A Private Seed Capital Investment Group
Private seed capital investing is the primary source of seed and startup funding for emerging high growth ventures. Estimates suggest that the demand for patient, high risk oriented private equity capital is more than twice as large as the current available pool of venture capital funds. The Monadnock Angel Investors Group, supported by the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center and the Hannah Grimes Center, will be a source of that patient capital for the regions businesses and a place for area private investors to indentify quality investment opportunites.
How we operate
The Monadnock Angel Investors group is structured informally and will meet monthly to evaluate investment opportunities. Entrepreneurs will submit business plan documents through an online, web-based form that will be reviewed and vetted by angel investors designated by the group. Businesses that have merit will be invited to present to the group at the monthly meeting. If there is sufficient interest in the venture from one or more of the angels, the entreprpreneur and the investors will engage in negotiations on the terms of the investment. This will be a private transaction between the parties. The Monadnock Angel Investor group will provides tools to assist the negotiations, but the final outcome is defined by the interaction between the angels and the entrepreneur.
What is private capital investing?
What is private seed capital investing ("angel investing")? Angel investors are high net worth individuals who are seeking ways to make prudent investments into entrepreneurial ventures. They are typically the first available capital after friends, family and fools and are likely to have been or are entrepreneurs themselves. Angels are one of the highest potential and most under utilized economic resources in the country today. It is estimated that there are more than 10 times the number of potential angels as compared to active angels. Under the right conditions, the business knowledge and the private capital of angels can be a major economic force for entrepreneurial businesses. There is a problem, however, with the entrepreneur/ angel investor marketplace. It is quite imperfect! It is often difficult for entrepreneurs to identify angel investors and even more difficult for entrepreneurs to present their business case to them. Angels also have difficulty finding suitable ventures in which to invest. The role of an angel investment group is to make a more efficient marketplace for both the entrepreneur and the angel investor. |
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