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NEW MEMBER: Practica Capital joins EstVCA

17 January 2024

We are excited to announce that Practica Capital has joined EstVCA membership. Practica Capital is an early-stage VC dedicated to backing Baltic founders. The firm has been invested exclusively in tech potential in the Baltic States for over 10 years. Practica Capital backs great founders in their ambition in SEED, selected PRE-SEED, and SERIES A stages, and partnering with them as company builders.

EstVCA delegation accompanies Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in Denmark

This week a delegation of EstVCA members and start-up ecosystem builders had the chance to accompany the Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in Copenhagen. The aim of the visit was to share experiences and find further synergies in Danish-Estonian start-up and investment communities and build bridges for even further cooperation on LP-GP and GP-start-ups levels.

NEW FUND! Estonian entrepreneurs co-found a €250 million European investment fund

Estonian startup entrepreneurs Taavet Hinrikus and Sten Tamkivi, together with Ian Hogarth and Khaled Heloui, co-founded a new pan-European investment platform, Plural, with a €250 million early-stage venture fund to back the next generation of founders with global ambitions.

Tera Ventures and Perot Jain invest in 10Lines

10Lines raises €700,000 seed round for autonomous line marking robot technology

VNTRS is expanding by launching sister-company VEQ

VEQ is a Stockholm-based venture capital investor focusing on investments in early-stage digital technology companies.

Karma Ventures participates in the $10M Series A funding round to Infermedica

Our member Karma Ventures participated in the $10 million Series A funding round to Infermedica - a Poland-founded health-tech startup that offers an AI-driven platform for preliminary diagnosis and triage.

Change Ventures led the €2.2 million investment round into Estonian fintech Planet42

Estonian startup Planet42, which combines fintech and mobility services in the South African market, has raised €2.2 million in seed funding.

EBRD investment approval set to make Change Ventures Fund II the largest seed fund operating in the Baltic States

The fund also becomes the first VC to join all three Baltic states venture capital associations

BaltCap about to establish a new €100m fund focusing on the Nordic and Baltic region

05 December 2018

BaltCap together with JBIC IG Partners, a Japanese government backed private equity and venture capital firm, will establish a new €100m fund focusing on venture capital investments in the Nordic and Baltic region.

Eestikeelne terminoloogia

20 September 2018

EstVCA otsustas EV100 raames anda oma panuse ka korrektse eesti keele kasutamiseks era- ja riskikapitali valdkonna terminoloogia eestistamise osas, kuna palju valdkonna sõnavara on kastuses jätkuvalt inglisekeelsena või siis on samal terminil erinevad eestikeelsed tõlgendused. Selleks pandi pead kokku valdkonna ettevõtjatega ja kaasati ka Äripäeva majandus- ja börsitoimetus, et sobivaimad terminid välja pakkuda.

Karma Ventures closes €70 million fund to invest in early-stage deep tech startups 23 May 2018

Realeyes, portfolio company of Tera Ventures, raises $16.2m from Draper Esprit, Karma Ventures and Harbert European Growth Capital 22 May 2018

Trind Ventures’ new fund for early-stage digital companies reaches first closing at €21m 01 March 2018

Tera Ventures Aims to Raise Second Seed Fund, with the Majority of €55 Million Target Committed 31 January 2018

Startup Estonia and ESTVCA publish freely available Startup Model Documents 15 June 2017

Karma Ventures invests in SpectX 29 May 2017

The New Estonian Limited Partnership Regime 02 February 2017

SmartCap announced an open call to fund managers for direct investments portfolio 31 August 2016

BaltCap-backed FCR Media Group expands to Belgium and ensures 9x revenue growth for the BaltCap investment 11 July 2016

Karma Ventures Announces Launch of €40 Million Fund for Early-Stage European Startups 10 February 2016

BVCA Summit - The Innovation Chain, 8 Oct in London 27 July 2015

BaltCap’s portfolio company Trafi raises a $6.5m series A funding 22 May 2015

Estonian Private Equity & Venture Capital Industry Review 2014 18 May 2015

Ambient Sound Investment exits Wahanda 04 May 2015

Estonian-founded, London-based TransferWise raises $58m from Andreessen Horowitz 27 January 2015

Swedbank Investment Funds received EIF Annual Breakthrough Award 10 November 2014

Jobbatical, A Job Site For Work Sabbaticals And Career Breaks, Raises Seed Round 30 October 2014

EVCA Central & Eastern Europe Statistics 2013 report 04 August 2014