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sTARTUp Day 2022 announces the winners of its Pitching

Estonian startup festival sTARTUp Day 2022 has announced the winners of its Pitching competition. This year, organizers received the record number of 380 applications from early-stage startups from 47 countries, and chose 40 teams to participate in the final pitching

Estonian startup scene report: €1B in funding and €958M in turnover in H1 2022

The first half of the year has been extremely successful for the Estonian startup sector. For the first time, the total amount of investments in Estonian startups has exceeded €1 billion and the turnover of all projects increased by 68%

Estonian blockchain startup Redstone secures $7M from Lemniscap 

Redstone, the Estonian decentralized finance oracle provider, has secured $7 million in a seed funding. The investment firm Lemniscap is the lead investor in this round, The Block reports. Founded in 2021 by Jakub Wojciechowski, Redstone is a Web3 startup

Estonian GuestJoy acquired by SideMinder

The Estonian hospitality tech startup GuestJoy has been acquired by the Austrian company SideMinder. It is one of the world’s premier open hotel e-commerce platforms. The companies do not disclose the amount of the deal, Silicon Canals informs. Founded in

Estonian Ready Player Me gets €56.4M from a16z

Ready Player Me, a Tallinn-based cross-game avatar platform, has secured €56.4 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Other notable investors include David Baszucki (co-founder of Roblox) and Justin Kan (co-founder of Twitch), Silicon Canals reports. Founded

Estonian RecruitLab secures €1.9M from Change Ventures

The Tallinn-based HRtech startup RecruitLab has secured €1.9 million in seed funding round for its recruitment software. Change Ventures led the round with the participation from Startup Istanbul, FFF.vc, and BADideas.fund. Founded in 2020 by a trio of entrepreneurs with

How Yera increases teamwork performance. Interview with startup’s co-founder

The Estonia-based startup Yera develops an all-in-one engagement and reward solution for work teams worldwide. At the end of July, it raised €535,000 investments in a seed round. Together with Specialist VC, which led the funding, Yera welcomed Kaarel Kotkas, the founder

Estonian Web3 startup Cookie3 raises $2.5M

The Tallinn-based Web3 startup Cookie3 has raised $2.5 million in seed and strategic rounds led by Spartan Group. The startup is working on the first-ever ads targeting tool in the Metaverse, Yahoo! Finance informs. Founded by 2021 by Filip Wielanier

Estonian healthtech Antegenes secures €2.3M for cancer prevention

The Tartu-based healthtech startup Antegenes has secured €2.3 million for its pioneering genetic tests for personalized cancer prevention. The investment consists of a €1.6 million seed round and two healthcare grants, EU-Startups informs. Founded in 2018 by Peeter Padrik, Antegenes’