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Estonian-founded Pipedrive is the 14th fastest growing software company in the US

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The Estonian-founded tech company, Pipedrive, is, according to the Inc. magazine, the 14th fastest growing software company in the United States. The New York-based company is, according to the 2016 Inc. 5000 rankings, also the 19th fastest-growing private company in New York City. Pipedrive was founded in 2010 and it develops a customer relationship management […]

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Estonian ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies receives €13m investment

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Skeleton Technologies, a Tallinn-based company that develops and produces ultracapacitors – extremely powerful energy storage devices – has received €13 million in new investment led by FirstFloor Capital, a Malaysian venture capital investment firm specialising in funding high-growth technology companies. Skeleton Technologies started to grow in 2009, when, after years of development work, the young entrepreneurs, Taavi

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Estonian startup Sentab helps the elderly connect with their family and friends

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The Estonian startup, Sentab, is a virtual social network that helps make technology a bridge – not a barrier – to connect the elderly with their family and friends. The world’s population is getting older at an unprecedented rate. In the last 50 years, the number of people over the age of 65 has increased

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Barclays: Estonia and South Korea lead in digital empowerment

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According to the Barclays Digital Development Index, Estonia and South Korea are joint global leaders in digital empowerment among ten countries that were selected based on different criteria to represent a broad spectrum. According to Barclays, a British banking corporation, the index “is an effort to shift public debate in the UK and elsewhere from

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Estonian delivery startup Starship tests robots in the UK, Germany and Switzerland

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The Estonian delivery startup, Starship Technologies, is to test its autonomous delivery robots in the United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland; a similar programme is to be announced in the US. According to Starship, one of the largest European food delivery companies, Just Eat; a leading German parcel delivery company, Hermes; a leading German retailer, Metro

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Estonian payment company Fortumo partners with Deutsche Telekom

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The Estonian mobile payments company, Fortumo, has launched direct carrier billing with the European mobile operator group, Deutsche Telekom; the first market to be connected to Fortumo’s direct carrier billing platform is the Czech Republic with six million subscribers of T-Mobile. The partnership aims to enable Fortumo to provide payments to merchants in 12 countries where Deutsche Telekom

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Estonian startup develops protection against corrosion in space

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A recent SpaceTech hackathon in Tartu was won by Spaceprot Technologies, an Estonian company that develops protection against corrosion in space, in order to extend the lifespan of space technology. The growing space industry is creating a new environment and possibilities for a next generation of entrepreneurs and many of the today’s space discoveries will

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European cleantech programme selects 11 Estonian startups for a mentorship

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One of the biggest clean technology (cleantech) programmes in Europe, ClimateLaunchpad, has selected 11 Estonian startups for a three-month mentorship programme in order to be prepared for the ClimateLaunchpad European finals. The chosen startups – SolWay, Gleather, ALGACAP, Winsect, BÖX, WildAr, BugOil, HeatSmartel, Get it Clean, and Polycycle – will get the chance to learn from top-notch

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Estonian e-governance think tank launches a guide to digital society

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Estonia is widely known as digital country, but so far there weren’t any practical and comprehensive handbooks on how and of what the digital society is really made of. Now, the Estonian e-Governance Academy (eGA) has gathered all knowledge on e-governance into the publication “e-Governance in Practice” that gives an overview on creating and managing

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Estonian company to build a maritime environment protection boat

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An Estonian company is to design and build an advanced multifunction patrol vessel, intended for protecting the country’s maritime environment. The project was commissioned by the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board and the cost of the vessel, to be built by Baltic Workboats, is €16 million. The multifunctional boat will be operated also by

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