How can we attract more foreign Angels to Helsinki? Entrepreneurs will tell you: one of the biggest strengths of the Helsinki startup ecosystem is our highly active local angel network, FiBAN. These 600+ members are critical to our startup ecosystem because they function as the starter motor that gives our entrepreneurs runway to test out their ideas, provide a sounding board for ideas, and offer a deep network of contact and potential clients. On the European level, we are spoiled with FiBAN. But looking big picture it’s not enough to compare ourselves as slightly better than, say, Denmark’s angel investment scene. We should aim to attract as much capital as Silicon Valley, London, Singapore, and other startup capitals.