One-liner: a business-angel network (170+ investors) — angel matchmaking and syndication for early-stage startups, explicitly not a fund itself.
What a founder gets
- Dealflow Portal access: once a project passes screening, it's automatically distributed to every investor in BigBan's network whose thesis fits — a single application reaching many angels at once, rather than founder-by-founder outreach.
- Co-investment structuring: BigBan has structured 17+ co-investment vehicles to pool angel capital behind specific deals.
- Investor education/formation — 10 "investor schools" run to date, meaning BigBan actively trains its own angel base, raising deal quality and follow-on capacity.
- Investment forums (60+ to date) and an annual reference private-investment congress — high-visibility pitch opportunities.
- Awards ("Premios BIGBAN") — an additional visibility/credibility channel.
Who it's for
- Pre-seed / seed / early-stage startups with a built or tested product, a scalable/replicable model, high growth potential, a committed multidisciplinary team, actively raising, and a company valuation ≤ €8,000,000.
How to engage
- Two-step process: (1) create a startup account and complete the online form at bigban.org/emprendedor; (2) if the project passes BigBan's screening criteria, it's pushed automatically to the matching investors in BigBan's Dealflow Portal.
- BigBan explicitly does not manage capital directly — its role is strictly matchmaking/connection, not fund deployment.
Key facts
- Beyond matchmaking: 17+ co-investment vehicles, 300+ startups financed, 60+ investment forums, 10 investor schools. Selection: pre-seed/seed/early, product built/tested, scalable, company valuation ≤ €8M. Does not manage capital — connects projects to its investor network. Runs the annual reference private-investment congress.
- Investor segments served (per site nav): Business Angel Novel/Advanced, VC, Corporate, Family Office, Club de inversión, Banca/Institucional — a broad multi-type investor network, not angels-only despite the "business-angel network" framing.
- Investor-side membership pricing (new, captured 2026-07-05 via bigban.org/pricing — not previously in the wiki): Individual €500/yr (Business Angels/Clubs/Family Office, 1 member + 1 congress ticket); Partner €1,500/yr (VC/Corporate/Aceleradoras/Crowdfunding, 3 members + 2 tickets); Partner Plus €5,000/yr (Abogados/Universidades/Consultores, 5 members + 4 tickets); Global Partner (custom, Banca/Private equity/Grandes consultoras, 10 members + 8 tickets). This pricing is investor-facing only — confirms the org page's existing framing that startups apply free via bigban.org/emprendedor; BigBan monetizes the investor side of its network, not founders.
- BIGBAN Investors Congress 2025 dated Nov 26–27, 2025 appears on the current homepage — i.e. the site has not yet been updated with a 2026 congress date as of this check; #status/verify whether a 2026 edition has been announced.
Relations
- See also: CVBAN
- Funded by: IVF Participativos FEDER
- Partners with: GSIC