IVA 2022, APPLY NOW! International Venture Academy is AN INVESTOR PROGRAM for startup and scaleup companies, who 1. want to improve their investment readiness 2. are looking for investment of 200,000€–1,000,000€ 3. are planning on market-entry to Nordic & Mediterranean area What? International Venture Academy connects first-class entrepreneurs and investors from Finland, Catalonia (Spain) and Sophia Antipolis (France) and Estonia. It helps growth ventures improve their investor pitches, bring their businesses to a state of “investment ready” and plan their market-entry to Europe. For whom? Program is targeted for European growth ventures that have desire to improve their investment readiness, are looking for investments or/and are planning on market-entry to Nordic or Mediterranean area. Participating growth ventures must have ready product or service, clear vision and proof of concepts. We have 10-12 seats available at this year’s the programme. The program is free for participants, but it requires a strong commitment from May to June.   Program 2022 MARCH 2022 APPLY FOR IVA 2022 Application period opens March 18. IVA WEBINAR Launch webinar in March 31. at 4pm (EET) Register here!   APRIL 2022 SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BY THE END OF APRIL You can submit your application here.   MAY 2022 KICK OFF & MENTORING Kick-off event for start ups entering the program JUNE 2022 IVA BOOTCAMP June 7 to 10 @Jyväskylä. Innovative Blue ocean, VSEM, finance and GoToMarket workshops. FINAL PITCHING  June 10 Bootcamp ends with an IVA pitching contest. AUTUMN 2022 FINAL PITCHING at EBAN event Submit your application here Apply to the program via Dealum. The application period opens on 18th of March and is open until the end of April. Launch webinar Thu March 31 | 16:00-17:00 EET | Online | Register here! Join our IVA 2022 webinar and find out how the program can boost your international growth and investment readiness! 16:00 About the IVA 2022 program 16:10 Nursie’s success story & IVA learnings 16:25 IVA 2022: How to build your investment readiness? 16:40 Wrap up and final Q & A from the start-ups Meet the previous International Venture Academy companies Nursie and Secapp! “The program helped us especially in clarifying the business model. We understood the value of good references better and gained new confidence for investor discussions: the significance of a good story, what themes are important to investors, and how credible business figures are produced.” Timo Airaksinen, Development Director, Nursie Health, IVA Alumni 2021   “The organizers of Venture Academy have tremendous personal business skills and, above all else, plenty of networks directly with potential partners. We have had tangible introductions to the wider world through them.” Kari Aho, CEO, Secapp, IVA Alumni 2020   Apply now Meet the Mentors 2022 Lead Coach Marcel Dridje   Marcel is a member of EBAN Board and the emeritus president of Sophia Business Angels. He is the Lead Angel and mentor of International Venture Academy 2022. Audra Shallal   Audra is an expert in Women Entrepreneurship and Angel Investment in the EMEA region. She promotes Entrepreneurship and Angel Investing through programs, mentoring, business plan competitions, Business Angel Networks and Women Economic Empowerment within the EU and MENA region. Jean-Louis Brelet   Jean-Louis is a member of France Angels Board, lead of EuropIA Capital and emeritus president of Sophia Business Angels. He is an executive coach of innovative entrepreneurs, investors in 15 companies, and trainer at Business Schools, incubators and Business Angels Networks within France, EU and North Africa regions. Lev Dolgatsov   Lev has been an entrepreneur for more than 25 years, in IT retail, Visual Media Production and Investing areas. He has more than 20 startups in his portfolio and he is one of the go-to mentors for the investor readiness topics. Lev is also working as the President of the Estonian Business Angels Network. Annukka Mickelsson   Annukka got excited about startup investing during the financial crisis when there was a lack of financing for potential ideas and competent teams. She saw a need for an ecosystem where brainpower meets capital/funding to build new growth. She became a FiBAN member in 2015 to learn in practice about startups’ growth paths. Annukka’s background is in the real-estate and financial sector as well as politics. She has long experience in team leading and board work.   Further questions? Contact Nina! Nina Rautiainen, Ecosystem Lead, nina.rautiainen@jyvaskyla.fi, 050 413 7028 International Venture Academy is part of the Hhub ecosystem work of promoting physical activity, wellbeing, and health in cooperation with universities. The is funded by ERDF funding in accordance with the ecosystem agreement signed between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the City of Jyväskylä a year ago, with the aim of developing the operating environment for companies. The project involves the ecosystems of renewable industry and exercise, health, and wellbeing (Hhub). International Venture Academy is organized by BUSINESS JYVÄSKYLÄ EBAN FIBAN SBA BANC MDBAN ESTBAN

