What are 'angels investors' ?

Question

Explain the term angel investors to me. what is their role in a startup? how can a startup reach them? what can we get from them?

Answer 1

An Angel investor is a type of investor who invests in the initial stage of startups. Usually, an angel investor is from your family members or friends.

If your friend invests money against partnership/equity. He is an angel investor for you.

Answer 2

Here I describe different funding rounds. So it is important to read about these funding rounds first.

http://brainy.pk/qa/133/what-is-a-funding-round-and-how-it-is-worked

Known as a private investor, seed investor, or angel funder. a high-net-worth individual who provides financial backing for small startups or entrepreneurs, typically in exchange for ownership equity in the company.