The Estonian Startup Database that contains data for nearly 1,000 Estonian startups, is now live. It creates the basis of strengthening and growing Estonia’s startup ecosystem, the co-founder of Bolt and president of Estonian Startup Leaders Club, Martin Villig points out.

It all started from recognition that in the digital 21st century the physical borders of countries no longer matter – citizens can choose their place of residence digitally and Estonia, with its e-Residency programme, has been a pathfinder in building a digital society.

Sometimes business success isn’t something you wholeheartedly desire, it just happens if you are extremely passionate about something, such as the Ampler Bikes electric wheel was invented simply for curiosity and turned into a thriving company.

Inspired by real-life events and produced by startup entrepreneurs, the brand-new Estonian startup movie “Chasing Unicorns” allows a peek inside the crazy life of startup founders.

Unlike some high-flying Estonian startups which have conquered the world, Estonian spin-offs haven’t received much media coverage to date. There are 67 awesome spin-offs cooperating with Estonian universities and offering solutions from life-saving smart pedestrian crossings to a reusable laundry detergent.

Here is the top news from 2019 about the highly innovated digital nation of Estonia, its advantageous tax system and world-class education, offering smart and profitable investment opportunities and a no-bureaucracy business environment.

Get into the festive spirit and visit the fairytale Christmas Market in Tallinn, recommended by Forbes, as well as your Estonian business partners.

Estonian snow-clearing robots of Lumebot can’t wait for snow to fall on the streets of Tallinn, so they can start to remove it off the streets autonomously. Watch a video of how well this robot can handle snow clearing.