The Swiss Fintech Investor Day is the largest Fintech funding event in Switzerland. SICTIC organizes this conference once a year and it will be held in its 7th edition on June 14th, 2022. The audience includes: angel investors, venture capitalists, corporate VCs, and family offices that want to invest in fintech startups.      Selected startups undergo a Get-investment-ready training program to prepare for their funding journey. Following the event, startups are matched with investors and through a structured follow-up process, SICTIC helps startups and investors get the deal over the finish line.    At the Swiss Fintech Investor Day event you can expect to meet your next smart money investors and to receive media attention.   Submit your application in four steps: Check the SICTIC investment criteria. 2. Complete the SICTIC Startup Factsheet. 3. Have your pitch deck ready. 4. Submit the Startup Funding Application Form. If you don't meet the criteria fully, please reach out to us at startup@sictic.chand we can have a closer look at your case.   Application deadline: May 8th, 2022 (23:59 CET)

On June 14th, 2022, AfricArena will be turning the largest startup incubator in the world, STATION F, into the stage of African tech entrepreneurship. Over 40+ startups from Seed Track to Growth Stage will spend the day pitching to foreign markets and showcasing the best Africa Tech has to offer. Prior to the Viva AfricArena event happening on the 14th of June 2022, the French South African Tech Labs offers an incredible opportunity to African-based corporates and investors willing to experience the booming startup ecosystem across France and Europe. How? By visiting the innovative spaces at the heart of the ecosystem’s dynamism in Paris, connecting to local actors – entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts – who share valuable insights and stories around key topics. In brief, the Learning Expeditions enable a deep and intimate discovery of these techhubs! If you are a startup and need access to foreign deal flow or planning to scale beyond the African borders, Join our AfricArise Scale package today and we will review your application. Secure Your Spot at the Event. Super Early Bird Tickets - https://bit.ly/3ONZSBp Startups can apply to pitch at the event HERE - https://bit.ly/3ynUJdu If you have any queries, contact contact@africarena.com #AfricArena2022 #VivaAfricArena2022

Dealum invites all angel group managers to join their free webinar on the 22nd of June about transitioning to Dealum.   They will discuss: ➝ How to find the most suitable tool for your group. ➝ How to make the transition as smooth as possible for the team and the members. ➝ How to avoid losing valuable information during the migration process. More information and sign up on the event page here! During the panel discussion, existing Dealum customers share their lessons learned from the transition. Bob Bridge from SWAN Impact will shed a light on their migration experience from MS Office and their recommendations for a smooth process. Jeff Koenig from Desert Angels will share the member’s perspective and suggestions for the successful adoption of the new tool. This is a free webinar on June 22! To get the link to the online event, sign up on the Zoom link below. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9016551179634/WN_NLfLdM9pSieuyPaS8DcwxA _____________________________________________________________ Dealum is the leading deal flow and collaboration platform for angel investor groups. The platform is built with angel network managers in mind making deal sharing and syndication, pipeline and funnel management, and investor communication more efficient while creating a collaborative and thriving early-stage investor ecosystem. We are proud to be trusted by ● 120+ investor groups ● 12,000+ investors ● 35,000+ startups Join Dealum on 22 June 2022 at 9 AM Pacific Time / 12 noon Eastern Time / 5 PM London

