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Talking to an Angel Angel investment is growing in popularity as a source of early-stage funding for start-ups. Better Business looks at the relationship between company and investor and uncovers how best to strike a deal. Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: November 8, 2018 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9

HBAN aims to raise €10M from 50 female angels HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and an initiative of Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland, today announces that it plans to recruit 50 new female business angel investors over the next three years. Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: November 2, 2018 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9

Declining Cost Curves Create Opportunities for Investors For many angel investors, enabling change to make a positive impact for humankind is a driving force behind investment decisions.  Even with the desire to drive this constructive change, it can be challenging for an investor to know where to begin.  Deep technology is that space where meaningful change can be made while also positioning for potentially greater returns because of important economic trendsin [...]

Investing Together: Female Investor Masterclass Women are underrepresented in Angel investing around the world. It is estimated that in the UK women hold 45% of wealth but only 14% of UK Business angels are women1. In Ireland, this issue is more pronounced where only 6% of active angels within HBAN are women. Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: October 16, 2018 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9

The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship – CorkBIC shares its 30 years' experience 500 startups later, leading business venture consultancy and HBAN partner, CorkBIC celebrates its 30th anniversary with an event at the Nano Nagle Centre in Cork City on October 1st. The private-sector led organisation, specifically set up in 1988 to identify and support high growth companies in the South West of Ireland, has played a significant role in developing many [...]

HBAN's MedTech Syndicate leads €1.1M investment in Ostoform HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterTrade Ireland, today announces that its MedTech Syndicate has led a €1.1 million Series A funding round in medical device start-up, Ostoform. HBAN Angels contributed €280,000, with venture capital investor, SOSV, Enterprise Ireland, and other angel investors making [...]

HBAN Food Investor Forum, October 4th 2018 HBAN Food Investor Forum Thursday 4th October 2018 The Davenport Hotel 8.30 - 13.00   Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: September 21, 2018 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9

To Follow-On or Not to Follow-On - That is the Question As your angel career develops, and you start to build a larger portfolio of companies, you are increasingly asked to make follow-on investments. Not only do companies need investment to get off the ground, the faster they grow, the more cash they need. Whether to follow-on, and how to follow-on, are questions which have long given rise to angel debate. [...]