Cross-border investments
Early-stage investors for high-growth business
The EASY (Early Stage Investors Action) project encourages seed investors and investment-ready internationally focused businesses to work together and share their expertise, so they can:
- better implement early-stage financial services on a European scale
- standardise skills
- professionalise innovation finance support
- ensure an increased flow of risk capital to early-stage businesses across Europe.
EASY is a collaboration between 17 European project partners, including NESTA, the European Business Angels Network, the Italian and French National Business Angels Networks, GLE and SITRA. It was launched in September 2006.
Company Valuation Toolkit
EASY has developed a Company Valuation Toolkit for businesses suitable for international investment. The toolkit contains four tools: How to build your financials; Know your exits; Value your business; and Valuation – Investor version.
Download the Company Valuation Toolkit
- Please note: This software works on a Windows PC only. You will need to download the ZIP file to your computer and extract all the files. Once downloaded, navigate to the folder you saved the files to then double-click on 'Start.exe' to launch the EASY Company Evaluation Toolkit. You will be prompted to 'open from CD' or 'Save files' - both will work.
If you'd like a copy of the Company Valuation Toolkit on CD, please email yannis.pierrakis@nesta.org.uk
EASY Investment Forum
A number of international Investment Forums have already been held, resulting in several cross-border deals being structured.
The last Investment Forum was organised in London on 26-27 June 2008. Copies of the presentations are available online.