2. Table of Contents
2013 Highlights p. 3
National Trends p. 5
Most Active Angels p.13
Regional Trends p.15
Sector Trends p.20
About the Halo Report p.23
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4. Angel Group Update: Halo Report 2013
10 Most Active US Angel Groups
Total Deals 2013 p. 14
1. Golden Seeds
2. Tech Coast Angels
3. Houston Angel Network
4. Central Texas Angel Network
5. Sand Hill Angels
6. Launchpad Venture Group
7. New York Angels
8. Desert Angels
9. Investors Circle
10. Alliance of Angels
Highlights
2013
More High-Valuation Deals Closed in 2013
p.12
Three-Year High for Deals and Round Sizes
when Angel Groups Co-Invest with Non-
Angels p.8, 11
Healthcare, Mobile, and Internet Startups
Claim Nearly 80% of Angel Group
Dollars, Round Sizes Increase p.10, 22
California Reigns; Remainder of US Deals Are
Well Distributed p.17
Dollars More Concentrated in Fewer Regions
p.19
New England Drops in Deals and Dollars p. 19
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6. Angel Round Sizes Remain Steady Over Three-Year Period
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
2011 2012 2013
Median Round Size Mean Round Size
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*Angel rounds include angels & angel groups only
$950K $857K
$931K
$610K $600K $600K
$M
7. Angel Round Size Sees Strong Finish in 2013
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013
Median Round Size Mean Round Size
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*Angel rounds include angels & angel groups only
$902K
$866K $972K $862K $997K
$680K $700K
$510K
$550K
$700K
$M
8. Round Sizes Hit Three-Year High When Angels Co-Invest with Non-Angels
$1.5 $1.5
$1.7
$2.4 $2.4
$2.5
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
2011 2012 2013
Median Round Size Mean Round Size
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M
Rounds include angels, angel groups, and non-angel investors
9. While 2013 Co-Investor Round Sizes Up, Q4 Finishes Soft
$1.4 $1.4
$1.9
$2.0
$1.8
$2.5
$2.0
$2.8 $2.9
$2.3
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013
Median Round Size Mean Round Size
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M
Rounds include angels, angel groups, and non-angel investors
10. Round Sizes Increase Across Top Sectors
Healthcare Round Sizes Jump $500K in 2013
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
Healthcare Internet Mobile / Telecom
Chart references median round sizes for all deals involving angel groups, co-investors
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$1.6M
$1.0M
$1.1M
$M
$1.1M
$935K
$1.0M
2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013
11. 67.3% 71.0% 73.0%
32.7% 29.0% 27.0%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2011 2012 2013
Not Co-Invested Angel Group Co-Investment
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Angel Group Co-Investment Trending Up for Three Consecutive Years
12. More High-Valuation Deals Closed in 2013
Median Round Size Holds Steady at $2.5M
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$1.4M
1st Quartile
$4.2M
3rd Quartile
$0.50M
$9.3M
2012
2013
$1.5M
1st Quartile
$6.6M$0.11M $3.7M
3rd Quartile
*Including all rounds with angel groups pre-series A
$2.5M
Median
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Golden Seeds is Most Active Angel Group
Ranked by Total Number of 2013 Deals and Compared to 2012
Golden Seeds
CA, MA, NY
Tech Coast Angels
Southern California
Houston Angel Network
Houston, TX
Central Texas Angel Network
Austin, TX
Sand Hill Angels
Sunnyvale, CA
Launchpad Venture Group
Boston, MA
New York Angels
New York, NY
Desert Angels
Tucson, AZ
Investors Circle
National Group
Alliance of Angels
Seattle, WA
8th
3rd
1st
7th
5th
6th
New
New
4th
2nd
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
17. California Reigns
Mid-Atlantic and New York Trend Up While New England Loses Ground
20.2% 18.6% 18.6%
14.2% 13.4% 11.3%
11.0% 12.6%
11.7%
11.4% 11.3%
11.8%
5.8% 6.3%
6.0%
8.7% 8.9%
7.7%
7.0% 7.7%
8.5%
7.6%
9.2%
6.1% 5.4% 5.5%
6.4% 7.7% 9.4%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
New York
Great Plains
Mid-Atlantic
Texas
Northwest
Southwest
Great Lakes
Southeast
New England
California
Chart references annual share of angel group deals across U.S.
