News - Finnish Business Angels Network

financial ecosystem IN FINLAND - THIS IS what growth companies should know about long-term funding

10/15/2018

The FiBAN Academy Special is a series of efficient & compact video lectures on useful topics related to angel investing. Lectures are produced with FiBAN's prominent partners.

This episode with Grannenfelt Finance will help you to understand diversitied financial intruments in order to build the big picture of the current funding ecosystem in Finland.

When equity meets credit - A new service for startups from FiBAN partner Nordea!

10/15/2018

We are excited to announce a new service, pre-approved credit from Nordea for startups selected to pitch at PitchFinland, and whose equity round is successfully closed. Yes, that’s right! We are thrilled to be launching this together, because what’s a better way to support growth companies in their growth goals than to work together?!

Army that brings up soldiers and startup entrepreneurs - Views on Israel's startup ecosystem

10/12/2018

VIEWS BY FIBAN AND DANBAN

Danish Business Angels Network together with FiBAN travelled to Israel, the Startup Nation, on the 6-9 of October, hosted by iAngels, a Tel Aviv based VC and funding platform. The delegation was introduced to the Israeli culture and history through a day-trip to Jerusalem. Locals give credit to the obligatory army service, which came up in various discussions, when discussing on why Israel has been so successful in building a vibrant startup ecosystem.

Fiban.org got a facelift!

10/10/2018

NEWS BY FiBAN

We felt it was time to give our trusted Fiban.org a facelift. The visuals and design are better, the content is more focused and we have brought more relevant content of what you have asked for. So… “drumroll”.... hop on fiban.org and have a look. Made with love for you, dear member, partner and ecosystem comrade.

FiBAN mapping the technical pros and cons of angel investing in Finland

10/3/2018

NEWS BY FIBAN

FiBAN, together with NordicBAN and help of KPMG and Nordic Council of Ministers, is mapping the main technicalities of angel investing in Finland. The goal is to identify the key bottlenecks of angel investing in the Nordics and Baltics. FiBAN members can share their expertise for this project.

Early exits or unicorn building? The first Investor Day by TechBBQ

10/1/2018

VIEWS BY FiBAN

TechBBQ, leading startup conference in Denmark, was organized in Copenhagen 24.-25.9.2019. About 50 angels and VC representatives stayed the night to discuss current topics of investing into startups during the event's first Investor Day. Risto Rautakorpi from Gorilla Capital and Danish business angels Esben Gadsboll and Rolf Garde had a panel discussion on the current trends of investing in Denmark and Europe.

New company Games Factory Talents matches talent with Finnish game companies

9/20/2018

PRESS RELEASE BY GAMES FACTORY TALENTS

Finnish Game Day and Games Factory have joined forces in July of 2018 by forming a joint venture called Games Factory Talents. The new company helps Finnish game companies reach much needed talent abroad, mainly focusing on the Eastern European markets.

Northern Europe’s Silicon Valley - Hannu Hamari’s insights on the startup scene in Oulu

9/14/2018

Last week, the FiBAN board and office headed 610 kilometers north, to the city of Oulu. Although the majority of FiBAN’s members and activities are within the capital city region, the network has active angels, surrounded by vibrant ecosystems elsewhere. Oulu is a prime example of one of them.

New Nordic School Completes 1.2 M€ Seed Financing Round

9/10/2018

The New Nordic School is on a mission to transform current systems of education. The 1.2M€ round included a FiBAN syndicate, as well as angel investors from Estonia and Singapore, and several other financing instruments.

Nordic Angel Program Invested 575.000 Euros in Four Different Startups

9/10/2018

Parallelly run in four different countries, Estonia, Denmark, Finland and Norway, the three-month angel training was attended by 90 business angels that shared their local startup investing best practices and evaluated almost 500 startups seeking investments. Each angel group comprised of a mix of new and experienced investors, where the responsibility for closing the final investments laid with the experienced angels.