One of the more classic examples when citing these cases is Frederick Terman. Considered a father Silicon ValleyAnd the Mecca for tech giants like Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Intel, HP, Apple or LinkedinAnd the I invested some terman $ 500 st In a project of two of his students at Stanford University (USA), where he was dean of the engineering department.
The guys were the lucky ones Bill Hewlett s Dave Packard. Their surnames soon echoed in the heads of more than one, when giving their name to one of the reference industries in the electronic sector around the world: Hewlett-Packard (HP).
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard, Fundadores de HP
In 2018 The number of these active angels in Europe was present 345,000 peopleSpain is one of the countries where this practice has grown exponentially.
According to a report published in 2019 by Spanish Association of Business Angels Networks (AEBAN) For 2019, The most popular sectors among Spanish investors are: software (56%), banking and finance (31%), entertainment and commerce (22%)., Going beyond activities related to health, biotechnology and pharmacy.
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