Naimul Abd: Building Startup & Angel Investing Ecosystems in Nordics
Naimul Abd is the Co-Founder and CEO of SweBAN, the national network organization for business angel networks in Sweden. He’s also the CEO of Connect Sverige Region Öst – an…
Naimul Abd is the Co-Founder and CEO of SweBAN, the national network organization for business angel networks in Sweden. He’s also the CEO of Connect Sverige Region Öst – an…

Meet Seren Rumjancevs, CEO at Dealum — the next-generation investor group collaboration platform that’s reshaping how early-stage investors work together. With over two decades of experience in innovation and technology…

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In an era where the energy transition demands both speed and creativity, agile innovation has become more than a buzzword — it’s a necessity. At the forefront of this transformation…

In 2019 Leapfunder completed its very first funding round in Germany. At the same time we became a full member of BAND, Germany’s association of angel networks. Since then, we have completed 44 successful German funding rounds. That surely gives us reasons to celebrate a belated 5 year birthday of Leapfunder Germany.

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Meet Chingiskhan Kazakhstan — a serial entrepreneur who’s redefining mobility, community, and startup culture in the Netherlands. From co-founding SELANA, the first company to legalize e-scooters in the country, to…

What does it take to create an impactful business? Few are better positioned to answer that than Boudewijn Docter, co-founder of EFFECT Photonics and a key figure in the Dutch…

In today’s fast-paced innovation landscape, Ewa Geresz stands out as a connector, community builder, and champion of collaboration. With a career that has taken her from India to Japan, and…

Startups often want to pool their early investors so that they can act with a single voice in shareholder decisions. This can improve coordination, reduce overhead in shareholder resolutions, and…