Introduction to ICR

ICR Services

ICR is the nationally recognized authority on business angel financing for start-ups in the new economy. ICR’s founder, Gerald Benjamin, is the only entrepreneurial finance advisor in the U.S. to conduct rigorous and extensive proprietary research exclusively on angel investors and to have published three books with internationally respected publishers on raising and investing in private equity capital. Since 1989, ICR has pioneered the development of tools to help entrepreneurs determine whether angel capital is a practicable and appropriate source of financing for their particular venture. In addition, ICR’s experience has helped its clients develop winning strategies to locate, contact and establish relationships with angel investors. ICR’s database of private equity investors numbers over 7,500 investors with a history of direct investment into early-stage, private-equity transactions.

ICR’s pioneering services demonstrate its founder’s understanding of the real economic picture for private equity capital today, and reflect a practical approach and vision for the future of angel investing. ICR’s services include: www.icrnet.com, books on raising and investing in private equity transactions, business angel seminars for entrepreneurs and investors, entrepreneurial finance counseling, access to ICR’s proprietary database of business angel investors, and lastly, referral services to respected professionals to assist you in developing investor-oriented venture documentation.