The transformation of the business angel market: empirical evidence and research implications

An Open Access article from Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Volume 18, 2016 Issue 4
Authors are Colin Mason, Richard Harrison, and Tiago Botelho

The transformation of the business angel market: empirical evidence and research implications

See the link here for the full article: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13691066.2016.1229470

The abstract is below.

Abstract

“Business angel investing – a key source of finance for entrepreneurial businesses – is rapidly evolving from a fragmented and largely anonymous activity dominated by individuals investing on their own to one that is increasingly characterised by groups of investors investing together through managed angel groups. The implications of this change have been largely ignored by scholars. The paper examines the investment activity and operation of angel groups in Scotland to highlight the implications of this change for the nature of angel investing. It goes on to argue that this transformation challenges both the ongoing relevance of prior research on business angels and current methodological practices, and raises a set of new research questions”