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March 04, 2011

Super-Angels Steal A March On VC

This year, super-angel funds will invest in more entrepreneurial companies than their more established counterparts. Check out Institutional Investor’s ranking of the top super-angels.

By Udayan Gupta

Super-angels are helping to reorganize early-stage investing with disciplined capital, uniform investing rules and a sense of community that venture capital hasn’t had for a long time.

And super-angels can now finance later rounds, in direct competition with venture capital funds. Their successes are already well-documented. ....

Read More: Ron Conway · Founder Collective · David Frankel · Eric Paley · Jean-Francois (Jeff) Clavier · SoftTech VC · Jon Callaghan · True Ventures · Social Leverage · Howard Lindzon · Y Combinator · Paul Graham

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