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GITEX Africa 2024 in Marrakech (Morocco)
2024-05-29 - 2024-05-31
ELEVATE YOUR IMPACT IN AFRICA’S TECH ECOSYSTEM
The tech scene in Africa is rapidly advancing and changing at an exceptional rate. GITEX AFRICA 2024 is unveiling three new sectors aimed at propelling the advancement of various technological innovations throughout the continent: Digital Health, Smart Manufacturing, and Agritech. This highlights the increasing significance of Africa in the worldwide technology arena.
Explore the vibrant landscape of the global tech that will shape Africa’s future. Whether your goal is to display your inventive ideas, create valuable networks, engage with pioneering projects, establish your position as a thought leader, or gain industry knowledge, you’ll encounter unparalleled business prospects. Enhance your brand’s influence within one of the planet’s most rapidly expanding tech ecosystems, spanning from Cairo to Cape Town.
You can register here.

Vienna UP’24 The Startup Festival
2024-06-03 - 2024-06-09
ViennaUP is a city-wide festival of entrepreneurship and innovation, created by the startup community for the world. Events are designed and hosted by 35+ programme partners, and brought together with the support of the Vienna Business Agency into a week-long festival. These are scattered around Vienna, inviting you to explore the city, get to know the Viennese startup ecosystem, and mingle with founders, investors, talents and enablers from around the world. ViennaUP offers a wide range of events and activities to cater to diverse interests and preferences.
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Investor Readiness Session (Online Workshop for Startup Founders)
2024-06-03 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-17 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
This online workshop, rated 4,6/5 ⭐ , is designed to help you prepare for investor meetings.
Review: “Relevant. Straight to the point. Practical. Pertinent and easy to understand. Exactly what I was looking for.”
By joining the Investor Readiness Session you will:

Learn where to find investors
Find out at which key moments you should pitch and how
Practice your company intro & get personalized feedback

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investor-readiness-session-online-workshop-for-startup-founders-tickets-107799489174?aff=PublicityPartnersD03Jun24

Gateway to Europe
2024-06-04 13:00 - 14:00
Join us online to explore the most innovative startups from Central Asia and the Caucasus. Co-hosted with Axel the Georgian Business Angel Network, this is your chance to network with international investors and connect our regions like never before. 🌐
Meet the judges who will communicate the winner of this engaging pitching session: Arsham Manukyan, George Simongulashvili, Davit Tsitskishvili
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InnoAgora Pitching Session
2024-06-04 16:00 - 17:00
Register for the InnoAggora Pitching Session with
6 promising companies sharing their ideas directly to you!

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Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow. by Female Founders
2024-06-05 - 2024-06-06
On June 5-6, 2024 in Vienna, Female Founders will be hosting the 6th edition of their flagship event Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow. under the slogan of “Redefining the Status Quo in European Tech”, bringing together 600 startups, investors & innovation opinion leaders to create an inclusive future of entrepreneurship.
EBAN members can benefit from a discount. Contact us at ismar@eban.org.
Buy your tickets here.

Arctic15 Startup Conference in Helsinki
2024-06-06 - 2024-06-07
The next Arctic15 will be happening on June 6-7 2024, in the Cable Factory in Helsinki (Finland).
Arctic15 is a meeting spot for startup entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and media from 60+ countries.
In order to succeed with your business or organization, you need to make good deals and they are made by connecting with relevant people. Arctic15 Startup Conference is designed to be purely focused on connecting people to making deals. In the long run, you want to work with people who share the same values as you. What makes us unique is the emphasis on values-based matchmaking, providing you with a great opportunity to discover and connect with like-minded people.
More info here.

FiBAN: The Largest Defence and Security Pitching Contest in Northern Europe
2024-06-07 08:00 - 17:00
Do you have a solution or technology that could be used in the Defence or Security markets? Are you looking for investment?
FiBAN is on the hunt for the next unicorn in Defence and Security (DefSec), and for that purpose, they are organizing the largest Defence and Security pitching event in Finland.
Is your company “dual use”?
FiBAN is searching for companies with dual use innovations: those that can be used in both civilian and DefSec markets, particularly in the following areas

AI
Cyber Defense / Cyber Warfare
Big Data & Analytics
Blockchain
Advance Defense Equipment
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS)
IoT of Military
Immersive Tech
Additive Manufacturing for Defense
5G

The Event
The Finnish Business Angels Network, in partnership with Finnish and (NATO) Defence organizations and other local entities, is hosting the largest Defence pitch event in Northern Europe this coming June 7th.
Selected startups will be invited to pitch their solutions to an audience of Angel Investors, Defence VCs, and participants from NATO Defence entities, including the Digital Defence Ecosystem and other Defence organizations from Finland, the US, and NATO allies. The event offers invaluable networking opportunities for participating startups.
The Prize
The winning company will receive an investment of 100,000 euros from Finnish angel investors and international VCs specialized in dual use.
Which companies qualify

You have an existing, registered company
Your company is at least in the pre-seed or seed stage.
Your company is established in a NATO country
You submit at least one illustration of how your solution(s) can be used in defence, security, or dual-use.

