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Recent indicators show that women are increasingly eager to put their money to work outside of traditional portfolio offerings. For instance, women accounted for 31.2% of angel investors in the first two quarters of 2022, a slight increase from 30.3% in the same period in 2021, according to a report by Jeffrey E. Sohl at the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. This is "an encouraging sign that women angels are an increasing active segment in the angel market," especially as women are predicted to control the majority of the net worth in the U.S., the report said. If you have the money and inclination, angel investing is "a window to innovation across the economy," Jo Ann Corkran, co-CEO and managing partner of Golden Seeds, said Thursday at CNBC's Financial Advisor Summit. It doesn't depend on the market cycle and innovation is always happening, she added.
Persons: Jeffrey E, Sohl, Jo Ann Corkran Organizations: Center for Venture Research, University of New, Golden, CNBC's Financial Locations: University of New Hampshire, U.S
Once only for the superrich, angel investing is now open to anyone with a few thousand dollars. With an estimated 360,000 active angel investors, it's become a favorite pastime in Silicon Valley. "It felt like gambling," David Spreng, a veteran venture-debt investor who's been angel investing as a side hustle for more than a decade, said. He wrote his first angel check shortly thereafter, a $1,000 investment in an electric-aircraft maker. The currency of Silicon Valley"Your currency, for lack of a better term, in Silicon Valley is you either started a company or you angel invest, right?"
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