angel investor

English

Noun

angel investor (plural angel investors)

1. (business) An investor to a start-up, especially one who invests very early or during the company's initial forming, often with a slim chance of a return on investment.

   Synonyms: business angel, angel

Translations

angel investor

• Estonian: äriingel
• Finnish: enkelisijoittaja (fi)
• French: investisseur providentiel (fr) m
• German: Business Angel m, Unternehmensengel m (rare)
• Hungarian: angyalbefektető (hu), üzleti angyal
• Polish: anioł biznesu m

See also

• corporate raider
• takeover artist
• turnaround artist
• venture capitalist
• white knight

 

References

• http://www.brighthub.com/office/entrepreneurs/articles/46940.aspx