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...
Turkish Cyberpark Makes Global Waves
Bilkent CYBERPARK continued to thrive in 2017, with one prominent project being internationally voted the Most Inspiring Solution of 2017. So, what is it that they’re getting so right? Find out here. How would you describe Bilkent CYBERPARK? Bilkent CYBERPARK, Turkey’s first private Science and Technology Park, was established in 2002. Beyond providing office space for promising tech entrepreneurs that...
An Exclusive Interview with Mendi: Figuring out FinTech Future Four
A bank that funds FinTechs, supports them with Business Angels, and then becomes their first customer? Gokhan Mendi, Vice President of the Türk Ekonomi Bankası (TEB) explains. As one of only three bank-backed Angel Investment platforms in the world (and the only one in Turkey), you launched your own Fintech incubation and acceleration programme last year. Could you share your experiences with...
Blazing a Trail for Turkish Entrepreneurship
As ITÜ ARI Teknokent continues to drive the early-stage tech ecosystem in Turkey, learn more about some of their biggest successes and exciting plans for the future. Could you tell us about İTÜ ARI Teknokent and its activities? İTÜ ARI Teknokent is among the first Technology Parks ever established in Turkey. We create significant synergy among all our units, physical buildings,...
Smart Learning: The Intelliegence Choice
As the EdTech sector booms with opportunity and interest, so too does the technological innovation that drives it. EdTech startup, FLOWL, plans to bring their ground-breaking product to life and to market, changing the way we learn. DR ISTVAN CSATARI Co-Founder, FLOWL Dr Istvan Csatari is an environmental scientist and research enthusiast who is passionate about developing concepts that have meaningful...
