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February 16, 2023

Estonia’s Startup Wise Guys raises €25m to invest in ‘overlooked markets’ 

The accelerator aims to back at least 200 startups from across Europe and Africa in the next couple of years, and is aiming to raise €45m in total


Zosia Wanat

3 min read

Startup Wise Guys team

Tallinn-based accelerator and early-stage investor Startup Wise Guys (SWG) has closed the first €25m of a targeted €45m to strengthen the firm’s new strategy of investing in “overlooked” global markets — from southern Europe to Africa. 

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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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