AEBAN

What AEBAN does

AEBAN (Asociación Española de Business Angels Networks) is the Spanish national umbrella association for business angel networks, founded in November 2008 as a nonprofit under Spain's Law 1/2002. Its core function is to organize and represent the early-stage private investment ecosystem in Spain, currently aggregating 30 member networks that collectively represent approximately 2,000 individual investors. The membership base spans business angel networks, family offices, incubators, venture builders, equity crowdfunding platforms, and corporate venturing entities. AEBAN also holds direct representation in EBAN (The European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and other Early Stage Market Players), extending its reach beyond Spain.

The association's product surface consists of five core offerings. The primary technology-facing product is the AEBAN Web Portal, a web-based matching platform where entrepreneurs submit projects and investors register sector preferences to receive relevant deal flow. The remaining offerings are event- and content-based: the Annual AEBAN Congress (the flagship networking and deal-flow event, with the XIII edition in Málaga in 2025 and XIV edition in Girona in 2026); the AEBAN Informe, an annual industry research report produced with IESE Business School (now in its X edition covering 2015-2025); the Premios AEBAN awards program recognizing best business angels, networks, and divestments; and El Reservado de AEBAN, a closed-door investor discussion format. There is no proprietary technology stack beyond the web portal.

AEBAN's business model is membership-driven and nonprofit in structure. Revenue is generated through three streams: annual membership dues from networks, clubs, family offices, incubators, venture builders, equity crowdfunding platforms, and corporate venturing entities (pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed); event registration and congress fees; and report dissemination. Institutional partnerships with ICEX, CDTI-Innvierte, CaixaBank DayOne, and IESE provide additional financial and reputational support but are not disclosed as direct revenue contributors. The organization operates from Madrid with a small team (11-50 employees), and its governance rests with a member-elected Junta Directiva chaired by President Marta Huidobro.

Name

AEBAN

Legal name

Asociación Española de Business Angels Networks

Website

https://aeban.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AEBAN is the Spanish national nonprofit association of business angel networks, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Madrid. It aggregates 30 member networks representing approximately 2,000 investors across Spain, operating a web portal for startup-investor matching, an annual congress, an IESE-co-published industry report, and the Premios AEBAN awards program.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: AEBAN generates revenue through membership fees from associated networks, groups, clubs of business angels, family offices, incubators, venture builders, equity crowdfunding platforms, and corporate venturing companies. Members receive recognition, networking opportunities, visibility, and access to exclusive events and reports.
2. Event registration fees: Revenue generated from congress and event registrations, including member-exclusive activities and networking sessions.
3. Report sales and downloads: The annual AEBAN Business Angels Report (X Informe Business Angels 2026) is made available for download, generating revenue from report dissemination activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AEBAN is a nonprofit association that aggregates around 30 Spanish business angel networks, family offices, incubators, venture builders, equity crowdfunding platforms and corporate venturing entities, and operates a web portal that allows startups to submit projects and investors to register sector interests for matching. Its commercial offerings are the membership program, the annual national congress, the annual Business Angels Report produced with IESE Business School, the El Reservado closed-door investor session series, and the annual Premios AEBAN awards.

Product overview

AEBAN is a professional association serving as the Spanish umbrella organization for business angels networks and early-stage investment agents. The core offering consists of a web-based matching platform that connects startups seeking funding with individual investors and investor networks. Associated programs include the annual AEBAN Congress (networking and knowledge event), the AEBAN Informe (annual industry research report published with IESE Business School), El Reservado de AEBAN (closed-door investor discussions), and the Premios AEBAN (annual awards). The association represents approximately 30 member networks encompassing around 2,000 investors across Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AEBAN Web Portal (Emprendedores / Inversores matching platform) Online portal operating under aeban.es that allows startup entrepreneurs to submit projects and investors to register sector interests, enabling AEBAN to match incoming proposals to the relevant investor networks across Spain and to receive projects aligned with their stated preferences.
• Annual AEBAN Congress Annual flagship event series bringing together business angels, investor networks, startups and institutional representatives across Spain for deal flow, panel discussions and networking.
• X Informe Business Angels AEBAN (Annual Business Angels Report) Annual publication in collaboration with IESE Business School providing analysis of investment trends, market data and sector insights on Spanish business angel activity, available for download from aeban.es.
• El Reservado de AEBAN (closed-door investor discussion sessions) Recurring closed-door discussion format for AEBAN investors to discuss sensitive sector challenges such as 'zombie' startups, divestment strategies and contract terms in a confidential setting.
• Premios AEBAN (annual awards program) Annual awards program run by AEBAN to recognize outstanding business angels, investor networks and successful divestments and projects within the Spanish startup ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 100 million euros channeled through business angel networks in Spain in 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ICEX - Invest in SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026Strategic collaboration renewed in June 2026 between AEBAN and ICEX (Spanish Foreign Trade and Investment Bureau) to strengthen the Spanish investment and innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem. Collaboration includes institutional support for AEBAN's national congress, joint knowledge generation on private investment and entrepreneurship, creation of networking spaces connecting startups with investors, and promotion of international projection and investment attraction.
• Catalytic VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Catalytic Ventures, an impact investment club under Open Value Foundation, joined AEBAN in May 2026. The club brings together business angels, family offices, and foundations around collaborative investment models for highly scalable social enterprises, focusing on companies with annual revenue exceeding 250,000 euros through operations of 100,000-250,000 euros per company.
• CDTI-InnviertecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026CDTI-Innvierte provides institutional support for the XIV Congreso AEBAN 2026 in Girona, representing Spain's public entity for R&D and innovation investment.
• XARXA BAGI (Business Angels Girona)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026XARXA BAGI is the associated network acting as host for the XIV Congreso AEBAN 2026 in Girona, organizing pre-congress activities including guided tours, demo day, and networking dinner.
• SpainNAB (Inversión de Impacto)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2026AEBAN and SpainNAB signed a collaboration agreement in March 2026 to place impact investment at the center of early-stage private capital agenda. The agreement includes training programs for business angels on impact metrics, joint studies and content publication, and events connecting investors with impact entrepreneurs.
• MedAngelscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026MedAngels, a new associated network launched by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Area of the Official College of Doctors of Barcelona (CoMB), joined AEBAN in March 2026. The network facilitates physician participation in developing and funding health sector startups, with a Medical Advisory Network for analyzing clinical needs of investable projects.
• EBAN - Pan-European Co-Investment FrameworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2025AEBAN participated in EBAN's proposal to the European Commission and EIB Group for establishing a pan-European public-private co-investment framework to increase capital availability for early-stage startups and accelerate integration of the early-stage investment market in the EU.
• IESE Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2025Annual collaboration with IESE Business School for the AEBAN Business Angels Report, providing academic rigor and analysis of Spanish angel investment evolution, activity, and trends. Laura Caballero, Associate Director of IESE's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, leads the academic contribution.
• SETT (Sociedad Española para la Transformación Tecnológica)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2025SETT collaborates on co-investment mechanisms with AEBAN members, presenting opportunities for Spanish technology transformation investment at congresses and events.
• COFIDEScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2025COFIDES (Development Finance Institution) collaborates on impact investment discussions and presentations during AEBAN events, addressing development finance perspectives for Spanish startups.
• EBAN (European Business Angel Network)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2008AEBAN is a member of EBAN, The European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and other Early Stage Market Players, representing Spain as the Business Angel Networks Association. EBAN provides international visibility, cross-border investment opportunities, and access to European network benefits.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• SeedBlink: A European equity crowdfunding and venture platform operating across multiple EU markets. Adjacent to AEBAN's role in channeling early-stage capital, but via a technology-led model rather than a membership association.
• STARTUPXPLORE: Spain's largest equity crowdfunding platform and an AEBAN member, led by AEBAN board member Nacho Ormeño. It is a comparable startup-investor intermediary operating in the same Spanish market but via a for-profit, technology-led model.

Direct peers

• BAND – Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland: Germany's national association of business angels and their networks. Closely analogous to AEBAN in mission (aggregating regional networks, deal-flow matching, annual congress, policy advocacy) and serves as a direct country-level peer.
• Angel Capital Association (ACA): The North American trade association of angel investors and angel groups, offering a directly comparable model to AEBAN: membership of angel groups, annual summit, syndicated deal activity, and policy work for early-stage capital.
• France Angels: France's national federation of business angel networks, mirroring AEBAN's role in aggregating regional angel groups, organizing annual events, and publishing market data for France's early-stage ecosystem.
• Italian Angels for Growth (IAG): Italy's leading business angel association, combining investor membership, deal syndication, and annual industry events. Directly comparable in size, scope, and value proposition to AEBAN's Spanish market role.
• UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA): The UK national trade association for the angel investment market, performing the same membership, policy advocacy, and standards-setting role as AEBAN does in Spain. Directly comparable as a country-level angel-network federation.
• Keiretsu Forum: A global network of accredited angel investor chapters with significant presence across Europe (and recognized by AEBAN through its 'Best Network' award). Comparable as an organized, multi-chapter angel community with shared deal-flow and events.

Broad incumbents

• AngelList: The leading global technology platform for angel and early-stage deal syndication. Competes with AEBAN's web matching portal at a much larger scale, offering digital deal-flow, syndication, and fund-formation tooling that AEBAN cannot match on technology.
• EBAN (European Business Angels Network): The pan-European trade association for business angels, seed funds and early-stage market players, of which AEBAN is a member. EBAN is the continental umbrella under which AEBAN operates as Spain's national representative, providing international scope and policy access.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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