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Investment lighthouse

Your gateway to global connections & investment opportunities

 

 

Access to deal flow

Deal Flow

Quality deal flow & networks

By joining FiBAN as a member, you get access to cross-border deal flow and networks, meet potential future co-investors, and find tools for analyzing startups. FiBAN provides members a dealflow tool with 1000+ startups and access to network with potential co-investors.

Investments by FiBAN members in 2010-2023:

  •  7000 Investment transactions
  •  450M€  Invested
  • 1900 Startups invested in
Success Stories
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#AngelFunded – Finnish food education startup closes half a million funding round
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#FiBANFunded – Kwizie turns passive video experiences into active learning
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Events & Networking

FiBAN actively organises both onsite and online events, for example:

  • Pitch Finland: FiBAN flagship event hybrid, where the best startups are selected to pitch for FiBAN members and partners.
  • Screening board: FiBAN members gather to choose the best startups to Pitch Finland events.
  • Business Angel Training: Trainings are often organised together with pitch Finland events. Trendy and interesting topics are chosen according to members' wishes.
  • FiBAN Academy: All the basics of angel investing. Organised annually and consists of three modules.
  • Breakfast and lunch events: Networking and training events for smaller groups of members.

FiBAN’s delegation trips to other countries are often organised in collaboration with other angel investor networks. These study trips are well-liked and offer connections, meeting startup ecosystem players abroad and strengthening connections with other members.

 

All FiBAN events: fiban.org/events

Educational resources & Regulatory compliance

FiBAN provides members with angel investing training, networking events, investment contracts, material, and guidelines— also online. As the biggest angel investor network in Europe, we also offer paid training packages and consultation for other organisations and business angel networks. 

 

FiBAN Academy Online is an online educational course on angel investing. The courses were put together with over 20 experienced business angels and industry professionals, who share their best practices, experiences, knowledge, and personal tips to teach you the ways of angel investing. Our courses are designed for everyone – whether you are taking your first steps as an angel investor or looking to enhance your skills as a leader of a syndicate. The courses are free for FiBAN members and available to purchase for everyone.

 

Become a certified business angel!

FiBAN Academy consists of three training modules, organised on-site annually in Helsinki, Finland. By participating all three half-day training modules, one screening board and one Pitch Finland event, you become eligible to apply for FiBAN Business Angel certificate.

For FiBAN members, we have several documents and tools available to support the startup investing life cycle from scouting to exit.

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BAKE toolkit and educational material on funding for entrepreneurs

Find a toolkit on fairer financing schemes with business angels and online training modules on funding schemes for entrepreneurs.

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Guide to Finding an Angel Investment

Guide to Finding an Angel Investment is aimed especially for you, who are wondering where and how to find business angel investment.

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Partner & Collaboration opportunities

FiBAN provides several benefits to it’s members and founders that have received funding through FiBAN. Read more and see examples here: fiban.org/benefits

FiBAN collaborates closely with partners to ensure fruitful collaboration tailored to their specific business focus. Our esteemed partners enrich our comprehensive services for startup investment, encompassing the entire investment journey from the deal flow to screening, conducting due diligence, syndicating investments, supporting growth, and facilitating exits. Explore all of FiBAN’s current partners here: fiban.org/partners

Read an example of FiBAN’s ecosystem partnerships with *ship festival.

Connect2Scale is funded by the European Union.

Partners: EstBAN, Estonian Business Angels Network; FiBAN, Finnish Business Angels Network; EBAN, European Business Angels Network; BAS, Business Angels of Slovenia; LitBAN, Lithuanian Business Angels Network; LatBAN, Latvian Business Angels Network and coordinator CIVITTA from Estonia.

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*ship festival and FiBAN Startup Clinic showcased the importance of ecosystem partner networks
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