Categorisations of business angels: an overview

Roger Sørheim and Tiago Botelho

Chapter 4 in Handbook of Research on Business Angels, 2016, pp 76-91 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Previous studies of business angels have shown that the population is very heterogeneous, with various studies developing typologies to describe different categories of investor. This chapter provides a critical review of previous research on business angel categorisations to highlight the key contributions. The authors note that previous studies have categorised business angels using a wide range of variables, mostly grouping investors according to investors’ characteristics and often derived from data rather than theory. The main contribution of these studies has been to develop a more sophisticated and nuanced view of the definition and behaviour of business angels – which breaks free from an oversimplified stereotypical view of business angels. However, in many cases the categorisations are fragmented, lacking a theoretical anchor, supply-side driven and rather static. The authors conclude that these studies have not significantly influenced policymakers and policies to target different categories of business angel.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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