# The European Commission set out five measures to build a cross-border angel investor network, including opening EIC deal flow to business angels for the first time.
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**issue:** 33
**type:** pulse
**date range:** 15 Nov 2026
**tagline:** The European Commission set out five measures to build a cross-border angel investor network, including opening EIC deal flow to business angels for the first time.
**published at:** 2026-11-15
**sections:** 
  -     **body:** At **Research and Innovation Days** in Brussels on 13 November, the European Commission presented five measures designed to deepen the role of business angels in EU early-stage funding.

**EU Innovation Platform** — a central hub giving angels direct access to EU-backed projects seeking investment.

**European Angel Investor Network** — extends the **EIC Trusted Investor Network** to business angels, connecting them to early-stage companies already vetted by the EIC.

**European Angel Accreditation** — a shared framework for verifying angels across member states, intended to enable governments to extend **tax incentives** and cross-border co-investment.

**Cross-border co-investment mapping** — InvestEU Advisory will map national angel ecosystems and co-investment schemes to identify gaps.

**Crowdfunding linkage** — a workshop to connect angels and crowdfunding communities, with possible support for cross-border angel-led fundraising.

No budget or implementation timeline was announced. **EBAN**, the EU angel trade body, welcomed the direction and called for a formal European co-investment scheme.
    **emoji:** 🏛️
    **label:** POLICY SHIFT
    **heading:** European Commission unveils five measures to build cross-border angel investment infrastructure
  -     **body:** If your company is backed by the **EIC Accelerator** or **Pathfinder**, the European Angel Investor Network is the most direct consequence: accredited angels gain structured access to the EIC pipeline, bringing new capital from investors already comfortable with EU deep tech.

For pre-Seed and Seed companies: the **European Angel Accreditation** is designed to remove the legal and tax friction that keeps national angels from backing companies in other member states — a persistent structural barrier in EU early-stage markets.

No implementation dates were set at the event. EBAN is pushing for a formal European co-investment scheme as the next phase.
    **emoji:** 🎯
    **label:** FOR FOUNDERS
    **heading:** EIC deal flow opens to angels; accreditation designed to fix cross-border tax friction

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