EUROPEAN DIRECTORY
OF
BUSINESS ANGEL NETWORKS IN EUROPE
EBAN is supported by:
Version 1 December 2006 Prepared by the EBAN Secretariat c/o EURADA Avenue des Arts 12 Bte 7 B-1210 Brussels T: +32 2 218 43 13
F: +32 2 218 45 83 E: [email protected] W: www.eban.org
Due to the private and confidential nature of the informal venture capital market, it is difficult to collect comprehensive information compared to what is possible for the formal venture capital market.
The data published in this document is based on the best knowledge of the EBAN Secretariat, the contribution and good will of its members, and the collaboration of business angel networks across Europe.
This document can be freely reproduced in order to support the development of the European informal venture capital industry.
The 2001 and 2002 versions of this document had received financial support from the DG Enterprise of the European Commission.
The EBAN Secretariat wishes to thank all of the organisations and individuals who have contributed to this document.
EBAN, the European Business Angel Network, was established by the European Associationof Development Agencies (EURADA www.eurada.org) in collaboration with the European Commission in 1999. EBAN is an independent body, financed by its members. As such, it is free to pursue the best interest of its members with the sole objective of advancing the recognition of the BA and BAN industry in Europe.
The membership of the Association is composed of:
National federations of BANs
Networks with a national coverage
Regional and local networks
Non-European networks with an interest in the European business angel scene
Other interested entities having a direct involvement in promoting informal investment in Europe.
EBANs objectives are to:
Represent the interests of the informal venture capital market and the matching platforms who help entrepreneurs and investors meet across Europe;
Raise awareness about the concept of angel investing and spread good practices revolving around it across Europe;
In general contribute to the improvement of the working environment of business angels and their networks.
Executive Committee
President of the Association: Anthony Clarke, London Business Angels (UK) Vice-President of the Association: Claude Rameau, France Angels (F)
Members of the Executive Committee: Brigitte Baumann, MBAN (MT), Paolo Anselmo, IBAN (I), Christophe Guisset, BAMS (B).
Board of Directors
Paolo Anselmo, IBAN, Italy Claude Rameau, France Angels, France
Martin Carr, Exemplas, UK Maria Nilsson, SVCA, Sweden
Anthony Clarke, London Business Angels, UK Roger Piqu, CIDEM, Spain
Albert Colomer, BANC, Spain Ute Gnther, BAND, Germany
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Christian Stein, i2/aws, Austria Joao Trigo da Roza, APBA, Portugal
Arne-G. Hostrup, f.u.n NetzwerklNordbayern, Sergio Povoas, Gersventure, Portugal
Germany Christophe Guisset, BAMS, Belgium
Risto Kalske, SITRA, Finland Raymund Vorwerk, BANSON, Germany
Roland Kirchhof, BAAR, Germany Brigitte Baumann, Malta BAN, Malta
Philipp Oberli, ASBAN, Switzerland
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| List of business angel networks identified in Europe | |
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| Germany | |
| Greece | |
| Hungary | |
| Italy | |
| Latvia | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Malta | |
| Norway | |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| Spain | |
| Spain - Catalonia | |
| Slovenia | |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | |
| The Netherlands | |
| United Kingdom | |
| United Kingdom - Scotland | |
| Turkey | |
| Transnational networks | |
| Russia | |
| M | EBAN member | 2006Year of information update |
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List of networks identified in Europe in mid-2006
*EuBAN, as a tri-national network, is mentioned in the Belgian, German and Dutch Statistics, but counted only once for the total of networks.
Networks having responded to our survey in 2006.
