Since the study by Lumme, Mason and Suomi (1998) (Lumme, A., C.M. Mason, and M. Suomi. 1998. <italic>Informal venture capital: Investors, investments and policy in Finland</italic>. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers) more than a decade ago there has been very limited research on Finnish business angels (BAs)....

Recent studies have proposed that future research on business angel typologies should focus on individual investments rather than investors. This study is a response to this proposal. It suggests that investments can be divided into subgroups in accordance with the comprehensiveness of business...

Despite the extensive research on venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, there is at least one group of actors whose role has been overlooked, namely advisors that specialise in helping entrepreneurs raise venture capital funding. This explorative study aims to fill this gap. Based on...