Polish Agency for Enterprise Development is a governmental body whose objective is to develop innovation and entrepreneurship. Long story short: in line with EuroQuity, that’s why we offered them to create a label and join us. 

The PARP on EuroQuity Label is eager to create a group of high-potential Polish companies with smart business models and looking for series A investment.

This new label will present the growing Polish SME ecosystem and its high-potential startups to private investors all around the world.
Indeed, the PARP on EuroQuity Label has the ambition to identify and promote companies whose development is based on an innovative vision of the market and its problems, a suitable solution supported by a well-defined strategy and led by talented and enthusiastic teams.

Moreover, the PARP support Polish SMEs in their willingness to design, develop and place their innovative products on the global market through various instruments, i.e.:

• Acceleration Programs,
• Start-up platforms schemes,
• Go-Global type of actions.

The Innovation Fund  of the Republic of Serbia  … does the name ring a bell? It’s a Governmental agency aiming to foster the development of high-value products and services and promote innovation entrepreneurship. Interesting isn’t it? Well that’s what we thought too and so we invited them to join the EuroQuity family. Through the Innovation Fund  Serbia Label , the Innovation Fund Serbia is striving to promote high-potential Serbian companies with smart business models, looking for series A investment.

The Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia  wishes to give a better overview of the booming Serbian ecosystem and its high-potential startups to private investors. Therefore, this label is looking to promote companies whose development is based on the innovative approach of problem solving, with a well-defined roll out strategy led by talented and enthusiastic teams.
Overall, the Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia support Serbian SMEs in their efforts to design, develop and place their innovative products on the global market through various financial instruments:

Mini Grants Program : a seed program intended to help early stage startups to complete their R&D phase and create a sustainable go-to-market strategy.

Matching Grants Program: stimulates further knowledge-based development of innovative enterprises and encourages establishment of liaisons with international partners or investors.

Collaborative Grant Scheme Program : grant scheme intended for joint projects of SMEs and R&D organizations to create new products and services as innovative technologies with significant future impact and high market potential.

Technology Transfer Facility Program: support for RDI researchers to bring their research to the market.

Proof of Concept Program : financial and mentoring support for RDI researchers to test their ideas that could lead to marketable products and services.

Innovation Vouchers : simple financial mechanism that enables SMEs to use the R&D services of the RDIs.

Acces4SME's and EuroQuity are pleased to present the Innovative Enterprise Vienna 2018. 

Inno Enterprise Vienna is a conference that presents the best start-ups and innovators in Europe to an audience of local and international investors looking for opportunities.

Any difficulties in getting to Vienna where the event is taking place? Don't worry!
EuroQuity will stream the main session live:

- Elevator pitchs + Open Deals : Thursday 22 november from 10:15 a.m. to 13h15 p.m. (UTC +1)

 To connect to this live session, click on this link at the indicated time and discover the best of European innovation!

Unique link to access the live stream: http://bpifrance.adobeconnect.com/r6ax7dz766d/  
 

AfricArena and EuroQuity are pleased to present the AfricArena Tour 2018. 
  
AfricArena is a conference that presents Africa's best startups and innovators to an audience of local and international investors looking for opportunities.
 
You missed that appointment? Don't worry ! 
EuroQuity offers you to see (or review) the best pitchs in replay:
 

We are glad to announce the creation of the new Accreditation@SG Digital label on EuroQuity with our Singaporean partner, the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA).
 

The Accreditation@SG Digital (Accreditation@SGD) programme was launched in July 2014 to:

1. Accredit promising and innovative Singapore-based high-growth ICM product companies to establish credentials and position them as qualified contenders to government and large enterprise buyers.
2. Provide buyers with the assurance of the SG:D accredited companies’ product core functionalities and ability to deliver.
3. Build an innovative technopreneur ecosystem to drive jobs creation and economic growth, build more innovative tech products companies that are internationally competitive.

 

To date, 27 local-based companies offering a varied of innovative tech products have been accredited and more companies are currently undergoing the accreditation process. The accreditation process and increased business traction also increase the attractiveness for growth capital investment by changing the risk reward ratio for investors.

 

Over S$200 million* worth of Government and enterprise project opportunities have been created for accredited companies. Of which, more than 270 projects have been awarded.

 

To-date, over S$100 million* of new growth capital has been invested in 15 of our companies during or after accreditation.

[*Info updated as of July 2018]

 

For more information, visit www.imda.gov.sg/accreditation.

Dear Business Angels, individual investors and crowdfunding platforms,
 
We are delighted to introduce you to the ESIL Community on EuroQuity !
 
ESIL (Early stage investing Launchpad) is a Pan-European community aiming to:

• improve angel investment market
• stimulate cross border investment opportunities
• find new deals
• connect the most relevant networks and build a tailored training program for local ecosystems.

 
ESIL is promoted by the EU Directorate-General for Research & Innovation.
 
The community on EuroQuity gathers individual investors, Business Angels, Business Angels Networks, Federation of Business Angels, crowdfunding platforms and early stage VCs.
 
