Top 10 Platforms Startup Investors in Estonia (November 2026)

Jaan Tallinn is the Co-Founder of the Centre for Study of Existential Risk and Future of Life Institute.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: United States, Estonia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 67
Round size: Seed $540k–$15M; Pre-Seed $799k–$2.1M; Series A $3.3M–$124M
Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

ZaiNar — ZaiNar turns the wireless networks that already exist into a sensor, delivering centimeter-level 3D location indoors, outdoors, and underground.
Lightyear — Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers and fees.
Blueprint Bryan Johnson — On the surface, Blueprint may seem something about health, wellness and aging. It's really a system to make tomorrow better for you, me, the planet and our shared future with AI.

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Priit is heavily involved in assessing all of ASI's new technology investments. Before ASI, Priit played an integral role in developing Kazaa and later Skype; indeed, he continues to work at Skype as a core library developer. While cryptography and data communication are his areas of expertise, his other passion is computer game development. Together with Ahti and Jaan, he wrote the first Estonian commercial computer game, Kosmonaut. When he isn't using his innate ability to solve complex technical problems, Priit enjoys good company, gourmet restaurants and biking. He holds a degree in automation and system technology from Tallinn University of Technology.

Investment focus

Industry: iOS, Apps, Email
Stage:Seed
Geography: Estonia

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Round size: Seed $344k–$502k
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Fleep — Fleep is a web, Android, iOS, Mac and Windows app that wants to bridge the gap between ‘reply all’-style group email and enterprise messaging/IM services.Founded by ex-Skypers, Fleep is a messaging service that fills the gap between email and various IM/texting services. They take email’s ability to contact anyone and marry it withreal-time messaging.They are based in Estonia, with offices in Tallinn and Tartu. Their services are hosted on Amazon EC2 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Ahti is the CEO, CTO and co-founder in Starship Technologies, a startup that intends to disrupt last-mile delivery by introducing self-driving local delivery robots. He is also a co-owner in Ambient Sound Investments, a private investment vehicle launched by Estonian Skype co-founders.Ahti conducts technical reviews of all ASI's potential investments. His experience and knowledge as a system architect is invaluable in assessing and managing ASI's portfolio companies. Ahti picked up programming at the early age of ten, his fascination with all things technical resulting in him being the lead technical architect at Skype. Ahti has also worked on artificial intelligence, 3D graphics engines, signal processing, and building mobile phones. Out of the office, Ahti dons his running gear to enjoy orienteering and adventure racing events, where navigation is his strong-point.

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Internet, Software
Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
Geography: Estonia, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 7
Round size: Seed $90k–$2.3M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Fleep — Fleep is a web, Android, iOS, Mac and Windows app that wants to bridge the gap between ‘reply all’-style group email and enterprise messaging/IM services.Founded by ex-Skypers, Fleep is a messaging service that fills the gap between email and various IM/texting services. They take email’s ability to contact anyone and marry it withreal-time messaging.They are based in Estonia, with offices in Tallinn and Tartu. Their services are hosted on Amazon EC2 in Dublin, Ireland.
LIFT99 — LIFT99 is a coworking hub and network of startup founders in Tallinn, Estonia, and Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2018, we launched our Skillsharing Platform for founders around the world.
Swap.com — Swap is an online consignment and thrift store shop high-quality secondhand clothes. Shop the best brands at up to 90% off.

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Sten Tamkivi is the Chief Product Officer at Topia (formerly MOVE Guides). He was previously co-founder and CEO of Teleport (acquired by Topia), the place to scout for startup people. He co-founded the company as an EIR at Andreessen Horowitz. Sten has been a tech entrepreneur since 1996. After founding a few companies in Estonia, he joined Skype as an early executive, ran the original R&D office, and held several global product leadership roles for 8+ years. He has an MS in Management from Stanford GSB.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Financial Services, Manufacturing
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Estonia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 49
Round size: Seed $540k–$20M; Pre-Seed $120k–$2.5M; Series A $7.4M–$35M
Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

Salv — Smart AML solutions. Detect and mitigate money laundering risks through advanced transaction monitoring, sanction screening, and KYC risk scoring.
Katana — Katana gives thousands of manufacturers a live look at their business with visual, intuitive, and easy-to-use ERP software.
Entrepreneurs First — We turn exceptional individuals into funded founders. We back you first, then give you a bridge to Silicon Valley.

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Devolutions is a Canadian-based software company specializing in remote connection management and Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions. With over 800,000 users in more than 140 countries, Devolutions provides tools that help system administrators and IT professionals securely manage remote connections, network access, passwords, andprivileged accounts from a unified platform. Founded in 2010, the company delivers enterprise-grade features that are robust yet easy to deploy and affordable—a combination that appeals especially to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) seeking advanced security without the usual complexity or cost.Remote Connection Management: Devolutions’ flagship product, Remote Desktop Manager (RDM), centralizes a wide range of protocols and remote access tools—including RDP, SSH, VPN, VNC, and more—into a single interface. This platform allows IT teams to launch and control remote sessions across on-premises and cloud environments seamlessly, eliminating the need for multiple point solutions. By consolidating remote desktop, VPN, and other connectivity workflows, RDM helps optimize IT operations and increase productivity when managing numerous servers, virtual machines, and network devices. The solution also integrates with third-party services and supports team collaboration, enabling secure sharing of connection settings and credentials among authorized users.Privileged Access Management: In addition to remote connectivity, Devolutions offers integrated PAM capabilities to protect sensitive credentials and oversee privileged accounts. Its solutions include a secure password vault, role-based access controls, session monitoring, and automated password rotation—features that help enforce least-privilege principles and meet compliance requirements. This integrated approach allows organizations to manage passwords, remote connections, and privileged account workflows all in one place, reducing risk and simplifying administration.Competitive Positioning and Customers: By unifying remote connection management with PAM, Devolutions differentiates itself in both the remote access and identity security markets. Its holistic platform serves as a cost-effective alternative to using separate remote desktop tools and standalone enterprise PAM suites. Devolutions primarily targets IT departments in SMBs and mid-market enterprises, a segment often under-served by legacy PAM vendors, while also scaling to support larger organizations. Its customer base spans from individual IT professionals and managed service providers to teams in larger enterprises, all of whom benefit from securely managing RDP/SSH sessions alongside privileged credentials within a single solution. As remote work and cybersecurity challenges grow, Devolutions continues to empower organizations worldwide to strengthen their IT security posture and operational efficiency.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, iOS
Stage:Corporate Round
Geography: Canada, Estonia

