"angel investor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angel investors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} angel investor (plural angel investors)
  1. (business) An investor to a start-up, especially one who invests very early or during the company's initial forming, often with a slim chance of a return on investment. Wikipedia link: angel investor Categories (topical): Business Synonyms: business angel, angel Related terms: corporate raider, takeover artist, turnaround artist, venture capitalist, white knight Translations (angel investor): äriingel (Estonian), enkelisijoittaja (Finnish), investisseur providentiel [masculine] (French), Business Angel [masculine] (German), Unternehmensengel [masculine, rare] (German), angyalbefektető (Hungarian), üzleti angyal (Hungarian), anioł biznesu [masculine] (Polish)

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