angel investor

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14:01 Jun 3, 2009
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
Additional field(s): Accounting, Finance (general)
English term or phrase: angel investor
Definition from VentureLine:
Angel investor is a private wealthy individual that has no association with a venture capital firm, investment fund, etc. The "angel" invests his/her private money into what he/she believes to be promising opportunities, i.e., normally startup companies. Sometimes two or more "angels" will jointly invest into opportunities to spread the risk.

Example sentence(s):
  • Investors seeking a more active role may ask for common equity. This enables the angel to take a place on the board of directors and allows for much more active participation in company management. An arrangement such as this works well for angel investors who are keenly interested in hands-on involvement in the business. Business Management Daily
  • Angel investors are typically retired professionals that are looking to give young entrepreneurs some funding. It just kind of implies that they are nicer than regular investors. There are network sites that try to put people into contact with angel investors. theangelinvestorsite.com
  • I am purchasing a business and expanding it. I have found an angel investor and I need to know what forms and documents need to be written and what needs to be filed. Entrepreneur
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Summary of translations provided
4 +1privat såkorninvestor
Bjørnar Magnussen
4forretningsengel
Vedis Bjørndal
3venturekapitalist
Harald Roald


  

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privat såkorninvestor


Definition from own experience or research:
En som bidrar med privat såkornkapital - kapital som tilføres i den tidligste fasen i selskapsetableringen.

Example sentence(s):
  • ...med bakgrunn i når en såkornsinvestor trolig ville realisere sin investering. Dette vil typisk være: Børsnoteringer Oppkjøp av andre selskap Fusjoner med andre selskap - Forskningsparken  
  • Første såkorninvestor var Rune Rinnans Telenor Venture. Senere kom Torstein Tvenges Arkadia og Terje Mikalsens Mosvold-Farsund. Arkadia ble byttet ut med ... - digi  
  • Jeg går inn i en tidlig fase, men det måjeg jo for at selskapet skal komme videre.Noen må være villig til å være med på blod-badet, sier Andersson som drømmer om enrik tante eller onkel som kan spytte inn littmer penger.— Det tar tid å skape business, og man er nødttil å finansiere den tøffeste tiden også. Men mantaper selvsagt noe på veien når man tar så storrisiko, innrømmer såkorninvestoren. - anderssoninvest  
Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 52
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Harald Roald men jeg må si jeg har veldig sans for forslaget!


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venturekapitalist


Definition from own experience or research:
Venturekapital frembringes av en venturekapitalist, som enten kan være en privatperson eller et foretak. I tillegg til økonomisk støtte bidrar ofte venturekapitalister med kunnskap og nettverk i oppstartsfasen.

Example sentence(s):
  • Venturekapital frembringes av en venturekapitalist, som enten kan være en privatperson eller et foretak. I tillegg til økonomisk støtte bidrar ofte venturekapitalister med kunnskap og nettverk i oppstartsfasen. - Økonomisk rapport  
Harald Roald
Spain
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
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forretningsengel


Definition from Din Side/Agnes Bergo:
En business angel eller "forretningsengel" er en privat investor som går inn i den tidligste fasen i et gründerprosjekt, gjerne prosjekter som er lokalisert i nærområdet. Han - for det er vanligvis en mann - er velstående og har ofte gründererfaring selv. Han kan derfor bidra med både kapital og kompetanse. Han følger opp investeringen nøye, og er gjerne aktivt med i utviklingen av bedriften eller idéen.

Example sentence(s):
  • De er middelaldrende, rike, erfarne og vil ha det gøy. Og trenger kanskje deg like mye som du trenger dem. Forretningsenglene finnes overalt, og hjelper gründere opp og frem. - Elisabeth Realfsen  

Explanation:
This is a fairyly new translation in Norwegian, but I find it more in line with the source term.
Other translations for the source term used in Norwegian texts are: privatinvestor, frøkapitalist, etc.
A private investor may contribute with capital only, nothing more. The angel investor/business angel provide more, i.e., experience, competence, other types of support.
Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Norwegian
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