The World Congress of Angel Investors will convene in Istanbul 17 – 19 February 2019
The World Congress of Angel Investors WBAF 2019 will convene in Istanbul 17 – 19 February 2019 to shape the global agenda of equity markets. The main topic of the Congress will be ‘Connecting Private Equity Funds with Angel Investors & Post Early-Stage Equity Market Investors to Boost Innovation’. At the G20 meetings in Riyadh, it was announced that WBAF...
Croatia, Iran, Kosovo, Kuwait, Poland, Spain, Turkey and UK are now more connected with global investment markets.
An affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) announces new Senators and High Commissioners of the Grand Assembly. Croatia, Iran, Kosovo, Kuwait, Poland, Spain, Turkey and UK are now more connected with global investment markets. Know more about new World Leaders of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. Croatia, Iran,...
What is the difference between a business angel and an angel investor?
In My Opinion by Baybars Altuntas: Difference between a business angel and an angel investor? In the entrepreneurship ecosystem, angels are investors who have themselves been entrepreneurs and who invest in early-stage start-ups by providing up to $500K and contributing their know-how, mentorship and networking. It’s really just a question of different labels: in Europe, they are called business angels, and...
EIF Working Paper Released: European Small Business Finance Outlook 2018
This analysis provides an overview of the main markets relevant to the European Investment Fund. It starts by discussing the general market environment, then looks at the main aspects of equity finance and the guarantee and SME securitisation markets and, finally, it highlights important aspects of microfinance in Europe. A chapter on Fintech also complements the analysis. The EIF Working...
EBAN Publishes its Annual Fiscal Incentives
EBAN, the European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players presents the new edition of its much anticipated annual mapping of fiscal incentives available to business angels in Europe. This year, EBAN partnered again with BOFIDI to develop the annual publication. Fiscal incentives have an important role in stimulating the activity of business angels and...
MainOne Appoints Etienne Kouadio Doh, Ivorien GM To Drive Francophone Expansion
Reported by Yinka Okeowo, MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider has appointed Etienne Kouadio Doh as General Manager, Francophone West Africa. In his new role, Kouadio Doh will lead the company’s business development activities in Cote D’Ivoire as well as oversee its expansion into new Francophone markets. Commenting on Kouadio Doh’s appointment, MainOne’s Regional Executive responsible for West...
MIT Enterprise Forum Greece – The scientific part of Greek Entrepreneurship
Over the last four years, the most representative members of the Greek entrepreneurial and investment community meet in one of the biggest startup events: the final Judging & Award Ceremony of the MITEF Greece Startup Competition. This year the celebration of technology and entrepreneurship took place on June 28th, following the positive momentum that has spread the local investment...
G20 – Angel investment promoted as an innovative financial inclusion tool at the GPFI
An affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership of Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) promotes angel investment as an innovative financial inclusion tool at the global level. WBAF Chairman Baybars Altuntas participated in the General Assembly of the GPFI, held 2–4 July in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and joined the group for a family photo. GPFI...
ICOs in Financial Services and the Rise of Security Tokens
ICOs have become a popular way for young companies to source investment, and their usage has soared in the last couple of years. It is the ideal way for fledgling companies to quickly raise money, with some ICOs drawing in millions of pounds of investment, with this in turn kickstarting some great companies. This is a straightforward way to...
