Angel Investors

[nev]

Came across a concept known as Angel investing and investors

Seems to be it like lending to someone to start up a business
Has anyone been involved in this process
Can it be done with IPs

 

[The Y-man]

It is for starting business ventures and funding entrepreneurial activity.

Often not "lending" as such but having an actual financial interest in the biz (as the biz is unlikely to be able to pay interest at startup).

Common Biz funding goes:
- The bank of F/F (Family and Friends)
- Angels
- Venture Capitalists (usu. for bigger deals)
- Banks (you'd have to be established for this one)

The Y-man

 

[Sean M]

Pretty much as the Y man said it. They normally want a stake in the business.

Possibly if your business was developing properties/ constructions that would be seen as a business. However, probably not what most angel investors look for.

 

[Corey Batt]

Came across a concept known as Angel investing and investors

Seems to be it like lending to someone to start up a business
Has anyone been involved in this process
Can it be done with IPs

Angel investor can just buy said IP themselves and receive all the benefits.

 

[starter]

Properties growth is too slow and ROI too low (albeit safer) for the Angel investor concept.

 

[mikezen]

Depending on how much money you want and what your product is you could always look at " kickstarter"

http://www.kickstarter.com/australia

 

[MRO]

I used to work for a venture capital/ angel investor.

Property was a not a field of interest. We basically looked for investments with 5x to 10x return over two years. We would provide cash (usually in several tranches) to take control of the company (greater than 50%). Then we used management skills and contacts to increase value in the company. Quite often this would lead to a share market listing or sale to a list company.