2021
Business angels asked #WhatsUpFounders 1501 times in 2020
At the beginning of 2020, we launched a campaign to initiate a minimum of 1000 conversations between investors and founders asking #WhatsUpFounder. The target was achieved with a surplus of...
Danske Bank: The share of impact startups is growing in the Nordics – the share of impact funding the smallest in Finland
Danske Bank has followed the development of Nordic impact startups since 2018 in their State of Nordic Impact Startups report. In only four years, the amount of impact startups has...
Guest blog: “Is record-breaking startup funding a silver lining to the corona cloud?”
Looking at Finnish startup successes in 2021, one easily forgets how quickly everything has changed. Our startup and funding environment is entirely different now from what it was 10 years...
Palava Global: Base your market selection on the right data, not gut instinct
Too many companies decide on their next market with their gut instinct instead of a strategic approach led by data, says Palava Global’s CEO Salla Hänninen. To tackle the problem,...
Meet the TOP10 startups of New Nordic Leads Batch 2!
Ten most promising startups of New Nordic Leads Batch 2 have now been selected to pitch for potential investors on May 18th, 2021! These promising startups come from Finland, Estonia,...
FiBAN Monthly: Digging through the data
In April, it was time for our annual statistics launch when we revealed the early-stage investing figures from 2020, together with the Finnish Venture Capital Association. As FiBAN has collected...
Flexible legal services enabling startups’ growth and internationalization – case Skillgrower
E-learning company Skillgrower is embarking on international markets. What kind of role do support services play for an early-stage startup pursuing rapid growth? CEO of Skillgrower Oy Pasi Savola and...
Five tips for mastering syndication
In April, we organized New Nordic Leads lead angel training with two experienced angel investors, Annukka Mickelsson and Kristjan Raude, who shared their experiences on syndicating deals. Here are the...