---
title: "Startups & Investment | Luca Carbone, business angel"
url: https://www.lucacarbone.ch/en/startups
description: "EstBAN business angel bridging Switzerland and Estonia. Network, advisory and capital for startups, board seats for companies."
lang: it
---

Image: Lugano, the lake and Monte San Salvatore (https://www.lucacarbone.ch/images/startup/lugano-hero-800.webp)

Image: Tallinn at sunset, with the old town spires (https://www.lucacarbone.ch/images/startup/tallinn-hero-800.webp)

Lugano 46.00°N 8.95°E Tallinn 59.44°N 24.75°E

# Startups & Investment

I help startups and innovative companies grow between Switzerland and Estonia. I am a business angel with EstBAN (https://estban.ee/), the Estonian network of private investors, and I bring more than 20 years of commercial network in Swiss B2B.

## How I can help

### Network and introductions

I introduce you to clients, partners and distributors in Switzerland and Estonia. Direct contacts, chosen for your project.

### Advisor

I support you on entering the Swiss market, B2B sales and deals with operators and large companies.

### Board and capital

For selected projects I consider a board role or an equity stake.

## The bridge between Switzerland and Estonia

### For Estonian startups

Access to the Swiss market, with its rules, its languages and its demanding clients.

### For Swiss companies

The Estonian digital ecosystem, setting up an OÜ and e-Residency.

## What I look for in a project

- A product on the market or close to launch
- A full-time team
- A concrete plan for Switzerland or Estonia

## What I bring to your board

### Swiss B2B market

More than 20 years of sales and partnerships in Swiss B2B, across telecoms and digital.

### Digital and AI

I help companies adopt artificial intelligence, from strategy to concrete projects.

### Entrepreneurial experience

Co-founder of a B2B group active since 2007 and CEO for 15 years.

### Bridge to Estonia

Access to the Estonian digital ecosystem and to the EstBAN investor network.

## Possible roles

- Independent board member
- Advisory board
- Project advisor

## How we work

2. 1
   Send me your proposal through the form below.
3. 2
   We have a 30-minute introductory call.
4. 3
   I propose a form of collaboration: network, advisory, board or capital.

## Pitch your project

Image: Tallinn, St Olaf's Church in the old town (https://www.lucacarbone.ch/images/startup/tallinn-band-800.webp)

Lugano · Tallinn

Photos: SEASON YU, Oskar Kadaksoo, Daria Kolesnyk on Unsplash

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