A business angel is a person who gives financial support to a commercial venture and receives a share of any profits from it, but who does not expect to be involved in its management.
business angel in British English
noun
informal
an investor in a business venture, esp one in its early stages
Also called: angel investor
Examples of 'business angel' in a sentence
business angel
It also works closely with venture capitalists and business angels.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He is also backed by business angels and family investors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When large amounts of cash are needed, business angels and venture capitalists are invaluable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In terms of preparing a business and presenting it to business angels or venture capitalists, it was very important.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Venture capitalists and business angels treat them like any other deal: they buy a chunk of the business and look for high returns.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Successful investors, particularly business angels, prefer to recycle all their gains back into new projects.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Over the past two decades Boston had acted as a business angel, supporting the plans of a number of other aspiring technology entrepreneurs.