Calling all angels…

If you have already decided that you want to take on investor capital, and you’ve got your ducks in a row (read: you’ve perfected your elevator pitch and developed your investor information package), then it’s time to meet some Angel Investors.  This is often a sticking point for many budding entrepreneurs.  Fortunately, there are plenty of private equity specialists and private placement websites out there to help connect you with interested Angles.  In the spirit of entrepreneurial bootstrapping, we’re going to forgo paying the middlemen and point you to a couple of our favorite websites so you can get the funding done yourself:

• Angel Capital Association unites the many loosely organized Angel Investor groups across the country.  This should be your first stop and is a good resource for all things Angel.

• AngelSoft.net is a tool that many of the ACA groups and other Angel Investors use.  You can connect with investors directly through this tool.  Be ready to upload a lot of information for the investors to peruse.

• Angel.co is a tool that is very similar to Angelsoft.net, but is more focused on the small, individual investor.  It has received high praise from entrepreneurs and investors alike and is a vehicle by which you can get funded rather quickly.