Market Size
The angel investor market in 2011, following a considerable contraction in investment dollars in 2008 and 2009, exhibited the upward trend that began in 2010 in investment dollars and in the number of investments. Total investments in 2011 were $22.5 billion, an increase of 12.1% over 2010, according to the Center for Venture Research at the Universityof New Hampshire. A total of 66,230 entrepreneurial ventures received angel funding in 2011, an increase of 7.3% over 2010 investments. The number of active investors in 2011 was 318,480 individuals, a substantial growth of 20% from 2010. The significant increase in total dollars, coupled with the rise in the number of investments resulted in a larger deal size for 2011 (an increase in deal size of 4.7% from 2010). These data indicate that angels have significantly increased their investment activity, and are committing more dollars resulting from higher valuations. It appears that an optimism in angel investing is taking hold. (click link to see the rest)
