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Younger generation of investors step into the game - New Member Blog by Pontus Juntunen

3/23/2020

After six years at the private equity firm Vaaka Partners, Pontus Juntunen joined FiBAN in fall 2019 to learn more about the startup ecosystem. As a younger generation investor he wanted also to explore the very early stage scene as he is working to change his family business into a private investment company. Read more about his experiences at FiBAN.

“I am an entrepreneurship junkie” - Riku Asikainen and his path from angel to VC investor

3/23/2020

Riku Asikainen has been one of the pioneers in angel investing in Finland. Since his first investment in 1995, he has been an ambassador for angel investing and entrepreneurship in Europe. In 2018 he decided it’s time for new adventures, so he moved on from active angel investing to establishing a VC fund. Read more about Riku’s path from an angel investor to a VC partner.

Sijoittaja ja yrittäjä yhteistyössä kriisin keskellä

3/20/2020

Koronaviruksen vaikutukset talouteen ovat massiiviset, ja on mahdoton ennustaa, kuinka pitkälle ne ulottuvat. Huoli yrittäjistä ja yrityksistä on aiheellisesti suuri. Tällä hetkellä sekä pääomasijoittajat että enkelisijoittajat työskentelevät hartiavoimin sen eteen, että mahdollisimman monella yrityksellä olisi valmiudet selviytyä kriisitilanteesta ja rakentaa tulevaisuudessa uutta kasvua.

Avoid the hassle and get a startup CEO agreement done right at once

3/17/2020

Why is a CEO agreement so vital to every startup and what should you keep in mind when creating one? Castrén & Snellman and FiBAN have supported business angels and their portfolio companies on CEO agreement matters for years through contract templates and education sessions. We put together a quick Q&A package on the most typical CEO agreement matters.

Angel investors’ 5-step checklist to evaluate start-ups’ intellectual property

3/9/2020

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is one of startups’ most valuable assets. How do you know if it’s safe? FiBAN’s partner Kalliolaw Attorneys Ltd has created guidance on typical IPR matters that are often reviewed during due diligence processes when assessing the value of start-ups. Would you pass this 5-step start-up IPR checklist?

People of FiBAN: female angels boosting diversity in the startup investing scene

3/6/2020

Who are the power ladies behind one of the world’s biggest business angel networks? Let us introduce some of them to you together with investment tips, background stories, and fun facts shared by them. These female business angels bring much-needed gender diversity to the startup investing scene.

First Investor at Bolt - Interview with Mikko Silventola

3/3/2020

As FiBAN is turning 10 years, we want to celebrate the ‘People of FiBAN’. Now introducing you to one of FiBAN's expats, who has been investing into international teams all around the world. Why is it worth it? Read more about Mikko Silventola and his experiences why cross-border investing is worth the effort.

Stripe and FiBAN start a partnership - new tools to scale startups’ internet commerce

2/26/2020

Stripe, a global technology company building economic infrastructure for the internet, has started a partnership with FiBAN, one of the World’s biggest business angel networks. Stripe’s services for internet commerce will bring new tools for FiBAN investors to scale their portfolio companies faster.

People of Fiban: the board

2/25/2020

In celebration of FiBAN’s 10 years of operations, we are introducing a new series called ‘People of FiBAN’. Who are the people behind one of the World’s biggest business angel networks? Now we’ll introduce the bright minds of the FiBAN Board 2020.

FiBAN challenges angels to ask a thousand startup founders "What's up?" - zooming in on the wellbeing of the entrepreneur

2/14/2020

[Lue uutinen suomeksi - in Finnish]
Responsibility has become a new standard in investing. With the help of the new #WhatsUpFounder campaign, FiBAN wants ensure it becomes rooted into daily conversations as well. The campaign, which is launched on Valentine's Day aims to develop good governance practices by encouraging to create an open atmosphere and communication between investors and founders.

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Younger generation of investors step into the game - New Member Blog by Pontus Juntunen

“I am an entrepreneurship junkie” - Riku Asikainen and his path from angel to VC investor

Sijoittaja ja yrittäjä yhteistyössä kriisin keskellä

Avoid the hassle and get a startup CEO agreement done right at once

Angel investors’ 5-step checklist to evaluate start-ups’ intellectual property

People of FiBAN: female angels boosting diversity in the startup investing scene

First Investor at Bolt - Interview with Mikko Silventola

Stripe and FiBAN start a partnership - new tools to scale startups’ internet commerce

People of Fiban: the board

FiBAN challenges angels to ask a thousand startup founders "What's up?" - zooming in on the wellbeing of the entrepreneur

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