Brexit – How The UK Decision Will Impact Europe’s VC & Startup Ecosystem

Brexit – How The UK Decision Will Impact Europe’s VC & Startup Ecosystem

 

The UK has held a pivotal position in European venture capital as a hub for both investors and startups, and that’s particularly true in categories where it has  been strong, including fintech, games, and biotech.

The decision by UK voters to leave the European Union will have significant ripple effects on the VC landscape both in Europe and beyond.

Here are the top concerns and likely impacts, according to early views we rounded up from investors, founders, corporate execs, government studies, and analysts.

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Congratulations to HeBAN Member ‘Starttech Ventures’ for Winning the EBAN Award at Porto

Congratulations to HeBAN Member ‘Starttech Ventures’ for Winning the EBAN Award at Porto

HeBAN on 26th May 2016 traveled to Porto, Portugal and had the opportunity to participate in the EBAN Award ceremony in the Palacio da Bolsa.  We are excited for and proud of our co-founder Dimitris Tsingos and his company Starttech Ventures for winning the award of “The Most Successful Business Financed by Early Stage Investors”.


 

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Dimitris Tsigos accepting the Award

“Starttech Ventures exited from AbZorba Games to Novomatic, making a 9.3x return on capital invested. Their portfolio company Epignosis scaled up more than 100% in revenues for the third consecutive year. Their SaaS product TalentLMS ranked No.1 in the World by GetRank for Q3/2015  in Cloud LMS market. Over the year they have made six new investments, three of which were international (Israel, Russia, USA) and four follow-on investments as well as co-founding HeBAN to champion the development of early stage investments market in Greece. EBAN is excited to give this award to our Greek members proving that the country is able to support entrepreneurship and successful early stage investing even in tougher times.”

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During EBAN Annual Congress, “Scale Up for Europe”

At EBAN Gala Dinner Awards Ceremony

You can read more about EBAN 2015 Awards and Winners here !

 

 

 

Following The Path of a Legend in Entrepreneurship and Angel Investing

Following The Path of a Legend in Entrepreneurship and Angel Investing

 

One of the best ways to learn about angel investing is to listen to legendary investors speak about their experiences.  Kay Koplovitz is one of those business and investor leaders.   She comes to angel investing with an amazing entrepreneurial background, having founded USA Network and the Syfy Channel, among other businesses.

Kay radiates the entrepreneurial qualities that angels admire, like seeing innovative market opportunities, getting great people into your network, and strong sales and negotiation skills.

You can read the whole article here !

Startup Capital Funds – 7 Main Sources

Startup Capital Funds – 7 Main Sources

When thinking about financing your startup, it is important understand different types of potential investors.

Figuring out who to raise money from and why will save you time and yield better results.

Not every wallet is good for you!

 

1. Friends and Family

2. Angels Investors

3. Angel Groups

4. Angel List Syndicates

5. Micro VCs

6. VC

7. Mega VC

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Happy Birthday HeBAN!

Happy Birthday HeBAN!

It is with great joy that HeBAN is celebrating today its official anniversary. During the past year HeBAN has been very active in organizing a variety of information, education and training sessions and participating in a multitude of national and international events with the goal to promote and facilitate Business Angel Investing in Greece and the wider region. We are extremely happy to have welcomed Ms Marina Hatsopoulos, the well-known Entrepreneur and Business Angel from the US, in the International Advisory Board of HeBAN.
Although surely there is still some substantial way to be covered it can be noted that early-stage private equity investment makes progress in Greece.
For the coming year, besides continuing its current activities, HeBAN is looking forward to further enlarging its member and partner base and preparing the ground for more early stage investment deals to take place in Greece.

HeBAN at The International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, CITY College – The Role of Business Angels in the Greek Finance Ecosystem

HeBAN at The International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, CITY College – The Role of Business Angels in the Greek Finance Ecosystem

 

On Tuesday 10th of May 2016, The Hellenic Business Angels Network (HeBAN) was invited by the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield – CITY College to discuss about “The Role of Business Angels in the Greek Finance Ecosystem”. The presentation of HeBAN was attended by the Master’s (MSc) Banking and Finance students and the academics of the Faculty.

 

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The co – founder Prof. Panayiotis H. Ketikidis covered the first session, which was about “Introduction to Startups and Business Angel Investing”. The second session “Financial Considerations for Business Angels was covered by HeBAN’s intern, Ms. Ketevan Chikhladze.

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At the end of the presentation there was enough time for Q & A from the academics and master’s students.