# Arvi Tavast > Arvi Tavast is a seed investor at Institute of the Estonian Language backing AgTech and Farming. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Institute of the Estonian Language](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institute-of-the-estonian-language) - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Dec 2015 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://ee.linkedin.com/in/arvitavast Arvi Tavast is a seed investor at Institute of the Estonian Language focused on AgTech and Farming. Arvi Tavast is the Director at Institute of the Estonian Language. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $200k–$531k | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | AgTech | 1 | 25% | | Farming | 1 | 25% | | Software | 1 | 25% | | Agriculture | 1 | 25% | | Communities | 1 | 25% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 50% | | Angel | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Eventornado | Founded in 2014, from Estonia; the worlds most digital country, Guaana is a community-based platform to run online innovation & research challenges.Guaana builds creative solutions for research funding and innovation. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, we adapt approaches from non-research focused applications used to solve challenges similarto those faced in research funding and implement them into the evaluation of scientific work in ways that enhance collaboration and transparency in the process.Guaana works with governments and organizations from all over the world, helping them to:* Distribute research grants - 6x times faster, and 75% more efficient * Run online hackathons - remove manual activities, and engage globally * Gather ideas through an online workshop - remove travel time & expense, infinite scale, ​more flexible use of time, global reach, low admin requirementEverything in one app, no more juggling files and data between multiple different systems. | | Angel | Dec 01, 2015 | | | VitalFields | VitalFields is a digital agriculture company that offers an easy-to-use farm management system for farmers to plan, manage and analyze their field activities, including simplified tracking and reporting of all crop inputs to help ensure compliance with European Union environmental standards. Founded in 2011 and based in Tallinn, Estonia,VitalFields is available in several European countries. | $531K | Seed | Jan 07, 2014 | | | Deltasight | Deltasight is a data company that develops a data platform for analyzing, visualizing, and predicting global innovation and IP. It offers practical and easy-to-use tools for global innovation and intellectual property analysis and visualization. The said platform generally collects data from 90 countries. Its products visually map trends andconnections between companies, people, and inventions, giving businesses, R&D and technology transfer professionals a better understanding of global innovation. Its platform builds upon Deltasight’s proprietary Innovation Graph, which provides easy exploration of Innovation Profiles for inventions, people, organizations, and sectors. Its main customers include: private equity firms, technology companies, IP firms, and universities. Deltasight was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It is currently in private beta. | $200K | Seed | Apr 01, 2013 | | | VitalFields | VitalFields is a digital agriculture company that offers an easy-to-use farm management system for farmers to plan, manage and analyze their field activities, including simplified tracking and reporting of all crop inputs to help ensure compliance with European Union environmental standards. Founded in 2011 and based in Tallinn, Estonia,VitalFields is available in several European countries. | $375K | Angel | Nov 14, 2012 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Arteel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arteel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [SmartCap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/as-smartcap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Change Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/change-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Enabling Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enabling-future) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Mercurio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercurio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Tera Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tera-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Institute of the Estonian Language VC Fund 1 contacts available at Institute of the Estonian Language. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Arvi Tavast | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arvi-tavast | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SVG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svg-ventures) — VC Fund - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Omnivore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omnivore-partners) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Specialist VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-angels-vc) — VC Fund - [Superangel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/superangel) — VC Fund - [Tera Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tera-ventures) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Software Angel Investors in Estonia](https://shizune.co/investors/software-angel-investors-estonia) - [All Angel Investors in Estonia](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-estonia) - [SaaS Investors in Estonia](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-investors-estonia) - [Software Investors in Estonia](https://shizune.co/investors/software-investors-estonia) - [Agriculture (agtech) Angel Investors in Estonia](https://shizune.co/investors/agriculture-agtech-angel-investors-estonia) - [Social Impact Investors in Estonia](https://shizune.co/investors/social-impact-investors-estonia) ## FAQ ### What does Arvi Tavast invest in? Arvi Tavast invests primarily in AgTech, Farming and Software startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Estonia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Arvi Tavast's check size? Arvi Tavast typically joins rounds of $200k–$531k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Arvi Tavast participates in. ### When did Arvi Tavast last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Arvi Tavast closed in Dec 2015. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? 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