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Rebecka Löthman Rydå on why venture capital must risk being first

Rebecka Löthman Rydå on why venture capital must risk being first

When Rebecka Löthman Rydå talks about early-stage investing, she reaches for an unexpectedly lovely comparison. A local VC should give a founder a “first-love moment”: the feeling that somebody sees the possibility before there is enough evidence for everyone else to see it too. Her own career has

Security firm Blackwall tops €1 bln value on paper amid sector M&A frenzy

Security firm Blackwall tops €1 bln value on paper amid sector M&A frenzy

TALLINN — Cybersecurity provider Blackwall has achieved a €1.03 billion valuation in the TopTech 2026 rankings, riding a massive wave of global consolidation in the cybersecurity sector to become Estonia’s newest billion-euro tech firm on paper. Despite crossing the threshold in the independent ranking compiled by M&

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

INTERVIEW: EIF’s Merete Clausen on Europe’s geopolitical awakening, risk allocation, and unlocking pension capital

INTERVIEW: EIF’s Merete Clausen on Europe’s geopolitical awakening, risk allocation, and unlocking pension capital

HAAPSALU — For European technology startups looking to scale into regional and global champions, the chronic shortage of late-stage growth capital remains a central challenge. Founders often face a difficult choice: seek Silicon Valley-aligned capital or risk stalling out on growth tickets. Fomo.Observer sat down (literally, on a

Europe’s untapped capital: Baltic VCs eye €500 million pension windfall amid “Index bashing”

Europe’s untapped capital: Baltic VCs eye €500 million pension windfall amid “Index bashing”

As European venture capital scrambles to retain its top tech champions, local fund managers are turning their attention to the region's largest, yet most cautious, pool of capital: pension funds. But unlocking these institutional billions is sparking fierce debate over political meddling, the rise of passive index investing,

Escaping the local capital trap with global ambition and unified public markets

Escaping the local capital trap with global ambition and unified public markets

HAAPSALU - To survive an increasingly competitive global fundraising environment, venture capital fund managers across the Baltics and Nordics must look beyond local private capital and embrace the unifying power of regional public markets, industry leaders warned. Speaking at the "From Baltics to New Nordics" panel at Baltic VCA

Europe’s sovereignty challenge: Can institutional capital bridge the growth gap?

Europe’s sovereignty challenge: Can institutional capital bridge the growth gap?

HAAPSALU - As geopolitical tensions accelerate the unbundling of global supply chains and capital flows, Europe's tech ecosystem faces an existential challenge: building indigenous technological sovereignty while overcoming its chronic shortage of late-stage growth capital. At the Baltic VCA Summit in Haapsalu, venture capitalists and institutional policymakers converged