An
angel investor with an active portfolio of 14 companies, Andrez's investments reached pound 25mn in revenues within the first year of operations, for which he received an award 'Best European Angel Investment' in 2012.
Before searching for an
angel investor, entrepreneurs and owners should ready their business plan.
The prediction of the
angel investor about the abilities of the entrepreneur include assessment of the entrepreneurs about the strategies that are used for marketing (Mason et al., 2017), and also the estimated financial values of the business (Franic and DrnovA!ek, 2019).
In the first phase of development, the partnership is consulting with
angel investors about the infrastructure needed to enable them to engage with local businesses.
Since its incorporation in 2011, Oqal has grown to build an active
angel investor community of over 350 members across Saudi Arabia, arranged 100 meetings connecting entrepreneurs with
angel investors, overseen more than 300 investment opportunities within its platform and its members successfully invested more than 40 million Saudi riyals in angel investments within the Saudi start-up ecosystem.
"We are delighted to announce our partnership with Zain Bahrain and Oqal Angel Network -- Saudi Arabia to setup Oqal's first cross border Chapter in the region considering the thriving growth and potential for startups and
angel investors in both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain," remarked Zainalabedin.
Fifty-five percent of local
angel investors are prioritizing the UAE over other global markets according to the latest research from accelerator startAD.
Krommenhoek says to look at the investments an
angel investor has made.
The Welsh Government's PS8m Wales Angel Co-investment Fund, managed by the Development Bank of Wales, will seek match-funded investment from
angel investors - providing financial firepower of at least PS16m over the next five years.
A new fund that aims to significantly boost the amount invested by
angel investors into growth firms in Wales has been launched.
The growth of UAE's entrepreneurial ecosystem over the last few years has been massive, says Heather Henyon, founder, Women's
Angel Investor Network (Wain).
Both VCs and
angel investor networks can be found online or we can advise.