Healthcare start-ups grab largest share of angel investments
Healthcare services and medical devices attracted the largest share of "angel" investments in the first and second quarters of 2011, garnering 25 percent of all such investments, according to a report by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
An angel investment is one made by a wealthy individual or group to get a new business off the ground, usually in exchange for ownership equity.
In the report, titled “The Angel Investor Market in Q1Q2 2011: A Return to Seed Stage,” author Jeffrey Sohl reported healthcare markets taking the largest share of investments, followed by industrial and energy segments with 17 percent of the total, biotech with 14 percent, and software, media and retail drawing smaller shares.
An angel investment is one made by a wealthy individual or group to get a new business off the ground, usually in exchange for ownership equity.
In the report, titled “The Angel Investor Market in Q1Q2 2011: A Return to Seed Stage,” author Jeffrey Sohl reported healthcare markets taking the largest share of investments, followed by industrial and energy segments with 17 percent of the total, biotech with 14 percent, and software, media and retail drawing smaller shares.