Investing in startups has often meant writing checks for $50,000 or more to a company looking for funding. To get access to those deals you need a network that can refer those deals to you.
Most angels make several investments per year to spread the risk around. That means you need $200,000 or more per year to be an angel. That traditional scenario left a lot of interested angel investors sitting on the sidelines.
Today, it’s a lot easier to become an angel investor, due to crowdfunding, micro lending and investment sites like MicroVentures, which is opening doors to those looking to invest $1,000 to $30,000 or more.
To read the full, original article click on this link: MicroVentures gives accredited investors access to early stage startups | VentureBeat
