We are pleased to invite you to the launch webinar for EBAN Health - March 21st at 15:00 CET our newest community bringing together all EBAN members interested in investing in health startups and/or learning about market and investment related trends in this sector. The first EBAN Health Webinar will serve to introduce the community, the activities it plans to offer and to discuss the barriers and opportunities when Investing in Health, with EBAN Health Committee members as speakers. Early stage investment in health tech startups presents the business angel with unique challenges and advantages. For example, investing in medical devices requires a certain level of sector expertise, but it can bring significant returns and create positive social impact at the same time. Barriers and Opportunities when Investing in Health March 21st at 15:00 CET   Speakers: Christine Bjarkby Christine Bjarkby is responsible for growth capital and business development within Connect Sverige. Christine has a broad experience from business development worldwide from large public global companies to small start-up companies. Christine has previously worked with investments as a representative of Invest Sweden, Entrepreneurship Network (Enterprise Network for Startup ICT) and Connect. Christine is and has been a board member of several startup companies and is herself a business angel. Christine joined the board of NordicBAN in autumn 2017. Andreas Lindblom Former CEO at Spring Securities, co-founder of Karolinska Center for Advanced Medical Simulation and Training, group manager at Sales & Service at Itivity, and physiotherapist at the Karolinska Institute. Andreas holds degrees in physics and physiotherapy. Andreas is currently CEO of  SCIETY. Kevin Morningstar Kevin Morningstar is s 35-year veteran of the medical device industry.  A Colorado serial entrepreneur for many years, he co-founded Silverglide Surgical Technologies, Inc., a Boulder surgical instruments startup successfully sold to Stryker in a planned exit.  He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and currently consults globally in the medical device industry, digital health community, and startup ecosystem.  Kevin is an active angel investor and member of Rockies Venture Club, where he serves as Screening Committee Chair and as a general partner in Rockies Venture Fund I and Rockies Impact Fund.   March 21st at 15:00 CET

EVPA and Social Value UK will use their in-depth knowledge of the practice of social impact measurement and management to help you learn how to maximize the impact you are generating. This course is especially designed to support the funders, venture philanthropy organisations and social investors (VPO/SI) in understanding how to measure and manage impact at the portfolio level. If you are interested in: understanding and measuring the impact you generate improving your existing impact measurement system without burdening too much your investees learning how to use the data you collect to take relevant decisions on your day-to-day activity and maximaze the use of your resources and you want to do it by: learning through real-life case studies and group work discussing openly with experienced practitioners sharing challenges and learnings with your peers ...then the Social Impact Measurement and Management Training is the course for you! *Deadlines for submission of applications: 1 March 2019

EBAN’s Scaleup of the Month is an initiative designed to give visibility to the best EBAN member portfolio companies actively raising follow-on investments to scale. This month's webinar will take place on the 26th of March at 12:00 pm CET. During the webinar, selected entrepreneurs together with the investor backing them will present their companies to a jury of investors and an international audience for a chance to become the Scaleup of the Month. Each pitch lasts for 6 minutes and is followed by 4 minutes of Q&A from the jury. After all companies have pitched, live scoring from the jury and the audience determines the winner on the spot. Register below to be part of the live audience.

FutureScope is hosting its 2019 FutureScope Event, on the 28 of March, in Dublin, Ireland. FutureScope is Ireland's number one innovation event and the only conference dedicated to exploring new business opportunities arising from emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, AR/VR, data analytics, IoT and 5G. FutureScope brings together leaders from the technology ecosystem to share perspectives on the implications of disruptive technologies, providing valuable insights to businesses at all stages of the innovation lifecycle. Keynotes, panel discussions, innovation showcases, tech demonstrations, innovation challenges, pitch battles, workshops, and structured networking come together to create an event that attracts start-ups, scale-ups, multinationals, innovative corporates, and the investment community. FutureScope offers the perfect platform for identifying mutually beneficial collaborative partnerships.  

