Oulu based company Technopolis are launching a new database in a bid to make Finnish hi-tech companies more 'visible' and 'attractive' to investors.

Technopolis CEO Keith Silverlang

Will Cardwell, Director of Technopolis Development Services is excited about the new service. "We started working on Technopolis Online more than a year ago with a goal to create the best information source about the Finnish high tech environment for international and local investors, as well as entrepreneurs. Inbound and outbound transparency is our singular goal, and we believe that transparency itself will lead to more international success for Finnish companies."

A beta version of Technopolis Online was launched in April 2009: "During the closed beta, we’ve had more than 30 international investors testing Technopolis Online from over ten different countries. The feedback has been tremendous and has already resulted in a few investment cases", Cardwell adds. Nic Brisbourne of DFJEsprit in London says: "Technopolis Online is one of the best tools we have seen for building visibility for local tech markets. We use it for our initial screens on potential investment opportunities in Finland."

"One crucial element to increase the investments into Finland is to improve the fundability of companies. Technopolis has teamed up with Datamonitor’s Ovum and Business Insights databases to give Finnish companies access to world class reports and tools," claim Technopolis "With Technopolis Online, companies will get access to hundreds of reports from different high tech industries, which are worth thousands of Euros."

Technopolis is one of Europe’s leading technology and science park companies. It aims to provide an environment in which high tech companies can flourish. The company's CEO, Keith Silverlang, is an American expat who has been in Finland since the 1980s. His brief has been to promote the company internationally.