A fundraising process is not merely a financial transaction. It is a moment of strategic redefinition. And at that inflection point, the CEO’s leadership becomes the primary source of confidence for...
The Business Angels Academy is an IESE program with its own methodology designed to teach how to invest in high-growth companies. Led by IESE professors who are also active investors with experience i...
SMEs are often characterized by business structures in which founding partners play a dominant role in both strategic and operational management. This model can offer advantages in terms of agility an...
This debate takes place within an ecosystem with a consolidated economic and strategic weight. Startups and scaleups have become a key pillar of the Spanish productive fabric due to their ability to a...
From a legal perspective, this development could have implications for defining the standard of care expected of investors. However, at the current stage of market development, it is not possible to a...
Despite progress, cultural and technological challenges remain significant barriers to AI deployment in asset management. More than half of firms identify slow-moving cultures and limited access to re...
This is one of the key findings of the report “Angel Investment in Startups: Evolution, Activity and Trends”, presented this week by the Spanish Association of Business Angels (AEBAN) together wit...
The agreement establishes a framework for public-private cooperation aimed at boosting the Andalusian entrepreneurial ecosystem through the joint organization of investment forums, business meetings, ...
At the BAN madri+d Investor Network, we evaluate hundreds of opportunities every year. Although every startup is different, investors tend to look for answers to very similar questions. A good pitch i...
In 2025, Spanish startups raised €3.1 billion in venture capital rounds, making it the third-best year in history, only behind 2021 and 2022, which were exceptional global years. The largest deals o...
The program will feature leading founders, investors, and experts from funds such as DraperB1 and Senda Partners, as well as specialized firms such as AKTION. Previous editions have already trained ex...
Catalytic Ventures was launched at the beginning of 2026 as an impact investment club aimed at bringing together business angels, family offices, and foundations around a collaborative investment mode...
