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The UNH Center For Venture Research is reporting that Angel $ investments were down slightly in 2009 from 2008 while the number of investments increase which results in less dollars per investment.

Software was the largest investment (19%) with healthcare services/medical devices (17%), industrial/energy (17%), retail (9%) and biotech (8%). For 2009, mergers and acquisitions represented 54% of the angel exits, and bankruptcies accounted for 40 % of the exits. Annual exit returns based on mergers, acquisitions and IPOs, for the angel investments were between 23% and 38%.

The biggest difference was seen in the seed/start-up stage and first stage investing, for 2009 the capital investments were 35% of the angel investment, this was down 10% from 2008. What makes this difficult is the trickle down from venture capital and other funding sources have really steered away from seed/start-ups as they view this segment as high risk.

Source:  Angel Investor Market Holds Steady In 2009 But Changes Seen In Types Of Deals, UNH Center For Venture Research Finds

Interesting online article from CNN Money on the details of six startups and how they raised cash. Some great creativity and just proves if you are motivated and driven you will succeed.

• AirBnB
• Makerbeam
• Boutique Larrieux
• Everlater
• Measy.com
• The Extraordinaries

Source:
Where to get startup cash now – AirBnB (1) – Small Business.