Master Your Angel Investing Skills
Are you already a Business Angel looking to increase and strengthen your investing skills, or are you interested in starting Angel investing and gaining knowledge and experience in investing in innovative deeptech businesses in Moldova?
This exclusive, free Angel Investment Programme offers both established and aspiring Angel Investors in Moldova the opportunity to access the skills, experience, and insights of leading Angels from the most developed markets and ecosystems across Europe.
You will work alongside experienced Business Angels, enabling you to develop your knowledge and competence in investing in exciting early-stage, high-growth potential businesses across the country.
The Programme will walk participants progressively through the entire investment journey: from defining an investment approach and understanding risk, through sourcing and screening opportunities, valuation and due diligence, negotiation and deal structuring, to post-investment engagement and eventual exit. It will prioritise practical application over extensive theoretical instruction.
Limited to 20 participants. Applications open now until 19 October!
Date: 22 October 2026
Time: 12:00 – 21:00 EEST
Location: Glia Impact Hub, Chișinău, Moldova
This new investment training programme is funded by the European Union, co-funded by the French Government with support from Expertise France within the EU4Innovation East project.
Who is the course for?
- Potential Business Angels willing to build knowledge and skills to start actively investing in early-stage startups in Moldova.
- Business Angel investing in Moldova who want to further build their skills and knowledge to become more effective.
- Individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, skills, and experience, including successful entrepreneurs and those with business, technology, engineering, and innovation expertise across key industries and sectors.
We are also especially keen to attract more women who are already investing or looking to start Business Angel investing, as well as individuals from a wide range of ages.
The essential requirement is that you feel you have the spare financial capacity to invest and are willing to take risks in backing innovative deeptech early-stage businesses. The key is to bring your business skills and expertise alongside your investment to support new ventures in successfully building and growing, with a view to bringing you a return.
What does the course offer?
Starting in October 2026 and spanning 3 different in-person sessions across the course of a year, the programme will offer you access to 16 hours of face-to-face learning.
The training will provide participants with the essential knowledge, tools and skills needed to become effective angel investors, combining practical insights with the experience of established investors. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a training certification.
In each of the in-person sessions across October 2026, April 2027 and October 2027, participants will then have the opportunity to:
- Put their learning into practice through hands-on mentoring and startup pitch sessions focused on technology and innovation;
- Apply the tools and approaches introduced during the training to real startup cases.
- Assess investment opportunities;
- Develop their evaluation and decision-making skills;
- Explore how investors can work together in a syndicate.
The course is completely free (catering included).
As a participant, you will also have direct access to additional Online Masterclasses, Legal Templates and the ESIL Angel Academy.
Agenda
| 12:00 – 12:50 |
Welcome Lunch
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| 12:50 – 13:00 |
Opening Remarks from Consortium Partners and the Contracting Authority
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| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Module 1
Approaching Angel Investing
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| 14:00 – 14:10 |
Refreshment Break
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| 14:10 – 15:10 |
Module 1
Approaching Angel Investing
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| 15:10 – 15:25 |
Coffee Break
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| 15:25 – 16:25 |
Module 2
Finding potential deals and what to look for in evaluating an opportunity
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| 16:25 – 16:35 |
Refreshment Break
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| 16:35 – 17:35 |
Module 2
Finding potential deals and what to look for in evaluating an opportunity
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| 17:35 – 18:00 |
Coffee Break
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| 18:00 – 19:00 |
Pitching Session
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| 19:00 – 19:30 |
Mentoring Session: Pitching Debrief
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| 19:30 – 21:00 |
Networking Dinner & Cocktail
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Key topics covered in the programme
The course is designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the Angel investing process, combined with detailed insights and real-life experience:
- Module 1 (October 2026) – Approaching angel investing
- Module 2 (October 2026) – Finding Potential Deals and What to look for in evaluating an opportunity
- Module 3 (April 2027) – Negotiating and structuring an angel deal
- Module 4 (April 2027) – Doing the Deal – Understanding the legal and technical processes for angel investments
- Module 5 (April 2027) – Understanding Co-Investment and how other European Innovation programmes can support your angel investing
- Module 6 (October 2027) – The Deal is done – Developing your post-investment strategy
- Module 7 (October 2027) – Round up, feedback and Next Steps
Expert Angel Trainers for the workshop
Cosmin Curticăpean
Cosmin Curticapean is the CEO and Founder of Lendox, Vice President and Board Member of TechAngels Romania, and an active angel investor. Lendox is a fintech startup developing AI-powered credit risk and decision intelligence solutions that help financial institutions improve SME lending.
A repeat entrepreneur and investor, Cosmin founded his first company in 1995 in the telecommunications industry before expanding into software development and financial technology. He is a mentor in several startup acceleration programs, a founding member of the Romanian Fintech Association, and a recognized expert in applying artificial intelligence to financial services, with a strong focus on credit risk, embedded finance, and digital lending innovation.
Alina Georgescu
Alina Georgescu is Investment Director at Catalyst Romania, a venture capital fund investing in technology companies across Romania and CEE. She has more than 10 years of investment experience, complemented by an entrepreneurial background, having previously managed several Romanian SMEs and co-founded an e-commerce business. At Catalyst, she is involved across the full investment lifecycle, from identifying and evaluating new opportunities to transaction execution and portfolio development. She has served as Board Observer across more than 15 companies, working closely with founders on strategy, budgeting and growth, and has been involved in several successful exits to international strategic buyers.
Alain Pujol
Alain Pujol is a seasoned Business Angel and the current Co-President of France Angels, the French federation of business angel networks, representing more than 60 networks and 5,000 business angels. He has also served as a Board Member of Angels Santé (Angels for Health), a business angel network specialised in healthcare, where he focuses on international relations. Since 2018, Alain has been a Board Member of Business Angels Europe. He has participated in several EU-funded programmes, including ESIL, as an Archangel in Bulgaria.
Cosmin Curticapean is the CEO and Founder of Lendox, Vice President and Board Member of TechAngels Romania, and an active angel investor. Lendox is a fintech startup developing AI-powered credit risk and decision intelligence solutions that help financial institutions improve SME lending.
A repeat entrepreneur and investor, Cosmin founded his first company in 1995 in the telecommunications industry before expanding into software development and financial technology. He is a mentor in several startup acceleration programs, a founding member of the Romanian Fintech Association, and a recognized expert in applying artificial intelligence to financial services, with a strong focus on credit risk, embedded finance, and digital lending innovation.
Alina Georgescu is Investment Director at Catalyst Romania, a venture capital fund investing in technology companies across Romania and CEE. She has more than 10 years of investment experience, complemented by an entrepreneurial background, having previously managed several Romanian SMEs and co-founded an e-commerce business. At Catalyst, she is involved across the full investment lifecycle, from identifying and evaluating new opportunities to transaction execution and portfolio development. She has served as Board Observer across more than 15 companies, working closely with founders on strategy, budgeting and growth, and has been involved in several successful exits to international strategic buyers.
Alain Pujol is a seasoned Business Angel and the current Co-President of France Angels, the French federation of business angel networks, representing more than 60 networks and 5,000 business angels. He has also served as a Board Member of Angels Santé (Angels for Health), a business angel network specialised in healthcare, where he focuses on international relations. Since 2018, Alain has been a Board Member of Business Angels Europe. He has participated in several EU-funded programmes, including ESIL, as an Archangel in Bulgaria.