Funding
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
Back in May at Latitude Finland's Granarium, the maker of renewable supercapacitors for grid-scale power stabilisation, took home a €200,000 investment offer from an amalgamation of Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN), Latvian Business Angels Network, Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN). Now, they have announced an over
Deeptech
At the 2025 Startup Awards, Muun Health took home the HealthTech of the Year Award. The company is busy creating a wearable continuous hormone monitor in a research lab at Tallinn’s TalTech University. I caught up with CEO and co-founder Kerli Luks about how the deeptech is coming
Angel investing
Did you know that the winner of this year’s Business Angels Europe (BAE) Golden Aurora Award lives here in Estonia? Vicky Brock won the award, which is given to Europe’s most influential female business angel. I caught up with Brock at the EBAN Congress in Vilnius this week
Latitude59
TALLINN - Finnish Granarium won the largest award at Latitude59 pitching competition, with Backoffice and Dogbase winning other awards. Finland's Granarium, the maker of renewable supercapacitors for grid-scale power stabilisation, received a 200,000-euro investment offer from business angel networks. “A key structural shift is that storage
Estonia has ranked 12th in the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026 by StartupBlink, with an 8.8% annual ecosystem growth rate, down one place from last year. On the list, headed by the United States and Britain, Estonia ranks close to the Netherlands at 10th and to France at 11th,
Fomo Academy
TALLINN - Are you heading to Latitude59 next week? Even for the seasoned conference goer it can end up being a very hectic week. There’s so many events, so many people to meet and even the tempting agenda can take you away from your actual business agenda. To help you
News
TALLINN - Congratulations to the seven finalists, representing four different countries, in Latitude59’s pitch competition. They beat out 465 applicants to reach the Bold stage next week, where they will pitch for a chance to secure angel and VC investment. With nearly €500,000 in this year’s prize pot
Fomo Academy
Before you consider approaching the media about your startup ask yourself why you want to get media attention. Then ask yourself, why should anyone care about you? This might sound a little harsh, but until you are sure on these two points, you are only wasting your time. Next up,
Fomo Academy
Pitch coach Dan Renwick gives some advice to help us shine on stage this event season. Dan Renwick is an entrepreneur and owner of Dan le Man Pitch Coaching. I popped along to meet him in his Heldeke Bottle Shop, in Tallinn, for a cup of tea and a lesson
Deeptech
CERN partnership to reduce the brain drain
AI
FIRSTPICK and Lost Astronaut stan the hackers/builders with platform