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FiBAN Academy: Risks of angel investing & how to be prepared

2.9.2025
13:00 – 17:15

Toimin kouluttajana Finnish Business Angels Network FiBAN:n Academy -koulutusohjelmassa, joka on suunnattu sekä FiBAN:n jäsenille että muille enkelisijoittamisesta kiinnostuneille.

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Welcome to FiBAN Academy Module 1, co-organised together with our partner Danske Bank! This training is part of FiBAN Academy, which consists of three modules where you will learn the basics of angel investment and more.

​FiBAN Academy includes:

  • ​Three half-day training modules

  • ​Screening Board

  • ​Pitch Finland
    = earn CAI – Certified Angel Investor (when you have attended all three modules)

​You are also welcome to attend individual FiBAN Academy training modules.

Agenda, Module 1


13:00 Doors open: snacks and networking

13:15 Opening and introductions

13:45 Getting started with startup investing: Joakim Achrén

14:30 Building your deal flow pipeline – How to evaluate startups before investing: ​Ainomaija Haarla

15:15 Break & Coffee

15:45 Valuation and how to negotiate it: Joakim Achrén

16:15 Risks of angel investing & how to be prepared: Elina Koivumäki

16:45 Discussions

17:15 Event ends

Speakers:

Joakim Achrén
Joakim Achrén is an entrepreneur and investor with almost 20 years of experience, co-founding Next Games (acquired by Netflix). He runs the Perhetoimisto blog, which shares investing and startup knowledge. Joakim is also a venture capital investor in the F4 Fund, with investments including Benjamin and Noice.

​​Ainomaija Haarla
Dr. Ainomaija Haarla is an experienced entrepreneur and investor with a background in the forest and metal industries. She has held leadership roles in corporate strategy, M&A, and innovation, including as President & CEO of Technology Academy Finland. A member of FiBAN since 2013, she has worked with 23 startups and won the Exit of the Year 2016 award for Gold&Green Foods. Ainomaija is currently an adviser and Chair of several companies and organizations, with a focus on corporate entrepreneurship and investment. 

Elina Koivumäki
Elina is FiBAN’s Chair of Board as well as an entrepreneur and investor with 25 years of experience as a legal service provider and 10 years of experience as a business angel. After 17 years in large Finnish law firms, Elina quit her partnership and founded her own law firm, Lexperience, in 2016. She specializes in legal issues related to data protection, marketing, communications, and copyright, as well as their AI-related topics. From 2018-2021, she was also a co-founder of the Growpolis startup. Since 2016, Elina has been an angel investor in nearly 10 companies. Elina is also a professional speaker, moderator and the author of the awarded book series “Marketing Law”. Elina’s registered trademark is “It’s all about people,” and she strongly believes in the importance of communication and building psychological safety.

​​FiBAN Academy is free of charge for FiBAN investor members and partners, and available for purchase to non-members: three training modules, including a certificate and access to one screening board + Pitch Finland in autumn season 2025: 875 €.

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Tiedot

Paikka: Danske Bank, Kasarminkatu 21 B
Päivämäärä: 2.9.2025
Aikataulu: 13:00 – 17:15