Analysis

March 1, 2021

Who will be Estonia's next unicorn?

With five unicorns, tiny Estonia leads the way globally. We asked investors who are likely to be the next Estonian unicorns, and which earlier stage startups could join their ranks within the decade.


Despite having a population of just 1.3m, Estonia has given birth to five unicorns — startups valued at over $1bn. This makes the tiny Baltic state the best performing nation in the world in terms of unicorns per capita.

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