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angel investor

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noun

  1. same as business angel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Carly Newhouse is a licensed clinical social worker, health-tech consultant, writer and angel investor.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Partovi, an Iranian American who had previously been an entrepreneur and angel investor, founded Neo in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Surniak says within three days of creating their campaign, they found an angel investor who offered them the funds to secure the building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

As an angel investor, Peter Shankman has made millions investing in startups, yet it wasn’t easy getting to the top of the ladder.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025

"Byju's failed at holding itself to the standard expected of a company its size," said K Ganesh, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who founded one of India's largest online grocers, BigBasket.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2023

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