# Ivar Siimar

> Ivar Siimar is a seed investor at Trind Ventures backing Marketplace and Sports. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Trind Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trind-ventures)
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivar-siimar-9498307
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ivarsiimar
- Website: https://x.com/ivarsiimar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ivar.siimar

Ivar Siimar is a seed investor at Trind Ventures focused on Marketplace and Sports. An active member of the regional startup and angel investor community. Ivar is the founding member and President of Estonian Business Angel Network (EstBAN) which started its activities in late 2012 and Board Member of EBAN.He is the founder and partner of WNB Project, an investment company founded in 2007 with a focus on seed and early stageStartUps. Ivar spends majority of his time on board-level mentoring of these companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketplace | 2 | 29% |
| Sports | 1 | 14% |
| Big Data | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Estonia | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ringy | Ringy is a marketplace for refurbished electronics. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| Scorestars | Scorestars is a sports fan's club, where lovers of sports can collect, trade, and play with officially licensed digital collectibles ranging from player cards to video moments. Based on the collectibles you already own, you can play the game during live matches or challenge others to not just get bragging rights but also win exciting goodies.Scorestars targets the expansive global sports fan engagement market. This market encompasses millions of sports enthusiasts who seek immersive and interactive ways to connect with their favorite sports. The size of this market is vast, with the potential to grow significantly due to increasing digital adoption and sports fandom worldwide. | $792.6K | Seed | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Scorestars | Scorestars is a sports fan's club, where lovers of sports can collect, trade, and play with officially licensed digital collectibles ranging from player cards to video moments. Based on the collectibles you already own, you can play the game during live matches or challenge others to not just get bragging rights but also win exciting goodies.Scorestars targets the expansive global sports fan engagement market. This market encompasses millions of sports enthusiasts who seek immersive and interactive ways to connect with their favorite sports. The size of this market is vast, with the potential to grow significantly due to increasing digital adoption and sports fandom worldwide. | $792.6K | Seed | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Fractory | Fractory manufacturing marketplace provides a one-stop shop to discover, compare, and fulfil production orders regardless of batch size. For companies with specialised laser-cutting equipment, Fractory optimises the use of available capacity to accelerate ROI of expensive machinery investments. Save time and get the price in seconds with ouronline automated quoting system. No more back-and-forth emails and phone calls. | $5.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 07, 2023 |  |
| Fractory | Fractory manufacturing marketplace provides a one-stop shop to discover, compare, and fulfil production orders regardless of batch size. For companies with specialised laser-cutting equipment, Fractory optimises the use of available capacity to accelerate ROI of expensive machinery investments. Save time and get the price in seconds with ouronline automated quoting system. No more back-and-forth emails and phone calls. | $9.1M | Series A | Sep 06, 2021 |  |
| Fractory | Fractory manufacturing marketplace provides a one-stop shop to discover, compare, and fulfil production orders regardless of batch size. For companies with specialised laser-cutting equipment, Fractory optimises the use of available capacity to accelerate ROI of expensive machinery investments. Save time and get the price in seconds with ouronline automated quoting system. No more back-and-forth emails and phone calls. | $1M | Seed | Jul 25, 2019 |  |
| Planet OS | Planet OS is a premier data service that provides unified access to climate and weather data from the world’s leading data providers. Planet OS makes climate and weather data easy to find, easy to access, and easy to integrate into programmatic workflows, with over 2,000 different climate variables available through a single API.Planet OS servesmultiple industries that are exposed to the elements including energy, agriculture, shipping, and logistics. It is also used by researchers and government agencies for reliable and fast access to climate and weather data. Founded by Estonian technologists in 2012, Planet OS was acquired by Intertrust Technologies Corporation in 2017. |  | Seed |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Startup Wise Guys](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-wise-guys) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Superhero Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/superhero-cap) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [3 Comma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3-comma-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OTB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/otb-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spring Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-capital-8ce8) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Specialist VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-angels-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Trind Ventures

VC Fund · Tallinn, Estonia

Trind Ventures is an early stage VC fund based in Tallinn, Estonia. Investing in start-ups across Europe, from seed rounds all the way to sustainability, with a focus on ICT. Trind Ventures partners are Joel Aasmäe, Ivar Siimar, Kimmo Irpola and Taavi Lepmets.

5 contacts available at Trind Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ivar Siimar | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivar-siimar |
| Kimmo Irpola | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kimmo-irpola |
| Mai Terve | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mai-terve |
| Peeter Kompus | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peeter-kompus |
| Taavi Lepmets | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taavi-lepmets |

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## FAQ

### What does Ivar Siimar invest in?

Ivar Siimar invests primarily in Marketplace, Sports and Big Data startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Estonia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ivar Siimar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ivar Siimar closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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