Empowering PeopleNORCAT Hot TopicsWhat does it mean to be an angel investor?

Featuring Randall Howard, Lance Laking, and Karen Grant

September 17th, 2013NORCAT Centre

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What is an Angel Investor?

• Angels are often experienced, high net-worth individuals, who invest personal funds in early stage start-up ventures

• Angels typically invest at the seed stage and may provide follow-on funding to start-ups that need money and other resources to continue growing

• Angels often invest in sectors they know and play an active role; often mentoring the CEO and assuming a role on the company’s board

• Canadian angels are estimated to invest between $500M to $1B annually in Canada’s growth-oriented and scalable companies

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Where Angels Typically Play

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Snapshot of Canadian Angel Investors

• Angel investors often invest alone, but are increasingly joining angel groups to leverage the knowledge and experience of peers

• There are more than 30 formal angel groups across Canada including the MaRS Angels, Northern Ontario Angels, and the Golden Triangle Angel Network

• The Ontario Securities Commission estimates there are up to 500,000 accredited investors in Canada, but only a fraction actively invest in early-stage companies

• In 2012, the National Angel Capital Organization estimated that the average investment round was approximately $315,00 with an average valuation of $2.1M

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