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Fixing Risk Capital Gender Inequality The issue of gender equality in the business world is not a new one but in recent times we have started to see constructive debate gaining traction. While it is sadly still not uncommon to hear stories of successful, qualified women being paid less or being overlooked for promotions, such cases are now at least being called out and given prominence rather than swept under [...]

Investment Puts Phone Tracking Tech Firm in the Driving Seat Downpatrick-based software company Bluesona has received a six-figure investment from Co-Fund II and the Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN) to further develop the firm’s product offering. Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: August 7, 2019 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9

The Front Runner Innovation Challenge Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: July 17, 2019 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9

Seraf Toolbox: Modeling Tool for an Early Stage Investment Portfolio One of the biggest challenges faced by early stage investors is to assemble a portfolio of investments that in aggregate return more than 2 times the original amount invested in the total portfolio. In the language of Venture Capital, the goal of a successful early stage investor is to achieve a Distributed to Paid-In (DPI) ratio greater than 2X. In [...]

HBAN-backed Phorest scoops major European angel investment award HBAN, the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment and a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland, today announces that its winning streak at the European Business Angels Network (EBAN) annual congress has continued. Phorest, the HBAN-backed salon software company, was named most successful business financed by early stage investors at this year’s event in [...]

Angel Investing Exits: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly After a year or two down the path of building a diversified portfolio of angel investments, many individual angels are faced with some uncertainty about their path forward. The questions on many experienced angels’ minds are “Will I make a good enough return on my angel investments to justify the risk? Should I continue to invest?”   Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: June [...]

Tech Connect Live 2019 Tech Connect Live Conference & Exhibition on the 30th of May 2019, RDS Dublin Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: May 22, 2019 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9

CorkBIC International Security Accelerator International Security Accelerator - Applications open until 31st May  Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: May 22, 2019 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9