Entrepreneurs

INTRODUCTION

Angel investors represent a growing portion of the investment for seed and startup companies. Creative entrepreneurs looking for financial and strategic leverage able to introduce their ideas simultaneously to a group of qualified angel investors. All investments are based on a strategic evaluation process which allows BizAngel and its members to effectively select the best venture opportunities.

INVESTMENT ON INNOVATION BUSINESS

On average, individual angel investors invest between RM25,000 and RM1mil per project. Depending on their level of syndication, angel investors or group investors will invest between RM200,000 and RM2mil per project. Businesses are generally valued at between RM1mil and RM5mil.

On average, each angel investor will enter into several investment projects per year and will have a portfolio of between 3 and 10 companies. Angels may have many active investments at any one time.

Generally, angels accept a 4 to 7 year investment horizon before an exit (which is however a duration of 2 to 5 years for real estate). It should be noted that because of the risks associated with such early-stage or close-stage investments and the value they add to their investments, angels typically are looking for a profitable returns.

JOIN BIZANGEL

Free registration and begin creating your idea’s pitch. Answer some simple questions about your business to check if you meet our investment criteria. If you do meet our criteria, complete and submit the online overview of your pitch for our team to review.

EXPERTS REVIEW

We will review your application and will contact the successful candidates. If we think your pitch will be suitable for our investors, we will arrange a call or meeting. This is our opportunity to get to know you better and discuss the best approach in getting you funded.

RAISE INVESTMENT

It’s crucial to find the right lead investor for your business. If you don’t have a lead investor on board yet, we can match you with one through private introduction at one of our local selection pitching events to match with our local lead investors. Than, we can include your ideas in our pitching platform and open the funding to our wider network of investors in the region.

UPDATE INVESTORS

After successful fundraising, your new investors will have the private access to your dedicated investor relations portal. Here, you can provide updates on your progress, ask for their advice or let them know about future funding rounds and get consent for matters that require a vote. This makes investor communications quick and simple, so you can focus on growing the business.

JOIN BIZANGEL

Free registration and begin creating your idea’s pitch. Answer some simple questions about your business to check if you meet our investment criteria. If you do meet our criteria, complete and submit the online overview of your pitch for our team to review.

EXPERTS REVIEW

We will review your application and will contact the successful candidates. If we think your pitch will be suitable for our investors, we will arrange a call or meeting. This is our opportunity to get to know you better and discuss the best approach in getting you funded.

RAISE INVESTMENT

It’s crucial to find the right lead investor for your business. If you don’t have a lead investor on board yet, we can match you with one through private introduction at one of our local selection pitching events to match with our local lead investors. Than, we can include your ideas in our pitching platform and open the funding to our wider network of investors in the region.

UPDATE INVESTORS

After successful fundraising, your new investors will have the private access to your dedicated investor relations portal. Here, you can provide updates on your progress, ask for their advice or let them know about future funding rounds and get consent for matters that require a vote. This makes investor communications quick and simple, so you can focus on growing the business.

INVESTMENT CRITERIA

BizAngel searching for entrepreneurs with amazing business credentials that have a reputation of leadership and execution either in specific industry or in earlier entrepreneurial ventures. Your team passion and commitment towards the business idea is vital for our investors alongside your capabilities and confidence to inspire future stakeholders, investors, employees and potential customers. The team must be open to receive any input shared by our angel investors.

ALL SECTORS AT ALL STAGES

We work with entrepreneurs from all sectors not just B2C but at all stages from seed investment to close-stage businesses.

  • Media & lifestyle
  • Hardware & IoT
  • Life sciences
  • Property & real estate
  • Logistics
  • E-commerce
  • Financial Services
  • Education
  • Security
  • Environment
  • Software enterprise
  • Shared Services

MARKET

We invest in all sectors that address major issues for significant and large target markets. There are plenty of business opportunities but not all businesses will generate returns that justify angel financing.

GROWTH POTENTIAL

We search for companies that can grow rapidly and that can proficiently manage their growth and profitability. Entrepreneurs must propose a business plan to generate significant profits with strategy to achieve multiple sources of revenue or to develop a performance commercialization approach. We also require well-conceived financial projections, showing consistent profits and cash flow growth.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Entrepreneurs must have some exclusive features that recognize it from potential competitors or have strong barriers that prevent other companies from capturing your customers with at least one comparative offerings.

COMPATIBILITY

BizAngel members are accredited individual investors that have significant executive experience in various industries. One of the benefits of working with angel investors is the active coaching and network of contacts that such investors can provide. With that capacity, there must be similarity between the BizAngel members and your project.

INNOVATION

We prefer to invest in innovative companies and credible entrepreneurs with aspirations to grow an international business having a well defined plan. The concept behind the innovation must be proven and demonstrable. We always look for projects that have a clear direction to commercialization.

EXIT STRATEGY

BizAngel investors look for significant returns when they support a business venture. This degree of return on investment is fundamental due to the high risk and the probability of failure among early stage ventures. Consequently, a clear articulated exit strategy on how angel investors will obtain such returns is essential with financial needs detailed for each step of the strategy. Angel investors eager to know on how the operational strategies in placed and specific steps you will take to achieve the exit.

The Team

It’s often said that people invest in people. We continuously looking for the most skilled and passionate teams out there. If investors feel that you blend well together and can execute your ideas, they will be more likely to invest

Growth Potential

It’s essential that your business model is brilliant, scalable and isn’t too capital intensive or requires huge workforce before creating revenue. Most investors seek for businesses that have the potential to grow rapidly to maximise the chances of receiving the returns.

Raise Business

We aim to raise between RM25,000 – RM1mil for the companies we select to pitch. For businesses that looking for smaller investment amount, it’s best to apply for a business loan before you reach to a point of expansion stage and require higher funding.

Establishment

Investors like to see that the business has moved beyond the idea stage and has some early customers or a viable product, so that there is some evidence that it will work. If your business is still at the idea stage, it’s probably too early for equity funding.

The Team

It’s often said that people invest in people. We continuously looking for the most skilled and passionate teams out there. If investors feel that you blend well together and can execute your ideas, they will be more likely to invest

Growth Potential

It’s essential that your business model is brilliant, scalable and isn’t too capital intensive or requires huge workforce before creating revenue. Most investors seek for businesses that have the potential to grow rapidly to maximise the chances of receiving the returns.

Raise Business

We aim to raise between RM25,000 – RM1mil for the companies we select to pitch. For businesses that looking for smaller investment amount, it’s best to apply for a business loan before you reach to a point of expansion stage and require higher funding.

Establishment

Investors like to see that the business has moved beyond the idea stage and has some early customers or a viable product, so that there is some evidence that it will work. If your business is still at the idea stage, it’s probably too early for equity funding.