As long as you can illustrate how your solution applies to the DefSec market, we strongly encourage you to apply.
Applications are already being processes – The sooner you apply, the better your chances of getting selected!
Apply by May 10 at the latest:
Apply Here

Pitch Deck Clinic (Online Workshop for Startup Founders)
2024-06-10 15:00 - 17:30
This online workshop, rated 4,8/5 ⭐, will teach you how to build an effective “conclusion chain” in a series of simple slides.
Review: “Super useful and straight to the point. Great feedback on the pitch. Nice to work with others in a group.”
By joining the Pitch Deck Clinic you will:

Learn what a pitch deck is for & how to build an effective one
Find out what investors check
Improve your 10-pager through a peer review exercise

If you already have a pitch deck, you can show it to us during the workshop. If you don’t, don’t worry, we’ll teach you how to make a great one.
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pitch-deck-clinic-online-workshop-for-startup-founders-tickets-84853778937?aff=PublicityPartnersD10Jun24

InnoAgora Investing Day
2024-06-13 08:00 - 17:00
Join the online webinar session and discover 6 promising startups as they pitch directly to you!
Join the Webinar Session Here

Foundations of Successful Angel Investing (Online Event)
2024-06-20 16:00 - 17:30
Are you interested in investing in the next generation of startups and growing the economy? Are you involved with the startup ecosystem? You’ve come to the right place. The Foundations of Successful Angel Investing workshop helps rookie and potential angels master startup investing step-by-step.
To create this workshop, we’ve taken insights from 1,800 active angel investors. Some of them make a 20% – 26% return on their portfolio. We want to share how they achieved this with you.
Review: “I would definitely recommend it to first-time startup investors. Investing in startups is completely different compared to the stock market or real estate.”
Leapfunder’s Foundations of Successful Angel Investing, rated 4,6/5 ⭐, will teach you:

How angel investing works
How to simulate building your own investment portfolio
What are the steps of angel investing
The comparison of different angel returns

Foundations of Successful Angel Investing has proven to be very helpful to beginning startup investors. Nothing speaks louder than the experience of our attendees:
“The workshop increased my legal and financial knowledge.”
“The trainer is a great explainer and has vast angel investing knowledge. Compliments on his approach!”
“By providing us with an informal setting, we were able to listen and learn from the experienced Leapfunder team.”
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/foundations-of-successful-angel-investing-online-event-tickets-689818404417?aff=PublicityPartnersD20Jun24

Finance Academy (Online Workshop for Startup Founders)
2024-06-24 15:00 - 17:30
This online workshop, rated 4,7/5 ⭐ , will give you all the financial knowledge you need.
Review: “A lot of useful information, clearly explained. Very practical, even if you’re a beginner.”
By joining the Finance Academy you will learn how to:

Use convertibles
Structure different equity classes
Set up debt safely (if you must)
Read a shareholders’ agreement and/or an investment agreement

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finance-academy-online-workshop-for-startup-founders-tickets-107676485266?aff=PublicityPartnersD24Jun24

Investor Readiness Session (Online Workshop for Startup Founders)
2024-07-01 15:00 - 17:30
This online workshop, rated 4,6/5 ⭐ , is designed to help you prepare for investor meetings.
Review: “Relevant. Straight to the point. Practical. Pertinent and easy to understand. Exactly what I was looking for.”
By joining the Investor Readiness Session you will:

Learn where to find investors
Find out at which key moments you should pitch and how
Practice your company intro & get personalized feedback

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/investor-readiness-session-online-workshop-for-startup-founders-tickets-107799489174?aff=PublicityPartnersD17Jun24

Angels for Ukraine fund | CORE Angels
2024-07-05 08:00 - 17:00
COREangels is starting a business angel fund to invest in Ukrainina starups. Webinar session going through 3-4 selected startups based in the region. This event is created for investors to get introduced to the Ukrainina startup ecosystem.

Register Here
