The Business Angel of the Year 2020 Gala will recognize the best angel investors and present the state of private funding for startups.
The Business Angel of the Year Award (BAY) recognizes the most outstanding, engaged, and active private investors who play a significant role in supporting the startup ecosystem in Poland. Established by COBIN Angels, the largest professional association of business angels in Poland, the award strengthens the recognition of angel investing as a viable way of allocating capital and a formidable career path.
Every year, the business community of Polish entrepreneurs, top managers, startup founders, venture capitalists, and other investors nominate the most distinguished early-stage, high-risk investors who demonstrated their dedication to bolstering innovations and developing young companies.
Join us on February 15th to determine who will receive the coveted BAY Awards!
In the program:
Keynote speech by Marvin Liao, a private investor with over 20 years of experience in Silicon Valley,
The official announcement of winners in three categories: Main Award, Debutant of the Year, Ecosystem Award,
Interviews with winners and finalists on how to become a business angel and support startups,
Speech by Janne Jormalainen, President of the European Business Angels Network
Panel discussions on the state of angel investment in Poland: Best of the best - what to expect from exceptional Business Angels? | #BusinessAngelRevolution - How do you increase the number of business angels in Poland?
* The BAY 2020 Gala will be held in Polish.
The BAY Award is presented in three categories:
Business Angel of the Year - for the most prominent angel investor in 2020
Ecosystem Award - presented by the startup community for the most supportive business angels
Debutant of the Year - for the best first-time investor
Partners: CIC Warsaw, PFR Ventures, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Dolnośląski Fundusz Rozwoju, DFR Inwestycyjny, Greenberg Traurig Poland, Kogito Ventures, Pomerangels, WSB University in Warsaw, Younick Mint.
Patronages: Polish Confederation Lewiatan, Polish Business Roundtable, EBAN
Media Partners: ICAN Management Review, ISBnews, ITwiz, My Company Polska, Twilit.eu