Join our upcoming EBAN Space Webinar on an Optimal Pitch for a Space Tech Startup - 1st of April at 12:00 PM CEST. Space Tech Startups founders will learn during this webinar about the general guidelines to deliver an optimal pitch as well as how to open and close, which posture to use and how to play with their voice. Moreover, they will know how to prepare a great slide deck supporting their pitch and how to make efficient rehearsals. The Webinar features EBAN Space Executive Committee Member and  Co-Chairman of Luxembourg Space Tech Angels: Fabrice Testa. How to Prepare and Deliver an Optimal Pitch for a Space Tech Startup April 1st at 12:00 PM CEST   Speaker Fabrice Testa Fabrice Testa is a serial entrepreneur and a space geek who successfully founded, co-founded or participated in the launch of multiple tech startups which created hundreds of jobs and generated multi-millions revenues. During his journey, he pitched a lot raising millions from angels, VCs and lenders. Fabrice is also an angel investor, member of the Executive Committee of EBAN Space and Co-Chairman of the Luxembourg Space Tech Angels association. He sees a lot of pitches giving him a very special insight

EBAN, in collaboration with Seedstars and ABAN, invites you to our Business Angels Workshop, taking place on the 3rd of April in Lausanne, Switzerland, together with the Seedstars Investors Forum on the 4th of April, and the Seedstars Summit on the 5th of April. Join us in Lausanne to learn how to invest as a Business Angel in emerging market based startups! This hands on workshop will feature case studies from angel investors that have invested in Latin America, India and Africa with lessons learned and the best practices on how to expand your portfolio to include also startups from these regions of the world. Consider that emerging markets now represent over 84% of the world population and knowing that the majority of the extra 1.8 billion consumers that will be part of the "consuming class" in 2025 will be living in these markets how can you, as a Business Angel, benefit from the investment opportunities in emerging markets? For discounted tickets for EBAN members, contact: info@eban.org The Business Angels Workshop will feature Khaled Ismail, a Cairo based angel investor with a portfolio of startups based throughout the entire African continent; Kim Neel Wyon, a Danish angel investor based between Copenhagen and Malmo, presenting his experience investing in India; and Martin Johnson, angel investor based in Sophia Antipolis, France, presenting his experience with Carcool in Chile. The Business Angels Workshop take place at the Beaulieu Congress Centre, while the Seedstar Events will take place at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre, on the EPFL university campus.

The Young Entrepreneurship Startup School (YESS) Project is hosting their Mobilizing the Startup Ecosystem of Epirus event in Mpizani, Greece on the 3rd of April. YESS aims to create the first Cross Border incubator for innovative start-ups in the fields of tourism, design, bluegrowth,  and e-health within the Regions of Apulia, Achaia, Ionian Islands and Epirus. Mobilizing the Startup Ecosystem will feature key panelist discussing the future of the startups in each sector and presentations from international speakers. Join YESS and explore the entrepreneurial opportunities in the south of Italy and Greece.  

Business Angels of Slovenia are inviting startups to join for a one day on the 4th of April for the Call for Startups event in Ljubljana to pitch to investors. Business Angels of Slovenia are especially interested in startups with minimal viable product (MVP), which are ready to be introduced to the market.  

  CorkBIC invites you to The Entrepreneur Experience event on the 5-6th of April in Cork, Ireland. The Entrepreneur Experience is a unique opportunity for 24 Emerging Entrepreneurs to gain unparalleled access and advice from 24 of Ireland's most successful Business leaders over 24 hours. This event is a unique opportunity for three distinct groups of Entrepreneurs: Early Stage Startups - Entrepreneurs with a new idea, business plan and/or Strategy Road Map but not yet ready for investment Entrepreneurs with an investor ready proposition Entrepreneurs with an established business that is seeking to scale (Ideally a company of 10 employees and €1m+ turnover per year with the potential to grow rapidly in the coming years)   For more information and to apply, follow the link below: