News & Press release

Italy Supports Early-Stage Investors

On Friday, 5 October 2012 the Italian Ministry of Economic Development approved a new law decree aiming to move Italy from the last European country to one of the leading nations to support start-ups and early stage investments.

The top 4 changes are:

  1. Tax relief for BA investing in start-ups during next 4 years
  2. Regulated crowd funding is allowed
  3. Simplified legal duties for start-ups
  4. €200,00,000 public funds available to support start-up initiatives


For more information, please click here (Italian language)

Go Beyond Jury Member at ESCP Europe Event

Go Beyond will be a jury member of the Baptism of the Entrepreneur, an event which gives entrepreneurs and start-ups an opportunity to pitch their projects to coaches, investors.

This event will take place on 12 November and is being hosted by ESCP Europe as part of the Introductory Entrepreneurship Week in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week.  Event organisers expect a turnout of over 2,000 attendees from over 60 French and European organisations which is expected to run from 12 to 18 November.

The fourth instalment will unite key players involved in entrepreneurship including entrepreneurs, students, politicians, journalists, investors and job seekers in an effort break the glass ceiling that many young people discover makes starting a business so difficult.

For more information about the event and to register, please click here

Balz Roth Jury Member at Mediatech Investment Forum

Balz Roth, Go Beyond's Partner and Head of Zurich and ICT Investment Groups was a Jury member at the Mediatech Investment Forum during NEM Congress in Istanbul on 17 October 2012.

Balz also particpated in the Panel “International investment in early stage mediatech start-ups” with other international investors.

Go Beyond CEO Panellist and Speaker at European SME Week 2012

Brigitte Baumann, Go Beyond's CEO and Founder was invited to participate as a panellist in the workshop "Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs" preparing and presenting requests for loan investment readiness, business angels, seed capital, micro-credits, at the central conference of the European SME Week 2012.

The European SME Week Summit, co-organised by the European Commission and the Cypriot Presidency of the European Union was held on 17 October at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre.

For more information about this event, please click here

GB's Andre Delafontaine Presenting Early Stage Investing

Go Beyond's COO Andre Delafontaine, gave a stirling presentation on Early Stage Investing to Beijing International MBA students at Lausanne's EPFL University on 13 October 2012.

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