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15 top Nordic Angel Program cases out of a deal flow of 148

4/17/2019

For the second time, NAP by FiBAN joined forces with the Arctic15 Funding Program to find the best startups to invest in during spring 2019. From over 140 companies that applied to the program, an angel syndicate 24 investors strong has chosen the top 15 companies.

In Reima we trust - Introducing a FiBAN Follow active angel

4/15/2019

A few months ago we revealed that we have been working on something completely new: FiBAN Follow. The idea was to build a new model to enable FiBAN angels to make bigger, faster and more straightforward investments in growth companies together. One of our active angels, Reima Linnanvirta, reveals why he decided to sign up.

FiBAN’s proposal on tax incentives for business angels in 2019

4/3/2019

What does 12 other EU countries have, but Finland doesn’t? Better weather, for sure, but also Finland is lacking behind in tax incentives for early stage investors. FiBAN has put out its own proposal on how to increase business angel investing through tax incentives, which play a big role for individuals investing their own money into high-risk, early stage companies.

An angel with the power of two - European Angel Fund Finland co-investing with Finnish Business Angels

4/2/2019

Almost a year ago we published that the European Investment Fund (EIF) has selected the first two Business Angels under the Finnish European Angels Fund (EAF Finland): Leena Niemistö and Janne Jormalainen. As their first year is closing in, we wanted to follow-up and ask EIF and Leena and Janne and about how the past year has been.

A record-breaking number of investments - 479M€ into Finnish startups

3/26/2019

Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) and Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA) have collected their annual statistics of investments into startups and early stage growth companies in Finland. In 2018, the total amount of investments hit a new record.

Jälleen ennätysmäärä sijoituksia - 479 miljoonan euron jättipotti suomalaisille startupeille

3/26/2019

Finnish Business Angels Network ry (FiBAN) ja Pääomasijoittajat ry ovat keränneet vuosittaiset tilastot sijoituksista startupeihin ja aikaisen vaiheen kasvuyrityksiin Suomessa. Vuonna 2018 sijoitusten kokonaissumma nousi uuteen ennätykseen.

Why invest in research? The science of investing in science

3/21/2019

There are more investors with deeper pockets than ever before looking for good investment opportunities. In the meantime, researchers and research institutions are increasingly encouraged to communicate and commercialize their findings to bigger audiences so that society can better benefit from brilliant scientific minds. Sounds like a match made in heaven - right? Investing into research differs from typical software investments, although the main elements are there. Let’s have a closer look at the science of investing in science.

It's time to revolutionize long-term renting - Dwellet closes funding round

3/15/2019

New tools such as AI, automation and chatbots are often used when selling an apartment but Dwellet aims to revolutionize renting with more effective and automated process. These guys are licensed realtors building a platform for long-term renting and now their first round was oversubscribed.

EIGHT NORDIC & BALTIC CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENTS WORTH 1,5 MILLION EUROS

3/11/2019

Nordic Angel Program (NAP) is building on its 2018 achievements that saw eight angel training and investment programs in four countries attended by 237 investors, with 18% attendance to cross-border programs. 1,5 million euros were invested into eight companies picked from an initial application pool of 922 startups that were processed through a pre-selection funnel to identify the most promising ventures.

The era of digital receipts is one step closer - ReceiptHero closes funding round

2/26/2019

Forget paper receipts! ReceiptHero focuses on digitizing receipts by delivering receipts automatically from merchants to the consumers banking and accounting apps. The company now closed their funding round, convincing prominent angels on board.

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15 top Nordic Angel Program cases out of a deal flow of 148

In Reima we trust - Introducing a FiBAN Follow active angel

FiBAN’s proposal on tax incentives for business angels in 2019

An angel with the power of two - European Angel Fund Finland co-investing with Finnish Business Angels

A record-breaking number of investments - 479M€ into Finnish startups

Jälleen ennätysmäärä sijoituksia - 479 miljoonan euron jättipotti suomalaisille startupeille

Why invest in research? The science of investing in science

It's time to revolutionize long-term renting - Dwellet closes funding round

EIGHT NORDIC & BALTIC CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENTS WORTH 1,5 MILLION EUROS

The era of digital receipts is one step closer - ReceiptHero closes funding round

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