Why Silicon Valley became the most active place for high-tech innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States

Whoever gets an "angel" wins the world - Silicon Valley became the most active place for high-tech innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States, thanks in large part to the local angel investment everywhere. For a region, the activity of angel investment is undoubtedly an important indicator that directly reflects the degree of entrepreneurial activity in the region and is also one of the best means to promote the development of the entrepreneurial environment.

Today's Zhongguancun has become the most active area for angel investment in China. As of the end of 2013, there were nearly 500 active angel investors in Zhongguancun, 30 active angel investment funds and nearly 2.4 billion RMB in management angel investment funds. When a large number of entrepreneurs met angels in Zhongguancun, when many angels met a good project in Zhongguancun ... In this fertile land for entrepreneurship, more and more entrepreneurial myths will be born.

Trend 1

Star Angel is expected to launch Super Angel Investment Fund

Many celebrity angels are successful entrepreneurs represented by continuous entrepreneurs and professional managers. In the future, it is highly likely to raise funds for the establishment of a super angel fund. The raised funds may expand continuously. The fund scale exceeds 100 million yuan. In addition, Investment impact, the follow-up is also expected to introduce a strong, influential LP. Such newly emerged Super Angel investing funds are often investing more in projects that have a bigger influence on the industry and are expected to cultivate leading companies in the industries they invest in. The future rate of return of Super Angels will also be due to their rich product experience, contacts, enough time to help entrepreneurs much higher than other angels.

Trend 2

Zhongguancun Angel investment and incubation services more closely

Zhongguancun market-oriented operation in recent years, "Angel + hatch." For example, Lenovo Star invests huge sums of money every year to provide entrepreneurs with practical and entrepreneurial training. At the same time, it is equipped with an angel investment fund of 400 million yuan and an alliance for entrepreneurs. This model is similar to the emerging "Angel + Hatchery" in the United States. It usually focuses on investments in several industries. The value-added services provided are more standard and sophisticated than conventional angel investments and are worthy of promotion.

Trend 3

Mobile internet, wearable devices and more

Increasingly, angel investors focus on the investment field

With the advent of the 3G era, the integration of mobile terminals such as wearable devices and the Internet has become an inevitable trend. Mobile e-commerce has become an area where major network operators compete in advance. The potential of mobile Internet applications, mobile e-commerce and wearable devices markets has enabled the Internet Enterprises flock to, but also attracted the attention of more and more angel investors, e-commerce competition is burning the field of mobile Internet.

Trend 4

Industry organizations play a role

Will be more and more important

Individual angel investors have limited sources of projects and information asymmetrical to start-ups, making it difficult to meet projects of high quality and investment potential. In order to avoid this kind of phenomenon brings the malpractice, Zhongguancun set up the angel investment association, the angel investment union, the angel investment hundred people association, the angel investment club and so on the trade organization, and gradually appears in the industry organization promotes the union investment, the angel withdraws trend.

Trend 5

Zhongguancun angel investment activities will be more active

Angels investment in Zhongguancun from the number of angel investors, the number of career angels, the number of funds and the size of both the rapid development of the trend shows the policy to guide continuous improvement, Angel Investment Association, Angel Investment 100 business organizations and entrepreneurial theme cafes A large number of angel investment services agencies to promote more and more. Especially to Lei Jun, Zhou Hong