Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyse the characteristics of high net worth individuals (HNWI) as potential angel investor in Antofagasta, the main mining resource periphery in Chile. Design/methodology/approach: Using the resource periphery approach and angel investing,...

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to analyze the development of business angel networks (BANs) in emerging countries such as Chile and Colombia to understand how institutions affect their development. Design/methodology/approach: This is a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study...

<title>Abstract</title> Informal investment represents one of the main sources to finance early-stage new ventures. Despite the progressive participation of women in informal investment, little is known about the characteristics of female informal investors, especially in developing countries. This study...