The reception of investors, entrepreneurs and local partners was very warm and lays the foundation for a growing territorial presence in favor of innovative entrepreneurship in Tuscany. The two realities have also signed an agreement to strengthen the spread of the culture of venture capital through the organization of events and other initiatives open to both communities.
Today IAG represents the main Italian community of business angels, entrepreneurs and corporations that share skills, capital, and commitment to support innovation and entrepreneurship. Investing and supporting startups, IAG works every day to build a future where innovation has the resources necessary to have a positive impact on society.
Nana Bianca is one of the most important Italian startup studios that in addition to welcoming a project and helping it grow, pays more and more attention to human capital.
A strategic alliance that intends to strengthen the local and national innovation ecosystem by valuing people and their skills, and realizing the projects that IAG shares with companies, universities, incubators, and research centers, to allow even more startup opportunities to grow and generate value.
"We are excited to close 2021 with the opening of a new office as a reference point for our members and partners in the Florence area. We believe that the continuous collaboration between business angels and startup incubators can generate an important value for the economic system of our country. Through the new headquarters and the partnership with Nana Bianca, we want to share experiences and skills, connecting the most promising start-ups with our network of business angels. The opening of these new spaces represents a fundamental step for Italian Angels for Growth, as a lever to further increase our presence in the area and the concrete proximity to support local innovation" - says Carlo Tassi, President of Italian Angels for Growth.
"The presence of IAG within our headquarters in Florence has a double value for Nana Bianca, on the one hand it will be easier to connect the large network of business angels to the most promising startups, the other offers a real possibility of growth through the injection of capital and expertise for startups that are in the process of launching" - says Alessandro Sordi co founder of Nana Bianca. "The role of IAG is as necessary as ever within our ecosystem where startups arrive through acceleration programs and the best ones need an additional step of support before reaching maturity and venture capital."