The UK's tech sector is significantly more reliant than the US on the beneficence of "angel investors" – the private individuals who invest in very early stage startups. Almost two-thirds of executives who work in the technology sector reported angel investors as a source of funding in 2013, compared to just 41% of American execs, according to the annual innovation economy report from commercial lender Silicon Valley Bank.
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