Trends in Angel Investment
According to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire: • • • • • • • • 2006 – invested 25.6 billion (51,000 deals) 2006 – approximately 240,000 individual investors 2005 – invested $23.1 billion (49,500 deals) – Increase of 2.7% in $’s over 2004 – Increase of 3.1% in deals over 2004 2004 – invested $22.5 billion (48,000 deals) 2003 – invested $18.1 billion 227,000 active angels – 20% Healthcare/medical devices and equipment – 18% Software 55% in seed/start-up 43% in post-seed/start-up (10% increase over 2004)
Software 18% Biotech Retail 18% 8% Financial/Bus Prod 6% Industrial/Energy 6%
Sector Healthcare Deals 21%