Angel Investing Needs More Than Just a Few Good Women

Kauffman Foundation Report Discusses Growing the Pool of Angel Funds by Involving More Women

Despite increased financial power and wealth, high net worth women represent a largely untapped source of capital for start-up entrepreneurs, according to a new report released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

The report, Women and Angel Investing: An Untapped Pool of Equity for Entrepreneurs, provides insights and recommendations from leading women angels on how to grow the pool of early stage equity by encouraging more women to be angels.

Of the estimated 225,000 active angels who invested $23.1 billion in nearly 50,000 entrepreneurial deals in 2005, no more than eight percent are female, as estimated by several reports.

Contact:

Wendy Guillies, 816-92-1042, [email protected]

Thomas Phillips, 212-935-4655, [email protected]

Full Report: http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=699