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France Angels
16 Rue Turbigo9
E-mail: claude.rameau2@wanadoo.fr
Tel: 01 44 82 77 77
Website: www.franceangels.org/
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Date of creation : 2001
France Angels has been created in order to:
- Promote investment by Business Angels in France in order to quickly and strongly increase their number
- Represent Business Angels within French and European institutions, public and private,
- Accompany the development of Business Angels networks and professionalize their action by facilitating the exchange of « best practices »
- France Angels is the national organisation which represents and federates the Business Angels of France,
- France Angels brings together the 65 Business Angels networks as well as seed capital professionals.
- In the framework of its mission, France Angels takes part in the economic dynamism by facilitating the growth and development of the future leader businesses in expansion,
- France Angels represents the French Business Angels within the EBAN (European Business Angels Network) and the WBAA (World Business Angels Association).
To promote investment by Business Angels
- Systematic communication actions towards networks, partners and actors
- Creation of a Business Angels networks’ directory
- Every year, organisation of the « Business Angels Week »
- Organisation of a national major symposium about Business Angels and seed capital.
To represent Business Angels
- Lobbying actions towards public and local authorities
- Cooperates closely and provides its particular knowledge to the major national actors
- Takes apart in the major European, national and regional events related to business start-up.
- Study made every year about the activity and profile of Business Angels in France.
To accompany networks
- Supports the creation of Business Angels networks
- Organisation of « Business Angels Schools » to support the creation of Business Angels networks, and recruit and stimulate new Business Angels,
- Organisation of training cycles for leaders and major partners of Business Angels networks,
- Provides tools and a technical support to leaders of Business Angels networks (in particular a Resources Centre).
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- What is an angel investor?
- What are angel groups?
- How do I find an angel group?
- What is the difference between angels and Venture Capitalists?
- How do I know my business is right for an angel group investment?
- When should I approach an angel group?
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As venture capitalists are moving up the ladder to higher amounts, business angels are increasingly active in the very early stage of companies, and are required to invest in several rounds of financing for the same company as there is a lack of follow-on investment. This new equity gap concerns amounts from 1 million to 3 million €, depending on the country. |
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