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

Obkio — Monitor, troubleshoot, and diagnose network performance with Obkio. Automatic root cause diagnostics show what's wrong and who needs to fix it. Try free
AvaloniaUI — Build cross-platform desktop and mobile apps with .NET. One codebase for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and WebAssembly.

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Rockspring is a private, family owned company. They are based in Cambridge UK, where they look for exceptional entrepreneurs with great ideas. Their business is focused on offering strategic advice, supported by direct investment from their own balance sheet. Rockspring has supported 24 young businesses in this way. The area they target is technology – the more disruptive the better. Their clients and investees approach us for help with various tasks, these include the commercialisation of a new idea, finding the best source of funding, and the provision of original thinking. Rockspring – where new thinking becomes new business.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Wearables, Machine Learning
Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
Geography: United Kingdom, Estonia

Investor stats

Total investments: 6
Round size: Seed $642k–$902k; Series A $3.3M–$5.5M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Chemify — Digitising Chemistry and Chemical Discovery
Undo — Undo is the leading time travel debugging solution provider for C/C++ and Java. We help developers building complex software understand their codebase and fix bugs faster.
Audio Analytic — Audio Analytic is the pioneer of sound recognition, enabling consumer technology companies to embed context-based intelligence into next-gen products.

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Mobi Solutions provides SMS gateway, global bulk SMS sending, mobile application development, and m-government services. They are a holding and investment company.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Stage:Seed
Geography: Estonia, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 7
Round size: Seed $200k–$1.7M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

1oT — 1oT is a carrier independent connectivity provider for IoT. We remove the complexities of IoT connectivity and help companies scale globally.
Bolt — The smartest way to move around in cities. Forget expensive taxi rides or slow public transport. Get a ride in minutes. Download the Bolt app for iOS and Android.
Digital Sputnik — Making Hollywood level virtual production simple, fast and budget-friendly. Without big screens and teams. Show anything real on any virtual background and let the AI lights sync with the background. For film makers, influencers, streamers and live event organizers.

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Level39 is the world's most connected tech community, consisting of 1,250 leaders in cybersecurity, fintech and retail tech.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Information Technology, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: United Kingdom, Norway, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 70
Round size: Seed $400k–$1.5M
Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow

Portfolio highlights

HarnessDI — HarnessDI is your partner in driving ambitious technology initiatives with the use of enterprise cloud solutions and data intelligence. Helping your business embed lean-agile frameworks, operational efficiency and RPA.
Deposit Planet — Deposit Planet is a commission-free mobile app that puts the interest back into your savings.1) you can open a term deposit in the most trusted banks from many foreign markets and earn the most attractive interest rates across the globe (even up to 6% pa).2) your money will be protected by multiple national deposit guarantee schemes3) allforeign term deposits are denominated in GBP, EUR or USD so you will never incur exchange currency risk4) you can distribute your savings across different banks, countries, and continents in the blink of an eye5) you can close your term deposits at any time (don’t need to freeze your money for the long term)Everything Hassle-free. Paperless. Directly from your phone.
RequirementONE Group — Platform to streamline regulatory change and digitise business processes with confidence. Awarded as a RegTech 100, ESG 100 and AI 100 global technology leader. Requirement1, ReqOne, R1

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The Cambridge Angels are a group of high-net worth investors who have proven experience as successful entrepreneurs in internet, software, technology and bio-technology. Members invest in and mentor high quality start-up and early-stage companies in these sectors in the Cambridge (UK) area and throughout the UK. Typical funding requirements that the Cambridge Angels meet are in the range of £50,000 to £500,000 - although it is worth noting that several of their portfolio companies have received more than £1m in funding from their Members over several funding rounds. Their Members have been responsible for a large number of the “Cambridge Phenomenon” success stories over recent years. Therefore, in addition to providing funding for early-stage companies, the Cambridge Angels also offer start-ups the considerable benefit of a wide range of expertise, contacts and directly relevant experience in establishing and growing entrepreneurial businesses successfully.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Estonia

Investor stats

Total investments: 145
Round size: Seed $446k–$3.2M; Series A $2.1M–$9.5M; Venture - Series Unknown $375k–$12M
Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

Illumion — Illumion develops high-throughput optical tools to accelerate battery material development
Orthofuse — Orthofuse designs and manufacturers advance orthopaedic solutions using 3D printing technology. Their focus is on bringing precision and simplicity to complex surgical procedures, creating implants and systems that fit naturally into a surgeon's workflow while delivering dependable outcomes.
Singular Photonics — Singular Photonics is a startup that creates SPAD-based image sensors.

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