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title: Angel Investing
description: Angel investing is the practice of providing early-stage capital to startups in exchange for equity. Learners will understand how to evaluate startup pitches, conduct due diligence, structure investment deals, and manage a portfolio.
category: business-entrepreneurship
subcategory: entrepreneurship
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/angel-investing
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# Angel Investing

Angel investing is the practice of providing early-stage capital to startups in exchange for equity. Learners will understand how to evaluate startup pitches, conduct due diligence, structure investment deals, and manage a portfolio.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 2 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Angel Capital Association

North American professional association for angel investors and angel groups. Its site offers education programs, research on angel deal activity and public policy updates, helping new investors understand how groups source, screen, value and structure early-stage investments.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://angelcapitalassociation.org

**Tags:** angel-investing, startup-funding, early-stage-investing, angel-groups, venture-capital

### 2. Gust

Angel investor network and deal flow

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://gust.com

## Podcasts

### 1. This Week in Startups

**Author:** Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en-us | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://thisweekinstartups.com

**Tags:** startups, angel-investing, venture-capital, entrepreneurship, founder-interviews

## Books

### 1. Angel

**Author:** Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis's guide to investing in early-stage technology startups, drawn from his own angel portfolio. Explains how to find deals, evaluate founders, size checks, join syndicates, and manage the long odds and illiquidity of startup investing.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062560700?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, business-entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship

### 2. Angel Investing

**Author:** David S. Rose

A practical handbook from the founder of Gust and New York Angels on angel investing as a portfolio discipline. Covers sourcing and screening deals, due diligence, valuation, term sheets, post-investment support, and why diversification across many startups matters.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118858255?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, business-entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship

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