7+1 Red Flags – Why an Investor Passes a Great Opportunity
Finding the right investment opportunities means also passing the wrong ones. In this article, I go through the most common red flags...
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- Jan 9, 2019
- 5 min
Hunting for a Unicorn Hiding in a Paperstack – Screening Investor Decks
The first step for an angel investor in assessing a new investment opportunity is typically a review of the investor deck. The purpose of...
- Jan 3, 2019
- 2 min
2018 in Review
It’s a wrap for 2018. But while 2019 is already in full swing, there is still time to take one last look back at 2018 and see what was...
- Nov 19, 2018
- 4 min
How to Land an Investment? – 3+1 Tips on Meeting Investors During Slush
Slush is coming and that means that a lot of Nordic startups are preparing for landing an investment during the event. As the investors...
- Nov 15, 2018
- 3 min
Nordic Angel Program at Slush – Final Four Remains
I while ago I wrote about the selection of Top 30 companies for Nordic Angel Program at Slush and what caught my attention in those...
- Oct 23, 2018
- 4 min
Top 10 Investor Deck Bloopers - And How to Avoid Them
Some time ago I wrote about how to make a kick-ass investor deck. And while as a person with a bias to pessimism I try to avoid negative...
- Oct 19, 2018
- 1 min
Portfolio insight: Revenue YoY growth median 52.9%
The revenues of the portfolio companies of ReadyFireAim are showing good growth. On median, the revenues grew 52.9% from 2016 to 2017....
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
What kind of startups do I like? – An experiment
After I had screened the startups for Nordic Angel Program at Slush, I conducted a little experiment: I re-reviewed those companies that...
- Oct 8, 2018
- 3 min
Leverage startup to boost growth
Too often startups focus their fundraising solely on equity funding. While in the past banks were reluctant to grant loans to startups...
- Sep 26, 2018
- 2 min
Kick-ass investor deck in 9+1 slides
As an angel investor I go through hundreds of investor decks every year. While most of the decks are good, there are still too many of...
- Sep 18, 2018
- 1 min
Nordic Angel Program Interview About Our Investment into Screenful
Nordic Angel Program interviewed Reima Linnanvirta about his experiences in leading the international angel investor syndicate that made...
- Sep 13, 2018
- 1 min
OGOship Expands into Sweden
OGOship continues to execute its international growth strategy with an expansion into Sweden. The company will kick its local operations...
- Sep 7, 2018
- 1 min
PromoRepublic Featured in Social Media Today
Social Media Today listed 5 of the Best Social Media Management Tools to Help Stremline Your Efforts. A familiar company was found at the...
- Sep 1, 2018
- 1 min
Reima Linnanvirta Listed Amongst the 200 Most Active Business Angels
Reima Linnanvirta was listed as one of the most active business angel in Europe by EU-Startups'. http://www.eu-startups.com/2018/08/premi...
- Aug 20, 2018
- 2 min
(Get) Free Cash - Optimize Your Working Capital
With startups you always deal with financing: Trying to raise capital, applying for grants and loans, watching your burn rate and so on....
- Aug 16, 2018
- 1 min
Investment in SportaPost
SportaPost, an app for everyone to post like a pro sports content to social media, became latest addition to our portfolio. The...
- Aug 9, 2018
- 1 min
EkoRent pilots electronic mobility service in Kenya
EkoRent launched Nopia Ride, the first ever full electric mobility service in East Africa. The launch signals the first time Electric...
- Jun 28, 2018
- 1 min
Nordic Angel Program Syndicate Invests into Screenful
ReadyFireAim was a part of the Nordic Angel Program syndicate that invested €115k into Screenful. Screenful is a SaaS company offering a...
- Jun 6, 2018
- 2 min
Create Value With Investor Communication
Communication between the startup and the investors is too often a problematic area - while it should not be. With sound communication...
- Apr 30, 2018
- 2 min
Don't Prepare, Be Prepared - Six Rules of Being Ready for A-round Due Diligence
Most start-ups raising series A funding come across a huge administrative question: How to get ready for due diligence? The trick is not...