How Angels Are Different From VCs Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso — your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Both angels and venture capitalists invest in early-stage companies. Here are the key differences between the two: Angels invest their own money while VCs invest other people’s money. This makes the angel investor more risk-averse, while the VC often takes bigger risks. Most angels hold down a day job while most VCs are full-time in that role. Angels don’t get paid to invest while VCs charge a management fee on the funds they deploy. Angels typically invest small amounts on their own unless they gather into groups and make a joint investment. VCs employ larger sums of money because they collected funds from many Limited Partners during their own fundraise. Most VCs lead the round if there isn’t one, while most angel investors join party rounds rather than lead the deal, as it takes a great amount of time. Angel groups can bring some of the angel investors closer to some of the benefits of the venture capitalist. In pitching angels and VCs, keep these points in mind. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let’s go startup something today. _________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

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