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38 minutes ago

Handhold raises €3M to replace fragmented software buying journeys with AI account managers Its AI agents support prospects from first interaction to renewal, helping companies improve conversion while freeing sales teams to focus on mid-market and enterprise accounts.

#estotech Handhold, an AI-agent platform that turns visitors into customers without sales reps, has raised €3M Seed funding led by Entourage Capital, with participation from Inovia Capital and e2vc. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/04/08/h... #NordicMade #baltictech #NordicAI

Silicon Vikings

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1 day ago

Scaling Europe #32 xxx

ScalingEurope #32 wk 14, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇫🇮 Sensmet €1.5M
🇫🇮 Jan Goetz at IQM
🇩🇰 Sara Rywe at byFounders
🇸🇪 Legora surpassed $100m ARR
🇸🇪 Readly acquired

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
scaling-europe.beehiiv.com/p/scaling-eu...

Silicon Vikings

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2 days ago

INTERVIEW: Heidi Kakko, one of Estonia’s most experienced mentor-investors, is interviewed by Tarmo Virki, Co-Founder of Fomo.Observer, where they discuss the evolution of the 🇪🇪 Estonian startup ecosystem

open.spotify.com/episode/567c... #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech

Silicon Vikings

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3 days ago

FOMO.11: From West Coast to Iran, Kosovo and Oulu Carmen organised a hackathon in United States, Alejandro analysed the impacts of war, and Liina dived into all-male founding teams.

🇪🇪 FomoObserver Weekly Estonian Startup News #11, week 14, 2026: From West Coast to Iran, Kosovo and Oulu

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech
open.substack.com/pub/fomoobserver/p/fomo1...

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4 days ago

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🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #263, week 14, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇻 Spotwise.ai raised $450K pre-seed round, led by Outlast.

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
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Silicon Vikings

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5 days ago

Mistral raises $830M, 9fin hits unicorn status, and new Tech.eu Summit speakers unveiled This week, we tracked more than 60 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion and over 5 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

@tech_eu Week 14, 2026 #eutech:

🇫🇮 IQM €50M
🇪🇪 Estonia launches €10M push to cut business paperwork
🇪🇪 Pickmybrain $2.1M
🇸🇪 Endform €1.5M
🇫🇮 Test of Things €1.2M

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/04/03/m...

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6 days ago

Estonian Validfor raises $1.2 mililion pre-seed to cut pharma validation timelines from months to weeks - ArcticStartup Tallinn-based life sciences compliance startup Validfor has raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed round led by DOMiNO Ventures, with participation from Curiosity

#estotech Validfor (@Validfor_VLM) raises $1.2M pre-seed round led by @DominoVentures to cut pharma validation timelines from months to weeks. By @arcticstartup

arcticstartup.com/validfor-raises-1-2m-pre... #NordicMade #balticmade #lifescience #pharmatech

Silicon Vikings

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1 week ago

Estonia to relaunch Skype as Europe’s sovereign platform Estonia is reportedly exploring a plan to buy Skype back from Microsoft and relaunch it for Europe’s digital sovereignty.

Estonia to relaunch Skype as Europe’s sovereign communication platform. By @EstonianWorld

estonianworld.com/technology/e... #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #Skype

Silicon Vikings

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1 week ago

Estonia to relaunch Skype as Europe's sovereign platform Estonia is reportedly exploring a plan to buy Skype back from Microsoft and relaunch it for Europe's digital sovereignty.

Estonia to relaunch Skype as Europe’s sovereign communication platform. By @EstonianWorld

estonianworld.com/technology/estonia-to-re... #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #Skype

Silicon Vikings

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1 week ago

🇪🇪 #estotech @pickmybrain_com, a startup building AI-powered Digital Brains for #celebrities, #experts, and public figures, has raised a €1.8M pre-Seed round to grow its team, enter new markets, and enhance the product. By @EU_Startups

www.eu-startups.com/2026/04/tall... #NordicMade #baltictech

Silicon Vikings

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1 week ago

Scaling Europe #31 Three new unicorns in Europe this week

.@ScalingEurope #31 wk 13, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇸🇪 PaperShell €40.3M
🇳🇴 Lace Lithography $40M
🇸🇪 Newly raised $2M
🇸🇪 Lena Hackelöer at Brite Payments

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
scaling-europe.beehiiv.com/p/scaling-eu...

