EASY
The EASY project will address both the supply side and the demand side of investment in knowledge-based businesses and develop new common transnational models of best practice in order to help improve the possibilities of and equity investment in early stage innovative businesses.
The level of equity investment in early stage businesses in the US is four times higher than in Europe. There is a general lack of connectivity between seed, angel and VC funds. Notably, there are not enough strategies or models to support cross-border investment. Only a few EU Member States offer tax incentives and the use of public funds to stimulate equity investment is fragmented.
On the demand side, many early stage innovating businesses fail to be ready for investment and are unaware of the requirements of the investment process. At the same time, there is a shortage of investors who are willing to invest in innovating knowledge-based businesses. The aim of this project is to address both the supply side and the demand side of investment in knowledge-based businesses, and to develop new common transnational models of best practice.
- Development of a common model and tools to prepare knowledge-based businesses for investment.
- Development of shared procedures and mechanisms to support an improved connectivity and cross-border early stage investment, including deal structuring and due diligence.
- Organisation of a programme of transnational and national events across Europe to test models of cross-border investment and improved connectivity, including presentations of selected businesses to an audience of over 100 investors from different countries in Europe.
- Development of new European quality standards for managing the investment process in early stage businesses and to support investor capacity building.
- Organisation of a high level summit involving the EU Presidency (Slovenia) to raise awareness among Member States of the importance of tax incentives and other models stimulating investment in early stage businesses.
- Shared procedures and tools for effective and connected deal structuring and cross-border investments.
- Over 300 investors participating in transnational investment presentation events.
- Over 50 selected knowledge-based businesses presenting their business proposals.
- 20 structured transnational deals.
- A new framework for shared quality standards for effective investment and for cross-border opportunities.
- A high level summit (EU Presidency) and joint framework recommendations for an improved legal and fiscal environment.
- A sustainable framework for improved connectivity for early stage investors.
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