ESIL - Early Stage Investing Launchpad

Join the new round of free ESIL webinars and learn how to manage investments and follow-on rounds, how to do a due dligigence, evaluate a company and many more interesting topics. See all upcoming webinars and register here 

The 7th ECN Crowdfunding Convention: 18 October 2018, Brussels, Belgium 

Crowdfunding is an established form of alternative finance for start-ups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), real estate and renewable energy. The European Commission has now proposed regulation "European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) for business" covering both, lending-based crowdfunding and investment-based crowdfunding. 

The 7th ECN Crowdfunding Convention will take an honest view at the proposal, framed by the realities of the political discourse and options in the EU policy process. We will seek open discourse on the proposal and its possible adaption. The Convention will be organized as an adjoint event to FECIF's Conference taking place on the 17 October 2018.

Interested members of the ESIL community may contact us at info@eurocrowd.org to inquire about access.

Future of Investments & Crowdfunding Expo
Trondheim, Norway
When: August 27th, 2018

What: Funderbeam's Head of Scandinavia, Rünno Allikivi will be speaking, presenting ESIL, and is interested and willing to meet with any others attending the event. Trondheim’s technology and innovation community are thriving, but it’s not always visible to the untrained eye. Trondheim Playground brings together various events into an intensive 5-day festival which will be capped with an Investment & Crowdfunding Expo. 

Dear all, 
  
The next European startup online pitch will be held on July 4^th, from 5 to 6 PM CET (register) 
It will be the first event resulting of the partnership between the two complementary European investment networks that are the EIPP and EuroQuity !
  
Companies were selected in collaboration by EuroQuity and EIPP teams. 
This will be the opportunity to discover from your office high-potential profiles presented on both platforms. 
  
Here is the program. 
  
> Register here 
See you soon online! 
This online pitch session is based on a web conferencing system. No installation is needed on your side. 
> Companies will each have 5 minutes to pitch, and investors may ask questions via a chat window throughout the session. 
> You will be able to see the company profiles and their presentation documents on the EuroQuity platform after the event.

Dear all, 
  
We made a selection of 10 companies among the best European Seal of Excellence companies, all looking for funding from 850 k€ to 10 M€. 

You can see them speak online 5 minutes each next Tuesday June 26^th at 5 pm CET (register). 
All Seal of Excellence companies were certified by the European Commission thanks to their high potential innovation business plan that passed the threshold of selection of SME Instrument call.  

Here is the program. You are most welcome to join us! 
If your schedule is too busy, you will still be able to watch the recorded session by registering. 

> Companies will each have 5 minutes to pitch, and investors may ask questions via a chat window throughout the pitch. 
> You will be able to see the company profiles and their presentation documents on the EuroQuity platform after the event. 

We’ll gladly explain you the details if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us ! 
  
Best Regards,

Find in the Digital Academy three new videos available.

Today's focus on the crowdfunding finance, with experts discussions on the following themes:

- Crowdfunding: Confessions, tips and insights from a professional investor.

A venture capitalist with experience in crowdfunding discuss their experience with platforms, investor relationls, portfolio management and follow up, with a crowdfunding platform manager, while comparing this to their other investment activities.

- Crowdfunding: How to build a well-diversified investment portfolio through alternative finance.

 How best to deal with the scope of crowdfunding offerings and how to manage a diversified investment portfolio with balanced risk using alternative finance options.

- Crowdfunding: Confessions, tips and insights from a serial retail investor.

Business Angels and Retial Investors can approach crowdfunding in various ways, but also need to be aware of the shortcomings. 

Register to the ESIL webinars delivered from top early stage investors

upcoming webinars on 

June 6 - Deal Terms

June 18 - Crowdfunding platforms: Building a portfolio

June 21 - Deal Terms

Register here: https://www.europeanesil.eu/Announcing-the-launch-of-ESIL-free-webinars-series_a55.html  

Dear investors,

Today we introduce you to the European Investment Bank podcasts which are destinated to explain you technical notions and give you advices to assimilate the good practices. 

Today, focus on the impact investing. It is an investment approach that assesses the value a business creates in the form of solutions to society and attempts to translate this solution into value for investors

Find the podcast here and learn more about impact investing: http://www.eib.org/podcasts/impact-investing

We are pleased to introduce you to our first webinar: 'Angel Investing for You' by Go Beyond Early Stage Investing

Why should you join this webinar?

Angel Investing connects companies and investors. Who are Business Angels, what do they do and why? Learn when the Business Angels usually invest and their chances of success. Understand the four stages of the Investment cycle, define your own investment strategy and your involvement with the start-ups.

What will be covered?

• Who are Business Angels and what are their motivations? 
• What is the typical investment process?
• How to get started?
• How much time is needed to be a Business Angel?

Target audience

• Individuals who have the potential of being an angel 
• Individuals who want to become an angel
• Nascent, actual and experienced angels

Registration here: https://go-beyond.biz/events/168661-angel-investing-you 

About the trainer: Brigitte Baumann LinkedIn

Blue Invest 2018 is a matchmaking event, organised by the European Commission, that brings together innovators and the financial community to boost the economic potential of the ocean while protecting its marine resources.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projects that the global maritime economy will grow at twice the rate of the mainstream economy by 2030. How to take advantage of this potential? How can technology and creativity meet finance?

Commissioner Karmenu Vella will open the event with a speech and the event will be composed of:

• a pitching contest for innovators in front of a panel of top investors
• personalised and pre-arranged bilateral meetings for investment and project development opportunities
• networking among potential clients, investors, innovators, support service providers and policymakers

Agenda avalaible here.

More information: https://blue-invest-2018.b2match.io/agenda

Registration open until 10 May 2018