Audio: Anna Hamilton-Manns talks about the Angel Association

Anna Hamilton-Manns is the Executive Director of the Angel Association New Zealand.

We caught up with her last week in Wellington to talk about how the Association is going after nine months in action, and her plans for the future.

Key points:

• The Association’s education programmes are going well
• The angel clubs are in good health
• 2008 was slow with more follow-on deals than new investment
• 2009 is looking better, with more deals coming through
• Syndication is a growing trend.  In2006 36% of deals syndicated; this grew to 58% in 2008.  Syndication is more likely to occur if investors have relationships with members of other clubs, and the Association is encouraging that.
• To improve the angel scene, we need to increase the number of angel investors by encouraging others to get involved in angel investing, and encourage angels to improve skills through education.
• The Association will be running 3-4 events per month, the highlight of which will be the Summit in Queenstown in November.
• Angel investing is a portfolio game – spread your risk across a number of companies, and don’t put all your eggs into one basket.

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