# Estonia

How Estonian startups are saving the forests
Analysis
September 21, 2023
How Estonian startups are saving the forests
From putting forests on blockchain to setting up forest labs, Estonian startups are coming up with new ways of saving the country’s trees
Zosia Wanat
9 Estonian startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
August 9, 2023
9 Estonian startups to watch, according to investors
Estonia had a great 2022, partly thanks to its big players — but which startups could be the next to boost the country's ecosystem?
Sadia Nowshin
The digital nomad's guide to Estonia
Places
June 29, 2023
The digital nomad's guide to Estonia
The Baltic country’s startup ecosystem is evolving — and the industry is keen to attract foreign talent
Supported by: Visit Estonia
Estonia’s Startup Wise Guys raises €25m to invest in ‘overlooked markets’
News
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
CEE bucked the trend and kept growing in 2022 — despite the war in Ukraine
Analysis
December 22, 2022
CEE bucked the trend and kept growing in 2022 — despite the war in Ukraine
For central and eastern Europe, 2022 was all about more funding, more fundraising — and the terrible effects of the war in Ukraine
Zosia Wanat
Startup Wise Guys’ Lithuanian team forms its own VC, FIRSTPICK
News
November 11, 2022
Startup Wise Guys’ Lithuanian team forms its own VC, FIRSTPICK
The new fund has €15m of its €20m target already committed to support early-stage startups in the Baltics
Zosia Wanat
Talent relocation startup Jobbatical raises €11.6m Series A round
News
September 12, 2022
Talent relocation startup Jobbatical raises €11.6m Series A round
It plans to expand into 30 new markets, riding a post-pandemic wave of talent moving companies and countries
Kit Gillet
Estonian NFT infrastructure startup NFTPort raises $26m Series A round
News
June 15, 2022
Estonian NFT infrastructure startup NFTPort raises $26m Series A round
Backed by Atomico and Taavet+Sten, the Tallinn-based startup, founded in 2021, is bringing much-needed infrastructure to a booming sector.
Kit Gillet
Estonian VC Superangel announces new €50m fund
News
June 13, 2022
Estonian VC Superangel announces new €50m fund
The new fund will be used to invest primarily in deep tech startups from across the Baltics and Nordics, with around 10 investments a year.
Kit Gillet
Top early-stage investors in CEE
Analysis
June 6, 2022
Top early-stage investors in CEE
Sifted and Dealroom have ranked central and eastern Europe's top investors, and highlighted some of their most notable deals to date
Kit Gillet
Inside the unicorn factory: 5 takeaways from our trip to Tallinn
Analysis
May 27, 2022
Inside the unicorn factory: 5 takeaways from our trip to Tallinn
Estonia has the most unicorns per capita in Europe — Sifted visited to find out what they’re putting in the water
Sophie Rowe
Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?
News
May 17, 2022
Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?
Tallinn-based blue-collar hiring platform Werk has raises $1.3m in pre-seed funding as it looks to solve one of the construction industry's main pain points
Kit Gillet
Inside Taavet+Sten: not your typical startup investor
Interview
April 28, 2022
Inside Taavet+Sten: not your typical startup investor
Taavet Hinrikus and Sten Tamkivi have backed many of Europe's most interesting startups — and seems like they're only just getting started
Amy Lewin
The 10 fastest growing Estonian startups in the past 12 months
Analysis
April 28, 2022
The 10 fastest growing Estonian startups in the past 12 months
Estonia is small but mighty in startup terms. We’ve crunched the numbers to find out which startups are in high growth
Mimi Billing
Eurora Solutions raises $40m to cut through ecommerce customs tape
News
April 27, 2022
Eurora Solutions raises $40m to cut through ecommerce customs tape
Could this be what European ecommerce needs, post-Brexit?
Kit Gillet
Baltic startups to watch in 2022
Analysis
April 27, 2022
Baltic startups to watch in 2022
Sifted ranked the tech startups in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia that are the ones to watch this year.
Federico Scolari
How can Europe wean itself off Russian power? This startup is betting on nuclear
Analysis
March 8, 2022
How can Europe wean itself off Russian power? This startup is betting on nuclear
Russia's war on Ukraine has accelerated Europe's need to wean itself off Russian gas. For Estonia, the startup Fermi Energia believes nuclear is the answer.
Mimi Billing
Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles
Analysis
February 16, 2022
Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles
Autonomous shuttles may not make your heart beat fast, but they have emerged as the most practical form of self-driving vehicles. And a handful of European companies are in the driver's seat
Chris O’Brien
Most ‘startup-friendly’ and unicorns galore: The Baltics in data
Places
February 9, 2022
Most ‘startup-friendly’ and unicorns galore: The Baltics in data
6m inhabitants, over 5,000 startups and 12 unicorns: “That’s the story of the Baltics”
Sponsored by: TechChill
Biggest seed fund in the Baltic launches as region booms
News
February 8, 2022
Biggest seed fund in the Baltic launches as region booms
Tallinn-based VC firm has also released the latest version of its Baltic Startup Funding Report, which showed money rapidly pouring into the region's startups.
Kit Gillet
Bored of waiting for your car to charge? Wise's Taavet Hinrikus thinks Skeleton has the key
News
January 28, 2022
Bored of waiting for your car to charge? Wise's Taavet Hinrikus thinks Skeleton has the key
Skeleton is raising (another) €38m to scale up its production
Mimi Billing
Estonia gets its sixth unicorn as Veriff raises $100m from Tiger
News
January 26, 2022
Estonia gets its sixth unicorn as Veriff raises $100m from Tiger
Co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon, the round values the company at $1.5bn.
Anisah Osman Britton
Estonian fintech Tuum raises €15m to bring banking up to speed
News
January 26, 2022
Estonian fintech Tuum raises €15m to bring banking up to speed
Demand for next-generation core banking services is rapidly growing, sped up by the pandemic, with Tallinn-based Tuum among those hoping to capitalise
Kit Gillet
Bolt raises big (again) as it looks to expand its mobility empire
News
January 11, 2022
Bolt raises big (again) as it looks to expand its mobility empire
Estonian mobility startup Bolt raises a fresh €628m. Sifted talks to founder and CEO Markus Villig about the changing face of transportation and food deliveries.
Kit Gillet

# Estonia

How Estonian startups are saving the forests

9 Estonian startups to watch, according to investors

The digital nomad's guide to Estonia

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

CEE bucked the trend and kept growing in 2022 — despite the war in Ukraine

Startup Wise Guys’ Lithuanian team forms its own VC, FIRSTPICK

Talent relocation startup Jobbatical raises €11.6m Series A round

Estonian NFT infrastructure startup NFTPort raises $26m Series A round

Estonian VC Superangel announces new €50m fund

Top early-stage investors in CEE

Inside the unicorn factory: 5 takeaways from our trip to Tallinn

Can an Estonian startup solve the construction worker shortage?

Inside Taavet+Sten: not your typical startup investor

The 10 fastest growing Estonian startups in the past 12 months

Eurora Solutions raises $40m to cut through ecommerce customs tape

Baltic startups to watch in 2022

How can Europe wean itself off Russian power? This startup is betting on nuclear

Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles

Most ‘startup-friendly’ and unicorns galore: The Baltics in data

Biggest seed fund in the Baltic launches as region booms

Bored of waiting for your car to charge? Wise's Taavet Hinrikus thinks Skeleton has the key

Estonia gets its sixth unicorn as Veriff raises $100m from Tiger

Estonian fintech Tuum raises €15m to bring banking up to speed

Bolt raises big (again) as it looks to expand its mobility empire