By: Marianne Hudson, ACA Executive Director

Last Friday, November 13 was an extraordinary day for angel investors across the globe:  during the first ever Global Angel Investing Forum a new book on angel investing was released, with chapters written by investors in 27 countries.  Angels without Borders: Trends and Policies Shaping Angel Investment Worldwide was released during the forum event in Beijing with many of the authors in attendance.

The book includes a summary of the angel investing ecosystems in the 27 countries, but also covers important trends such as women investors, impact investing and crowdfunding and angel investing.  ACA members were very involved with the book:

• Co-Editor – John May, New Dominion Angels
• Sources of Capital for Start-ups – Bill Payne, Frontier Angels
• Women Angel Investors – Peggy Wallace and Rebecca Conti, Golden Seeds
• Crowdfunding and Angel Investing – Charles Sidman, ECS Capital Partners
• United States – Marianne Hudson, ACA and Women’s Capital Connection
• Canada – Ross Finlay and Blake Witkin, National Angel Capital Organization

The book is available for purchase, including a 30% discount for ACA members with this code: WS9881AUT.  It can add value to your angel library.

Attendees at Global Angel Investing Forum include several chapter authors of Angels Without Borders.  Special thanks to ACA Membership Director Sarah Dickey (third from left) who attended the Beijing event, immediately following the ACA Angel Insights Exchange in New Orleans.