WBAF and XCALA to empower economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean
An economic cooperation agreement was signed in Uruguay on the 4th of October between the Trade Federation of Angel Investors of Latin America and the Caribbean (XCALA) 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...
30M Fund for Startups through WBAF announced by EIF
The European Investment Fund (EIF) announced in Zagreb on the 3rd of October that it had contributed €15 million to a new impact investment fund called Feelsgood; the contribution was covered almost entirely by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the core of the Investment Plan for Europe, also known as the Juncker Plan. Feelsgood is the first...
The 6th President of the Republic of Mauritius, will represent Mauritius at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum as High Commissioner
WBAF announces that H.E. Prof Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the 6th President of the Republic of Mauritius, will represent Mauritius at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum as High Commissioner. In June 2016, she was on the Forbes List of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women and 1st among the Top 100 Women on the Africa Forbes...
‘The Science Princess’ has been recognised as WBAF High Commissioner for encouraging innovation in science and technology globally.
WBAF announces that HRH Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite of the Royal Academy of Science International Trust, known worldwide as ‘the science princess’, has been recognised as WBAF High Commissioner for encouraging innovation in science and technology globally. Dr El-Hashemite is the granddaughter of Faysal I, the first king of modern Iraq. It was upon her recommendation that United Nations...
WBAF accredites qualified global mentors
The purpose of the Global Mentors Club is to provide mentorship for startups, scaleups, and SMEs around the globe, including specific market expansion services, and to offer coaching and an active exchange of information and experience concerning the formation, development, and financial structuring of the companies that apply for mentoring. World Business Angels Investment Forum, as an affiliated partner...
Global convergence of angel investors in the Xcala Summit, the largest angel investment meeting in Latin America and the Caribbean
XCALA Summit, the largest angel investment meeting in Latin America and the Caribbean that brings together more than 400 entrepreneurs, angel investors and investment groups every year, will be held on October 2 and 3 at the Regency Park Hotel + Spa facilities located in Montevideo, Uruguay. During the two days of the event, leading international speakers will provide solutions...
WBAF announces its first Country Office in South East Asia
The Grand Opening Ceremony of the WBAF Thailand Country Office in Bangkok on the 28th of August hosted the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, 6 Ambassadors, 8 Consuls, 10 Presidents of Technoparks of ASEAN Countries namely Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei and Myanmar. The Office, the first established in South East Asia, will interact and engage with...
WBAF introduces its own Angel Investment Fund for GFRS 2020
As an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) aims to ease access to finance for businesses from startup to scaleup to exit, with the ultimate goal of generating economic development, jobs, and more social justice worldwide. WBAF is now, for the first time, raising its own investment fund...
Bahrain’s Entrepreneur Magazine features WBAF interview on entrepreneurship in the Middle East
Baybars Altuntas, Chairman of the Board of Directors - World Business Angels Investment Forum gave a special interview for the B-Entrepreneur, Bahrain's leading magazine on entrepreneurship. Altuntas says in his interview ''The World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) is an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion GPFI) aiming to ease access to finance for businesses from...
Thailand in its own way to become the innovation hub of ASEAN
The Global Innovation Index 2018 published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) of the United Nations ranked Thailand as one of the 20 nations named by WIPO as innovation achievers. Thailand’s seven-place jump was the largest rise among countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Thailand now gets ready to host WBAF's Country Office, the first...
