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37-529: Many Russian government officials and successful businesspeople reside in the gated communities of Rublevka. Real-estate prices there are among the highest in the world. The New York Times called it "home to the sprawling villas of Russia's ruling class". Rublyovskoe Highway has been a place for the privileged ever since it was the Tsars road in the 16th century: for the entire Romanov dynasty. Russian rulers Mikhail Fyodorovich , Aleksey Mikhaylovich , Peter

74-435: A businessman or businesswoman depending on the gender, is an individual who has founded , owns , or holds shares in (including as an angel investor ) a private-sector company. A businessperson undertakes activities (commercial or industrial) to generate cash flow , sales, and revenue by using a combination of human , financial , intellectual , and physical capital to fuel economic development and growth. Since

111-453: A "businessman" can mean anyone in industry or commerce , businesspeople have existed as long as industry and commerce have existed. "Commerce" can simply mean "trade", and trade has existed through all of recorded history . The first businesspeople in human history were traders or merchants . Merchants emerged as a social class in medieval Italy (compare, for example, the Vaishya ,

148-834: A business or businesses, including startups , usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity . Angel investors often provide support to startups at a very early stage (when the risk of their failure is relatively high), once or in a consecutive manner, and when most investors are not prepared to back them. In a survey of 150 founders conducted by Wilbur Labs, about 70% of entrepreneurs will face potential business failure, and nearly 66% will face this potential failure within 25 months of launching their company. A small but increasing number of angel investors invest online through equity crowdfunding or organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share investment capital and provide advice to their portfolio companies. The number of angel investors has greatly increased since

185-624: A defined exit strategy , such as plans for an initial public offering or an acquisition . After taking into account the need to cover failed investments and the multi-year holding time for even the successful ones, however, the actual effective internal rate of return for a typical successful portfolio of angel investments is typically as 'low' as 20–30%. While the investor's need for high rates of return on any given investment can make angel financing an expensive source of funds, cheaper sources of capital, such as bank financing, are usually not available for most early-stage ventures. In recent years,

222-407: A few million dollars. The healthcare/medical industry accounted for the largest share of angel investments in 2010, with 30% of total angel investments (vs. 17% in 2009), followed by software (16% vs. 19% in 2007), biotech (15% vs. 8% in 2009), industrial/energy (8% vs. 17% in 2009), retail (5% vs. 8% in 2009) and IT services (5%). While more readily available than venture financing, angel investment

259-493: A new kind of businessperson, the capitalist . These people owned or financed businesses as investors, but they were not merchants of goods. These capitalists were a major force in the Industrial Revolution . The Oxford English Dictionary reports the earliest known use of the word "business-men" in 1798, and of "business-man" in 1803. By 1860, the spelling "businessmen" had emerged. Merriam Webster reports

296-464: A new trend has emerged in the business world known as "founding angels". These are angel investors who get involved with a startup even before it is officially established. Unlike a traditional business angel, because founding angels invest so early, they are typically seen as "founders" and typically have much greater involvement in the early stages of the business. Founding angels most often co-found startups with scientists, developers, or engineers in

333-497: A particular business arena, mentoring another generation of entrepreneurs, and making use of their experience and networks on a less than full-time basis. Because innovations tend to be produced by outsiders and founders in startups, rather than existing organizations, angel investors provide (in addition to funds) feedback, advice, and contacts. Because there are no public exchanges listing their securities, private companies meet angel investors in several ways, including referrals from

370-480: A pioneering study on how entrepreneurs raised seed capital in the US. He began using the term "angel" to describe the investors who supported them. A similar term, " patron ", is commonly used in arts. Angel investors are often retired entrepreneurs or executives who may be interested in angel investing for reasons that go beyond pure monetary return. These reasons include: wanting to keep abreast of current developments in

407-594: A small stretch of highway that is only 35 kilometers long. During the Soviet period, General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev may have gone for a walk and encountered Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn , who was being hunted by the KGB and hiding out at Mstislav Rostropovich 's dacha . . In the mid-1990s, Rublyovka, which borders on the pristine and well-forested bank of the Moscow River was swiftly privatized by stars of show-business,

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444-447: A very high return on investment . Additionally, angel investors often mitigate the risk of an angel investment by allocating less than 10% of their portfolio to these types of investments. Because a large percentage of angel investments are lost completely when early-stage companies fail, professional angel investors seek investments that have the potential to return at least ten or more times their original investment within 5 years through

481-404: Is a person who sets up a business or multiple businesses ( serial entrepreneur ). Entrepreneurship may be defined as the creation or extraction of economic value . It is generally thought to embrace risks beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business. Its motivation can include other values than simply economic ones. In general usage, because the distinction is not clear-cut,

