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business angel

British

noun

Also called: angel investor. informal an investor in a business venture, esp one in its early stages

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Cedric Sellin, a Paris-based business angel, reckons that locals are too scared of venturing abroad early.

From Economist • May 3, 2018

The million dollar question then is what makes the difference between success and failure in a funding pitch to a business angel.

From Forbes • Oct. 1, 2014

Most strikingly, the report’s authors, Colin Mason and Tiago Botelho, argue that the business angel community is evolving rapidly.

From Forbes • Oct. 1, 2014

Indeed, should a business angel be seen as the first port of call for getting your nascent entrepreneurial venture off the ground?

From Forbes • Aug. 18, 2014

I would not have any one suppose for a moment that I am presenting Lim as a kind of business angel.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley

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