This award is open to any equity investor operating in the European early stage market. Applying investors should demonstrate:

• At least one meaningful exit in 2023; OR large growth funding rounds raised for your portfolio startups in 2023
• Recognition by peers
• Recognition by the entrepreneurs as bringing a real value added to the enterprise

This award is open to startups that have received funds from European early stage investors and can demonstrate at least one of the following:

• Achievement of a positive exit to the investors
• Considerable impact of the investment reflected in the growth of the company (employees, internationalization, etc.)
• Attraction of different market players into the same investment round (e.g. business angels, VCs, family offices…)

This award is open to all members of EBAN that can demonstrate:

• Sound results of their activity for the year 2023
• Successful collaboration with its local community and with other EBAN members
• Engagement in EBAN activities
• Recognition by peers

This award is open to new members that have joined EBAN as of January 2023 and can demonstrate:

• Considerable increase in performance since joining EBAN
• Successful collaboration with its local community and with other EBAN members
• Engagement in EBAN activities
• Recognition by peers