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Maverick Angels Launches First Global Angel Investor Online Network
Accredited Investors Can Review Qualified Early-Stage Deals Online and Collaborate With Other Members to Make Sound Investment Decisions
| Source: Maverick Angels
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - February 3, 2009) - Maverick Angels, a leading angel investment
group, announced today the launch of AngelLink™ -- the world's first
virtual angel investor network of exclusive members. AngelLink™ will
allow accredited investors from around the globe to watch videos of and
assess highly qualified entrepreneur presentations online. These angels
can then collaborate virtually to make better-informed investment decisions
regarding privately held, emerging-growth companies that apply to the
Maverick Angels network for funding.
Maverick Angels Founder, John Dilts, created the exclusive AngelLink™
online environment to enable Maverick Angels Members from around the world
to view pitches by companies seeking start-up capital. AngelLink™
users must be accredited investors under SEC rules and require approval by
the Maverick Angels Membership Committee. Qualified members have access to
high-quality deals filtered via a unique selection process. These
investors can access videos of the entrepreneurs' presentations, business
plan materials and requests for additional company needs, such as
introductions to potential customers, partners and team members.
"AngelLink™ will dramatically enhance the interaction between
entrepreneurs and angel investors by providing unprecedented online access
to the world's first global angel group of its kind," says Dilts. "With
the dawn of virtual social networks, collaboration technologies and the
explosion of streaming video, it is a natural next step for our unique
angel investor group to lead these exciting new trends in the angel
investor space globally."
"We consider AngelLink™ to be a powerful antidote to the economic slump
in which banks and other funding sources have dried up for struggling
entrepreneurs seeking essential start-up capital," says Dilts. "This
approach is an exciting opportunity to jump-start our economy by infusing
much-needed early-stage investment in dynamic new innovations and
entrepreneurial ideas developed primarily here in the United States."
Maverick Angels, a highly innovative angel investor network, takes an
entrepreneurial approach to angel investing to create win-win results with
portfolio companies. Maverick Angels is strongly committed to helping
entrepreneurs and members actively contribute their time and know-how in
addition to investing capital. The group understands the value of creating
collaborative partnerships that should exist between the investors and
entrepreneurs.
The AngelLink™ network is located at: http://www.angellink.net.
Interested investors and entrepreneurs can apply at:
http://www.maverickangels.com.
About Maverick Angels
Maverick Angels is an international "next generation" angel investment
community and entrepreneurship training organization which takes an
"entrepreneurial approach" to angel investing. Maverick Angels Members are
all accredited private equity investors willing to serve as mentors to
early-stage companies. Maverick Angels is based in Westlake Village which
is located just north of Los Angeles near Malibu, California. The group has
established an affiliation to share deal flow with other angel networks
across the globe, and the investment focus includes any early-stage
opportunity from any industry which provides the possibility for a multiple
return on investment. Maverick Angels also actively engages in social and
charitable activities designed to build camaraderie and support
entrepreneurship in our communities. For more information, please visit:
http://www.maverickangels.com.