As business interest in the web grew in the late 1990s, many online startupe were started by investors who wanted a chance to make some fast money in what had become the internet boom. A person would come up with an idea for an online business and pitch it to a group of businesspersons who had money. These investors, often called angelinvestors, would fund the initial startup. In return for their capital, angel investors would become stockholders in the business and would often own more of the business than the founder. Typical funding by angel investors would be between a