Meanings
nounangel investor (plural angel investors)
plural angel investors
- businessAn investor to a start-up, especially one who invests very early or during the company's initial forming, often with a slim chance of a return on investment.
Near-synonym: venture capitalist
Synonyms: business angel, angel[Appendix:Glossary, venture capitalist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn investor to a start-up, especially one who invests very early or during the company's initial forming, often with a slim chance of a return on investment.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 天使投資人 /天使投资人
- 天使投資人 /天使投资人 (tiānshǐ tóuzīrén)angel investor
Estonian äriingel
- äriingelangel investor
Finnish enkelisijoittaja
- enkelisijoittajaangel investor
French investisseur providentiel
- investisseur providentielangel investor
German Business Angel, Unternehmensengel
- Business Angelangel investor
- Unternehmensengelangel investor
Hungarian angyalbefektető, üzleti angyal
- angyalbefektetőangel investor
- üzleti angyalangel investor
Polish anioł biznesu
- anioł biznesuangel investor
Portuguese investidor anjo
- investidor anjoangel investor
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APA
angel investor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angel%20investor
MLA
“angel investor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angel%20investor. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angel investor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angel%20investor.
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