The Next Web

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

I bet you didn’t know that Estonia has the third highest amount of startups per capita than any other country in the world. What makes the “Made in Estonia” brand of tech startup so lucrative? What makes the “Made in Estonia” brand of tech startup so lucrative?

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The company’s development hub remains in Estonia. EyeVI Technologies, which is in the geospatial AI-powered digital data production industry in Europe, announced it has opened its U.S. headquarters at Capital Factory. Capital Factory hosted an event on Sept.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

Founders Hardi Meybaum and Indrek Narusk originally started building the company in their native Estonia before moving to Boston to join the hub of SaaS / CAD software companies located here. I haven’t blogged about GrabCAD much here at AgileVC in the past, but we’re excited to be invesetors in the company.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

But I think its fair to say that the Dutch post-World War II welfare state isn’t exactly breeding the young and hungry entrepreneur you find in Turkey, Romania and Estonia. Luckily, the Dutch over compensate their working hours with a great deal of productivity and efficiency (top in EU).

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Nations such as Estonia or Poland have made a name for themselves as well. Running a startup in New York or Silicon Valley is very expensive, so no wonder that recently, there has been an explosion of new locations starting to see growth in tech startups.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Last entry this year in a series on innovation from places you do not typically expect much innovation from Startup City – Boulder, CO Monument Men – structures across US Desert West Diplomacy and Digital Signatures – Finland, Estonia Technology.'

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Instead, I decided to package what I know about internet marketing and build an online course for small businesses in Estonia (that’s where I’m from). I decided to kill off the marketing consulting business, and only work with a select few when I feel like it (to keep my pencil sharp).

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Agile VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Hardi moved the company from his home in Estonia to Boston to be embedded in the deep CAD software ecosystem here (Solidworks – Dassault, PTC, etc) and was part of TechStars Boston’s second class. And thanks to Hardi I got to meet the President of Estonia. Fast forward to today and there are over 1.5

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In recent years we’ve been continually impressed with the small Baltic country of Estonia, which has been a frontrunner in many areas within digital solutions and tech innovation, such as e-residency, digital policies, and national cryptocurrencies.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2023

Instead, the technology has been limited to niche operators and start-ups, such as Finland’s Varjo, which makes high-end headphones, and Estonia’s Ready Player Me, a cross-game avatar platform.

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Rob Go

OCTOBER 14, 2012

Some of our most interesting companies have originated in places like Estonia (GrabCAD), Croatia (Farmeron) and Omaha (SkyVu), although all have either moved or have a significant presence in a major tech hub like SF, Boston, or NY. Founders: Similarly, founders have a vast array of founding stories.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Last year, about 150 groups participated, including sites in Buenos Aires; Prague; Copenhagen; Tallinn, Estonia; Guadalajara; Warsaw; Bucharest; Kiev; Ljubljana, Slovenia;Wollongong, Australia; Uruguay; France; Germany; India; Israel; Italy; and The Netherlands. These simulcasts are important community-building opportunities.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 23, 2011

The updated list of locations is below: Streaming Sponsor Africa Cape Town, South Africa: [link] Asia Chennai, India: [link] Pune, India: [link] Europe Athens, Greece: [link] Barcelona, Spain: [link] Belfast, Northern Ireland: [link] Berlin, Germany: [link] Brescia, Italy: [link] Brighton, England, UK: [link] Brussels, Belgium: [link] Bucharest, Romania: (..)

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ConversionXL

JUNE 26, 2017

Elite Camp is a traffic and (mainly) conversion event held in Estonia every summer. It’s among the very best CRO events in the world, and of course in Europe. Elite Camp 2017 had an enviable line-up of heavy hitters and rock stars. Here are top insights from every speaker of this year’s event.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Starship was founded by Ahti Heinla in Tallinn, Estonia, alongside Danish entrepreneur Janus Friis – the latter was the founder of Skype where the pair worked together.

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Meanwhile, TechStars in the US had funded some fantastic companies such as Memrise (from London, $6M in venture funding), GrabCAD (Estonia, $12M in venture funding), and DocTrackr (Paris, $2M in venture funding) so we also became more familiar with the great talent that TechStars London could tap into.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Estonia & India) and even other cities here domestically (e.g. Here at NextView, we typically invest in companies headquartered along the U.S. East Coast, but a number of them have a significant number of team members outside the country (e.g.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 9, 2017

From running around Manhattan in 2008 selling to restaurants while the world economy was in tatters, to the first hire of a startup based out of Estonia, to my current role in Austin, Texas it sure has been a windy road. Looking at my career thus far, it has not followed a textbook game plan by any means.

