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It’s not TooEarly to start a new galaxy

It’s not TooEarly to start a new galaxy

Fomo visited TooEarly Ventures at their home in the EBS building in Tallinn. Admittedly, I’m not new to the venture studio; I first met founders Triinu Lukas and Aneth Tinnus when they invited me to cover one of their defence tech hackathons, the DefHack Resilience edition, for another publication

ruum swings into action

ruum swings into action

Last week I popped along to ruum to see the new space, listen to Plural VC’s Taavet Hinrikus field questions from the new summer cohort, and catch up with the organisers to see how it’s all coming together in the Krulli hacker space. ruum’s summer residency drew

Bilt.me: Built in ruum, helping entrepreneurs worldwide

Bilt.me: Built in ruum, helping entrepreneurs worldwide

In a room called ruum, one of Estonia's promising young startups is being built. And while it's being built, it's helping others "build mobile apps and make money with them," Uku Joost Annus, co-founder and CEO of Bilt.me tells me.

British Ambassador reflects on tech collaboration and security as Estonia term concludes

British Ambassador reflects on tech collaboration and security as Estonia term concludes

TALLINN — As his five-year tenure as the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Estonia comes to an end, Ross Allen reflected on the deep geopolitical and technological ties binding the two nations, shifting perspectives on defence investment, and his own unexpected foray into Estonian publishing. Speaking on the FOMO Observer

Why a16z is keeping a close AI on Estonian founders

We recently caught up with Gabriel Vasquez, Investment Partner at a16z, who spearheads their global AI investment strategy. He shared why the global VC titan keeps coming back to Estonia. How do investors see the new Nordics for a place to invest? We've been investing in Estonia for

CloserAI wins AI agents hackathon

CloserAI wins AI agents hackathon

On a June Friday evening in Tallinn, 13 teams stood up to pitch at the end of a hackathon. Unusually, the participants didn’t have that dishevelled look of teams who hadn’t slept in beds for a few nights; this hackathon had a rather different vibe. The Elnora and

Nanordica Medical raises €1.6 million to launch its antibacterial wound dressing

Nanordica Medical raises €1.6 million to launch its antibacterial wound dressing

TALLINN - Estonian MedTech company Nanordica Medical has raised €1.6 million to see the commercialisation of its wound dressing product for the fast healing of chronic wounds. The round was led by Estonian fund 2C Ventures with participation from existing investors, Specialist VC, Superangel, Amalfi, Health Founders syndicate led by