VivaTech is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. The 6th edition takes place on 15-18 June, in Paris. It will be a hybrid event that you will be able to enjoy wherever you are. Every year, for four adrenaline-filled days, VivaTech brings together the greatest business leaders, startups, investors, researchers and innovators to ignite positive change in business and for society. The first three days are dedicated to professionals while on the fourth day, VivaTech opens its doors to the general public. It is a unique opportunity to discover the future by experiencing new products and demonstrations like autonomous vehicles, connected factories and shopping experiences. Innovators will meet others with complementary or contrasting ideas across industries.   Get your ticket here. Contact us for your discount/ free ticket if you are an EBAN member!

The largest profile conference in Ukraine, launched by the IT Ukraine Association in 2014, brings together on a single platform all national stakeholders in the field of IT education to share experiences, create favorable conditions for industry development and identify its priority vectors. In the eight years of its existence, the Synergy platform has brought together more than 3,500 participants and about 200 leading speakers of IT business, government, education and science. Synergy includes dozens of successful cases, collaborations of leading IT companies and universities, best practices in corporate IT education, speaker presentations, panel discussions, presentations of startups and educational projects. This year the event will take place in the summer, because it has a special theme and background. On June 24, 2022, we plan to bring together more than 500+ guests of the online event in a joint discussion of current realities in the world of IT education. It will gather more than 20 experts online on various issues, including how the landscape and trends in the IT industry have changed, what sciences and skills will be needed in wartime realities, how to get a new profession and much more. IT Ukraine is planning 8 hours of online conference 5 thematic events on educational topics, the first starts on May 19 2 hot discussions Join the important discussions of projects in the field of education and CSR, which will certainly be important components of the future recovery of Ukraine. Registration by link: https://itukraineassociation.typeform.com/to/fKdRgvGg

  If you joined the free webinar on Business Model Canvas part 1 with EBAN and Bionanopolys, we really hope you enjoyed it! If you need a refresher or if you missed it, you can rewatch the webinar here. That way you will be ready for Business Model Canvas - Part 2 happening on June 30th! Register for "Business Model Canvas - Part 2" on June 30th at 10.00 CEST In this second session we will cover the "left part" of Business Model Canvas! Our expert speaker, Zdenek Fred Fous, will give you the tools to create the best value proposition and to develop the ideal Customer Relationship Management framework to bring revenue to the business. Join us to enhance your knowledge on Business Model Canvas and to take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey. The event is led by Zdenek Fred Fous, Co-Founder of Encubate and will be recorded. Sign Up!

Join EBAN in the beautiful Oeiras Valley only 20 minutes outside of Lisbon for 3 days of more, sun, beach and business. Oeiras Valley is home to a unique ecosystem in Portugal home to many multinational corporations, technology parks, and ideal location for entrepreneurs, startups and innovation. The fifth Pitch at the Beach event will be filled with exciting speakers, panels, workshops and opportunities to experience the vibrant Portuguese culture. You will be experiencing everything Oeiras has to offer alongside representatives from organizations like: Taguspark, Huawei Portugal, Altice, Oeiras Valley, Oeiras Municipality, Angels Nest Global, Bizrupt VC firm, Global Business Angels Network, Global Entrepreneurship Network and many more! BUY TICKETS PATB PORTUGAL 2022 STARTUPS APPLY PATB PORTUGAL 2022 EBAN Member can contact us for their discount code! Official Carrier Discound Codes for Elegible Passengers: Click here www.flytap.com Country Partner Hotel Partners HOTEL VILA GALÉ  Colection Palácio dos Arcos  Promocode: PITCHATTHEBEACH Site para fazer as reservas: www.vilagale.com Preço Especial para Participantes e/ou Patrocinadores (*): 150,00 € p/ noite em quarto single em regime de Alojamento e Pequeno Almoço 160,00 € p/ noite em quarto duplo em regime de Alojamento e Pequeno Almoço (*) – Observação: A Tarifa é válida para estadias entre os dias 29 de Junho e 05 de Julho 2022. HOTEL MOOV Porto Salvo Promocode: PITCHATTHEBEACH Site para fazar as reservas: https://hotelmoov.com/ Período válido da estada: 1 a 5 julho de 2022 Período válido de reserva: de hoje a até dia 5 de Julho de 2022 Tarifa: 15% sobre a tarifa de referência

