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Oxford Early Investments Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Oxfordshire Pi Capital Limited Solent Investment Opportunities Network SWAIN TECHINVEST Thames Valley Investment Network University of Warwick Science Park Limited Venture Site Winsec Corporate Exchange Ltd Xenos Yorkshire Association of Business Angels Total 231 11

1. Background EUROPEAN BUSINESS ANGEL NETWORK - Directory of Network 2005 AUSTRIA 2005 In Austria, Business Angel (BA) activities were initiated in 1997 by I2, a department of Innovationsagentur, a state-owned non-profit organisation supporting innovative ideas and entrepreneurs in Vienna. Innovationsagentur was merged with AWS (The Austrian Investment Agency and Promotional Bank) in August 2003. 2. Statistics 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Number of BANs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Number of Business Angels 1 37 (21) 35 (20) 47 (34) 81 (49) 83 96 91 90 (57) (72) (76) (82) Number of deals 2 2 4 4 4 7 8 1 Number of accredited projects 37 39 47 63 92 103 69 60 Number of commercial BANs - - - - - - - - Number of non-commercial BANs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Number of national BANs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Number of regional BANs - - - - - - - - 3. BAN legal status The BAN (i2-The Business Angels Network) is a department of AWS. 4. National association i2 is a branch of aws, the Austrian national business support agency and is the main BAN in Austria. aws helps the creation of regional networks, such as AICO operational since Mid- 2005, and therefore acts as a quasi-national association for Austria. 5. Lobbying Dissemination of the BAN concept: cooperation-partners in all Austrian countries and Bratislava (Slovakia) as well as the South Tyrol; partnerships with Universities, Academies/Colleges, science parks, network of lawyers, public relations. 6. EU support i2 has received co-funding from DG Enterprise to strengthen its BA activities. 7. Operating Model i2 has developed interesting synergies between BA and seed and guarantee schemes. 8. EBAN members i2, department of AWS. 1 Numbers in brackets concern private individuals; others include also strategic and institutional investors. 12 M

1. Background<br />

<strong>EUROPEAN</strong> <strong>BUSINESS</strong> <strong>ANGEL</strong> <strong>NETWORK</strong> - Directory of Network 2005<br />

AUSTRIA<br />

2005<br />

In Austria, Business Angel (BA) activities were initiated in 1997 by I2, a department of<br />

Innovationsagentur, a state-owned non-profit organisation supporting innovative ideas and<br />

entrepreneurs in Vienna. Innovationsagentur was merged with AWS (The Austrian Investment<br />

Agency and Promotional Bank) in August 2003.<br />

2. Statistics<br />

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004<br />

Number of BANs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1<br />

Number of Business Angels 1<br />

37 (21) 35 (20) 47 (34) 81 (49) 83 96 91 90<br />

(57) (72) (76) (82)<br />

Number of deals 2 2 4 4 4 7 8 1<br />

Number of accredited projects 37 39 47 63 92 103 69 60<br />

Number of commercial BANs - - - - - - - -<br />

Number of non-commercial BANs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1<br />

Number of national BANs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1<br />

Number of regional BANs - - - - - - - -<br />

3. BAN legal status<br />

The BAN (i2-The Business Angels Network) is a department of AWS.<br />

4. National association<br />

i2 is a branch of aws, the Austrian national business support agency and is the main BAN in<br />

Austria. aws helps the creation of regional networks, such as AICO operational since Mid-<br />

2005, and therefore acts as a quasi-national association for Austria.<br />

5. Lobbying<br />

Dissemination of the BAN concept: cooperation-partners in all Austrian countries and<br />

Bratislava (Slovakia) as well as the South Tyrol; partnerships with Universities,<br />

Academies/Colleges, science parks, network of lawyers, public relations.<br />

6. EU support<br />

i2 has received co-funding from DG Enterprise to strengthen its BA activities.<br />

7. Operating Model<br />

i2 has developed interesting synergies between BA and seed and guarantee schemes.<br />

8. EBAN members<br />

i2, department of AWS.<br />

1 Numbers in brackets concern private individuals; others include also strategic and institutional investors.<br />

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