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Blackwall raises $100M to become Estonia's latest (official) unicorn

Blackwall raises $100M to become Estonia's latest (official) unicorn

Blackwall, the Estonia-based firewall company has raised a $100 million Series C round at a $2.2 billion valuation. The round was led by AVP, who join existing investors Dawn Capital, MMC Ventures and Tallinn-based Tera Ventures. Tera Ventures still holds the largest investment ticket. Blackwall (formerly known

Latitude59 goes global with four more events

Latitude59 goes global with four more events

Not satisfied with being the largest startup and technology event in the Baltics, Latitude59 is continuing to expand its presence around the globe with events in Singapore, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. Latitude59 is returning to Nairobi for Latitude59 Kenya Edition 2026 on December 3-4. This will mark the fourth

Skeleton Technologies becomes Estonia's latest unicorn

Skeleton Technologies becomes Estonia's latest unicorn

It appears that Estonia has a new unicorn...and its deeptech! The coveted title goes to supercapacitor and energy storage firm Skeleton Technologies. Its status has been raised due to a strategic investment from Siemens. Now valued at over $1 billion, Lift99 will have to get the glue gun out

Meeting Byro's GenZ founders

Meeting Byro's GenZ founders

It appears that we might have stumbled upon some of the busiest founders in Tallinn, lately. Fathin Dosunmu and Rico Soots are building Byro, a content producing platform for B2B teams where they say it turns ‘company expertise into trusted content and conversations’. One is studying at university, and the

DOD Solution raises €1.8 million to scale its Aura

DOD Solution raises €1.8 million to scale its Aura

TALLINN - Estonian-Ukrainian defence tech company, DOD Solution, has raised a €1.8 million pre-seed funding round. Investors from Ukraine, France, Germany, the US and Canada got in on the round. Canadian drone technology company Draganfly joined the round as a strategic investor. Backing the startup, which develops onboard

Bilt.me raises $700k, backed by Superhero Capital, Villig and Sokk

Bilt.me raises $700k, backed by Superhero Capital, Villig and Sokk

TALLINN - AI-native mobile app developer, Bilt.me has raised $700,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Superhero Capital, including Bolt founder Markus Villig and Lightyear founder Martin Sokk. The app for creating apps was founded in August 2025 by three guys in their 20s - Uku Joost

Meeting Eli: A US investor’s unvarnished look at the Estonian tech ecosystem

Meeting Eli: A US investor’s unvarnished look at the Estonian tech ecosystem

Eli Velasquez, founder and CEO, Capital Stack Investors was in Tallinn a few weeks ago as part of a whirlwind tour of events and visits during Health Tech Week. We managed to catch up with him for a quick chat during the Tallinn Summit to find out what he thought