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Angel Investments in Europe and Recent Developments in Crowdfunding
Applegate, Lynda M.; Dessain, Vincent; Billaud, Emilie; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-814047-EEntrepreneurshipThis technical note provides information on the evolution and current state of angel investing in Europe. The note first describes the role and types of angel investors, focusing on their investment preferences and practices. It then details the new trends in the market, including the development of policy tools and the proliferation of incubators/accelerators to support angel investors. Finally, the note explores salient issues in angel investin...Starting at €8.20
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Go Beyond Investing
Applegate, Lynda M.; Dessain, Vincent; Billaud, Emilie; Beyersdorfer, DanielaCase HBS-814046-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2013, Brigitte Baumann, founder of the Pan-European angel investing provider Go Beyond Investing, reflected on the evolution of her venture and the way forward. Her company, which offered deal flow and training to novice and experienced angel investors and ran investor groups in several European countries, had reached a critical size, and Baumann needed to make a strategic decision to ensure its future growth in an industry that was undergoing...Starting at €8.20
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Airbnb in Amsterdam (B)
Weiss, Mitchell B.; Moloney, Emer; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-817014-EEntrepreneurshipIn December 2014, the City of Amsterdam and Airbnb announced an MOU to promote responsible home-sharing and to simplify the payment of tourist tax for hosts in the City. It was the most comprehensive agreement that Airbnb had with any city in the world. It's final provision read, "The parties trust that theirs will be a fruitful cooperation." However, both sides were uncertain about how the agreement would be received. Molly Turner, Airbnb's Glob...Starting at €5.74
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Airbnb in Amsterdam (A)
Weiss, Mitchell B.; Moloney, Emer; Dessain, VincentCase HBS-817013-EEntrepreneurshipIn February 2014, Amsterdam became the first city to issue new regulations specifically to allow home-sharing. Airbnb's Molly Turner, Global Head of Civic Partnerships; her colleagues at the San Francisco based home-sharing platform; and her counterparts in Amsterdam's city leadership now had to make the new rules function well. By the summer of 2014, the question of how exactly to do that remained unsettled. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) t...Starting at €8.20