Harvest these websites to find angel investors

Although many start-up financing deals end with face-to-face meetings, the process often begins through online angel investor communities. In no particular order, here are 10 sites to visit:

1. Angelsoft provides entrepreneurs access to 450+ VC and angel groups that use its business planning and funding platform, which helps to manage the deal flow of early equity investments.

2. GoBigNetwork, which claims to be the largest community of start-up investors, allows users to search for start-ups seeking funding, investors looking to provide funding, service providers for small businesses, and experts in various fields.

3. FundingUniverse is a network of more than 100,000 entrepreneurs that analyzes all possible funding options to seek a start-up's best match, create its path to funding, and connect it with active funding sources.

4. TheFunded.com is an online community of more than 14,500 CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs that offers opportunities to discuss fundraising, rate and review investors, and discuss strategies to grow a start-up. The website provides reviews of angel investor networks and individual angels to help entrepreneurs seek the best potential investors for their business.

5. Angel Deals charges a modest annual fee to assist entrepreneurs in learning about the angel investment process, creating a business plan and executive summary, developing a compelling presentation, and opening doors to potential investors.

6. Go4fuding is a platform that attempts to match entrepreneurs with investors, including angels and VCs. The site is designed for existing business owners and entrepreneurs to post their capital needs and for investors to browse investment opportunities.

7. Fundfindr allows small business owners to post video elevator pitches that investors can browse and then determine whether or not to pursue. The unique web model allows entrepreneurs to connect through video with an unlimited number of potential investors.

8. IdeaCrossing is a free online community that connects entrepreneurs with angel investors and VCs as well as with mentors who are willing to offer pro bono business assistance.

9. Angel Capital Association is not an online community for submitting proposals to angel investors but is a leading directory of active angel investor networks in North America, including a state-by-state directory.

10. Angel Capital Education is another directory of active angel investor networks across the U.S. that also provides resources both for angels and for entrepreneurs seeking angel investment.

Source: Associated Content