Silicon Vikings

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1 week ago

FOMO.10: The biggest FOMO in Baltics? Also this week: Estonian logistics platform wins investment offer from Latvian angels

🇪🇪 FomoObserver Weekly Estonian Startup News #10, week 13, 2026: The biggest FOMO in the Baltics?

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech
www.fomoobserver.com/p/fomo10-the-biggest-fom...

Silicon Vikings

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1 week ago

mixed bag #264

.@sundaycet #264 weeks 12-13, 2026 #eutech Update:

🇸🇪 newly - framework for fast deployment of mobile apps
🇪🇺 Europe’s most active angels

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
https://sundaycet.beehiiv.com/p/neither-bull-nor-bear-1

Silicon Vikings

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1 week ago

Departing products to market Baltic Tech Weekly #262 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Newsfeed: to help you track what’s happening in Baltic tech and global tech that matters ...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #262, week 13, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇻 Giraffe360 raises $10M Series B

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
ghost.philomaths.tech/departing-pr...

Silicon Vikings

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2 weeks ago

FOMO.09: A meeting at Kyiv train station This week in Fomo.Observer: Farsight Vision, Messente exit, SkySelect funding, Triin Hertmann, Kärt Siilats, Alejandro Jimenez, and more

🇪🇪 FomoObserver Weekly Estonian Startup News #09, week 12, 2026: Farsight Vision, Messente exit, SkySelect funding, Triin Hertmann, Kärt Siilats, Alejandro Jimenez, and more

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech
www.fomoobserver.com/p/fomo09-a-meeting-at-ky...

Silicon Vikings

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2 weeks ago

Commission presents flawed EU Inc., Upvest raises $125M, and UK government pledges £1BN quantum computing investment This week, we tracked more than 55 tech funding deals worth over €504 million and 3 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.

@tech_eu Wk 12, 2026 #eutech:

🇪🇺 EU Inc marks major win for startups as Commission unveils 28th regime proposal
🇸🇪 Noru raises €560,000 to develop an agentic compliance platform

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/03/20/e...

Silicon Vikings

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2 weeks ago

Quality first, scale second Baltic Tech Weekly #261 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Newsfeed: to help you track what’s happening in Baltic tech and global tech that matters ...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #261, week 12, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇹 Buck4Bug raises €430K pre-seed.

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
ghost.philomaths.tech/quality-firs...

Silicon Vikings

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2 weeks ago

TRIIN HERTMANN: A New Motorbike or a Startup Investment? Angel Investing is Personal Angel Investing is Rational and Random at The Same Time

🇪🇪 FomoObserver Weekly Estonian Startup News #09, week 12, 2026: TRIIN HERTMANN: A New Motorbike or a Startup Investment? Angel Investing is Personal

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech
open.substack.com/pub/fomoobserver/p/triin...

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

Bolt and NVIDIA are building Europe’s AI backbone for robotaxis: Here’s what we know — TFN Bolt partners with NVIDIA to build Europe’s AI backbone for autonomous vehicles, combining fleet data with NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion and foundation models to scale safe robotaxi deployment across the cont...

#estotech @boltapp, Europe’s leading mobility platform, has teamed up with #SiliconValley @nvidia to leverage data from Bolt’s fleet to accelerate #AV development across Europe. By @TFNBreakingNews

techfundingnews.com/bolt-nvidia-europe-auton... #NordicMade

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

Scaling Europe #29 The biggest week in European Tech history?

.@ScalingEurope #29 week 11, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇸🇪 Legora $550M
🇪🇪 Black Forest Systems $400K
🇸🇪 Niklas Zennström
🇪🇺 EU-INC
🇩🇰 Denmark’s wealth tax

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
scaling-europe.beehiiv.com/p/scaling-eu...

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

FOMO.08: Taavi Kotka on drone mission There is a specific type of restlessness that has defined Estonia's digital rise over the last two decades, and it usually bears Taavi Kotka's fingerprints.

🇪🇪 FomoObserver Weekly Estonian Startup News #08, week 11, 2026: Skeleton Technologies is setting its sights on a U.S. public debut following a fresh €31M funding round led by Taiwania Capital.

