truck.
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However, it turned to an angel because angels will invest at a much earlier stage if they like the concept.
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I passed on Uber's Angel round twice.
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Of the 91 companies, 24 had used angel funding at some point in their development.
Academic text (2012) -
However, angel investor Rory Moore points out: "You run out of angel money eventually; friends and families run out of money.
Academic text (2012) -
To cover these expenses, medical device startups frequently look to venture capitalists or angel investors for the needed cash.
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The entrepreneur secured funding from an angel to launch her innovative app.
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Many new businesses rely on support from angels to help them get off the ground.
Synonyms
747
3.1
A person or company who gives money to a business to try to make money
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3.5
A person who gives money or other help to support people, groups and causes
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3.0
Someone, company or group who gives money to help a project
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5.8
A person or company that gives money to new risky businesses to make money
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3.7
A person or group that gives money to support a project
Idioms
Compounds
- UK
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2.2
A shape in the snow you make by lying on your back and moving arms and legs like an angel
- Specialized
1
8.9
A South American plant with wing-shaped leaves and red flower clusters
- Specialized
1
6.2
A shark with a broad flat body and winglike fins that hides on sandy sea floor
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Etymology
Angel for a person who gives money to a business comes from the same idea of a helpful protector; a backer who rescues or supports a new company is thought of like a saving 'guardian', so they are called an angel.