Digital tools and services supporting angel investing

We asked Nordic & Baltic angels to list their most favourite digital tools and services they use to build global startup successes. Below a preliminary list which are divided according to angel investing life-cycle: 1. Screening, 2. Investing, 3. Growing and 4. Exit. 

We are glad to receive more proposals which you can submit here or directly to Claes Mikko Nilsen, claes.mikko(at)nordicban.net. If you want to learn more about cross-border investing in practice, please check the angel training Nordic Angel Program. 

Latest update 8th of November 2018 at 4pm (EET) 

1. Screening tools

Aingel .ai
An analytics platform to predict startup success. 
CB Insights
One of the leading tech market intelligence platforms to analyze venture capital, startups, patents, partnerships and news.
Google Apps
Manage your files and create and share documents without attachments
Gust
Platform to analyse startup deal flow and communicate with other angels
Matchmaking tool by Slush
The platform tool for the largest startup investor event in the world to filter and request meetings with other investors and startups
StatupIncluder
A platform for angels and group to analyze and share comments on startup deal flow
The hub
A list of Nordic startup ecosystem represents and useful tools.
Valuer
Discover, analyze and track startups

2. Investing tools for Angels

AngelList
World's most known investment service for angels from SV. Deal flow and co-investment opportunities with an active lead investor
Contract book
Investor templates, digital signing and soon feature, commenting.
ContractZen
Electronic signing, legal document management, shareholder register, board meeting platform & virtual dataroom
Docusign
Sign documents electronically 
Funderbeam
Buy and sell equity stakes in private companies
GetAccept
Another option for e-signing, VERY efficient for getting signatures fast for any document.
Invesdor
Investment platform with services including due diligence, financial transactions (private & public), and event IPO
Innovestor
Co-investment platform service alongside a trusted VC
Seriesseed
Investment contract templates widely used in Silicon Valley. In Finland separate: www.seriesseed.fi
yCombinator
​yCombinator's Safe Financing Documents

3 Tools to support startup growth

Amazon
Cloud services
Appear .in
One click video conversations
Boardnet
Managing boardmaterils.
Calendly
Meetings
Crowdworks
Investor communication and reporting.
Datanyze
Market intelligence platform where you can create technographics for sales and marketing processes.
Foundersuite
Post-Investment information management between startup team and investors; pipeline tool to help startup raise investments
GoToMeeting
For online meeting and presentations and additional necessary features, such as option to phone in, online chat, screen sharing etc.
Inventure Awake
Template and best practices for early stage companies
LinkedIn and other social media
You should have your own profile here. Possibility to highlight your company activity and create buzz
Mint
Personal financial management and deal tracking
Pipedrive
A light-touch sales platform built for minimum input and maximum output.
Rundit
​Post-Investment information management between startup team and investors
Slack
The most used communication tool for startup teams
Trello
Project management, especially good for investor prospecting for funding rounds.
Tripit
Travel planning service
Weebly
Website and content management system - create your own profile
WhatsApp, WeChat and other direct communication tools
For quick communication with the startup
Zapflow
Deal flow management tool (primarily for VCs)
Zoom video service
Video commuciation tool with the possibility to share screen and record meetings

4. Services supporting Exit

​Crunchbase
Platform automatically profiling investors globally
Invesdor
Secondary market platforms
Pitchbook
​Find potential exit channels

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