518-653: Is also a wedding palace and a concert hall. Gated communities include Tagankovo. The area is known for its residents' high net worth. It was revealed in January 2020 that Mikhail Mishustin and his wife own a property in Rublyovka. Mishustin was named by President Vladimir Putin in January as the nominee to become the next Russian Prime Minister . 55°45′35″N 37°20′45″E  /  55.75972°N 37.34583°E  / 55.75972; 37.34583 Businesspeople A businessperson , also referred to as

555-566: Is positively correlated with higher survival, additional fundraising outside the angel group, and faster growth measured through growth in website traffic". Angel capital fills the gap in seed funding between "friends and family" funding rounds and more robust start-up financing through formal venture capital. Although it is usually difficult to raise more than a few hundred thousand dollars from friends and family, most traditional venture capital funds are usually not able to make or evaluate small investments under US$ 1–2 million. On an annual basis,

592-438: Is still extremely difficult to raise. However, some new models are developing that are trying to make this easier. Much like other forms of private equity, angel investment decision-making has been shown to suffer from cognitive biases such as the illusion of control and overconfidence . Angel investments bear extremely high risks and are usually subject to dilution from future investment rounds. As such, they require

629-474: The JOBS Act of 2012 loosened those requirements starting in January 2013. Reaching nearly $ 23 billion in 2012 in the US, angel investors are not only responsible for funding over 67,000 start-up ventures annually, but their capital also contributed to job growth by helping to finance 274,800 new jobs in 2012. In 2013, 41% of tech sector executives named angel investors as a means of funding. Saudi Vision 2030

666-571: The demi monde , officials and industrial magnates, and turned into a kind of a !millionaires' ghetto", or a Russian Beverly Hills , "where it is outrageous not to be good-looking". The district is 40 minutes to Moscow via a two-lane paved road; however, the road is sometimes closed due to travels by Vladimir Putin and other important Russian officials. There is a high-end shopping mall , Barvikha Luxury Village, where such brands as Prada , Gucci , and Dolce & Gabbana are offered. The mall includes Bentley and Ferrari / Maserati dealerships. There

703-595: The $ 7.5 billion invested in US-based companies throughout Q2 2011, 3–4 times as much as the total amount invested within New England. Total angel investments in the United States in 2021 were $ 29.1 billion, an increase of 15.2 percent over 2020, with 69,060 companies receiving funding. In the United States, angels are generally accredited investors in order to comply with current SEC regulations, although

740-781: The Great and Catherine the Great made pilgrimages to the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery by this road. Also this picturesque area was always the favorite place for the royal falcon hunting. Here, near the sovereigns, the Russian nobility also made their homes, particularly the Princes Yusupov , Shuvalov and Golitsyn . At the time of the Russian Revolution in 1917, the Zubalov family owned

777-544: The UK as angel investors were named by two-thirds of technology entrepreneurs as a means of funding. By 2015, angel investments had increased throughout the UK, with angels making an average number of five investments, compared to 2.5 in 2009. The same report also found an increase in angel investors making impact investments , with 25% of angels saying they had made an impact investment in 2014. Geographically, Silicon Valley dominates United States angel investing, receiving 39% of

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814-627: The US; by 2006, there were over 200. Angels typically invest their own funds (unlike venture capitalists , who manage the pooled money of others in a professionally managed fund ). Although typically reflecting the investment judgment of an individual, the entity providing the funding may be a trust , business, limited liability company , investment fund, or other vehicle. A Harvard report by William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, and Antoinette Schoar provides evidence that angel-funded startups are more likely to succeed than companies reliant on other forms of initial financing. The paper found "that angel funding

851-406: The combined value of all angel investments in the US almost reaches the combined value of all US venture capital funds, while angel investors invest in more than 60 times as many companies as venture capital firms (US$ 20.1 billion vs. $ 23.26 billion in the US in 2010, into 61,900 companies vs. 1,012 companies). There is no set amount for angel investors. Investments can range from a few thousand to

888-474: The earliest known use of the word "businesswoman" in 1827. The newest kind of corporate executive working under a business magnate is the manager. One of the first true founders of the management profession was Robert Owen (1771–1858). He was also a business magnate in Scotland. He studied the "problems of productivity and motivation ", and was followed by Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856–1915), who

