Apr 13, 202114 SaaS & Cyber startups to watch — meet the newest Startup Wise Guys batchWe are excited to share that 14 international startups are beginning their 5-month journey with us making it the biggest batch we have ever had! This batch has two tracks — SaaS and Cyber — to accommodate the specific needs of startups from each vertical. The acceleration program runs from…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Feb 16, 2021Celebrating 9 years of passionate foundersFebruary 16 marks the official birthday of Startup Wise Guys. 9 years ago, on (probably a cold) February day one of Europe’s oldest and currently one of the largest European startup accelerators was born in Estonia — a country known for Skype success and tech-savviness. The accelerator was one of…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Jan 7, 2021Why is Italy the place to be? And what can it do to become the European leading force?We did it again and this time with higher definition. We updated and published a complete map of the players operating in the Italian startup ecosystem. You may remember our previous map, well.. this one accommodates a greater deal of information. What happened? Has the ecosystem actually grown bigger in…Italy5 min readItaly5 min read
Dec 14, 2020The Baltics — small, but mightyBarely 6 million inhabitants, but already 6 startup unicorns — that’s the story of Baltics, this small region by the Baltic sea with tech-savvy people, who like to build, grow and sell their ideas. Estonia is also the birthplace of Startup Wise Guys, and currently, we have home offices in…2020 Report4 min read2020 Report4 min read
Dec 9, 2020Diversity in startup ecosystemsIt might seem like there are more and more women founders and investors in the startup world, and that there are more initiatives than ever to bring women into the tech scene. However, the numbers show only slight progress in this area. …Diversity7 min readDiversity7 min read
Nov 20, 2020Baltic startup funding and the pandemic: for better or worse?You might think that the global pandemic has hit startup funding very hard. …Funding5 min readFunding5 min read
Nov 10, 2020Company culture in the Baltic startup sceneWe tried something different this year and asked for your input within a Startup Scene Survey about the impact of 2020 on startups, investors and ecosystem players and their outlook ahead. We have analyzed the data and are gearing up for the launch of the Baltic Startup Scene Report 2020…Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Nov 6, 2020Crowdfunding: the startup perspectiveWith certain caution among traditional funding sources in 2020, we saw an increased interest among startups in crowdfunding and digital fundraising. Last month we organised a panel on Crowdfunding from the platform’s perspective talking with Seedrs, Funderbeam and Crowdfundme about how they see current trends and also overall success and…Crowdfunding6 min readCrowdfunding6 min read
Nov 3, 2020Partnering with “48 for the future” hackathonThis spring Baltic region proved the “power of small” in the face of crisis and became the origin of the global movement “Hack the crisis.” …Hackathons4 min readHackathons4 min read
Oct 14, 2020Digital fundraising: should you do it?Crowdfunding has been around for a while now but never before has it been as actual as it is now when everyone is encouraged to stay at home. Covid-19 is not the initiator of moving important tasks such as fundraising into the digital world, but it definitely is a great…Fundraising3 min readFundraising3 min read