The ESIL community members will access to a dedicated set of added value services, including:

• open days country by country to facilitate collaboration, relationships with policy makers and syndication,
• webinars, reverse pitches, online conferences dedicated to experience sharing between Bas, and pitch sessions to increase cross-border investments.

 
Moreover, by joining the community you will have access to a full digital academy!
Find inspirational videos based on investors testimony, educational videos and a range of tools that can be used to assimilate the good practices.
 
Whether you are an advanced, confirmed or novice individual investors you will find adapted content to enhance your activity and help you outpace your difficulties.
More than 40 contents currently available!
 
Log-in on EuroQuity and access the community: https://www.euroquity.com/en/community/ESIL---Early-Stage-Investing-Launchpad-a71de5a4-3459-4df6-8e70-9d839f77812d/

More information: https://www.europeanesil.eu/
 
 

As soon as we implemented the "EIPP label" on EuroQuity to certify the quality and seriousness of the companies presenting a project on the EIPP, there was already 15 organisations eligible for the label present on Euroquity and we were delighted to immediatedly certify them. They will soon be joined by companies on the EIPP joining Euroquity and the ones the other way around.
 
Our partnership will gradually come to fruition noticeably through joint promotional initiatives and events and we are encouraging you to join the EIPP as soon as you can.
Whether you are a growing company that wants to submit its projects or an investor looking for investment opportunities in areas such as energy efficiency, transport, healthcare, renewable energy, broadband infrastructure or SMEs, you will be welcomed on the EIPP!

The EIPP does not impose any restrictions on the type of project that you can submit, it just needs to follow these simple criteria:
 

• Have a total implementation cost (from beginning to end) of at least EUR 1 million
• Fall within the geographical scope of the European Union and sectors/objectives covered by the EIPP
• Be compatible with EU and Member State laws and shall not entail any legal, reputational or national security risks
• Have started or be expected to start within three years from submission to the EIPP
• Be submitted exclusively by legal entities in good standing established (not individuals) in a EU Member State
• Be clearly described as an investment project with accurate information provided

The partnership between the EIPP and Euroquity was signed in early 2018 to join forces and put growth companies in contact with investors and other development partners.

European Commission Vice-President, Jyrki Katainen responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness said: "This latest partnership with the Project Portal will help us in our mission to match growth companies with potential investors at European and regional level. In EuroQuity, the Portal gains a strong partner with long-standing experience and a comprehensive platform of both entrepreneurs and investors. I hope that many innovative European companies will benefit from this additional collaboration".


Nicolas Dufourcq, Bpifrance CEO, adds: “Bpifrance is strongly committed to provide via EuroQuity high potential companies across Europe with growth and investment opportunities. There are already more than 6700 companies, 1100 investors and 800 business supports listed on EuroQuity. This partnership between the EIPP and EuroQuity will strengthen the outreach of both platforms, supporting innovation and financing ecosystems by promoting crossed-labelled opportunities”.

Press contacts

European Commission

Siobhan Millbright
Phone: +32 2 295 73 61
siobhan.millbright@ec.europa.eu

Bpifrance

Annelot Huijgen
Phone: +33 1 41 79 94 48
annelot.huijgen@bpifrance.fr

About the European Investment Project Portal (EIPP)

The European Investment Project Portal   (EIPP) is a multilingual online platform providing greater visibility and transparency about EU investment projects and opportunities. The EIPP is a key instrument of the Investment Plan for Europe  aiming to support the financing of investment projects across the EU covering all sectors of the economy, including small and medium-sized enterprises. The EIPP was launched by the European Commission in June 2016 to provide a transparent forward-looking pipeline of EU investment projects. More than 250 projects are already published on the EIPP, covering various high-economic-potential sectors.

EU project promoters can register their projects on-line and boost their visibility to a large network of international investors to get the funding they need.

Promoters can submit projects in any of the 24 EU official languages and the European Commission will provide and publish a free translation into English. In return, investors looking for opportunities in Europe can use the Portal's advanced search and filtering criteria to choose among a broad array of projects.

The Portal is provided and hosted by the European Commission and is part of the Investment Plan for Europe  initiative to mobilise investment, promote economic growth and create more jobs across the EU. More information is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/eipp

About Bpifrance and EuroQuity

Bpifrance, the French public investment bank, has the ambition to help businesses, ranging from start-ups to medium-sized companies, and occasionally large companies, to innovate, invest, grow and export. By sharing the risks with its private and public partners, Bpifrance provides a continuum of financing, from short-term credits to equity capital.

EuroQuity offers matchmaking services to SMEs and investors across Europe and Africa. The platform has been launched in 2008 and is operated by Bpifrance, the French public investment bank, in partnership with Sowalfin (Société Wallone de Financement et de Garantie de Petites et Moyennes Entreprises). More than 6700 companies, 1100 investors and 800 business supports are listed on EuroQuity.

For more information: www.bpifrance.fr  – ww.euroquity.com

Follow us on Twitter: @Bpifrance - @BpifrancePresse

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The​ European Investment Project Portal and EuroQuity partner up to reinforce their pipelines of SME projects