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20122011 2013
10.4%
21. 32.7% 33.0%
38.5%
23.2% 20.1%
19.6%
9.6% 13.5%
16.2%5.1% 4.2%
4.0%6.7% 5.5%
4.1%
4.4%
2.9%
1.8%
5.3% 6.4% 2.7%
13.1% 14.5% 13.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Other
Computer Hdwr &
Svcs
Energy & Utilities
Industrial
Software
Mobile & Telecom
Healthcare
Internet
Chart references annual share of angel group deals across U.S.
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20122011 2013
Mobile Consistently Trending Up Year Over Year
Internet Deals Spike 5.5% to a Three-Year High
24. What is the Halo Report?
Angel Group Investment Trends: The Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank and
CB Insights set out to raise awareness of early stage investment activities by angel
investment groups. The Halo Report is the result. The research series highlights angel
investment activity and trends in North America and provides much sought after data that
has not been previously available to entrepreneurs or early stage investors.
The Halo Report includes aggregate analysis of investment activity by angels and angel
groups and highlights trends in round sizes, location and industry preferences. The data is
collected via survey and aggregation of public data using CB Insights innovative data
analyses.
Get Involved: Angel groups and individual angel investors interested in including their data
in the Halo Report should contact JJ Knight, Halo Report Coordinator: 910-523-5503 and
jj@angelresource.org.
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25. Understanding the Data:
Special Round Types and Industry Sectors
The Halo Report provides analysis and trends on US angel and angel group activity.
Angels and angel groups invest alone, together, and with many other types of investors.
Unless otherwise noted the Halo Report data includes all rounds that have at least one
angel group participating and may include other types of investors in those rounds.
This report discusses angel group investment trends for 2013, which represents a total of
884 deals and $1.1B (excluding duplicates) in total rounds including co-investors.
A few charts report on an Angel Round, a special classification of investment when
angel groups invest alone or just with other angels and angel groups.
Unless otherwise noted, values of less than <1% are included, but are not labeled or
noted as a change in activity.
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Internet
Mobile & Telecom
Software
Energy & Utilities
Computer Hardware & Services
Healthcare
Industrial
Automotive & Transportation
Business Products & Services
Consumer Products & Services
Electronics
Environmental Services &
Equipment
Financial Services
Food & Beverages
Leisure
Media
Metals & Mining
Retail
Risk & Security
Halo Report Industry Sectors
26. Angel Resource Institute
JJ Knight, jj@angelresource.org
The Angel Resource Institute (ARI) is a charitable organization devoted to education, mentoring and research in the
field of angel investing, a growing driver of our entrepreneurial economy. ARI was founded by the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation. The programs of ARI include educational workshops and seminars, research projects and
reports, and information about angel investing for the general public. ARI is affiliated with the Angel Capital
Association, the professional association of angel groups in North America. More information is available at
www.angelresourceinstitute.org.
Silicon Valley Bank
Carrie Walsh, cwalsh@svb.com
Silicon Valley Bank is the premier bank for technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity and
premium wine businesses. SVB provides industry knowledge and connections, financing, treasury
management, corporate investment and international banking services to its clients worldwide through 28 U.S. offices
and six international operations. (Nasdaq: SIVB) www.svb.com.
Silicon Valley Bank is the California bank subsidiary and the commercial banking operation of SVB Financial Group.
Banking services are provided by Silicon Valley Bank, a member of the FDIC and the Federal Reserve System. SVB
Financial Group is also a member of the Federal Reserve System.
CB Insights
Anand Sanwal, asanwal@cbinsights.com
CB Insights is a National Science Foundation-backed data-as-a-service firm that collects information on private
companies and their investors and acquirers. CB Insights data and technology is used by firms to make better
marketing, procurement, lending, acquisition and equity investment decisions and to gather data-driven market and
competitive intelligence. The firm's data is regularly cited by leading media publications including the New York
Times, Forbes, BusinessWeek and Fast Company among others. For more
information, visit http://www.cbinsights.com.
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Angel Resource Institute and CB Insights are independent third parties and are not affiliates of Silicon Valley Bank.
This material, including without limitation to the statistical information herein, is provided for informational purposes only. The
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