Opinion

July 9, 2021

Europe needs to embrace operator angel investors

Operator angels may write smaller cheques but they can bring important expertise and networks to early-stage startups.


Anh-Tho Chuong

4 min read

Anh-Tho Chuong Degroote

It’s never been a better time to be an angel investor in Europe given the incredible quality of companies and talent here. In the first half of this year alone, European startups have already raised more than the total figure for 2020. Not a day goes by when you don’t see an announcement from another young company that has raised from successful European founders, or startup execs who have picked up angel investing.

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Anh-Tho Chuong

Anh-Tho Chuong is the cofounder of Lago.

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