| Name of BAN | |||
| Austria | |||
| i2 - aws | |||
| AICO (Linz Upper Austria) | |||
| Belgium | BeBAN | ||
| BAMS | |||
| Solvay Business Angels Connect | |||
| BAN Vlaanderen | |||
| EuBan | |||
| WABAN | |||
| Czech Republic | |||
| Angel Investor Association | |||
| Hidalgo Partners | |||
| Denmark | DVCA | ||
| Switzr Midt/Nordjylland | |||
| RBAN stjylland | |||
| RBAN Midt/Vest | |||
| BA Oresund | |||
| REBAN Syd | |||
| BA Kbenhavn | |||
| Novi Band of Angels Alborg | |||
| Finland | |||
| Sitra PreSeed-Finance / Intro Service | |||
| France | France Angels | ||
| Anjou Amorage | |||
| Aurinvest - Paris/France | |||
| Aube Investissement Troyes | |||
| Bordeaux Angels in creation | |||
| Bourgogne Angels Dijon | |||
| Chevaliers D'Entreprise France | |||
| Club 3c Toulouse | |||
| Club B2A Nord Pas de Calais | |||
| Club de Business Angels Alsaciens in creation | |||
| Club Inv'est 77 Melun | |||
| Fa Dise1 | |||
| Femmes Business Angels Paris/France | |||
| Finance & Technologie - Paris/France | |||
| Grenoble Angels | |||
| GSO Investissement | |||
| Invest'95 | |||
| Invest'Essor 92 |
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1 From 2006 no longer classified as BAN but early stage VC fund.
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| Invest'Y - Hedera Versailles | ||
| Irus Partenaires Nantes | ||
| Leonardo - Paris/France | ||
| Logoden Rennes | ||
| Lorraine Business Angels Metz | ||
| Lyon Angels | ||
| Mar-Tech & Finance - Paris/France | ||
| Mditerrane Investissement - Nice | ||
| Norm'Invest Honfleur | ||
| Octave Lorient | ||
| Paris Business Angels | ||
| Provence Angels | ||
| Savoie Business Angels - Chambry | ||
| Sophia Business Angels Club | ||
| Start Me Up Lyon | ||
| Sud Angels Montpellier | ||
| Symbiose 53 Laval | ||
| Synergence Angoulme | ||
| Val de France Angels | ||
| X.M.P Business Angels Frances | ||
| 3A Venture | ||
| Germany | BAND | |
| BAAR-Business Angels Agentur Ruhr e.V. | ||
| BACS Business Angel Club Schwaben | ||
| BANKO e.V. Business Angels Netzwerk Rheinland | ||
| BANO - Business Angel Nord Ost | ||
| BANSON - Business Angel Netzwerl Sd-Ost Niedersaschsen | ||
| BIC Leipzig | ||
| BrainsToVentures GmbH | ||
| Business Angel Fondsverwaltungs gmbh | ||
| Business Angel Initiative Mittelhessen ev | ||
| Business Angel Netzwerk Baden Baden | ||
| Business Angel Netzwerk Bremen | ||
| Business Angel Netzwerk Hamburg (HK) | ||
| Business Angel Netzwerk Lausitz ev | ||
| Business Angel Netzwerk Nordwestdeutschland e.V. (BANN) | ||
| Business Angel netzwerk|nordbayern | ||
| Business Angel Team gmbh | ||
| Business Angel Venture GmbH | ||
| Business Angel-Netzwerk Niedersachsen (BAN-NDS) | ||
| Business Angels Club Berlin | ||
| Business Angels FrankfurtRheinMain e.V. (BARM) | ||
| Business Angels Initiative Sdwestfalen - ASIO | ||
| Business Angels Netzwerk Saarland | ||
| Business Angels NRW e.V. | ||
| Business Angels Pfalz e.V. | ||
| Business Angels Rheinhessen | ||
| Business Angels Weser Ems w.v | ||
| CatCap GmbH | ||
| EcatInvestor |
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| Forum Kiedrich gmbh | |||
| icon innovation gmbH | |||
| IHK-Expertenkreis Innovationsfinanzierung | |||
| InnovationsCampus Wolfsburg | |||
| Investoren fr Unternehmen in Schleswig-Holstein e. V. | |||
| MCG Beratungs und Beteiligungsnetzwerl Berlin Brandenburg | |||
| Munich Business Angels AG | |||
| NUK-Verband Neues Unternehmertum Kln-Bonn-Aachen e.V. | |||
| Raphael - Schsisches Business Angels Netzwerk e.V | |||
| SABAA - in creation | |||
| Venture Forum Neckar ev | |||
| win - Wagniskapital fr Innovationen NRW GmbH | |||
| euBAN | |||
| Greece | |||
| Mentoring Business Development Services SA | |||
| Hungary | |||
| Business Angel Club | |||
| Ireland | |||
| Business Angel Partnership | |||
| Italy | IBAN | ||
| Ban Bologna | |||
| Ban Brescia | |||
| Ban Campania | |||
| Ban Lazio | |||
| Ban Puglia | |||
| Ban Sardegna | |||
| Ban Toscana Sud | |||
| BAN Umbria | |||
| BAN Alpe Adria | |||
| BAN Nord-Ouest | |||
| Club Milano Centro | |||
| Latvia | |||
| CONNECT Latvia Business Angels Network (In creation) | |||
| Luxembourg | |||
| Luxembourg Business Angels | |||
| Malta | |||
| Malta BAN | |||
