{"id":133273,"date":"2024-01-30T18:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T23:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canadas-start-up-visa-what-is-an-angel-investor-group\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T19:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T00:03:20","slug":"canadas-start-up-visa-what-is-an-angel-investor-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canadas-start-up-visa-what-is-an-angel-investor-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&rsquo;s Start-Up Visa: What is an Angel Investor Group?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Immigrant entrepreneurs can benefit from the help of any one of eight angel\u00a0investors when applying for permanent residence in Canada under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/start-up-visa-program\/\">Start-Up Visa (SUV) program<\/a>, notes Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must get one or more investors connected to these groups to agree to invest a minimum of $75,000,\u201d notes the IRCC website.<\/p>\n<p>Angel investors are one of the three designated categories of organizations, also including <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canadas-start-up-visa-what-is-a-venture-capital-fund\/\">venture capital funds<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canadas-start-up-visa-what-is-a-business-incubator\/\">business\u00a0incubators<\/a>, who must back\u00a0an\u00a0applicant under the SUV.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/spousal-sponsorship-arrivals-on-track-to-rise-in-2023\/\">Spousal\u00a0Sponsorship Arrivals On Track To Rise In 2023<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/manitoba-issues-275-canada-immigration-invitations-in-new-pnp-draw\/\">Manitoba Issues 275 Canada Immigration Invitations In New PNP Draw<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canadas-housing-crisis-cannot-be-solved-by-cutting-immigration-economist\/\">Canada\u2019s Housing Crisis Cannot be Solved by Cutting Immigration: Economist<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Under the SUV, the current roster of angel investors available to help include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciangelinvestors.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian International\u00a0Angel\u00a0Investors<\/a>, a Canadian company which helps early-stage technology companies move to Canada and assists key members of those companies to immigrate here;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ekagrata.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ekagrata Inc.<\/a>, a private investment and holding company that seeks to build long-term businesses with a global presence;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentriangleangelnet.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden Triangle\u00a0Angel\u00a0Network<\/a>, a network offering\u00a0angel\u00a0investors who want to take\u00a0an\u00a0active role in the companies in which they invest pre-selected, investment-ready opportunities;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/keiretsuforum.ca\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Keiretsu Forum Canada<\/a>, a global investment network with more than 50 chapters and over 3,000 accredited private equity investors, venture capitalists, family offices and corporate\/institutional investors;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakmason.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Oak Mason Investments Inc.<\/a>,\u00a0an\u00a0early-stage venture fund targeting global entrepreneurs;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tenx.biz\/\" rel=\"noopener\">TenX\u00a0Angel\u00a0Investors Inc.<\/a>, a company that invests in start-ups and helps scale up sales and marketing and business model innovation;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vantec.ca\/cpages\/homepage\" rel=\"noopener\">VANTEC\u00a0Angel\u00a0Network Inc.,<\/a> a\u00a0group\u00a0of\u00a0angel\u00a0investors that supports British Columbia-based companies, and;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorkangels.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">York\u00a0Angel\u00a0Investors Inc.,<\/a> a member-based not-for-profit\u00a0group\u00a0of accredited investors seeking to invest in early-stage start-ups primarily in B2B and B2C SaaS, fintech, clean tech, IoT, insure tech, health tech, industrial automation, CPG, and marketplace solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Angel\u00a0investors are high-net-worth individuals who provide financial backing for small start-ups or entrepreneurs, usually asking for ownership equity in these companies.<\/p>\n<p>In day-to-day business,\u00a0angel\u00a0investors can be members of the entrepreneur\u2019s family or friends.<\/p>\n<p>Under the SUV, the groups that provide access to these much-needed investment dollars can only come from that list approved by the Canadian government.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XtaImy2wKTQ?si=TSEgQsZXbnXwLP9O\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>When a prospective immigrate to Canada decides to apply under the SUV, his or her business idea must get the support of either a venture capital fund,\u00a0angel\u00a0investor\u00a0group, or a business incubator.<\/p>\n<p>These organizations choose which business proposals to review and each has its own intake process for proposals and criteria used to assess them.<\/p>\n<p>If that organization gives the SUV applicant\u2019s proposal the two thumbs up, it will provide a letter of support, allowing the prospective immigrant to continue with the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immigrant entrepreneurs can benefit from the help of any one of eight angel\u00a0investors when applying for permanent residence in Canada under the\u00a0Start-Up Visa (SUV) program, notes Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). \u201cYou must get one or more investors connected to these groups to agree to invest a minimum of $75,000,\u201d notes the IRCC 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