Quoted from lllvjr:u know someone with $5-$10 million that wants to invest in a start up? im sure jpop jack or the preditor guys would have loved to meet him instead of dealing with hundreds of people investing they could have delt with one
+1.
Angel investors tend to sway towards startups that have future mass market high growth potential.
Pinball is yesterday's technology for a niche target group no matter how much powdercoating, LEDs or color displays you tack on.
Unless you are prepared to radically change the design of what a pinball machine consists of to keep up with evolving tech, the masses just aren't going to bite. And how far can you "evolve" a pinball machine before you alienate your existing market?
Boutique mini production runs using the prepaid model are the best we can hope to see in pinball in terms of "investment".