Matching Next Gen Angels with deep tech innovators

Discover the potential of pan-European investment and elevate your impact as a business angel.

2-3Dec2025

ESIL Annual Event: Business Angels and Deeptech

Workshop

Brussels, Belgium

Discover how Business Angels & innovation actors play a central role in making tech projects go from idea to market impact internationally

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Upcoming events

16Oct2025

E-PITCH

Pitching

Online

Join us at the ESIL E-Pitching session on 16 October CEST! The focus of this session will be Biotech. Join Europe’s leading angel networks and prominent VCs for the ESIL E-Pitch session,...

22-23Oct2025

Engaged Investments Conference

Matchmaking

Prague, Czechia

Join ESIL in Prague for the Engaged Investments Conference on 22-23 October 2025. Find out more about the conference programme and register here.

27Oct2025

ESIL will be at the Deep Tech CEE Summit in Warsaw, Poland on 27 October 2025 for a key matchmaking event. The ESIL session will take place on Day 1, Investor Day + Investing in the Future. Register...

Other upcoming events

16Oct2025

E-PITCH

Pitching

Online

Join us at the ESIL E-Pitching session on 16 October CEST! The focus of this session will be Biotech. Join Europe’s leading angel networks and prominent VCs for the ESIL E-Pitch session,...

22-23Oct2025

Engaged Investments Conference

Matchmaking

Prague, Czechia

Join ESIL in Prague for the Engaged Investments Conference on 22-23 October 2025. Find out more about the conference programme and register here.

Learn

Gain expert insights and essential skills through our upcoming comprehensive, self-paced online courses designed for aspiring and active business angels.

Match

Connect with startups and investors across Europe through exclusive matchmaking events that spark pan-European investment opportunities.

Formalise

Access ready-to-use pre-drafted legal contracts and agreements tailored to EU countries, making deal closures seamless and secure.

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Stay informed with the latest insights, events, and opportunities for business angels — delivered straight to your inbox.

Becoming a next gen Angel

Discover the role of business angels in driving innovation and how you can make a difference through smart investments.

The power of pan-European investment

Explore the advantages of investing across borders and access a thriving European startup ecosystem.

Connecting deep tech innovators with next-gen angels

ESIL stands at the crossroads of deep tech, the EIC, and the next generation of Business Angels.

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While the US sees business angels investing around €8 billion annually, Europe lags behind at just €1 billion. This disparity is not only a number - it signals a missed opportunity to fund...

Building a stronger angel ecosystem in Europe

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Why international angel investing is the future

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IASP Webinar – Women Business Angels: challenges and opportunities

27 June 2025

Setting the Scene for Gender Focused Angel Investment

During the introduction of the workshop “Building Sustainable Gender Focused Angel Investment Across Europe: the Role of ESIL Next Gen Angels”, Jenny Tooth gave an overview of the core focus of the Workshop, setting out the challenges and issues that we will seek to consider and what the panels will cover and the overall objectives and outcomes for the delivery of ESIL.  

Expanding Business Angel Investing in Europe

Since 2017, ESIL, the Early Stage Investing Launchpad, has been dedicated to boosting Europe’s innovative ecosystems through the creation of a thriving, connected and diverse angel investment community across all the countries of Europe.

ESIL is dedicated to boosting Europe’s innovative ecosystems through the creation of a thriving, connected and diverse angel investment community across all the countries of Europe.