Estonia invests 30 million euros in the NATO Innovation Fund through SmartCap

On March 2nd the government authorised the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology to invest 30 million euros in NATO’s billion-euro Innovation Fund through the national fund management company SmartCap.

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EVENT: Nordic VC Masterclass PART 2 - Building Diversity (March 22)

EstVCA and Startup Estonia have put together a 12-month "NORDIC VC MASTERCLASS SERIES". Each quarter we bring one experienced Nordic fund manager to Estonia to guide us through the maze of fund formation, development, portfolio management, team building, and innovation. The series continues on 22 MARCH 2023 with Gerda Mazi Larsson from Curitas Ventures guiding us into the topic of "The importance of diversity in VC fund and its portfolio"

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Trind Ventures invests in SACLÀB

Trind Ventures invests in SACLÀB, the online marketplace for pre-loved luxury designer bags, as the company raised 1.6 million euros from Trind Ventures and G-Fund. With the funds, the company seeks to tenfold its turnover.

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Change Ventures participates in the $100M round of its portfolio company Planet42

Estonia-founded and South Africa-based vehicle rental startup Planet42 has announced that it has raised a $100 million round to scale its operations across South Africa and Mexico.

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Startup Wise Guys raises €25M to invest in "overlooked" global markets

Accelerator and early-stage investor Startup Wise Guys successfully fundraises €25M to invest in underrated European and African markets.

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Superangel participates in their portfolio company Salv's 4M€ seed round

Regtech startup Salv secures €4M of funding in their seed funding round. Superangel welcomes ff Venture Capital and G+D Ventures as new investors.

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Trind Ventures led a 550k EUR seed round of Madrid-based startup Webel

Trind Ventures invests in Webel, the app that brings any service to your doorstep.

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Specialist VC leads and SWG participates in the 1.7M EUR investment round to VOOL

Specialist VC leads and Startup Wise Guys participates in the 1.7 M EUR seed round to clean tech startup VOOL.

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PODCAST episode #5 - Emma Honkanen of EVLI

In the #5 episode of EstVCA LP Insights, we were honored to welcome Emma Honkanen – Investment Manager of Private Assets at Evli Fund Management Company Ltd. Evli is a Nordic asset management company with strong focus on responsible investing. Evli’s alternative investment fund-of-funds offering covers private equity, infrastructure, private debt and forest.

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A significant part of the 2022 investments of Startup Wise Guys', one of the world’s top accelerators, went to Estonian and Ukrainian companies

In 2022, a study conducted by the Financial Times' startup news and analysis outlet Sifted, Startup Wise Guys was included among the world's top five accelerators. Last year, Startup Wise Guys invested 8.5 million euros - a third more than the previous year. More than 120 companies from around the world received the investment, with founders from China to Mexico. The largest part of new investments went to Ukrainian and Estonian companies, totaling more than 10%.

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