Introducing the new board of NordicBAN

NordicBAN's 11 angel network members have elected a new board of active angels to continue develop the New Nordic area of cross-border angel investing. Esben Gadsbøll and Rein Lemberpuu continues in the board and new angels joining are Anette Nordvall from Sweden, Joel Roos from Finland and Tor Bækkelund from Norway.   

​​Torsti Tenhunen from the first NordicBAN board established steps down but continues focusing on supporting and developing cross-border angel investing.

The new board will focus on mapping of New Nordic angel activity, develop cross-border syndication and develop the ecosystem to inspire angel investing. 

Esben Gadsbøll, Chair (Denmark)
eCommerce, Software
+20 startup investments, 2 Exits

Esben Gadsbøll is one of the founders of Whiteaway, the Nordic e-commerce star, and has since become an experienced angel investor. Esben was the Chair of NordicBAN’s since 2017 when the network got active. Esben is also part of the Rising North Foundation. Esben is a philantrophist by heart aiming to maintain and develop the Nordic welfare model.
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Anette Nordvall (Sweden)
Fintech, Consumer Goods
+15 startup investments, 1 Exit

​Anette is an active private tech investor, with STOAF in Sweden, as well as Venture Partner with Capital A Partners, a US-based Nordic Tech Fund. Appointed by Swedish Business Magazine Di Digital as one of Sweden’s Most Powerful Tech-investors 2015, 2016. Named at Nordic100 Most Influential Person 2017. Nominated as Pay-it-forward Investor 2017 at Swedish Start-up Gala.
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Joel Roos (Finland)
Design, B2C commerce
+10 startup investments, 1 Exit
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Joel is a true Nordic investor and entrepreneur focusing in B2C projects and with a special focus on desing. Joel exited his company One Nordic Furniture Company in 2014 to the US.
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Rein Lemberpuu (Estonia)
AI, SaaS, Cyber Security
23 startup investments, 1 Exit
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Rein is one of the most active business angels in the Baltics and he was awarded “Estonian business angel of the year” in 2018. He has been part of the board since the NordicBAN got active in 2017. Rein is also the driving force behind StartupIncluder.
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Tor Bækkelund (Norway)
B2B, Software
+10 startup investments, 1 Exit

Tor is one of the founders of Startuplab which is one of the most active accelerators in the Nordics. He has a background as an angel investor and over +20 years of industry background. Tor also manages Startuplab’s investment fund FUEL representing some of the key business individuals in Norway.
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You can find more about the board activity here and Nordic angels here.