The Startup Investor Accelerator (SIA) Process is a 12-week program of "learning by doing." The goal is to help everyone move forward.
Curious about Angel Investing? Join Us for an Introduction Session to this topic
Have you ever wondered how startup investors find, evaluate, and invest in promising companies?
Whether you're actively considering angel investing or simply curious about how the startup investment ecosystem works, this session is designed to give you an accessible introduction to the world of angel investing. Who is it for? How to get started? What to have in mind? …and more.
During this session, we'll also introduce the Trans-Atlantic Angel Conference (TAAC)—our flagship hands-on investor training program that helps aspiring and experienced investors learn by doing. Participants work alongside a diverse cohort of investors from Europe and the US, reviewing real startups, conducting due diligence, hearing founder pitches, and ultimately making investment decisions together.
We'll also be joined by a TAAC alumni who will share their personal journey, how the program shaped their development as an angel investor, and who can benefit most from the experience.
What angel investing is and how the ecosystem works
An introduction to the Transatlantic Angel Conference (TAAC)
How the learning-by-doing model helps investors gain real-world experience
TAAC alumni experience
Who the program is designed for and whether it might be a fit for you
Open Q&A
No prior investing experience is required, just curiosity and an interest in learning more about startups, innovation, and angel investing.
About the organizer – SIA Angel Hub (previously SIA - Startup Investor Accelerator)
SIA is an angel investor hub designed to help more people become active participants in innovation through angel investing, entrepreneurship, and meaningful ecosystem connections. Through our events, community, and programs such as TAAC (
This event is open for all interested investors, available onsite only, with limited seating for 30 guests. There’s plenty of opportunity for Q&A and discussions at the workshop. Speakers: Stefano Cantaluppi — Founder & Director, Cantaluppi & Partners Andrea Cuomo — Senior Executive VP Advanced Projects, STMicroelectronics; Chairman, 3Sun Giulia Rizzo, SICTIC — SICTIC Board Member IP Left the Legal Department A subject once left to specialists is now one executives, investors, and journalists follow closely. Where the Value Sits Today Land and machines built a company's worth. Today it's mostly what the company knows and whether it can prove that knowledge is its own. Everyone Wants a Piece of Your Ideas Once ideas are worth money, everyone fights to own them, through legal filings, lawsuits, and copycats Secure It or Surrender It What patents actually do for a business, and what unclaimed rights end up costing. What you don't own, someone else will. Swiss Angel Investor Handbook can be downloaded from www.angelhandbook.ch Format: in-person workshop / no recording Important Note: Please note that a CHF 50 no-show fee applies to this event. Cancellations are accepted without penalty until 13:00 on the day of the event. This event is open for all interested investors and startup founders.
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