In the second batch of New Nordic Leads, we are proud to have a record-breaking number of countries represented. Altogether 34 teams come from eight countries: Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. We are especially proud that female or mixed-gender founder teams make up 30% of the teams accepted to the program, which exceeds the recent European average of 15,4% (of teams that raised funding in 2020, source: Atomico).

During the next two months, these 34 rising startups will attend 4 investment readiness training sessions designed to give them the best know-how and tools to attract investors and boost growth. Throughout the program, angel investors from EstBAN and FIBAN will be supporting the startups with 1-on-1 mentoring tailor-made for each startups’ needs. At the end of the 8-week investment readiness program, the top startups will pitch to potential investors with the aim of successfully closing a cross-border deal.

Together with experienced angel investors and industry experts, we help startups acquire more knowledge on the areas they need help in, such as different funding instruments and performance management. You can find the comprehensive list of our New Nordic Leads trainers and topics here. 

Are you a startup interested in joining the next batch? You can apply to the third batch which will start in Autumn 2021. You can already apply HERE. 
Investor, are you interested in enhancing your lead angel skills through hands-on case examples? Join our upcoming lead angel training sessions: 

April 21st – Masterclass no. 1 – Step-by-step syndication process. Read more and sign up here.
June 9th – Masterclass no. 2 – Due Diligence: Digging in Case Studies with investors. Register here.

New Nordic Leads creates cross-border opportunities by sharing best practices, educating lead angels, and improving startups’ investment readiness. This project is put together by FiBAN and EstBAN and is fueled by Central Baltic Interreg.

More information: 
Johanna Ahtiainen, Training and Development Manager, FiBAN
johanna@fiban.org

Anu Oks, Managing Director, EstBAN
anu@estban.ee