Monadnock Angel Investors
A Private Seed Capital Investment Group
The Monadnock Angel Investors group meets monthly to evaluate investment opportunities. Entrepreneurs submit business plan documents through an online, web-based form that are reviewed and vetted by angel investors designated by the group. Businesses that have merit will be invited to present to the group at the monthly meeting. If there is sufficient interest in the venture from one or more of the angels, the entrepreneur and the investors engage in negotiations on the terms of the investment. This will be a private transaction between the parties. The Monadnock Angel Investor group will provide tools to assist the negotiations, but the final outcome is defined by the interaction between the angels and the entrepreneur.
What is private seed capital investing (“angel investing”)? Angel investors are high net worth individuals who are seeking ways to make prudent investments into entrepreneurial ventures. They are typically the first available capital after friends, family and fools and are likely to have been or are entrepreneurs themselves. Angels are one of the highest potential and most under utilized economic resources in the country today. It is estimated that there are more than 10 times the number of potential angels as compared to active angels. Under the right conditions, the private capital and/or business knowledge of angels can be a major economic force for entrepreneurial businesses. There is a problem, however, with the entrepreneur/angel investor marketplace. It is quite imperfect! It is often difficult for entrepreneurs to identify angel investors and even more difficult for entrepreneurs to present their business case to them. Angels also have difficulty finding suitable ventures in which to invest. The role of an angel investment group is to make a more efficient marketplace for both the entrepreneur and the angel investor.