| Norway | NorBAN | ||
| Artic BAN | |||
| BioBAN Oslo | |||
| ICT BAN Oslo | |||
| NorBAN London | |||
| Partus | |||
| Connect Norge - 5 regional networks below | |||
| Connect Vest Norge | |||
| Connect Nord Norge | |||
| Connect Ostlandet | |||
| Connect Mid Norge | |||
| Connect Trondelag |
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| Poland | ||
| PolBAN | ||
| Lewiatan Business Angels | ||
| SilBAN | ||
| Portugal | ||
| Gesventure | ||
| APBA | ||
| Slovenia | ||
| Slovene Business Angel Club | ||
| Spain | CIDEM Federation for Catalunya | |
| Alta Partners | ||
| BANC (also member of ESBAN) | ||
| BAXI | ||
| Esfera UAB | ||
| IESE BAN | ||
| GIP Girona | ||
| Parc La Salle | ||
| PIMEC Capital | ||
| UNIBA | ||
| Xarxap | ||
| Xip Aijec | ||
| Xip Mataro | ||
| ESBAN National Federation | ||
| ABANT | ||
| BANCO Rioja | ||
| BANG | ||
| BAN CLM Under construction | ||
| CEEI Baleares Under construction | ||
| Creama Under construction | ||
| FER Rioja Under construction | ||
| Patronal Fade Under construction | ||
| Non affiliated | ||
| Alamut BAN | ||
| BAN Madrid | ||
| Debegesa Under construction | ||
| Extremadura Emprende | ||
| IMPIVA Valencia Under construction | ||
| INFO Murcia Under construction | ||
| Madrid Capital Under construction | ||
| Patronal SEA Under construction | ||
| Proexca Canarias | ||
| UNIBAN University Business Angels Network | ||
| Red Malaga | ||
| SODERCAN Cantabria Under construction | ||
| Sweden | SVCA / NUTEK | |
| 30up.com | ||
| ALMI Stockholm Affrsngelntverk - ALMIBAN | ||
| Business Angels Syd | ||
| Connect Hallands Affrsngelntverk |
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| Connect Norr Jmtlands Affrsngelforum | ||
| Connect Norrbotten | ||
| Connect Sknes Affrsngelntverk | ||
| A2 - Connect Vsts Affrsngelntverk - 4 local networks | ||
| Connect stra Sverige Privatinvesterare | ||
| DalaBAN | ||
| Delfinerna i Skne (Almi Skne) | ||
| Investment AB Spiltan | ||
| Kista Investment Network | ||
| MVI | ||
| North Sea Angels (NSA) | ||
| Privata Investerares Club | ||
| Roslagens Affrsnglar | ||
| Uppsala Privatinvesterarntverk (UPPI) | ||
| X-Invest | ||
| Y Network | ||
| Vrmlands Affrsngelntverk | ||
| Vsterbottens Delfiner | ||
| stgtanglar | ||
| Switzerland | ASBAN | |
| Bisange SA | ||
| Brains to Venture AG | ||
| Business Angels Schweiz | ||
| Club valaisan des Business Angels | ||
| MSM Invertorenvereinigung | ||
| Start Angels Network | ||
| Venturix AG | ||
| The Netherlands | ||
| Nebib | ||
| euBAN | ||
| ABN Amro Business Angel Programme | ||
| PPM Oost NV | ||
| UK | British Business Angels Association | |
| Advantage Business Angels | ||
| Angels for growth | ||
| Angel Bourse | ||
| BA Capital | ||
| BUBA | ||
| Beer and Partners | ||
| Business Link Devon and Cornwall | ||
| C2 Ventures London & Berkhamsted | ||
| Cambridge Angels | ||
| Cavendish Management Resources | ||
| East Midlands Business Angels Ltd | ||
| ENTRUST | ||
| Envestors | ||
| Enterprise 100 (London Business School) | ||
| Equus Capital | ||
| E-Synergy | ||
| Finance South East |
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| Halo | ||
| Katalyst Ventures Ltd | ||
| Kingston Business Angels (KBA) | ||
| London Business Angels | ||
| Oxford Early Investments | ||
| Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Oxfordshire | ||
| Pi Capital Limited | ||
| Solent Investment Opportunities Network | ||
| SWAIN | ||
| TECHINVEST | ||
| Thames Valley Investment Network | ||
| University of Warwick Science Park Limited | ||
| Venture Site | ||
| Winsec Corporate Exchange Ltd | ||
| Xenos | ||
| Yorkshire Association of Business Angels | ||
| Scotland | LINC Scotland | |
| Transnational | Go Beyond | |
| Total | ||
| Turkey | ||
| Banatolia | ||
| Transnational | Icon Angels International network | |
| Russia | ||
| Techbusiness.ru | ||
| Private Capital | ||
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AUSTRIA
Background
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i2-die Boerse fr Business Angels (i.e. i2-The Business Angel Network) is the first and only Austrian-wide operating BAN. It was founded in 1997 and is part of the AWS, a state-owned specialised bank that supports Austrian Companies.
