Hosting organisation
Funding Sources:
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Erling Adelstein Bortne
Teknologiveien 10
N-8517 Narvik
Norway
T: +47 769 672 00
F: + 47 769 672 01
W: www.vinn.no / www.etablerer.no
Regional network: North of Norway, covering the counties of Nord Trondelag, Nordland, Troms og Finnmark
Private foundation
VINN (North Norwegian Institute of Technology and Innovation), created in 1956 as a private foundation.
| 8 % | R egional funds | |
| 1 0 % | N ational Funds | |
| 8 % | ||
| Fees from | ||
| 5 0 % | ||
| business angels | ||
| 2 5 % | S ponsors | |
| Fees from | ||
| entrepreneurs |
| Number of projects submitted | |
| Number of Angels | |
| Number of deals made | |
| Average amount of the deal | n/a |
Matching services of the network:
Newsletter or information bulletin
Database of contacts
Meetings
Investment Clubs
Investment forums and fairs
Internet
Specific service for business angels investing in high-technologies
How are clients acquired?
Event and information fairs
Newsletter
Targeted publicity
Visits to enterprises
Articles in the regional or national press
Cooperation agreements with local banking, financial or fiduciary institutions
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On behalf of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, VINN runs several services targeted to entrepreneurs and businesses; a national toll free help desk service for companies, www.bedin.no - a portal for business information, www.etablerer.no - a national net-based start-up school and meeting place for entrepreneurs.
Fees:
o No fees charged to entrepreneurs
o Fees charged to business angels: less than 100
Estimate of the number of jobs created as a result of the network activity over the last 3 years: n/a
Success story: n/a
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| CONNECT VEST NORGE | |||||||||||
| Contact person | Torstein Skage, Managing Director | ||||||||||
| Contact details | Bergen High Tech Center | ||||||||||
| Thormhlensgate 55 | |||||||||||
| 5008 Bergen | |||||||||||
| T: +47 9950 2000 | |||||||||||
| E: [email protected] | |||||||||||
| W: www.connetvest.no / www.connectnorge.org | |||||||||||
| Type of network (national/regional/local) | Regional | ||||||||||
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| Legal status | Membership organisation | ||||||||||
| Hosting organisation | CONNECT Norge | ||||||||||
| Formal partner organisations | - | ||||||||||
| Commercial/for profit network | No | ||||||||||
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| 30% | |||||||||||
| 40% | National funds | ||||||||||
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| 30% | Sponsors | ||||||||||
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| Number of deals made | N/a | N/a | |||||||||
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