# Latvia

Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
News
September 9, 2026
Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking
The platform is the fastest-growing startup across DACH and CEE
Éanna Kelly
Outlast closes first €21m fund to tap into early-stage opportunities in the Baltics
Exclusive
September 18, 2025
Outlast closes first €21m fund to tap into early-stage opportunities in the Baltics
The female-run VC wants to connect the up-and-coming region of Riga with Stockholm's mature ecosystem
Mimi Billing
In eastern Europe, success keeps breeding success
Analysis
November 1, 2024
In eastern Europe, success keeps breeding success
Skype set in motion a flywheel that has kept spinning in the region
Zosia Wanat and Éanna Kelly
The Baltics’ fastest-growing startup teams
Fastest-growing startup teams
April 2, 2024
The Baltics’ fastest-growing startup teams
Startups and scaleups across Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia have grown in employee headcount despite the economic odds — here's how
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
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
Aerones raises $9m to take a slice of the $30bn wind turbine maintenance market
News
April 28, 2022
Aerones raises $9m to take a slice of the $30bn wind turbine maintenance market
The $30bn global wind turbine operation and maintenance market is set to double by 2030 as the race for clean energy heats up
Amy Lewin
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
The founder’s guide to Latvia
Places
April 7, 2022
The founder’s guide to Latvia
The Baltic country is “hungrier than anyone” to build another unicorn
Sponsored by: Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)
Burned by three cofounders, broke up with a fourth. How not to be me
Opinion
March 28, 2022
Burned by three cofounders, broke up with a fourth. How not to be me
Cofounders can be your best asset or your worst nightmare. That’s why you need a partner agreement.
Nikolay Ganyushkin
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
Eastern Europe tech in review: the key moments of 2021
Analysis
December 30, 2021
Eastern Europe tech in review: the key moments of 2021
The UiPath IPO wasn't the only big story
Kit Gillet
11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022
Analysis
December 30, 2021
11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022
What’s in store for eastern Europe tech and startups in 2022? We asked the experts to find out.
Kit Gillet
Latvian startup Lokalise raises $50m to streamline localisation and translation
News
December 14, 2021
Latvian startup Lokalise raises $50m to streamline localisation and translation
Investors are betting on the rise of multilingual-by-default and hyper localised content, and the software that can make that happen
Kit Gillet
Central and eastern European startups are raking in the money
News
October 14, 2021
Central and eastern European startups are raking in the money
Money is pouring into central and eastern European startups, with 2021 likely to be their most lucrative year yet, according to a new report
Kit Gillet
Meet Europe’s fastest growing fintech (it's not who you think)
Interview
May 4, 2021
Meet Europe’s fastest growing fintech (it's not who you think)
Sun Finance was founded in 2017 after its founder become disillusioned at his last company. It just missed out on the top spot on the FT’s fastest growing 1000 European companies list earlier this year.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Latvia is the most “startup friendly" country in the world
News
January 12, 2021
Latvia is the most “startup friendly" country in the world
Latvia has joined Lithuania and Estonia as the most startup friendly countries in the world
Freya Pratty
No way back anymore, says Belarusian tech sector fighting the regime
News
September 24, 2020
No way back anymore, says Belarusian tech sector fighting the regime
Tensions between Belarus' autocratic president and the country's thriving tech scene is only growing following the disputed election last month
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs
Analysis
August 27, 2020
Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs
The central and eastern European companies and trends that investors think could thrive in the new global landscape.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
TechHub may be down and out in London, but not in Eastern Europe
News
August 7, 2020
TechHub may be down and out in London, but not in Eastern Europe
The coworking space's London operations may be closing, but its Eastern European offshoots vow to push on.
Kit Gillet in Bucharest
Ride-hailing startup Bolt moves into food delivery
News
August 14, 2019
Ride-hailing startup Bolt moves into food delivery
Bolt, the Tallinn-based thorn in Uber’s side, is moving into food delivery in eastern Europe this year — and it thinks it has an edge over its much better-funded competitors.
Amy Lewin
Latvian startups are changing the way music sounds
Analysis
July 23, 2019
Latvian startups are changing the way music sounds
Some countries make hits, but Latvia makes sound technology used by top musicians around the world.
Krista Krumina

# Latvia

Prague-based SME lender Flowpay tops latest Sifted ranking

Outlast closes first €21m fund to tap into early-stage opportunities in the Baltics

In eastern Europe, success keeps breeding success

The Baltics’ fastest-growing startup teams

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

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

Top early-stage investors in CEE

Aerones raises $9m to take a slice of the $30bn wind turbine maintenance market

Baltic startups to watch in 2022

The founder’s guide to Latvia

Burned by three cofounders, broke up with a fourth. How not to be me

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

Biggest seed fund in the Baltic launches as region booms

Eastern Europe tech in review: the key moments of 2021

11 predictions for eastern Europe tech in 2022

Latvian startup Lokalise raises $50m to streamline localisation and translation

Central and eastern European startups are raking in the money

Meet Europe’s fastest growing fintech (it's not who you think)

Latvia is the most “startup friendly" country in the world

No way back anymore, says Belarusian tech sector fighting the regime

Potential CEE winners in a post-Covid world, according to VCs

TechHub may be down and out in London, but not in Eastern Europe

Ride-hailing startup Bolt moves into food delivery

Latvian startups are changing the way music sounds