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Categorisations of business angels: an overview

In: Handbook of Research on Business Angels

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  • Roger Sørheim
  • Tiago Botelho

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Previous studies of business angels have shown that the population is very heterogeneous, with various studies developing typologies to describe different categories of investor. This chapter provides a critical review of previous research on business angel categorisations to highlight the key contributions. The authors note that previous studies have categorised business angels using a wide range of variables, mostly grouping investors according to investors’ characteristics and often derived from data rather than theory. The main contribution of these studies has been to develop a more sophisticated and nuanced view of the definition and behaviour of business angels – which breaks free from an oversimplified stereotypical view of business angels. However, in many cases the categorisations are fragmented, lacking a theoretical anchor, supply-side driven and rather static. The authors conclude that these studies have not significantly influenced policymakers and policies to target different categories of business angel.

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  • Roger Sørheim & Tiago Botelho, 2016. "Categorisations of business angels: an overview," Chapters, in: Hans Landström & Colin Mason (ed.), Handbook of Research on Business Angels, chapter 4, pages 76-91, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Marie-Christine Chalus-Sauvannet & Karine Demauras, 2019. "Caractéristiques et motivations des femmes Business Angels et leurs interactions avec les femmes entrepreneurs ?," Post-Print hal-02121737, HAL.
    2. Wang, Wanxin & Mahmood, Ammara & Sismeiro, Catarina & Vulkan, Nir, 2019. "The evolution of equity crowdfunding: Insights from co-investments of angels and the crowd," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(8), pages 1-1.

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