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The Next Web

MARCH 3, 2016

It’s hard to get the exact data on how many startup acceleration programs are being launched every year, but it’s definitely a lot. If you search Google News for something like “new startup accelerator,” it will return hundreds of headlines from all over the world.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. Not bad considering that founding partner Dave McClure has been adamant about supporting non-US startups and recently acquired the Mexican.VC

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

However, it still takes 81 days to export from Kazakhstan compared to 5 in Estonia. Kazakhstan became the top reformer in 2010, leaping 15 places to 59th after making it quicker and cheaper to start a firm, and simplifying construction permits. In New Zealand it takes one day to create a new company; in Suriname it takes almost two years.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2012

As Ben Rooney of the Wall Street Journal reminded us in a recent article , Skype originated with some engineers in Estonia. Often we forget that some of the greatest innovations began outside the United States. But not all are destined to be acquired for billions by eBay, Facebook, Amazon or Microsoft.

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Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Estonia & India) and even other cities here domestically (e.g. Here at NextView, we typically invest in companies headquartered along the U.S. East Coast, but a number of them have a significant number of team members outside the country (e.g.

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2014

This is BIG – Estonia has just become first country to allow for e-citizens. Crowdfunding the more important things in humanity – scientific research. Seems more important to me than a tricked up cooler. There’s hope for the internet yet. Just like corporations basing themselves in low-cost markets, humans can now do it too.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Last month in London, I got a chance to sit with five startups from the UK, Italy, Finland and Estonia – each with a very different business. Internet technology start ups in Israel should apply *for free* on this link: Apply to Seedcamp Tel Aviv.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2018

Since its inception, the company has earned its reputation of being an international entity having obtained regulatory licenses in Cyprus, Estonia, Australia and all the major parts of Europe. It is a global holding company, the subsidiaries of which provide facilities for trading currencies, stocks, metals, etc.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

Here's the latest list: Streaming Sponsor Africa Cape Town, South Africa: [link] Asia Chennai, India: [link] Pune, India: [link] Europe Barcelona, Spain: [link] Belfast, Northern Ireland: [link] Berlin, Germany: [link] Brescia, Italy: [link] Brighton, England, UK: [link] Brussels, Belgium: [link] Bucharest, Romania: [link] Cambridge, UK: [link] Cluj-Napoca, (..)

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VC Cafe

JUNE 27, 2012

Most people think that Skype is an American company (technically, now that it was bought by MSFT it is), but readers of this blog probably know it was started in Estonia and that Niklas went on to start his own VC fund. the UK startup ecosystem.

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David Cohen

JANUARY 16, 2021

Equilibrium. Eucalyptus. Enlightenment. Extrapolation. Evaluate new economic models. Equine Wrestling Federation. Eat more tacos. Wow, lots of guesses! While I like most of these alot, Laura Kennedy and Sam Casey win!

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Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2018

Digital identity on the blockchain has already been used for keeping track of vaccinations in refugee camps, for voting in Estonia, and is being tested in cities and states all over the U.S for various government services.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

And like this if you do it from the United Kingdom: And finally like this if you are, like me, from Estonia: All this makes buying for customers around the world easier as they can see prices in their national currency and don’t have to Google exchange rates. This is how it looks when you visit from the States: .

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

Unique Hotels is a small group lifestyle hotels located mainly in Tallinn, Estonia and Manor house just outside the city. Nõa Lihatööstus is a local brand in Estonia which sells different pre-packaged meat products to consumers They had an inactive Facebook fan page with 31 fans. Case #2 – Unique Hotels Facebook Campaign.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2023

So far we have built a great collaboration network across New Zealand, Turkey, Estonia and most recently the UK. From this subsequent research it was always our intention to create a usable product in the mental health space. What programmes, learning or mentoring have been of assistance so far?

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Transformify

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Especially in small countries (Estonia is a good example), there will be a major shortage of talent in the upcoming future. I believe this will be the #1 reason why companies will hire remotely in the future. It is becoming impossible to find the perfect candidate for the job within driving distance from your office.

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 20, 2017

Digital Residency – Estonia now allows people to become virtual citizens. By doing so Estonia will attract money from overseas without human movement. Here’s a few areas smart Governments ought be paying attention to right now. While this seems super radical, it is in hindsight, inevitable.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The small domestic market in Estonia and the fragmented nature of the market in Europe changed from a disadvantage to an advantage for launching Skype.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

I saw what impact Skype had on Estonia and there are a lot of examples like that, how a role-model or a success story if presented right, creates a healthy competition and copy-inspired-cats around.

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