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech
www.fomoobserver.com/p/fomo08-taavi-drone-kot...

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

neither bull nor bear #263

.@sundaycet #263 wk 11, 2026 #eutech Update:

🇸🇪 Endform browser-based end-to-end tests for web apps
🇳🇴 ​Space Lab reusable rockets
🇸🇪 Legora $550M
🇸🇪 Lovable crossed $400M ARR

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
sundaycet.beehiiv.com/p/on-a-roll-1

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

EU–INC campaign warns: Without a pan-European standard, founders will keep choosing Delaware Ahead of the European Commission’s March 18 proposal, ecosystem groups say the EU must deliver a single corporate framework rather than fall short of its promises.

EU–INC campaign warns: Without a pan-European standard, founders will continue choosing Delaware. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/03/13/e...
#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

"This is how you do it" Baltic Tech Weekly #260 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Keep an eye: we are returning to consistent Friday morning schedule. Yes, today is Saturd...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #260, week 11, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇪🇪 SkySelect has raised $9M
🇱🇹 WhiteBridge AI raised €2.6M

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
ghost.philomaths.tech/this-is-how-...

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

Tech.eu - European Startup, Funding and Technology News The premier source of European technology news, data, research, analysis and in-depth market intelligence.

Tech.eu Week 11, 2026 #eutech:

🇸🇪 Legora $550M
🇸🇪 Legora makes first acquisition
🇫🇮 ŌURA acquires Doublepoint
🇸🇪 Billhop acquired by Ramp
🇩🇰 VASUQI €500K
🇫🇮 Bliss $270K

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
tech.eu/2026/03/13/n...

Silicon Vikings

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3 weeks ago

SkySelect raises $9M to modernise aircraft parts procurement with AI The platform helps airlines and MROs reduce costly aircraft-on-ground delays and excess inventory by using specialised AI to optimise sourcing across global aviation supply chains.

#estotech SkySelect, an #AI-powered procurement platform transforming how airlines and maintenance providers source aircraft parts, has secured $9M in funding. By @tech_eu

tech.eu/2026/03/12/skyselect-rai... #NordicMade #baltictech

Silicon Vikings

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4 weeks ago

Anti-fragmentation Baltic Tech Weekly #259 Brand built with achoo studio, check philomaths.tech Follow on Instagram, X, LinkedIn Notify when we have new sponsor slot available? Leave email here. Read this issue online...

🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 @TPhilomaths Weekly #259, wk 10, 2026 newsletter on #startups + #VC s in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania:

🇱🇹 FIRSTPICK launches €25M fund
🇱🇹 Saltz raised €20M
🇱🇹 Finbee secures €5M

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
ghost.philomaths.tech/anti-fragmen...

Silicon Vikings

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4 weeks ago

22+ Communities Powering the Baltic AI Ecosystem Baltic startups raised €607M in 2025, up from €505 million in 2024 -- led by large AI-related rounds such as Cast AI and Pactum. This reflects both

22+ Communities Powering the Baltic #AI Ecosystem. By @TheRecursiveEU

https://therecursive.com/baltics-ai-communities/ #NordicMade #baltictech #estotech #TallinnTech #startinLatvia #LTstartups #NordicAI

Silicon Vikings

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4 weeks ago

Scaling Europe #28 Ukraine got its first defence unicorn!

.@ScalingEurope #28 week 10, 2026 by @sebjohnsonUK:

🇸🇪 Validio raised a $30m Series A
🇫🇮 Doublepoint acquired by Oura
🇱🇹 FIRSTPICK launched a €25m fund

#NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #icemade #siliconfjord #sthlmtech #estotech #startinLatvia #LTstartups
scaling-europe.beehiiv.com/p/scaling-eu...

Silicon Vikings

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1 month ago

FOMO.07: The 365-Day Network: Moving from Campaigns to Consistent Support March 8 is a reminder, but at FOMO, we look at how opening doors — and keeping them open — is a year-round job for founders and investors.

🇪🇪 FomoObserver Weekly Estonian Startup News #07, week 10, 2026: The 365-Day Network: Moving from Campaigns to Consistent Support

#NordicMade #baltictech #estotech
www.fomoobserver.com/p/fomo07-the-365-day-net...