1Startup Inv estors: Can An Angel H it A H omerun?http:// wisepreneur.com/entrepreneurship/startup- investors- can- an- angel- hit- a-homerun Last month I was working on my computer, trying to find an investor for one of my clients, while at the same time watching the Soccer World Cup 2010, I had an idea! This idea concerns the occupational retraining for the high-level sportsmen, and I would like to share this idea with Wisepreneur’s readers.In many sports, the career of high-level sportsmen is quite short. Before the age of 40, they have to retire and find a new occupation. And this is not easy! When you lived for competitive sports for so many years, it is difficult to find new sources of motivation. And it’s known that some professional athletes suffer from depression after their sports career.As you may know, start-ups and small enterprises with technological research and development (R&D) activities are promising either in term of business potential of growth, or in term of social impact due to their breakthrough products (new technology, new drugs …) and job creation. But on the other hand R&D is expensive, and these kind of companies have a big need for capital. Indeed, R&D can cost more than 1/3 of the revenue of these companies (phar maceutical & biotechnology start- up can nearly invest 100% of their budget for their R&D!).