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May 22, 2019 | Tom Ballard

New report on angel investments shows more but smaller deals in 2018

According to the latest angel market analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, the angel investor market in 2018 saw an increase in market participation in terms of companies but at smaller amounts. Total investments in 2018 were $23.1 billion, a decrease of 3.4 percent compared to 2017, while 66,110 entrepreneurial ventures received angel funding, an increase of 7.4 percent compared to the previous year. The number of active investors in 2018 rose to 334,565 individuals, an increase of 16 percent.


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