FiBAN Lead Investor Academy
Step up as a lead investor and master the art of syndicate leadership.
The FiBAN Lead Investor Academy, now organised in collaboration with Krogerus, is an exclusive training program tailored for experienced angel investors who are ready to take on the role of leading and coordinating syndicates.
Through several focused modules, you’ll gain the practical skills, frameworks, and confidence to structure deals, manage investor groups, and drive startup success as a lead angel.
To learn more about running syndicates that combine angel tickets to one name on the cap table, sign up for the Seedblink Nominee Structure session on Sept 22nd.
Guiding the sessions are some of FiBAN’s most seasoned lead investors who will share their extensive experience, tools, and real-world lessons from leading successful syndicates:
Reima Linnanvirta, FiBAN President Emeritus and Partner at Trind Ventures, has been one of the most active angels in Finland and the Nordics. Before joining Trind in 2022, he had built a portfolio of 35 companies and achieved the fastest exit in 104 days.
Tuomas Pahlman, 2x Exited founder, 50+ portfolio companies invested, Founder of Höpöhöpö, partner at Blue Future partners, FiBAN Angel investor of the year 2025
Agenda:
08:30 Doors open, breakfast & networking
09:00 Welcome and opening words — Jan Johanson & Janna Pihanurmi - Krogerus
09:10 Introductions. Why will you lead investment rounds? What does it mean to lead? — Tuomas Pahlman & Reima Linnanvirta
09:35 Evaluation phase - from consideration to investment idea — Tuomas Pahlman & Reima Linnanvirta
10:20 Break
10:35 Term sheet — Tuomas Pahlman
11:00 DD: Team evaluation — Tuomas Pahlman
11:45 Lunch
12:30 DD: in detail — Reima Linnanvirta
13:30 Negotiations — Tuomas Pahlman
14:10 Break
14:25 Investment agreement + Shareholders agreement — Janna Pihanurmi
15:10 Post investment — Reima Linnanvirta
15:50 Supporting tools from FiBAN, Lead comp + Angel Co-fund — Miikka Miettinen
16:20 Officially over (Drinks at Lilla Roberts)
The venue
The event is organised on-site at Krogerus, Fabianinkatu 9, 00130 Helsinki.
Registration
This training is designed for angel investors who already have investment experience and want to deepen their knowledge and lead syndicates. Please note that seats in this training are limited, and therefore FiBAN reserves the right to select relevant participants. Kindly apply for a seat by registering here.
Certificate
Applying for the certificate of a lead angel is optional. In case you would like to apply for a certificate, the pre-requirement is to be already a Certified Angel Investor, either based on merits or by joining FiBAN Academy. Read more here.
For any questions, contact FiBAN Syndicate Manager Miikka Miettinen, miikka@fiban.org