When longtime entrepreneur Beth Marcus set out to raise money for her latest venture she went straight past the traditional underwriters in Boston venture capital community.
Instead she raised small sums each from a chiropractor, marketing consultant, former day-care provider, and a score of other backers not normally thought of as kingmakers in the local technology world. They are angel investors, and their ranks in Boston are swelling fast as the tech economy goes deep into another boom cycle and hot young start-ups are selling for millions of dollars.
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