Join us – EBAN

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EBAN is Europe’s leading early-stage investor network. We connect and support business angels, early stage investors, entrepreneurs and corporates throughout the world, with over 150 members in more than 50 countries today. We enable knowledge and best practice sharing and community building across different regions and sectors.

Membership of EBAN provides the following unique advantages

A worldwide Network

Connect and build new relationships with business angels/investor groups in more than 50 countries. Be part of or lead EBAN Communities, which focus on different industries and regions, connecting like-minded investors and entrepreneurs to share deals, knowledge, best practices and network connections.

Access To Exclusive Events

Host or enjoy special access to EBAN Events. Have exclusive access to worldwide investor events, tech and startup conferences and high level policy meetings that will help you connect to latest market trends and new investment opportunities.

Education & trainings

Join the periodic workshops, masterclasses and webinars for investors that EBAN organises and learn how to invest professionally from our expert coaches.

Research & best practices

Stay on top of trends in the early stage investment market by accessing our Knowledge Center, statistical data reports, and monthly newsletter and gain insights by exchanging best practices with other investors.

Answers to your challenges

Receive tailored support from EBAN: guidance on how to implement your initiatives, tips for organising events for business angels and growing your network, facilitation of direct connections with investors and innovation experts from all over the world.

Visibility in the early stages

Highly competitive programs that include full mentorship and culminate in a public pitch event

Programs that help startups in their very initial phases to get the optimal conditions to grow

Create exciting new opportunities for your portfolio companies

Expose your portfolio companies to investors from around the world through EBAN’s events and specific initiatives like the EBAN Scaleup of the Month. Enable them to benefit from initiatives like our AWS Activate offer for startups.

Impact in legislative and fiscal angel investing environments

Contribute to angel and entrepreneurship policy discussions on national, European and international levels. Receive EBAN’s support in furthering angel investment in your country.

Exclusive access to Cross-Border Investment Opportunities

Access deal flow at EBAN’s Events and Scaleup of the Month webinars and take advantage of syndication platform Dealum and Dealroom

Membership Categories

Business Angel Networks

National or regional, commercial or industry sector networks that foster means of introduction between small / medium sized companies and private investors with market experience (business angels)

Associate Members

Organisations which do not fit in full membership categories

Corporate Members

Special category that allows corporations to join the E-Xcelerator®, an EBAN group set up to develop a working alliance between Accelerators and Business Angel Networks across Europe, focusing on engagement and best practice

Network Federations

A number of business angel networks that decide to join and act as a group at some levels.

Early Stage Funds and Seed Funds

Private equity firms, VC funds, Angel Syndicates, and SPVs-LLCs owned by Angels investing in seed and early stage rounds.

Electronic Funding Platform

Platforms that enable a large number of people to provide money in small increments

Business Accelerators

Business Incubators

Highly competitive programs that include full mentorship and culminate in a public pitch event

Programs that help startups in their very initial phases to get the optimal conditions to grow

Government Associated Bodies

National, regional or local public or semipublic organisms with support of the public administration

Ian Sosso on the Ignite Ventures Podcast

Empowering Slovenia’s Startup Ecosystem: EBAN at the Investors Edge Conference