TOP TEN
ANGEL
INVESTORS TO WATCH IN 2021
This year looks set to be a major event for fintech globally . We profile the Top 10 angel investors with a penchant for innovative technology
WRITTEN BY : JOANNA ENGLAND
The global fintech market was worth US $ 127.66bn in 2018 , and has a predicted annual growth rate of 25 %, which will continue until 2022 , to $ 309.98bn . With such a burgeoning marketplace , the environment for new insurtech startups is fertile and brings with it many new investment opportunities .
The term ‘ angel investor ’ refers to typically high net worth individuals who , in exchange for equity in the company , invest in the early stages of a startup .
Angel investors typically require a 20 to 25 % return on the money they invest in a company . But Venture Capitalists may take even more , especially if the product is still in development . For example , an investor may want 40 % of the business to compensate for the high risk it is taking by investing in a startup .
The purpose of an angel investor is also usually a one-time funding injection , and the main focus is on the entrepreneur launching the business and seeing through a brilliant idea , rather than a usual investor who is concerned with long-term business gains .
120 April 2021