HBAN is a platform that connects individual angel investors and syndicates to startups across the island of Ireland.

HBAN

HBAN is a platform that connects individual angels and syndicates to startups across the island of Ireland.

Angels on the HBAN platform have invested over €170m from private investors into more than 700 deals and exits with renowned companies such as Decawave ($400m), Glofox (€200m plus), Aventamed (undisclosed), Boxever (€130m) and several others.

The mission of HBAN is to foster a thriving angel investment ecosystem across the island of Ireland. We represent the views of angel investors and provide data-informed policy recommendations to the government, we championing inclusivity and diversity within the angel ecosystem and provide angel education. 
 
HBAN is a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterTrade Ireland. 

I loved pitching Kara Connect at the amazing RDI Hub in beautiful Killorglin yesterday.  

Excited to share how we are becoming a European leader in the fast growing Employee Mental Health space.

Huge thanks to Liam Cronin, Niall Larkin and the entire HBAN team for the opportunity!

#HBAN #RDIHub #mentalhealth

Powerful insights shared with founders during our ’Raising Investment with HBAN’ event last Thursday, featuring a recently funded founder and an exclusive on newly launched angel collective, Tech Operators. The ‘smart money’ theme was strong throughout the event.

This in-person event at Dogpatch Labs was kicked off with Suzanne Mills providing an overview of the All-Island angel network including how founders can engage with angels through HBAN.

J Killian, founder of GreyScout, shared his top tips for a successful angel raise: 

“If you want to close your round fast, be sure to have your data room ready to go.  Be open to all cheque sizes - the value of angels goes beyond money. Strategic angels can unlock new channels and customers for you.”

Tech Operators, a newly formed angel collective of 30 senior tech leaders, is on a mission to help build the indigenous tech sector in Ireland. 

Maria McMenamin, founding member of Tech Operators and former Sales Leader Salesforce, Stripe and Pitch.io, shared “We aim to have a big impact by investing in pre-seed/seed tech startups and offering ongoing founder support through our quarterly meetings with the collective members”.  

Lively Q+A ensued with audience questions of how much can you raise, how long does the process take, how to apply to Tech Operators, how to structure your round +++

> Interested in pitching to HBAN angels including Tech Operators, apply here: https://lnkd.in/eVuwnbxe

> Have a question for the HBAN team, more info here: https://www.hban.org/team 

Ciaran Gilsenan | Suzanne Mills | Mark Farrelly | Ciarán Kelly

Don’t forget to register for today’s hybrid #EIIS event live from PorterShed. Session kicks off at 3 pm, both in person in Galway and is streaming virtually on Zoom. 

Laura Lynch | Kevin Canning | Kristofer O'Shea | Rosemary Gallagher | Ciaran Gilsenan | Ciarán Kelly

This week, we hosted our HBAN Founders Showcase, and want to extend our thanks to Nigel Cunningham and the Microsoft team for generously hosting us in Northern Ireland at their Belfast office. It was a valuable opportunity to hear from four outstanding founders about their investment opportunities.

We had the privilege of welcoming Patrick Ryan, Triin Linamagi, and Roderick Beer, who shared their invaluable insights on angel investing, adding significant depth to our event. We would like to thank all of the angel investors who participated, contributing to a wealth of shared knowledge and feedback.

The team couldn’t achieved such a successful event without the contribution of everyone involved, and we’re looking forward to building on this momentum for the next session.

If you’re interested in angel investing or a company looking to raise investment get in touch with the team tagged below, or visit: https://www.hban.org/

#HBAN #HBANFounders #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #AngelInvesting #Microsoft #Belfast

Claire Halliday | Gary Davidson | Ciaran Gilsenan | Suzanne Mills | Niall Larkin | Eshna Gogia | Mark Farrelly | Ciarán Kelly

Thank you, Minister for Finance Michael McGrath TD for attending our #Budget2024 debrief yesterday evening. An excellent presentation, well received with an informed discussion that followed. Local business owners had an opportunity to give feedback with their views and concerns. 

Thank you to the The Samuel Hotel with Ann-Marie Traynor and Shauna Gillespie for hosting again this year. Great venue to meet, greet and stay.

Good turn out on a very wet October night. Thanks (to mention a few) to Johnny McElhinney from John McElhinney & Co., Chartered Accountants, Cathal McGlinchey from Travelodge Plus Dublin City Centre, Mervyn Greene and his team from Dogpatch Labs, Paddy Hogan from Nutbutter, Jack Sheehy & Stephen Egan from A&L Goodbody LLP, Michael Gallagher at Walkers, Gerry Beausang and Deirdre Lynch from Pinsent Masons, Ciaran Gilsenan at HBAN, Rocco Colorato from Smiles Dental Ireland, Davinia Conlan from Citi, Trevor Glavey from Matheson LLP and newbie Alice Varley from Urban Rest.

#DublinDocklands #DocklandsBusinessAwards #JoiningUpTheDocks

HBAN All-Island Director Ciaran Gilsenan spoke to Jonathan Keane at the weekend around the broadly positive budget for angel investors and entrepreneurs.

We're planning more conversations with the Department of Finance over the coming weeks, particularly with respect to the 5% ownership requirement for an angel investor to be eligible for the lower rate of Capital Gains tax of 16pc. If we want to democratise investment then a more inclusive approach is to provide a tax benefit to all angels investors, regardless of cheque size.

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