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Boole Syndicate Open Event & Deal Lead Masterclass The HBAN Boole Syndicate, based in Cork,  is holding an Open Event & Deal Lead Masterclass on Monday 14th of October at 12 pm. Read Full Article from HBAN Author: Date: September 9, 2019 Provided By: https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9

Sourcing Angel Investment to Scale event in Castlebar on 25th of September Looking to Invest in Start-Ups or Looking for Investment for your Start Up? – then this event is for you! Join us for this event themed ‘Sourcing Angel Investment to Scale’ on Wednesday 25th September at 5.30pm in Castlebar, Co. Mayo (Room Y108 of the main GMIT Campus Building). This event, comprising short talks presentations and networking, is [...]

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 [...]