Full Picture of the Estonian VC’s ... Last year Estonian venture capital firms joined forces by founding the Estonian Ventur Capital Association (EstVCA). Who are the players on the market today? Here’s a short overview which shows that: the Estonian venture capital market is expanding, VC culture is developing there are several...

A letter from The Editor: Challenges for... I don’t think it is somehow indecorous to wish other people a Happy New Year after 6th of January. So that’s my wish to You, dear readers of TigerPrises.  The blog that I started one and a half year ago has now covered way over 100 Estonian start-ups and tech companies. Last month it had...

Sportlyzer develops novel Training Softw... An Estonian start-up company Sportlyzer (sport+analyzer) is developing software that analyses training info for amateur athletes and accordingly plans target driven training sessions. Sportlyzer software should help amateur athletes overcome a common problem – unsteady motivation. “The person...

“Do-it-Yourself” Sexually Tr... Estonian start-up SelfDiagnostics is developing a quick-test that could easily be used at home to identify sexually transmitted diseases. In the future such minilabs could become commodities avalible at a pharmacy for a couple of hundred kroons. Executive director of SelfDiagnostics, Marko Lehes...

Why did they appeal to Estonian Developm... Heikki Haldre, Founder of Massi Miliano, that  received in total 4,85 million EEK from the fund for its virtual fitting-room project Fits.me: “Thanks to Estonian Development Fund we have received an advantage considering our further development. Preferably the investor needs to provide more than...

Estonian Development Fund has gone throu... Yes, that’s true - 160 projects or start-ups in two years time. Isn’t it great for a small country like Estonia? Lot of people consider Estonian Development Fund as mainly thinktank. But sending your business plan there to apply for venture capital funding is indeed worth a shot. Heidi Kakko,...