April 2022
Three of the most interesting University spinout companies and R2B research projects from the university ecosystem
The University of Helsinki, together with Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS), is supporting researchers to commercialize their results and turn university-born innovations into commercial successes. Check out three of the spinout...
Receipt for building a successful private investor network
What made FiBAN such an active business angel network? Janne Jormalainen, Chair Emeritus of FiBAN and the current Chair of Board at EBAN (European Business Angel Network) shares his views.
Grannenfelt Finance to complement FiBAN partners with expertise in Finnish financial markets
Grannenfelt Finance is a holistic financial expert with decades of experience in the capital and financial markets, especially in Europe, but also internationally. Grannenfelt Finance joins the FiBAN community to...
The decisions startups need to get right to build a global success story
Most promising success stories weren’t bogged down by one error, but there are a few decisions that companies with limited resources need to get right the first time, writes Salla...
GoalProfit announces $655,000 in funding for their low-code retail optimization platform that makes customized data analytics accessible to retailers
GoalProfit, a platform designed to empower retailers to build customized intelligence applications, announced the closing of a $655k pre-seed round. Founded by ex-IBM executives Maxim Morozov and Oleg Sidorkin,...
FiBAN Monthly: Digging into the data
Private startup investors hit a record in investment activities in 2021, writes FiBAN’s Interim Managing Director Aija Bärlund. This year, FiBAN received a record-high number of answers to the survey...
Yksityisillä startup-sijoittajilla ennätysaktiivinen vuosi: 52,3 miljoonaa 626 yritykseen – valtaosa potista uusiin sijoituskohteisiin
Yksityisten startup-sijoittajien aktiivisuus nousi ennätystasolle koronavuoden 2020 laskun jälkeen. Valtaosa kasvurahasta virtasi yrityksiin, jotka saivat ensimmäisen sijoituskierroksensa.
Record-high year for startup investment activities: 52,3M€ invested into 626 companies – majority to new targets
Investment activity of private startup investors reached a new high in 2021, following the decline of covid-year 2020. Majority of growth funding went to companies closing their first investment round.