CEOpreneurs and Angel Investment

As an angel investor with a CEO background, what advice do you have for CEOs who are considering becoming an angel investor? Angel and venture capital investing is not only risky, but also involves a heavy commitment on one’s time. I started after I left my CEO position with Oger Telecom in 2011, as I wasn’t able to do...

But what is ‘the best finance’?

Baybars Altuntas Chairman, World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) In the past, inventions were important for the economic development of societies. In the 21st century, however, it is not invention but innovation that counts. In those earlier times, entrepreneurial skills were not needed to get an invention to the market because customers were ready to buy anything new. Entrepreneurs need much more...

Capital Carnaval As Brazilian Angel Investment Flourishes

  Cassio Spina, Founder and President, Anjos do Brasil takes us on a guided tour through the promising and dynamic Brazilian Angel Investment landscape.   Despite Brazil suffering a political and economic crisis in the past several years, marked by the impeachment of a president and negative GDP, Angel Investment still keeps growing. 2016 saw the Brazilian Angel ecosystem break through the...