Since July 2005 a regional business angel network operates in the region of Upper Austria and closely collaborates with i2.
Statistics
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| Number of | 87(95) i2 + 16 | ||||||||
| Business Angels2 | (37) | (35) | (47) | (81) | (83) | (96) | (91) | (90) | AICO = 103 |
| Number of projects | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 318 (only i2) | |||
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| Number of | 77 (i2) + 8 | ||||||||
| accredited projects | (AICO) = 85 | ||||||||
| Number of deals | |||||||||
| Average amount of | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 140.000 | 150.000 | 261.000 |
| the deal | |||||||||
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i2 is a support programme of the AWS GmbH (i.e. Ltd).
National association
i2 is the only Austria-wide operating BAN and also supports the implementation of regional BANs. The first regional BAN called AICO was founded in 2005 in Upper Austria.
Lobbying
The BAN stays in contact with almost all organisations involved in the process of founding companies and entrepreneurship in general (universities, science parks, lobbying organisations, business plan competitions, etc.).
EU support
Between Sept. 1999 and Sept. 2002 i2 was co-funded by the European Union in order to strengthen its activities.
EBAN members
So far i2 is the only member of the EBAN in Austria.
2 Numbers in brackets include all members of i2 (Business Angels, strategic and institutional investors).
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Contact person
Contact details
Type of network Date of creation Employees Legal status
Hosting organisation Formal partner organisations Commercial/for profit network
Funding sources in 2005
i2 AWS
12%
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Christoph Kolb
Ungargasse 37
Austria Wirtschaftsservice GMBH 1030 Vienna
T: +43 1 501 75 511
F: +43 1 501 75 907 E: [email protected]
W: www.business-angels.at National network
3.5
Part of AWS GmbH (i.e. Ltd)
AWS
Ministry of economics No
Fees
National
funding
88%
| Number of Business | |||||||||
| Angels3 | (37) | (35) | (47) | (81) | (83) | (96) | (91) | (90) | (95) |
| Number of projects | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
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| Number of women | |||||||||
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| Average amount of the | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 140.000 | 150.000 | 261.000 |
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Operating Model
i2 matches innovative projects or companies with Business Angels and other investors who want to hold a stake in the company and provide their expertise. The BAN screens submitted business plans and presents those which meet the requirements to the Business Angels in a standardized way. All investors and entrepreneurs who participate in the BAN are known in person.
The BAN is open to projects of all sectors/industries and all phases of the companies life-cycle although a focus is set on the start-up-phase.
Additional services like networking events for investors and workshops are offered.
3 Numbers in brackets include all members of i2 (Business Angels, strategic and institutional investors).
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Matching products of the network:
Mail presentation of the projects to private investors
Presentations by entrepreneurs in person in front of investors
How are clients acquired?
Through various existing contacts of the AWS
Presentation of the BAN to organisations which operate in the field of founding companies
Networking
Website
Information events, seminars and workshops
Public relation (e.g. articles in local and national media)
Partnerships and established networks with universities, academies/colleges, science parks, local banks, financial institutions, accountants, lawyers, lobbying organisations.
