200-year-old Croatian castle to be converted to innovation centre
WBAF and Krapina Zagorje County, Croatia signed a Memorandum of Understanding where both parties agreed to support the development of business angel activities by facilitating deals, enabling networking opportunities, and sharing information on business opportunities of interest to WBAF members and the business ecosystem of Krapina Zagorje County. WBAF is dedicated to enabling world entrepreneurs to become familiar with the...
New GBAN Co-Presidents announced in Istanbul
WBAF Chairman & EBAN Vice President Baybars Altuntas and WBAF Board Member & ABAN President Harry Tomi Davies have been announced as the new co-presidents of the Washington, DC-based Global Business Angels Network (GBAN). GBAN was launched at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Milan during the Global Angel Summit in March 2015. While membership is free, it requires angel organisations...
Sofia to host The EBAN Annual Congress in June 2018
A journey to the digital discovery and transformation of our universe The EBAN Annual Congress is one of Europe’s largest and most international business angel events held annually by EBAN in cooperation with its best members. After 18 successful editions of the event, the last of which took place in Porto in 2016 and Malaga in 2017, this year’s edition...
Last 5 days! – QBAC+2018 Qualified Angel Investor Certificate Programme – 9-10 July London
World Business Angels Investment Forum - The objective of the QBAC+ course is to introduce angel investment system to those considering investing in startups, SMEs and high-growth companies by using their own money and own know-how. The course aims to give the basic principles of angel investment and to-dos and not-to-dos while investing as a qualified angel investor. 0 -...
Brazil Angel Investment Congress 2018 on 22 August 2018 in Sao Paolo
Anjos do Brasil, a reference in fostering angel investment in Brazil, presents the sixth edition of the Angel Investment Congress. Angel Investment is a trend in Brazil and worldwide, and means combining capital and intelligence in order to support development of high impact business. Join us in the Congress that will discuss the fast development of this market in Brazil, as...
World Excellence Awards on 18 February 2018
The World Business Angels Investment Forum aims to contribute to that impact by driving positive changes that will facilitate entrepreneurship. With its Excellence Awards, the World Business Angels Investment Forum looks beyond borders. It seeks to promote and nurture start-ups, scale-ups, high-growth businesses, SMEs, angel investors, and a dynamic business community throughout the world. From business angels to policymakers to...
WBAF 2019 – World Congress of Angel Investors on 17 -19 February 2019 in Istanbul
Connecting angel investors with private equity funds, wealth management institutions and family offices to unlock the potential for innovation globally Building on the success of the 2018 World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), this year’s forum will focus on the theme ‘Unlocking the Potential for Innovation:Angel Investors Partnering with Private Equity Funds.The discussions will explore how private equity funds, family...
President Trump Chooses India
India’s first Global Entrepreneurship Summit sets the scene for movers and shakers in 2018. November 2017 saw the first Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) hosted by the Trump administration find a new home in Hyderabad, India; a vibrant tech town with hundreds of years of history. GES is organised annually, and is jointly hosted by the US State Department alongside a different host...
Banks to Embrace the Modern Culture of Innovation
Turkey’s sustained economic growth rates have been amongst the highest across the globe over the past decade, making it one of the world’s most attractive destinations for investment. The Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey Turkey has emerged as a country that piques the interest of global investors, thanks to its impressive growth rates and structural reforms over the last...
A World Where Startups Come Alive
Workinton CEO, Pınar Massena describes Turkey’s earlystage ecosystem, illustrates where her organisation fits into this picture, and explains what makes Workinton different. The prevalence of incubation centers has increased rapidly in the last few years. These centers typically host technology based startups - hallmarks of a new economic era - in order to help them establish a clear vision for...
