AI
Starship robots and agent armies unite as Estonia's Top 10 AI startups aim for global domination. Just a few years into the global AI boom, and it can feel, at times, in Estonia like AI is everywhere. Starship robots roll past you as they deliver Bolt orders in
Funding
Handhold raises €3M to automate the “white-glove” experience
TechChill
Kaon Krasniqi is a fourteen-year-old founder from Kosovo. Last week, he donned the founders stage at TechChill to discuss his startup journey with Dealroom’s Head of News, Andrii Degeler. The Balkan teenager told Degeler he had been coding since he was seven years old. “I was always the curious
Dispatches
The full story of organising a hackathon to boost your product development.
Dispatches
While VC data shows only 25 new female founders per year, 66 women gathered at Kernu Manor to bypass the coding barrier and launch live products using "vibe-coding" AI.
This is the most tempted I’ve ever been. I can’t stop thinking about it. I guess I’m proud I haven’t succumbed to the temptation yet. But I might. This is hard.
AI
FIRSTPICK and Lost Astronaut stan the hackers/builders with platform
AI
Why the 'polished response' is a trap, and how Estonia can avoid Finland’s slide into mediocre innovation.