Country: Estonia

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Skeleton opens second factory to bolster AI, defence and the electricity grid

Estonia’s Skeleton Technologies, which manufactures ultracapacitors for defence, AI datacentres and the grid, is today announcing the opening of its €220m factory in Leipzig, Germany. Xogette […]
November 28th, 2025
EU-Startups

Space-engineered, defense-proven power units position Estonia’s PowerUP for a €10 million expansion

Tallinn-based PowerUP Energy Technologies has closed a €10 million Series A funding round to accelerate the manufacturing and commercialisation of its hydrogen-powered electric generators. The investment, […]
November 25th, 2025
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Bolt partners with China’s Pony AI to bring self-driving taxis to Europe

Estonian ride-hailing and mobility unicorn Bolt has announced it’s partnering with Guangzhou-headquartered tech company Pony AI to bring autonomous cars to Europe. This partnership will bring […]
November 25th, 2025
EU-Startups

Estonia: The country that builds like a startup

From digital marriages to robot couriers, from Tallinn’s glass towers to Narva’s ash hills, Estonia proves that the smallest nations can build the biggest futures. Estonia […]
November 21st, 2025
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Plural moves parent company from UK to Estonia

Venture capital firm Plural has moved its parent company from the UK to Estonia, as talk of a tech exodus from the country picks up pace […]
November 11th, 2025
EU-Startups

“Secondhand fashion is no longer a niche” – Yaga raises €4 million for its online marketplace and to expand globally

Tallinn-based Yaga, a fast-growing online marketplace for secondhand fashion, has raised €4 million in a pre-Series A funding round to explore opportunities in the Middle East […]
October 21st, 2025
EU-Startups

Tallinn-based Creem raises €1.8 million to help AI-native startups pay, split and scale without borders

Tallinn-based Creem, a FinTech startup building financial infrastructure for AI-first businesses, has secured €1.8 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Practica Capital, alongside Antler […]
August 26th, 2025
EU-Startups

Estonian MedTech startup Better Medicine raises €1 million to expand AI model for kidney cancer detection

Tartu-based Better Medicine, a startup developing AI-powered diagnostic tools for radiology, has raised €1 million in a pre-Seed funding round to expand in Europe, prepare for […]
August 14th, 2025
The Recursive

CEE Tech Weekly: AI Startups, Smart Cities, and Biotech Breakthroughs

The Recursive’s weekly roundup aims to cover key tech developments across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as the growing impact of CEE-born founders on the […]
August 8th, 2025
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