EBAN is pleased to invite all eligible startups to participate in the September 2020 Scaleup of the Month Webinar - an initiative designed to give visibility to the best EBAN member portfolio companies actively raising follow-on investments to scale. The next webinar will take place on the 29th of September at 12:00 PM CEST - so mark your calendars already! The application period for scaleups is now open - don't miss this great opportunity to present in front of the entire EBAN community! Apply here.

At the CorkBIC Venture Academy™ participating companies get real feedback, advice and coaching on their pitch from Seasoned Entrepreneurs & Investors. This year the event will be held online, broadcast from Cork in conjunction with partners Cork City Council & Cork County Council. Startups looking for investment to scale their company can apply here.

The Startup DAYS are the biggest Swiss match-making event where international startups, investors, corporates, support organizations, and academia gather around to connect, discover, and learn. Join the phygital #SUD20 on-site (limited to 650 participants) or virtually (limitless). Register now and get your Physical or Virtual Pass.

Wolves Summit is one of the largest tech events in Central and Eastern Europe. Every edition attracts more than 2500 participants from 80 countries providing 100+ hours of immersive educational content, keynotes and startup pitches.  The 12th edition, October 5th to 7th, adds a Virtual first experience so you will be able to enjoy the conference, speak and network with other businesses sitting comfortably at home. The summit and their exclusive VIP events will run as usual in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. There’s only a limited number of tickets available. Join innovative entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders to continue the conversation about how we can influence positive change and thrive during times of adversity. Why should you attend? Proven match-making processes shortening the investment process for both founders and investors Reduce the cost and time of building new relationships by networking across the Wolves Summit community of investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs Fastest way to find out about the latest innovations, solutions, and products that are relevant for you Showcase your solution in front of 15,000+ people globally and choose to target the audience most relevant to you via dedicated side-events Learn how other businesses are coping post-COVID Special offer for EBAN members - contact operations@eban.org.  

After a successful event in 2019 gathering over 100 business angels and people interested in startup investment, the Engaged Investment Conference is back with a half day full of speeches, discussions, workshops and networking. Organised by Grouport - an angel fund powered by EBAN member DEPO Ventures, the event will feature presentations from speakers all around the world, interactive educational workshops and more.

Artic15 is an online matchmaking event for businesses and investors taking place on the 19th to the 21st of October 2020. The pandemic brought us many uncertainties and created some fears of the future. But at the same time new business opportunities are rising. After many months of slow down, seeing most major networking events cancelled and leaving a big gap in the ecosystem, it is very important to reboot the startup ecosystem by providing an opportunity for the startups, investors and other stakeholders to meet. For now, safely and efficiently, in an online environment. Building trust is essential to close any new deals and it is harder at the moment as the parties are not able to meet face-to-face. However, the virtual environment is now the key to make new connections and cherish the old ones. Arctic15 Online startup event connects people with a matchmaking and networking focused mindset and welcomes everyone who supports innovation and entrepreneurship, to be part of it. The topics addressed beyond the main focus of Early-stage Startup Fundraising revolve around the very relevant Remote Working, Cybersecurity, Health and Deeptech and other hot topics. Also bigger trends as Climate Change, Diversity and Inclusion, Smart Cities and Impact Investing will be included in the discussions. The speakers are renowned professionals that come from all the different places of the tech world. Some of the names are: Lisa Edgar, Clay Dumas, Adeo Rossi and many more.

Next Round 2020 will take place on October 20-21, 2020 online from Ljubljana studio. At Next Round, the event will talk to EU and national leaders, see how the startup ecosystem can support key agendas. During short and insightful panels, Next Round will confront both future ambitions and current shortcomings of the innovation-to-market journey. The event will look at examples, propose ideal models for financing new deals and announce ambitions and recommendations that will support EU wide and national policy through startup and venture ecosystem efforts. Applications for startups, investors and leaders are open now.

Austrian Business Angel Day 2020 is organized by Gründerzentrum Kärnten and the Austrian Ministry of Economics. The event will take place online on Wednesday the 21st of October. The event will discuss the state of startup investing in Austria and will announce the award of Business Angel of the Year. The event is in German. For more information and the complete agenda, click here.