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Angel investing up in 2011, narrowing startup financing gap
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As funding for early-stage startups shows signs of slowing, angel investing is on the increase and could fill some of the void, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
Angel investments — often made by wealthy individuals as seed and early-stage rounds for startups — rose 4.7 percent in the first two quarters of the year compared to the same period in 2010, to $8.9 billion, the center reported.
The total number of ventures taking angel investments also rose, by 4.4 percent, to 26,300 during the first half of the year. The average deal size was up slightly, to $338,400 from $337,300 a year earlier.
Center director Jeffrey Sohl said in a statement that while there remains a gap in the supply of seed and startup capital, the upward trend in angel investing “will signify an improvement in both new venture formation and job creation” if it continues.
The center said angel investments in the first half of the year were concentrated in health care services and medical devices (25 percent), industrial/energy (17 percent), biotech (14 percent), software (11 percent), media (8 percent) and retail (8 percent).
The latest sign of weakness in early-stage venture finance came on Monday, when Dow Jones LP Source reported that early-stage VC funds raised 41 percent less in the first three quarters of the year compared to the same period in 2010 — suggesting that early-stage VC financing is poised to slow.
Among the early-stage firms still finding investment is Waltham, Mass.-based Kepha Partners, which last week reported that its second venture capital fund is well on its way to completion, with $73.7 million raised out of a targeted $100 million.
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