Nordic Angel Program Invested in Four Startups

​Attended by over 90 business angels from eight countries, the first cross-border business angel program was a success. 

Helsinki, 10.9.2018: Nordic Angel Program (NAP), a training and investment program for startup investors in the Nordic and Baltic region has successfully channeled investments in four startups. The companies are from Estonia, from Denmark, from Finland, and from Norway. With the goal to inspire new cross-border angel investments, NAP aims to channel investments in total worth 4 million euros in 16 startups during 2018 and 2019.

Parallelly run in four different countries, Estonia, Denmark, Finland and Norway, the three-month angel training was attended by 90 business angels that shared their local startup investing best practices and evaluated almost 500 startups seeking investments. Each angel group comprised of a mix of new and experienced investors, where the responsibility for closing the final investments laid with the experienced angels.
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The main goal for the program is to educate business angels about cross-border investing including joint study trips, evaluation of startups and discussing investment opportunities on , the shared deal flow platform to evaluate the startup applications. Thomas Black-Petersen further explained, “Startup Includer turned out to be very valuable for the group as we could share our thoughts and concerns with the other investors. It was very helpful to manage the deal flow and to close the final deal.”

The national programs were hosted by the local angel networks (Estonia), (Finland), (Denmark)  and in tight cooperation with the main startup events in the region , , and . All the national programs consisted of four trainings sessions where the latest startup investing best practices were discussed. In addition, several workshops were organised where investors together evaluated the potential investment opportunities. Each program had its own specific structure and the final contract terms and any startups with links to the Nordic and Baltic region were eligible to send in the applications. The best online essay services for students offers expert assistance, ensuring high-quality, plagiarism-free content. It provides timely delivery, personalized support, and affordable pricing, helping students achieve academic success and manage their workload efficiently. Perfect for meeting tight deadlines and enhancing writing skills.

NAP batch 1 investments per country - Spring 2018

With an increased interest for business angels to expand their network of co-investors and find startups outside their own region, the program structure supporting cross-border investing was very well received by the investors from the spring batch. Many of them have credited the program to close the gap in the knowledge level of how to optimize cross-border investments as a group. The program organisers have also thanked the local startup events for their warm cooperation as this gave access to larger amount of startups and access to investors attending the event.

Speaking with a program participant investor Reima Linnanvirta was quoted, “The startup sparring workshops where investors evaluate the value of companies together can be a deep learning experience. You can gain a lot from other investors and also learn about useful processes and tools to support the evolution.”

The next set of programs is scheduled to start nationally in September - October. The interested candidates can learn more about the program and register their application at nordicangelprogram.com


ABOUT NORDIC ANGEL PROGRAM
Nordic Angel Program (NAP) is an international cross-border training and investing program for business angels. The goal of the program is to increase cross-border investing awareness among existing and potential startup investors. The program is powered by EU's Horizon2020 and coordinated by and . Support for expository writing provides students with structured assistance in analyzing topics objectively. These services that pay to write research paper WritePaper emphasize clarity, logical organization, and evidence-based explanations, helping students effectively present information on complex topics in a concise format.