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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European Summer Academy on Technology & Entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki

European Summer Academy on Technology & Entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki

Digital Transportation applications aim to provide innovative services relating to different modes of transport and traffic management and enable various users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated, and ‘smarter’ use of transport networks. Topics, such as P2P car rental, car/ride/bike sharing, smart parking, real-time traffic/fleet management, multi-modal transit public solutions, mobile applications are only a few examples of application areas. Digital Transportation applications often use open-data and gamification mechanics in order to provide the basis for smart, urban and sustainable mobility in a better environment, society and economy. The global market of Digital Transportation has been estimated to about 6.5 trillion EUR by McKinsey, a significantly fragmented market providing the ground for innovative applications to grow and take a share.

The Thessaloniki Summer Academy aims to select 40 high-school, undergraduate and graduate students from all around Europe with an entrepreneurial interest in Digital Transportation applications. The Academy will be held in the South East European Research Centre (www.seerc.org) and the Hellenic Institute of Transport (http://www.imet.gr) with emphasis on interaction, team-work, experimentation, engagement, implementation and testing, coaching from experts and entrepreneurs, visits to ‘hot spot’ areas, etc. Students will get access to state of the art laboratories of the Hellenic Institute of Transport and work hands-on with real-life data sets. The academy will assist future entrepreneurs to form teams, design prototypes from their ideas, develop innovative business models and prepare pitches.

Whether you have technical skills or just an entrepreneurial interest in Digital Transportation Applications, we invite you to join the Thessaloniki Startiy7 Summer Academy! Apply here by 20 May!

The academy will be held in English.

PRACTICAL INFO

EVENT:European Summer Academy on Technology & Entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki
START: July 4, 2016 8:00 am
END:    July 15, 2016 5:00 pm
Thessaloniki, Greece

EMAIL:  info@startify7.eu

 

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 !

 

 

 

EBAN’s Annual Congress 2016 – “Scale Up for Europe”

EBAN’s Annual Congress 2016 – “Scale Up for Europe”

HeBAN will participate in the EBAN Annual Congress 2016, entitled “Scale up for Europe”, which will take place in Porto, Portugal on May 25-27, 2016.

The 2016 EBAN Congress will feature top notch speakers and a unique programme.

 

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Opportunities for start-ups

There will be a Matching Event, which will be organized by “Startup Europe Partnership” and “Mind the Bridge” where selected startups will have the opportunity to meet large corporates in 1:1 qualified meetings.

In addition to the Matching Event, during the three – day congress there will be Workshops, Scale Ups, an Impact Investing Pitching Competition and also a separate section for Women Business Angels Investors. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to participate at this EBAN Annual Congress 2016 with a special discounted ticket.

For more info get in contact with the EBAN team.

 

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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