Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Other early stage |
Financing to companies that have completed the product development stage and require further funds to initiate commercial manufacturing and sales. They will not yet generate a profit. |
| Prospectus |
A disclosure document prepared to provide potential investors with detailed information regarding the purchase of securities, including debt or equity offerings. |
| Seed |
Financing provided to research, assess and develop an initial concept before a business has reached start-up phase. |
| Serial angel |
A business angel who closes two or more investment deals per year. |
| Sophisticated Investor |
An investor recognised by a third party as someone who is sufficiently knowledgeable to understand the risks involved with investing in an unquoted company. The individual has already made previous investments and has a long history of investing in a range of financial instruments. |
| Start-up |
Financing provided to companies for product development and initial marketing. Companies may be in the process of being set up or may have been in business for a short time, but have not sold their product commercially. |
| Venture capital |
Provision of equity for generally young, unquoted companies with high growth potential and high commercial uncertainty – ranges from seed to late stage investment with key feature of being “hands-on” involvement by the finance provider. |
| Virgin Angel |
Individuals with funds available who are looking to make their first investment. |
| Wealth maximising angel |
Rich individual and experienced businessman who invests in several businesses for capital gain exclusively. |
| Yield rate |
The number of investment opportunities that are brought to the attention of investors (by the business angel network) and which resulted in an investment (Source: Sohl Jeffrey E. and Sommer Bruce, “Angel investing: changing strategies during volatile times”, p.9 2002). |
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Agenda
| Mon Sep 13 / London, UK 11th MedTech Investing Europe Conference |
| Wed Sep 15 / Geneva, Switzerland Building a Sustainable World: 2nd European Early Stage Investing Summit |
| Wed Sep 22 @09:00 - 04:30 / Maison Alfort, France France Angels Campus |
