Filippo Brasesco

At BADideas.fund, we aspire to be the kind of investors we wanted when we were building our startups. We invest €50-€250K tickets in early-stage startups from CEE with global ambitions. BADideas.fund is led by experienced entrepreneurs who have walked the startup building path, have raised funds from investors and can help founders navigate around obstacles they encounter along the way. Among BADideas.fund members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo.io ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B funding). Since the recent launch, BADideas.fund has invested in five startups already, among which: Breezit (Lithuania), Recruitlab (Estonia), Lande (Latvia), Fuel Finance (Ukraine) , Rapidworks (Estonia).

Business Support Organisation transforming collaborative action into a sustainable future: -> agenda setting -> New Business Development -> Scaling & Internationalisation support -> Sustainability & Strategy support -> infrastructure for ecosystem development

TEAM Africa is an alliance of Advisors, Entrepreneurs, and Investors with a focus on the corridor between Europe and Africa. We share a passion for the fruitful international business relations and are identifying opportunities in working together with our neighbors in the Southern Hemisphere. With roots on the African continent (Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Zimbabwe) as well as the center of life over many years in Africa and countless projects in various African countries, we dedicate all our energy to cooperation with this great continent.​ We believe in sustainable actions and economic cooperation with impact and consider the Sustainable Development Goals with care for women, young people, entrepreneurship, and job creation — in both Francophone Africa and the rest of the continent. In addition, we promote joint events, conferences, publications, and thought leadership — all our activities are geared towards intensifying the engagement of businesses, associations, foundations, and politics in relation to Africa. ​ Our conviction is that to go far, we should go together — tackling the opportunities and challenges in partnership and on an equal footing. Together Everyone Achieves More.​ Our Services - Market Entry​ - Impact Investment - Startup/ Entrepreneurial Support - Fund/Legal Entity Structuring - Due Diligence - Infrastructure Projects - Legal Advice - Interim Management - Advisory Board/ Committee - Delegation Trips to Africa Our Clients: - Development Agencies - Corporates - NGOs - Investors - SMEs - Startups/ Entrepreneurs

At BADideas.fund, we aspire to be the kind of investors we wanted when we were building our startups. We invest €50-€250K tickets in early-stage startups from CEE with global ambitions. BADideas.fund is led by experienced entrepreneurs who have walked the startup building path, have raised funds from investors and can help founders navigate around obstacles they encounter along the way. Among BADideas.fund members are founders and operators, who’ve been building such companies as Vimeo ($450M funding), Printify ($54M), Pandadoc ($51M), Pipedrive ($90M), Bolt ($1.3B funding), Apollo.io ($151M), Bird ($783M funding), Shopify ($122M), Whimsical ($30M), Lokalise ($56M), Deel ($679M), Printful ($130M), Twilio ($614M), Veriff ($192.3M), Wise ($1.3B funding). Since the recent launch, BADideas.fund has invested in five startups already, among which: Breezit (Lithuania), Recruitlab (Estonia), Lande (Latvia), Fuel Finance (Ukraine) , Rapidworks (Estonia).

As a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work, we are dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including economic development and employment promotion, energy and the environment, and peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe – from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and governments of other countries. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The commissioning parties and cooperation partners all place their trust in GIZ, and we work with them to generate ideas for political, social and economic change, to develop these into concrete plans and to implement them. Since we are a public-benefit federal enterprise, German and European values are central to our work. Together with our partners in national governments worldwide and cooperation partners from the worlds of business, research and civil society, we work flexibly to deliver effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions. The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn (Germany). Our video: DE: https://youtu.be/KCb9XVCZzWQ?si=Cwm0ArGKq6VQD83q EN: https://youtu.be/XIMLHv17Pns?si=UrRGg8WANlZ-j8og Registration information: https://www.giz.de/en/html/registration_information.html Our netiquette: https://www.giz.de/en/mediacenter/93951.html Data privacy statement: https://www.giz.de/en/html/data_protection.html

The GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation (GCAF) is a non-profit organization founded to promote the development of investment in African entrepreneurship with the goal of driving the creation of local economic and social added-value. Rooted in the commitment to foster a successful business environment and economic perspective of the development of African countries, GCAF conducts a variety of support activities.

GreenTec Capital Partners is an Entrepreneurial Support Organization (ESO) with roots in providing investment and venture-building support to African ventures. We have transitioned from an investor with a successful 20x exit to an experienced Technical Assistant, delivering comprehensive strategic, operational, technical, and investment readiness assistance, fostering the growth of impactful ventures in Africa and beyond. To date, weve sourced and screened over 1,000 businesses, guiding them to become successful, mature, and investable entities. With a proven track record, weve secured over €10 million in startup support, encompassing operating and investment capital, through partnerships with GIZ, UNDP, EIB, and AFD during our 8+ years of existence. Our core product offerings include: Entrepreneurship Programs: We develop and implement end-to-end, tailored entrepreneurship programs in various sectors, equipping local entrepreneurs with the knowledge and resources to raise investments independently. ESG & Impact Training: We create and deliver customized ESG and impact training toolkits for ESOs, VCs, and impactpreneurs, empowering them to build an impact track record and implement effective ESG strategies to attract investors, mitigate risks, and support sustainable development. AFRICA Consulting: Leveraging our extensive experience in diverse African markets and a compelling background in investment management, we provide comprehensive assistance to private businesses exploring opportunities in Africa. Our services range from market research, ecosystem mapping, and due diligence to business case development and investment target setting. At GreenTec, our mission is to forge a lasting impact in Africa by nurturing a resilient local entrepreneurship ecosystem and advocating for socially responsible enterprises to drive sustainable development across the continent. Join our network and embark on an exciting journey into the world of African entrepreneurship!