The Angel Resource Institute (ARI), formerly Angel Capital Education Foundation (ACEF), is an American
nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
that carries out research and educational activities related to the field of
angel investing
An angel investor (also known as a business angel, informal investor, angel funder, private investor, or seed investor) is an individual who provides capital for a business or businesses start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or owners ...
. It was created in 2005 by the
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kauffman Foundation) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, private foundation (United States), private foundation based in Kansas City, Missouri. It was founded in 1966 by Ewing Marion Kauffman, who had pre ...
as a sister charity to the
Angel Capital Association (ACA), a non-profit organization that represents angel investment groups in North America that was previously founded by Kauffman.
ARI's four primary educational activities are its "Power of Angel Investing" series of educational seminars; co-hosting the annual "Angel Investing Summit" conferences with ACA; publication of printed and online material related to angel investing; and conducting research surveys of angel investing activity in North America. Among other material on its website is a comprehensive list of links to legitimate
angel groups
An angel investor (also known as a business angel, informal investor, angel funder, private investor, or seed investor) is an individual who provides capital for a business or businesses start-up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownersh ...
in the US and Canada.
"Angel Resource Institute", Harvard Business School, Baker Library, Bloomberg Center, 2020
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External links
Angel Resource Institute
Foundations based in the United States
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