Powering Innovation and Policy for Europe’s Startup Ecosystem at EIC Summit 2025

At the heart of Europe´s innovation agenda
EBAN joined leading policymakers and ecosystem builders at the 2025 EIC Summit in Brussels to strengthen the role of angel investment in Europe’s innovation agenda. Represented by Director General Jacopo Losso, alongside Project Managers Xenia Martin  and Alessandro Craglia from the EBAN team, we took part in key sessions and stakeholder meetings to advocate for early-stage investment and cross-border collaboration.

Calls for Action
In a plenary session, Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas called on local leaders to leverage EU resources, while former Prime Minister Enrico Letta stressed the need to enable the free movement of knowledge and scale innovation beyond national silos. Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva echoed this, underlining the importance of reducing challenges faced by EU innovation and spotlighting the upcoming European Startup and Scaleup Strategy.

Highlighting Angel Involvement in Deeptech

At the Summit, speakers highlighted the value of angel investors in deeptech—emphasizing how their experience and networks can complement institutional investors and provide startups with critical market and technology insights. Their involvement also benefits the other co-investors, particularly those VCs that lack tech and market know-how relevant in deeptech industries.  

Promoting Women-Led Innovation
On the ground, EBAN engaged with partners to explore strategic collaborations and our Project Manager Alessandro Craglia promoted the Women TechEU project, which will award €75,000 grants to 40 women-led deeptech startups this June.

From policymaking to deal flow, EBAN continues to ensure that Europe’s innovation economy is supported by a strong, connected angel investment network.