How do i locate angel investors?

Business 2.0 http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/magazine... has a very good article on angel investors, what they typically look for, what kind of investments they support, etc.

You may want to go and pitch your ideas where investors gather. Here are some places where angel investors come and those looking for funding can come and pitch their business plans. Be sure to have a strong business plan and describe what makes your business idea stand apart:

Angel Capital Association http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org
Angel's Forum http://www.angelsforum.com
Band of Angels http://www.bandangels.com
Common Angels http://www.commonangels.com
Keiretsu Forum http://www.k4forum.com
Launchpad Venture Group http://www.launchpadventuregroup.com
New World Angels http://www.newworldangels.com
New York Angels http://www.newyorkangels.com
Prairie Angels http://www.prairieangels.org (charges $125 to submit idea)
Robin Hood Ventures http://www.robinhoodventures.com (charges $250)

Broadly defined, angel investors are high net-worth individuals who invest in entrepreneurial companies, usually at an early stage. Some angel investors are members of angel groups, allowing them to increase their access to investment opportunities and giving them the possibility of investing jointly with other angels to hedge their risk.

Here are some links to help you get started:

www.newyorkangels.com
New York
Most of New York Angels' companies are further along than is typical for angels, and as you would expect out of New York, the group's portfolio has a lot of media businesses.

www.commonangels.com
Lexington, Mass.
Entrepreneurs who approach CommonAngels can be assured that the group's members have been on the other side of the table: They've founded 118 companies (mostly high tech), sold 104 of them, been CEO of 93 of them, and taken 34 of them public.

www.angelsforum.com
Palo Alto, Calif.
This small group is composed of successful former Silicon Valley executives who now do angel investing full-time. They meet weekly, not monthly, and most of each meeting is taken up with tracking the progress of firms the group has already invested in.

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How much do you need?