Online Event
How to Raise Funding from Angel Investors
What Founders Need to Know About Getting Funded
Date
Nov 04, 2026
Time
04:00 am - 05:00 am
Address
Online Event
Raising funding from angel investors can be a game-changer for early-stage startups. But how do you find the right angels, get their attention, and convince them to invest in your startup? Join Founder Institute Nordics for an exclusive fireside chat with Rita Anson, Partner at Nordic Ignite angel fund, Secretary General of NorBAN (Norwegian Business Angels Network), and Board Member of EBAN (European Business Angels Network), bringing insights from the Nordic and European angel investment ecosystems.
What You'll Learn:
- Find the Right Angel Investors: Discover how to identify relevant angel investors and networks across the Nordics and Europe that match your startup's stage, sector, and funding needs.
- Understand What Angels Really Want: Learn how angel investors evaluate early-stage startups, what drives their investment decisions, and what makes founders stand out.
- Build a Winning Angel Fundraising Strategy: Understand when to approach angels, how much funding to raise, and how to prepare your startup for investment.
- Connect with Angels and Pitch Effectively: Explore practical approaches to accessing angel networks, building investor relationships, and delivering pitches that turn conversations into investment opportunities.
- Avoid Common Fundraising Mistakes: Discover the mistakes founders make when approaching angel investors and how to improve your chances of securing funding.
Featured Speaker:
- Rita Anson - European Business Angel Network | Nordic Ignite angel fund | Norwegian Business Angels Network: Rita is the Secretary General of NorBAN (Norwegian Business Angels Network), Partner at Nordic Ignite angel fund, and a Board Member of EBAN (European Business Angels Network), where she works to strengthen angel investing and early-stage startup ecosystems across Nordics and Europe. Through her work with angel networks, investor education, and startup investment readiness, Rita brings extensive experience connecting entrepreneurs with early-stage investors, helping founders understand investor expectations, and building stronger pathways to startup funding.
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About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder, giving idea-stage, first-time founders, and employees making the leap to entrepreneurship the tools, global network, and proven methodology to build an AI-powered startup from zero to funding. Since 2009, our structured programs have helped over 9,000 founders across 100 countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 6 continents, our mission is to empower talented and motivated people everywhere to build impactful, AI-powered companies.
The Founder Institute is the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder, giving idea-stage, first-time founders, and employees making the leap to entrepreneurship the tools, global network, and proven methodology to build an AI-powered startup from zero to funding. Since 2009, our structured programs have helped over 9,000 founders across 100 countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 6 continents, our mission is to empower talented and motivated people everywhere to build impactful, AI-powered companies.
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