FiBAN - 10 years of Inspiring Private Investments - Book - Page 18
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Seeking focus among
a sea of requests
Other members of the board
Sami Etula (Vice Chair), Ali Omar,
Esa Mäkeläinen, Pia Erkinheimo,
Teemu Varpanen, Torsti Tenhunen
Office
Reidar Wasenius (Managing Director),
Amel Gaily, Heidi Tawast, Helleke Heikkinen,
Reetta Ilo, Wasim Al-Nasser
Chair of the Board
Janne Jormalainen
“In 2018, FiBAN had a
lot of demand in many
directions. This set some
challenges regarding
our resources. It was
time to further define
our purpose through
strategy work.”
Sami Etula, Vice Chair of the Board
In Paris transferring the big group from meeting to meeting across the city
was not an easy task.
One of the priorities for 2018 was increasing FiBAN’s
nation-wide presence and further supporting the local
ecosystems. FiBAN was seen in across the country, and
its roadshow visited places far and near.
661
32,7M
727
441
Investor
members
Total
invested
Investment
transactions
Unique target
companies
Exit of the Year
2018
Business Angel
of the Year
2018
Syndicate: Ari Korhonen,
Kim Groop, Teemu Aho, and
Risto Siilasmaa
Small Giant Games
Hannu Hamari
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A highlight was celebrating the national Entrepreneurs’
Day 5.9. and arranging a pitching event in Oulu. FiBAN’s local regional representatives were active in Turku,
Kuopio, Joensuu, Pori, and Kotka creating significant
impact in their ecosystems.
The tradition of delegation trips reached an all-time high
in 2018. FiBAN delegation trips consist typically of about
20 angels visiting bubbling European ecosystems to
build connections, find inspiration, best practices, and
potential co-investors.
The trip to Tel Aviv was a co-effort from FiBAN and DanBAN.
Rumour has it, the attendees didn’t mind the sunny weather and
laid back culture.
In 2018, FIBAN delegates were seen around in Paris,
Copenhagen, Brussels, and Tel Aviv.
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