For Entrepreneurs

As a non-for-profit trade association, EBAN does not provide funding for startups and is likewise unable to put entrepreneurs directly in contact with investors. We invite you to contact the nearest business angel network in your country for funding requests. You can find your nearest EBAN member here:

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Opportunities for entrepreneurs at EBAN events

EBAN organises two flagship events every year, along with several smaller scale events, which offer entrepreneurs unequalled access to investors, startup coaches and support agencies that can help them scale their business. EBAN events have the following activities designed for entrepreneurs:

Trainings

EBAN offers investment readiness trainings for entrepreneurs through its EU projects, as well as in partnership with different innovation ecosystem stakeholders. The trainings cover topics like pitching and presentation skills, types of early stage investment, fundraising strategies, and more.

Networking

EBAN events present entrepreneurs with a chance to mingle with investors during networking lunches and dinners, one-to-one meetings and other type of sessions designed to help create connections.

Pitching

EBAN accepts applications from eligible entrepreneurs to pitch at its annual flagship events. Selected startups are given the opportunity to participate in the events for free and pitch on stage in front of an audience of investors.

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EBAN Webinars

EBAN hosts online webinars on topics such as sector knowledge and industry trends, how startups and investors can work with each other, the intricacies of negotiating and signing deals, and more.

Find upcoming webinars in our events calendar.

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Knowledge Center


EBAN’s Knowledge Center hosts a collection of content, such as guidebooks, research and other resources on raising capital from angels, tips on how to approach investors, how to scale up your business and more.

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Supporting Scaleups

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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. Periodically, EBAN holds a one-hour webinar where selected entrepreneurs together with the investor backing them present their companies to a jury of investors and an international audience for a chance to become the Scaleup of the Month.

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AWS Activate Offer for Startups

Within the scope of its partnership with Amazon Web Services AWS Activate, EBAN, together with partner organizations – ABANMBANNACOXcala and GBAN, will award $10,000,000 Amazon Web Services Promotional Credits to 1,000 cloud-based startups that have received investment.

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