Shining a Light on Cross-Border Investment: The Investment Lighthouse, a Flagship Legacy of the Connect2Scale Project The Investment Lighthouse initiative has emerged as one of the key legacy actions of the Connect2Scale project and is now established as a flagship...

Mature Angels Academy: sharpening exits, syndicates, and investor-VC collaboration Investor training programme Mature Angels Academy by the Connect2Scale project partners brought together experienced business angels from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and...

Activating Investment Ecosystems: Connect2Scale Publishes Its Policy Recommendations Connect2Scale has published its Policy Recommendations on Activating Investment Ecosystems, offering a concrete, investor-driven roadmap to strengthen early-stage and cross-border...

Cross-Border Angel Investments and why they really matter Connect2Scale officially closed its final phase at EAIS25, concluding a period of extensive collaboration among countries and innovation ecosystems across the continent. In its final chapter, the project...

The Connect2Scale Angel Academy, offered through the EU-funded initiative, with an ambitious capacity-building programme designed to equip both budding and experienced business angels with the tools, knowledge, and confidence needed to thrive in startup investing....

Connect2Scale Investment Lighthouse Expeditions to Slovenia and Estonia were organised this May, both hosting an international delegation of business angels and VCs from Europe. EXPEDITION TO SLOVENIA We joined forces with the 4NGELS initiative for an incredible...

The very first Connect2Scale Pitching Event was organised as part of the EBAN (European Business Angels Network) Congress, which took place in Tallinn from May 20th to 22nd. Organized in collaboration with FiBAN, EstBAN, and supported by CIVITTA and Business angels of...

Connect2Scale programme successfully finished its first edition of Angel Academy, aimed at empowering angel investors. We had 166 individual investors participating in 4 training sessions in March, connecting from more than 5 countries. The academy, known for its...

The Connect2Scale project, aimed at enhancing startup investment and collaboration, has kicked off with a lot of energy, excitement, and enthusiasm across European capitals. Recent events in Estonia, Finland, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Latvia marked the project's...

Tallinn, September 2023 Under the auspices of the European Commission, representatives from six countries have joined forces to launch Connect2Scale, a project aimed at connecting and educating investors on scaling up startups. At the project kick of meeting in...