What You Get

This module of the Business Angel Institute early stage investing training program covers supporting portfolio companies in the spirit of smart money.

  • Guided home study which will typically take around 3 days of your time (flexibly at home)

  • Then you get to interact with your peers in 2 full days of face-to-face masterclasses

  • Instructions for practicing as well as feedback on your results

  • Finally, you get a remote coaching session to clarify any open issues.

Please note

With your booking, the BAI support scientific work in the field of angel and venture finance throughout Europe, as well as measures for the promotion of entrepreneurship at schools and universities. The Business Angel Institute is a non-profit initiative which is financed by a high-quality course and is additionally supported by partners such as Venionaire Capital.

Become A Professional Business Angel

This module of the Business Angel Institute training program covers later stage activities that early stage investors also need to understand in order to obtain a high return on their investments.

Specifically, you will learn

You get a comprehensive set of materials for guided home study which will typically take around 3 days of your time (flexibly at home). Then you get to interact with your peers in 2 full days of face-to-face masterclasses. In addition, you get instructions for practicing as well as feedback on your results. Finally, you get a remote coaching session to clarify any open issues.

  • The many possible roles an active investor can take

  • How to approach the whole process of improving a portfolio company

  • How to improve their business models, teams, strategies

  • How to improve their marketing, sales, and business development

  • How to scale structures and processes when companies grow

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Module B1

    • Introduction to Module B1

    • Certified Business Angel Program Modul B1

  • 2

    Roles Of Investors

    • Roles Of Investors

    • 5 Tipps (From 15 Years Of Experience)

    • We Focus On …

    • Download: Angel contributions

    • Test Your Learning

  • 3

    Business Development & Growth

    • Business Development and Growth

    • Business model

    • Set A Smart Strategy Of Intellectual Property

    • The Blue Ocean Strategy

    • Download: Lean startup

    • Download: Business models

    • Download: Organizational development

    • Test Your Learning

  • 4

    Timing

    • Timing has the most impact on ROI

    • Download: First movers

  • 5

    Next steps

    • Before you go

    • Sources of downloads

Become A Professional Business Angel

The program is delivered by experts in all phases from finding targets to exiting investments, including experienced angel investors, representatives of angel organizations, entrepreneurship professors, specialized lawyers and specialized tax advisors.

The Objectives of the Course

Best practices, underlying principles and a broad spectrum of perspectives

The training delivers specific best practices as well as underlying principles and a broad spectrum of perspectives. Even experienced angels will significantly expand their horizons and hone their methods, while newcomers gain a thorough understanding of the whole process. Representatives of organizations dealing with early stage investment issues and of the surrounding service industry have also found our training program useful in the past.

Meet Your Instructor

CEO @ Venionaire Capital AG

Berthold Baurek-Karlic

Berthold is an active investor focusing on disruptive technologies. He consults on business development, change management, finance, M&A and exits. He has founded and developed several companies by himself and currently setting up a new venture fund in Europe. In 2023 he was awarded as the Business Angel of the Year Austria.

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