"Seed-stage stuff is going to get tougher to get…"

For those of us on the front lines, this is not exactly huge news. But it is worth mentioning – Mass High Tech reporting in its April 4-10th edition that angels continue to become more like VCs. Expansion stage deal financing by angels is up to 21% versus previous years, when it only accounted for 12%.

But there are several sides to the story – angel investment is up to $26B (last year’s number), a 1.8% increase over 2006. And the number of ventures funded is up 12% over 2006.

The numbers are unclear at this point – the redistribution to later stage deals could be related to the decreasing cost of venture financing, for example. A second story was posted shortly after the first.