Sesamers on Tour: Estonia Recap

Meet Estonia, the land of unicorns. In collaboration with Latitude59, this session of Sesamers on Tour took a deep dive into the Estonian Tech ecosystem.

See the full program of the session here.

1:40 Deep dive into the Estonian startup ecosystem

How Estonia defines startups. Estonian startup scene in numbers. Investment happenings in Estonia.

• Sander Sillavee, Startup Estonia

5:37 Unicorns in Estonia

Seven unicorns exist with Estonian founders giving Estonia the title of global top Unicorns per capita.

10:47 Big numbers in Estonia

There are approximately 140 different organizations that support over 1,100 startups in various phases.

13:38 Estonia Startup Visa

Over 4 years, over 2,800 have relocated to Estonia on their special visa.

15:08 Masterclass: Startup journey into the land of unicorns.

Watch this session in collaboration with Invest Estonia and EstVCA to learn the steps of a startups journey in Estonia.

18:54 Government Innovation

Hear about Marten’s vision to build a government that supports Estonian startups.

• Marten Kaevats, National Digital Advisor

25:45 Conversation with Unicorn co-founder

• Martin Villig, co-founder of Estonian unicorn Bolt and president of the Estonian Founders Society

31:05 Making the move to Estonia

Hear from Michael at Clarifai – an American company that has recently expanded to Estonia.

• Michael Noonan, Vice President of Operations at Clarifai

37:14 Is Estonia a honey post for investments?

What is the Estonian VC market like?

• Margus Uudam, Chairman of EstVCA and founding partner at Karma Ventures

42:20 Latitude59 and sTARTUpday in conversation

What are the future plans for the two largest Tech events in Estonia?

43:26 Latitude59

Latitude59 is the flagship startup and tech event of e-Estonia – the world’s first digital society. Join them in Tallinn on May 18-19, 2022!

• Maarja Pehk, Latitude59

44:22 sTARTUpday

sTARTUp Day is bringing together startup-minded people to celebrate entrepreneurship in the smart city of Tartu & online. Happening August 25-27, 2021, you can register for it here.

• Marili Vihmann, sTARTUpday

Conclusion

Who is Latitude59?

Startup conferences are about speeches, pitches and wooing investors. The big ones, they’re the cruise ships of seafaring. Latitude59 is a lovely yacht without the crowds. Only people who really matter. Learn more here.

Want to see more Tour content?

• Sesamers on Tour: Africa Recap
• Sesamers on Tour: Russia, Ukraine and Belarus Recap
• Sesamers on Tour: France

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