Best Startups of Russia to pitch on the Global Fundraising Stage

As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) cooperates with International Investor Organization of Russia (INVESTORO) to host the best startups of Russia at the Global Fundraising Stage on the 18th of February 2020 in Istanbul. As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion...

The first angel investor network of Malta launched by Dr Angelo Dalli, WBAF Senator Malta

Investors who want to start off investing in startups often start via investing in funds and angel investments, where they mentor and nurture a startup founder team along their path to success. Malta’a first angel group announced last week. Angelo Dalli, Founder & President of Business Angels Malta – BAM says ‘’In Malta we sorely needed a business angel network...

WBAF announces full programme of the 2020 World Congress of Angel Investors

WBAF 2020 is the biggest event of the world’s early and post-early stage equity and capital markets. It is a unique opportunity not only for angel investors, VCs and policymakers to exchange ideas on best practice and collaboration, but also for industry and business leaders to forge new connections and pursue business opportunities. WBAF 2020 provides an established platform...

British Council announces Dr Elhadi, WBAF High Commissioner, as National Consultant for Sudan

Dr. Mohammed Elhadi, the WBAF High Commissioner for Sudan has been recently selected as the national consultant at the British Council Sudan to facilitate the design of a robust roadmap and strategy for the Social Enterprise Programme in Sudan for the next 10 years. The initiative will pave the way to enhance the country socio-economic development through innovation and...

‘The Banker’ of the Financial Times awards Bank for Business of Arton Celina, WBAF Senator Kosovo & BPB CEO, as the Best Bank of the Year

BPB has been awarded The Banker’s the Bank of the Year 2019 award, for Kosovo.The successful development of the BPB is due to the support the bank provides to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as the convenience and flexibility it provides to its clients, in general. Bank for Business (BPB) has announced today that for the second time running,...

WBAF and European Brand Institute collaborate to promote smart investment in brands to inform company valuations of startup ventures and SMEs globally

The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership of Financial Inclusion (GPFI), signed an agreement with the European Brand Institute (EBI), an affiliated partner of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), on 14 November 2019.  The aim is to support companies worldwide—particularly those in developing countries and countries with economies in...

Croatia’s best startups take an intensive workshop from the WBAF Business School

The WBAF Croatia Country Office hosted an Investment Readiness Workshop for startups from around the country on 19 and 20 November at the historic Bracak Castle, which now serves as the WBAF Croatia Country Office. This 2-day intensive workshop was delivered by Maryam Najafi, a faculty member of the WBAF Business School and Vice President of the Global Startup...

Invest-in-This-Country presentations on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Stage at the 2020 World Congress of the World Business Angels Investment Forum

Invest-in-This-Country presentations on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Stage at the 2020 World Congress of the World Business Angels Investment Forum: At its 2020 World Congress, WBAF is allocating a special stage for governments and municipalities to promote investment opportunities in their countries, regions and cities to global investors Introducing a brand-new summit: the FDI Summit An excellent opportunity for investment promotion...

WBAF and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry to empower economic development in Bahrain

An economic cooperation agreement was signed in Manama on the 12th of November between the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) and the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) with the aim of establishing a collaboration framework to reinforce links between their respective members and to explore positive synergies that will generate, on a large scale, economic and...

WBAF announces Global Board Members of Science, Technology and Innovation Commission. The Science Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite will chair the global board with 9 globally known board members.

With advancements in world transformation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and more, there has never been a better or more challenging time for leaders of the global innovation and technology ecosystem. The Global Science, Technology and Innovation Leaders Committee (Science, Technology and Innovation Commission) of the World Business Angels Investment Forum gathers some of the world’s most influential...