[WikiEN-l] vocabulary

[Thomas Dalton]

> Its original use was apparently in the British theatre. I've seen it used
> for those who fund political projects, for example, in referring to rock
> stars such as Bono. In the case of actual investors in startups, a advice
> component could certainly come into play. Financial return is not
> essential to the concept however.
>
> At any rate, I see no problem at all in calling our major financial
> supporters "angels" (Well, not really, obviously there is a religious
> connotation which might be inappropriate)

Yeah, it's close enough. I think "benefactors" is better, though.