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Jeffrey Sohl, director of the UNH Center for Venture Research

DURHAM, N.H. – The angel investor market in 2014 had a slight correction in investment dollars and in the deal size, according to the 2014 Angel Market Analysis released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.

Total investments in 2014 were $24.1 billion, a decrease of 2.8 percent over 2013, but the number of entrepreneurial ventures receiving angel funding increased 3.8 percent over 2013 in investments to 73,400. The number of active investors in 2014 was 316,600 individuals, an increase of 5.9 percent from 2013.

Image: Jeffrey Sohl, director of the UNH Center for Venture Research