Angel Investors Dominate Early-Stage Deals as Venture Capital Shifts Focus
The 2025 investment landscape has seen angel investors emerge as the dominant force in pre-seed and seed funding, filling the void left by institutional venture capital’s retreat to later-stage deals. Over 50% of early-stage capital now flows through professionalized angel networks, blending data-driven diligence with hybrid syndicate structures.
This shift reflects a broader maturation of angel investing into a formal asset class. The rise of borderless deal flow—powered by VIRTUAL syndication and remote due diligence—has democratized access to global opportunities while maintaining rigorous traction metrics.
Notably, crypto-native investors are leveraging this paradigm to back infrastructure projects like