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OLARI PÜVI: How we help companies make illegal things legal

OLARI PÜVI: How we help companies make illegal things legal

What if your problem is not your runway or your technical challenges, but instead the law that says that what you want to bring to market is not legal? What then? In a cooling economy with fewer and fewer founders, the state’s immediate reaction to liven things up is

Estonian startups bring home awards from Deep Tech Atelier

Estonian startups bring home awards from Deep Tech Atelier

RIGA — Estonian deeptech companies secured victories at the Deep Tech Atelier 2026 pitching competition, capturing top category awards and prominent corporate prizes at the Baltic region's flagship deep-tech event. The conference, which concluded this week, drew more than 2,300 registered participants representing 69 countries. The annual

The Estonian scientist who pulled off a US IPO trying to trigger a local biotech boom

The Estonian scientist who pulled off a US IPO trying to trigger a local biotech boom

Tambet Teesalu's office sits one floor above the Laboratory of Precision and Nanomedicine at the centre of the University of Tartu. From its windows on a chilly, milky grey April day, one can see the faded green grass of an adjacent park and the roof of a supermarket.

Estonian tech entrepreneurs call for a halt to the forestry law change

Estonian tech entrepreneurs call for a halt to the forestry law change

TALLINN — More than 30 leaders of Estonia’s technology sector have issued a sharp ultimatum to the government, calling for an immediate halt to rushed legislative amendments of the forest and nature conservation laws. In an open letter, the founders and executives argue that the proposed changes lack sufficient impact

FOMO.13: Estonia's TOP10 AI startups in 2026

FOMO.13: Estonia's TOP10 AI startups in 2026

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

LIINA LAAS: Pathetic and Embarrassing: Estonia’s war against pay transparency is a digital pioneer’s great betrayal

LIINA LAAS: Pathetic and Embarrassing: Estonia’s war against pay transparency is a digital pioneer’s great betrayal

Estonia is calling pay transparency a bureaucratic burden. For a digital country, that is pathetic. There are policy disagreements, and then there are moments when a government makes itself look embarrassingly small. Estonia’s pushback against the EU Pay Transparency Directive is one of those moments. The government's