Investor Resources

Several resources exist for angel investors and angel investor groups. The following are helpful tools for current or potential Central Illinois Angels members:

Angel Capital Education Foundation - http://www.angelcapitaleducation.org/default.aspx
ACEF is a charitable organization that focuses on education and research in the field of angel investing. Information, education, data, and research analysis is available to investors, entrepreneurs, policy makers, state and local entrepreneurial support professionals, university faculty and students, and others interested in learning more about angel investing.

Angel Capital Association - http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org
The Angel Capital Association is North America's professional alliance of angel groups. This fast-growing association brings together many of the 330 angel organizations in the United States and Canada to share best practices, network, and help develop data about the field of angel investing.
Central Illinois Angels is a member of the ACA. Current Central Illinois Angels members can access the Members Only section of the ACA website by contacting Kip McCoy at 309.495.5925 or kmccoy@h-p.org.

Wisconsin Angel Network - http://www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com
The mission of the Wisconsin Angel Network (WAN) is to build early-stage capital capacity throughout Wisconsin, increasing the number and amount of equity investments in Wisconsin's entrepreneurs. WAN was founded in January 2005 as an umbrella organization providing services and resources to the early-stage investing community.

Angel Investment Performance Project - http://sites.kauffman.org/aipp/index.cfm
The Angel Investor Performance Project (AIPP) collected information from 539 angel investors who were members of eighty-six angel investor groups and who had experienced 1,137 exits from their angel investments. This data set, the largest-ever set of angel investor exits, utilized angel investing groups throughout North America to sample angels. Generalization of findings should focus exclusively on angel investors who operate in groups.

Returns to Angel Investors in Groups Study - http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/dir_downloads/resources/RSCH_-_ACEF_-_Returns_to_Angel_Investor_in_Groups.pdf
This is a result of the AIPP listed above.