Business angels are affluent individuals who provide capital to startup businesses in exchange for equity or debt. They sometimes organize into angel groups or networks to share research and pool investments. The secret of their success is providing not just money but also patience and advice to portfolio companies. On average, business angels invest between €50,000-€500,000 per company, and seek to spread their risk across multiple investments. The most successful business angels also serve as coaches to the companies they fund.

1. The secret of success of
Business Angels
Boudewijn Dupont, CEO SIM Belgium

2. An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel, informal
investor, angel funder, private investor, or seed investor) is an affluent
individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for
convertible debt or ownership equity. A small but increasing number of angel
investors organize themselves into angel groups or angel networks to share
research and pool their investment capital, as well as to provide advice to
their portfolio companies.
Also known as ‘Smart Money’
What is a Business Angel?
Source: Wikipedia

6. Risk

8. How much does a Business Angel
invest?
€ 50K - € 500K
Average Investment/company
New: Taxshelter for Start-ups (tax relief)

9. Financial Leverage

10. Overview Business Angel Deals 2014
Bron: BAN Vlaanderen

11. European early stage investments 2014:
€ 7,5 Billion!

12. Risk Management!

13. Patience!!
It takes effort and time … Money and Advice

14. How do they look like?

19. Which country invented the ‘Business
Angel Coaching’ concept?

20. Fast 50 companies

22. USP SIM Belgium
SIM Belgium provides coaching, advice and
practical company support by experienced
High-Level Business Angels!

23. BUSINESS ANGEL COACHING
“Smart Human Capital”

24. Sustainable Growth

25. High Potential Starter
Innovation Growth Company
High Growth Company
Focusgroup

27. Financial Coaching & reports

29. International Growth Strategy

31. Opleiding Advies
Advies
Internationaal
ondernemen
Technologie-
verkenning
(IWT)
Strategisch
advies
Coaching
Aanwervings-
premie
Steun % 50% 50% 50% 75% 50% en 75% 50% 50%
Steunplafond
per pijler
€ 2.500 € 2.500 € 5.000 € 10.000 € 25.000 € 10.000 € 20.000
Maximum per
periode
Periode 1 kalenderjaar
Kleine projecten Grote projecten
deze pijlers samen € 15.000 € 25.000

34. High-Level Network

35. Central Knowledge Base

36. Implementation Management
SME BOOST!

37. Secret of success of Business Angels?
• Business Angels mostly invest in start-ups
• Smart Money (and patience)
• They organize themselves into Business Angel Networks
• Average amount of investments: € 50K - € 500K
• Tax relief for investments in start-ups
• Business Angels spread their risk
– More companies
– Syndicats of Angel Investors
• Financial leverages
• Not always local

38. But the most succesful
Business Angel is also …
BUSINESS ANGEL COACH!

39. Thanks!
Boudewijn Dupont
CEO SIM Belgium
Boudewijn.dupont@simbelgium.com
+32 477 467 459
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