November 2020
Introducing lead angel compensation best practices
Leading an investor syndicate takes more or less work, depending on the role and activity level of the lead. As the custom has been that there are as many lead...
Meet the FiBAN board for 2021
FiBAN’s Fall Meeting has elected the board for the upcoming year 2021: Reima Linnanvirta (Chair of the Board), Annukka Mickelsson (Vice Chair of the Board), Esa Kinnunen, Kim Väisänen,...
EBAN’s new President: Janne Jormalainen
EBAN Elects new Board of Directors for the 2020-2022 Term which will be led by the newly-voted President Janne Jormalainen, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor and President Emeritus of...
FiBAN and HubSpot partner up – startups to grow and scale better and faster!
We’re excited to partner with HubSpot for Startups to offer their program designed specifically to help startups grow and scale better, and faster - at a startup-friendly cost! Read on...
Exit during COVID-19
"Just being close to 13 years in the Finnish company Accanto Systems Oy we finally managed to make exit under Covid -19 time frame. Company assets were acquired by IBM...
FiBAN Monthly: News and views from FiBAN Managing Director
In approximately one month, FiBAN is turning 10 -years old. To celebrate this achievement, this fall we have been working on two projects that will be launched during FiBAN’s birthday...
Key findings of the New Nordic Leads screening session: the importance of open investor-founder communication
A couple of weeks ago, we screened the Arctic15 deal flow together with experienced lead angels, Helsinki Business Hub, and New Nordic Leads program participants. During the online session, we...
Fennia’s insights on D&O insurance – what every board member should know about it
Directors’ and Officers’ insurance is designed to protect the management from personal liability. Riikka Akselinmäki, the Head of the Department at Fennia, shares her knowledge on the insurance and why...