Report highlights: Despite the challenges, some 89% of business angels in Spain show a willingness to invest by 2024, suggesting confidence in the market’s long-term potential. The gender gap is significant in the investment world as men invest more than twice as much as women and women commit modest amounts of their equity, not exceeding […]
IESE joins deep-tech champions at EIC’s Scaling Club Ignition Forum in Belgium
On 9 and 10 April 2024, IESE Business School joined 48 of Europe’s most promising deep-tech scaleups in Brussels and Leuven for the European Innovation Council (EIC) Scaling Club ‘Ignition Forum’, marking the launch of EIC Scaling Club’s inaugural cohort. The initiative is designed to nurture the next generation of home-grown deep-tech unicorns across pivotal […]
IESE Business School honored for outstanding entrepreneurship support in Madrid
We are delighted to share that IESE Business School has been awarded the Special Mention for the ‘organization that best supports entrepreneurship in Madrid’ by Madrid’s Family Business Association (ADEFAM). This award recognizes the continued commitment and positive impact of IESE’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, which aims to create a positive impact on society through thought […]
Fintech firsts for Africa: Rahul Jain (MBA’10 and IESE 40under40)
Rahul Jain is the CEO and Co-Founder of Peach Payments, an electronic payment solutions provider based in Cape Town, South Africa. Its specific focus is the African continent, where the local infrastructure requires a unique and tailored approach to online payments in each market. Rahul Jain was working in the U.S. in 2011 when he […]
Adopting emerging technologies through open innovation: An IESE Business School bootcamp for DIH4CAT
Adopting emerging technologies through open innovation: An IESE Business School bootcamp for DIH4CAT From 12 to 14 March 2024, IESE Business School’s campus in Barcelona was home to 20 top executives from Catalan companies taking part in the ‘Bootcamp on adopting emerging technologies through open innovation’, organized by IESE’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center as part […]