Join us at the EBAN Helsinki Gala Dinner Awards, a unique opportunity to follow up on your networking while enjoying a fine dining experience
Photo from Gala dinner at EBAN Malaga 2017
As the EBAN Helsinki Annual Congress draws closer, so does EBAN’s Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony – a special event to celebrate individuals and organizations that have made a successful and significant contribution to the early stage investment market.
We hope you will join us for a night of toasts, good cheer and gourmet delights, while at the same time nourishing your newly made connections and making some new ones! The Gala Dinner and Awards will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Helsinki on the 3rd of June at 19:00.
Have you or your organisation done something phenomenal in the past year? If so, please make your application for EBAN's Annual Awards, the winners of which will be recognized at the Gala Dinner and will forever enter EBAN's Hall of Fame! We invite all individuals and organisations operating in Europe to apply by submitting their candidacy through one of EBAN's members by May 12th.
The following awards will be given out at this year’s Gala Dinner:
- Best European Early Stage Investor
This award is open to any equity investor operating in the European early stage market. Applying
investors should demonstrate:
investors should demonstrate:
- At least one investment or exit in the last 12 months.
- Proficiency in the full investment process (from investment to exit).
- Recognition by peers.
- Recognition by the entrepreneurs as bringing a real value added to the enterprise.
- Cross-border qualification as per international investor(s) involved or country of origin of the investee company.
- Contribution to the promotion of the European early stage investment market.
- Successful Business Financed by Early Stage Investors
This award is open to SMEs that have received funds from European early stage investors and can
demonstrate at least one of the following situations:
demonstrate at least one of the following situations:
- Achievement of a positive exit to the investors.
- Considerable impact of the investment reflected in the growth of the company (employees, internationalisation, etc.).
- Attraction of different market players into the same investment round (e.g. business angels, VCs, family offices...).
- Cross-border qualification as per international investor(s) involved.
- Demonstration effect to the market.
- Best Individual/Organisation Globally Engaging the Early Stage Investment and Entrepreneurial Ecosyste
This award is open to individuals and organisations that operate in the European early stage investment
market or report on its achievements and can demonstrate at least one of the following situations:
market or report on its achievements and can demonstrate at least one of the following situations:
- Has directly influenced the increase of the early stage investment activity in multiple ecosystems.
- Has contributed to the increase of available information in a given market.
- Is committed to foster collaboration between investors and other stakeholders of the market.
- Has introduced new practices towards the professionalization of the sector.
- Plays a key role in the development and/or promotion of new instruments aimed at fostering the market.
- Best Performing EBAN Member
This award is open to all members of EBAN that can demonstrate:
- Sound results of their activity for the year 2018.
- Successful collaboration with its local community and with other EBAN members.
- Engagement in EBAN activities.
- Recognition by peers.
- Best Performing New EBAN Member
This award is open to new members that have joined EBAN as of January 2018 and can demonstrate:
- Considerable increase in performance since joining EBAN.
- Successful collaboration with its local community and with other EBAN members.
- Engagement in EBAN activities.
- Recognition by peers.
If you have any questions about nominating a member or yourself for an award, please contact Jacopo Losso at .