CEED Business Angels Club First Pitch Session a Success On March 5th, CEED Macedonia co-hosted its first Pitch Session for the CEED Business Angels Club. The event was organized in collaboration with Summer Work and Travel (SWT) Alumni and Newman’s Business Accelerator. Twenty-one startups had 2...
CEED Moldova: New Vehicle in Supporting Entrepreneurs CEED Moldova was launched in June 2013 in order to contribute to the development of the Moldovan entrepreneurial eco-system. Since the launch CEED Moldova has organized two groups of CEED Grow entrepreneurs and plans to launch a CEED CEOs...
Building a Global Company: Do You Have What It Takes? On March 3rd 2015, CEED Slovenia welcomed its 9th generation of entrepreneurs by hosting a networking event with 3 guest speakers from London, San Francisco, and New York City. Bostjan Špetič, Founder of Zemanta based in NYC, Boštjan BregarFounder and...
WEBINAR SERIES: THE HOMESTRINGS DIASPORA BOND Diaspora can play a vital role in the growth of the Macedonian economy, but the avenues to do so are often unclear. How can Diaspora impact entrepreneurs, help create jobs, and add to the overall prosperity of Macedonia in a...
Warsaw, Poland—Global impact investment manager SEAF announced that that is has exited its positions in Matras S.A., the second largest book retailer in Poland. SEAF had provided both equity and term credit to help the chain open new stores and renovate existing ones, expand its...
Tblisi, Georgia—Global impact investment manager SEAF announced that, through its SEAF Caucasus Growth Fund, it has made a follow-on investment in DeltaComm, a Georgian information technology company. SEAF made its first investment in Delta Comm through the SEAF Georgia Regional Development Fund in 2009, and...
Washington, DC, USA – In May of 2014, SEAF launched the SEAF Macedonia II Fund, a Delaware Limited Partnership, which was formed with a focus on investing in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout Macedonia. The Fund will have a target close of €15,000,000 in...
SEAF Portfolio Company Matras S.A., a regional bookstore chain held by the SEAF North Fund, was recently given the Dobra Marka 2013 in the “Bookstore Chain” category. This title is granted to the most trusted and known Polish Brands, signifying the importance of Matras to...
SEAF Macedonia II press release FINAL 121812 Macedonia 2025 has partnered with Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) to launch the SEAF Macedonia II Fund, with an official agreement signed on October 22, 2012 at the Macedonia Global Investment Summit 2012 held in Ohrid, Macedonia. The fund...
Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) along with seven other commercial investment companies announced their sponsorship of the Fast5 Challenge competition in June, a competition intended to bolster small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. The announcement doubled as a call for submissions from SMEs that require...
