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May 16, 2024

15 Baltic startups to watch, according to investors

The region is booming with early-stage ventures

Zosia Wanat

7 min read

Estonia has long been hailed as European innovation’s golden child, boasting the highest number of startups and unicorns per capita

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Change Ventures managing parter Andris Berzins.
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Andrus Oks, founding partner at Tera Ventures
Andrus Oks, founding partner at Tera Ventures.
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FIRSTPICK's team.
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Andrius Milinavičius, Sandra Golbreich, Erik Bhullar_by Nadia Romanova (1)
Andrius Milinavičius, Sandra Golbreich, Erik Bhullar, partners at Baltic Sandbox Ventures. Picture taken by Nadia Romanova.
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Donatas Keras, founding partner at Practica Capital
Donatas Keras, founding partner at Practica Capital.
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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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