Companies in the Great Plains region—which includes the Silicon Prairie—received the largest increase in angel funding deals during the first quarter of this year compared to last year. “The market for angel investing is solid: pre-money valuations are stable, round sizes are trending up and market activity is spread widely throughout the U.S.,” said Rob Wiltbank, vice chairman of research for Angel Resource Institute. But according to a new study—called the Halo Report—produced by the Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank and CB Insights, the Great Plains still only receives 9.3 percent of all angel deals nationally. — Source: Q1 2013 Halo Report

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