Press releases
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.
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.
DanBAN awarded as the Sister BAN of the Year – Guardian Angel of the Year award goes to Finnish Startup Community
DanBAN is awarded as an active sister BAN - Business Angel Network - for the continuous and consistent Nordic cooperation and sharing their know-how generously to other networks. Finnish...
Ainomaija Haarla awarded the Business Angel of the Year – Exit of the Year award goes to Jussi Autere and Fernando Herrera (Nordcloud)
FiBAN awards each year The Finnish Business Angel of the Year, The Finnish Business Angel Exit of the Year and new Honorary members. This year, also Juha Kurkinen Honorary Award...
FiBAN board for 2022 has been elected – Annukka Mickelsson to chair the board
FiBAN’s Fall Meeting has elected the board for the upcoming year 2022: Annukka Mickelsson (Chair of the Board), Kim Väisänen (Vice Chair of the Board), Elina Koivumäki, Eljas Repo, Esa...
Aija Bärlund appointed as Interim Managing Director of FiBAN starting September 2021
Aija will replace Amel Gaily during her family leave and bring the FiBAN community her extensive experience on business development, board and management work, and lobbying.
FiBAN and Tesi study: The healthcare industry attracts angel investors – Biotechnology is the fastest-growing trend
Healthcare is for the first time the most attractive sector for Finnish angel investors, shows a new study by FiBAN and Tesi. The study includes 1178 startups that received angel...
Study by FiBAN and Aalto University: Lower valuations correlate with higher returns
A study by FiBAN and Aalto University demonstrates that for optimal financial benefit, angels should adopt a portfolio-oriented approach to investing and invest at low valuations.