925-486: The estate Rubllevka . The area was where the dachas of Lenin and Stalin were located, as well as the summer residences of all the subsequent general secretaries, from Nikita Khrushchev to Mikhail Gorbachev . Their sidekicks also settled here ( Anastas Mikoyan , Felix Dzerzhinsky , Nikolai Yezhov ) – side-by-side with famous scientists, artists and writers ( Mstislav Rostropovich , Andrei Sakharov , Dmitry Shostakovich ), and foreign diplomats. And they all lived on

962-448: The goal to increase productivity of the private establishments business magnates own. Salaries for businesspeople vary. The salaries of businesspeople can be as high as billions of dollars per year. For example, the owner of Microsoft , Bill Gates makes $ 4 billion per year. The high salaries which businesspeople earn have often been a source of criticism from many who believe they are paid excessively. An entrepreneur

999-718: The investors' trusted sources and other business contacts, at investor conferences and symposia, and at face-to-face meetings organized by groups of angels where companies pitch directly to investors. According to the Center for Venture Research, there were 363,460 active angel investors in the US in 2021. In the late 1980s, angels started to coalesce into informal groups with the goal of sharing deal flow and due diligence work and pooling their funds to make larger investments. Angel groups are generally local organizations made up of 10 to 150 accredited investors interested in early-stage investing. In 1996, there were about 10 angel groups in

1036-567: The mid-20th century. The application of the term "angel" originates in Broadway theater , where it was used to describe wealthy individuals who provided money for theatrical productions that would otherwise have had to shut down. This term, however, was not used in the context of investing in companies until 1978, when William Wetzel, a then-professor at the University of New Hampshire and founder of its Center for Venture Research, completed

1073-688: The most sophisticated and advanced network of angel investors in the world. Incorporated in 2002, the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) pioneered the angel investing movement and supported the formation of regional angel networks in Canada. According to both NACO and the Business Development Bank of Canada , there are 20,000–50,000 active angel investors in Canada. Over 4,000 are members of 45 angel groups that are NACO members. Before 2000, it

1110-466: The people who played this role. Europe became the dominant global commercial power in the 16th century, and as Europeans developed new tools for business, new types of "business people" began to use those tools. In this period, Europe developed and used paper money , cheques , and joint-stock companies (and their shares of capital stock ). Developments in actuarial science and underwriting led to insurance. Together, these new tools were used by

1147-403: The technology space who bring in the technology upon which the start-up is based. After they are founded, they are actively engaged in the management of startups, typically in a non-executive position, supporting the day-to-day running of the business. They less often have a predefined exit strategy, and more often hold onto equity long into the company's development. Canada is reportedly home to

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1184-435: The term 'entrepreneur' may be used as a (self-)promoting euphemism for 'businessperson', or it may serve to objectively indicate particular passion and risk-taking in a business field. Still, the distinction is only one by degrees. Angel investor An angel investor (also known as a business angel , informal investor , angel funder , private investor , or seed investor ) is an individual who provides capital to

1221-501: The traditional merchant caste in Indian society). Between 1300 and 1500, modern accounting, the bill of exchange , and limited liability were invented, and thus, the world saw "the first true bankers", who were certainly businesspeople. Around the same time, Europe saw the " emergence of rich merchants. " This "rise of the merchant class" came as Europe "needed a middleman" for the first time, and these "burghers" or " bourgeois " were

1258-501: The venture. In terms of returns, 35 percent of investments produced returns of between one and five times the initial investment, while 9 percent produced returns of multiples of ten times or more. The mean return, however, was 2.2 times the investment in 3.6 years and an approximate internal rate of return of 22 percent gross. The UK Business Angel market grew in 2009 through 2010 and, despite recessionary concerns, continues to show signs of growth. In 2013, this dynamic kept going on in

1295-863: Was difficult for startups in China to find local angel investors. Entrepreneurs, such as Jack Ma of Alibaba Group and many others, needed to raise funds from Softbank, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, and other institutions. However, by 2015, several Chinese Angel groups had been in operation. In 2012, the International Business Angels Assembly took place in the Russian Federation . This was an exclusive event devoted to private investing into innovative projects in Eastern Europe . In 2022, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine , all investors reduced their activity, this

1332-472: Was noticeable in private funds, which reduced the volume of investments by 4 times compared to 2021. A study by NESTA in 2009 estimated there were between 4,000 and 6,000 angel investors in the UK with an average investment size of £42,000 per investment. Furthermore, each angel investor on average acquired 8 percent of the venture in the deal, with 10 percent of investments accounting for more than 20 percent of

1369-521: Was the first person who studied work with the motive to train his staff in the field of management to make them efficient managers capable of managing his business. After World War I , management became popular due to the example of Herbert Hoover and the Harvard Business School , which offered degrees in business administration (management) with the motive to develop efficient managers so that business magnates could hire them with

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