News & events

Three Estonian companies, specialized in Space, CyberTech or IT, have joined their forces to develop a cyber defense satellite operations simulator and signed a cybersecurity contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to strengthen the rapidly growing space sector against cyberattacks.

Invest Estonia’s campaign “Naked truth about doing business in Estonia” won the Content Marketing Award at Digital Marketing 2020 competition organized by Best Marketing.

Dedicated to research on weather, climate, and environmental change, the European Weather Centre (ECMWF) provides medium-term weather forecasts and high-quality data centre services. With its ambitious, environment-conscious application, Estonia is hoping to land the new ECMWF branch office in its capital city of Tallinn.

Telia launched a commercial 5G network in Estonia. The new network is available in three of the country’s largest cities; Tallinn, Tartu, and Pärnu and will be expanded to 20 locations by the end of the year.

Bolt, the leading European mobility platform, unveiled plans to bring its micromobility services to more than 100 cities next year. The company will operate 130,000 electric scooters and electric bikes in 2021, becoming the largest operator of shared light electric vehicles in Europe. Bolt will invest more than €100 million in growing its micromobility business and building its custom-made hardware.

October 2020 was the month when the best foreign investors in Estonia were recognized, new investments landed, and a number of new virtual activities were launched to attract investments to Estonia. Find out, what exciting Estonia has to offer in the fields of IT, industry, EdTech, HealthTech, and FoodTech.

Tesla-rival Skeleton Technologies, the European largest manufacturer of ultracapacitor-based energy storage, receives €41.3 million of investment, which is one of the top five funding rounds for the CleanTech sector in Europe this year.

You’ve probably never wondered how identity verification on online platforms such as Airbnb, Uber, and others, works. Well, Veriff, one of the fastest growing startups in Estonia, has thought hard about it and hopes to build trust in the online world.