Investor Insights: Impact Investing with investor and archaeologist Annegien Blokpoel
To dig you have to know how to excavate. It’s a little bit the same with start-ups. Annegien Blokpoel, a former banker and director of investor relations who is also an archaeologist, embarked on her journey into the world of angel investment just three short years ago. Since then, she has invested in no less […]
Bulgarian CEO Angels club launched in the UK
This connection will give club investors the chance to meet the many Bulgarian start-ups based in London; as well as giving the diaspora the possibility to invest in Bulgaria On 3rd of March 2020, Bulgaria’s national day, CEO Angels Club launched its new branch in London. Thus, the largest network of angels in Bulgaria is now officially part […]
Business Angel group starts in Romania with the help of ESIL
Growceanu Angel Investment is the first Business Angels group in Western Romania. As it happened in other countries such as Armenia and Malta, being part of the ESIL program has been key for this group of investors to take its first steps. Growceanu is a group of 15 Business Angels, active primarily in high-tech areas that […]
First Business Angels Network created in Malta
An ESIL event in Malta was instrumental in the creation of the Business Angel Malta network The Business Angels Malta (BAM) network will be launched next Monday, the 2nd of December. This is the first investor network in the country and has been created with the help of the Early Stage Investing Launchpad. Angelo Dalli, an experienced investor, will be its […]
ESIL online pitch session leads to €1 million investment
TeiaCare secured funding after participating in the ESIL online pitch event Investor pitches are typically done in person, which obviously entails geographical limitations regarding participation. In order to encourage cross-border investments, the Early Stage Investment Launchpad is organising monthly online pitch events featuring the most promising European startups. Six online pitch sessions were held in the first […]
Business Angel Network formed in Armenia thanks to ESIL
In 2017 the first Business Angel network in Armenia was established with the help of the Early Stage Investing Launchpad. “To be part of the ESIL community validated our credibility and make it easier to attract investors,” says the #ESILangel for Armenia The first Business Angel Network of Armenia (BANA) got started in summer 2017. “We […]
ESIL is driving policy change at national level
In Cyprus, the entrepreneurial ecosystem is brand new, and lessons learned from the EU-funded Early Stage Investing Launchpad (ESIL) programme are being used to inform government policy decisions for the common good. Peter Lazou, a venture builder, investor and innovation expert who also acts as an advisor to Gravity incubator in Cyprus said: “The Cyprus […]
ESIL inspires angel investors to take flight
Slovenian investor Mijana Perko entered the angel investing world because of ESIL. Mirjana D. Perko caught the angel investing bug thanks to the Early Stage Investing Launchpad. It all started on the day she joined Brigitte Baumann of GoBeyond and Jurij Giacomelli of Giacomelli Media for lunch, both local leaders or #ESILangels of the EU-funded project. Brigitte and Jurij had just gotten back from an event organized by the Launchpad, and […]
A presidential launch for ESIL in Georgia
The President’s administration signed a memorandum with the #ESILangel for Georgia The beautiful Presidential Palace in Tblisi was an ideal setting for the official launch of Georgia’s ESIL programme, held on the 25 of December 2018. A trilateral memorandum, marking a commitment to work together to better develop the entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem in Georgia, was […]