The "Demo Day" of the Trans Atlantic Angel Conference Training program, where our Investor Cohort will select the final investment. About this event The Trans Atlantic Angel Conference is a "learning by doing" program where new Angel Investors learn about Angel Investing by doing an Angel Investment. Across 3 months, 25 Angel Investors together reviewed 64 companies who shared company financials, business strategies, customer references, and operating plans. The programme had individual and group investor discussions, where it evaluated, selected, debated about and did a meaningful due diligence. This Demo / Pitch Night is the end of the program. It is an exclusive virtual reception during which participating companies have the opportunity to pitch to an audience of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and community members. The 5 finalist companies will present. The Due Diligence teams will outline what they explored in the process of due diligence. And then the Angel investors will select a company to make an investment in. The audience is invited to also vote for an Audience Award. Register here! EBAN Members can contact us for free access to this event The four finalists are: Bluana Foods. - https://bluana.me/ Contribution to the future of global food by creating a plant-based product to reduce the consumption of ocean fish. Bluana's mission is to contribute to the future of the Oceans by providing a Tasty and Healthy plant-based alternative to Ocean fish. This VEGAN SASHIMI (Salmon and Tuna) is made of 100% natural and plant-based ingredients, such as edamame beans, tempeh, dried tomatoes, or shitake mushrooms. The sushimi has all the benefits of fish: Omega 3, vitamins B and D, and… no bones. Votegrity - https://www.votegrity.net/ Informed Voters. Counted as Intended. Putting integrity back in voting. Votegrity's mission is to create a world of informed voters, who have convenient access to the electoral process, and whose ballots are counted as intended. This is done by bringing the ballot box to the voter with end-to-end verification via an online and mobile experience. EyeKnowAI - https://www.eyeknow.ai/ Keeping the helpless safe from violence using security cameras and AI. Using a unique blend of computer vision, AI, and CCTV footage, EyeKnowAi is able to automatically detect aggression and violence between caregivers and the helpless. This solution can be integrated with off-the-shelf cameras and operate in many markets, including daycare centers, nursing homes and private homes. Zim Connections - https://www.zimconnections.com/ Connected Everywhere at All Times. ZIM covers travelers' need for a data connection upon arrival. The eSIM is the future of connectivity. Through (digital) eSIM technology, ZIM offers travelers 24/7 data after just one click. They've partnered with local mobile providers and offer numerous data plans through the Zim app. It's a time-saving, low-cost digital solution. No more switching out physical SIM cards, waiting in line at airports, or losing your domestic number while abroad. Many Angel Groups will be invited to attend. Many will be there. There will be time to network and engage with other attendees. This is an online event. Startup Investor Accelerator Organizer of Trans Atlantic Angel Conference Program Final Demo Day Event   Startup Investor Accelerator is a "learning by doing" program for building new Investors in the local startup ecosystem. Teaching startup Investing by doing Investing in startups. It is a program that helps startups get funded and increases the number of active Investors in the community. This has been modeled on the successful program from USA called Seattle Angel Conference, hosted by Mossy Ventures. The program is based in Barcelona and runs for all Europe. The Acceleration program for Investors runs in rounds. During each round 25 participating investors (new and experienced) together “learning by doing”. During each round 60 startups participate, and selected ones get the investment. To join the program, you can either apply to the learning course as an investor, or apply for investment competition as a startup   (The Startup Investor Accelerator (SIA) is the organizer of the Trans Atlantic Angel Conference. SIA is one of the productions of the MossyVentures Production company.)