WI State
Government Initiatives

Angel Groups
in Wisconsin

Angel Groups in Other States

Presentation

NorthStar Guide

Early stage financing to support the creation and growth of high-technology businesses is essential to a New Economy economic development strategy.  Financing for emerging businesses is often lacking.  Early stage financing is usually provided by family and friends and angel investors.  These early stage investors finance the early development of business ideas and prepare a firm for later stage financing by venture capitalists and private equity investors.  Angel investors form the critical bridge between early business development and the later rapid growth phases of an emerging business.

At NorthStar Economics, we believe that the creation of angel investing networks can be a key strategy in fostering New Economy, high-income jobs.  NorthStar has experience and expertise, and can assist in the process of establishing local and regional angel investing networks.  NorthStar is also compiling data on angel investing networks in Wisconsin and other states to help link potential entrepreneurs and economic developers to sources of early stage financing. 

Click here to read our report examining
Angel Investing Activity in Wisconsin in 2005.

The NorthStar Guide to Growth and
Venture Capital for Wisconsin companies

NorthStar publishes a  periodic publication, the NorthStar Guide to Growth and Venture Capital for Wisconsin companies.  The NorthStar Guide compiles key information for Wisconsin companies seeking risk capital to start or expand a business.  This volume covers the complete range of risk capital needed by fast growing companies.  For each type of capital, the Guide provides a primer and a directory of the sources for that risk capital in Wisconsin.

For more information about the NorthStar Guide, click here or call (608) 441-8060.

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