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EXIT: Karma Ventures partnership with SpectX leads to exit to Dynatrace

15 September 2021

Superangel participates in the $1.2m investment round to Bangladeshi transport app Jatri

13 September 2021

NEW FUND: Livonia Partners holds first close on second buy-out fund at double the size of first fund

09 September 2021

EstVCA welcomes Siena Secondary Fund as a new member

08 September 2021

United Angels VC and Trind Ventures participate in a $9 million Series A investment round to Fractory

07 September 2021

EstVCA COFFEE CONNECTIONS: EfTENi kogemus: feeder-fondi asutamine Eestis

07 September 2021

EVENT: 13.09.21 Fireside Chat with Risto Siilasmaa

06 September 2021

EfTEN Real Estate Fund 4 and Hanner concluded a €131m transaction for Jauna Teika offices, a landmark in Riga

02 September 2021

EVENT: LinkedIn do's and don'ts in 60 minutes

01 September 2021

EstVCA Newsletter July-August 2021

31 August 2021
Change Ventures leads the $1 million pre-seed round to Lithuanian edtech Memby 25 August 2021
EVENT: Join us at the Baltic VCA Summit 2021 on September 9 in Vilnius! 17 August 2021
Superangel and Kaamos Group participate in the $1.7 million seed round investment to Remato  11 August 2021
DEAL TALKS: Yrjö Ojasaar of Change Ventures talks about leading the $3 million seed investment round to Eurora 10 August 2021
DEAL TALKS: Šarunas Alekna of BaltCap talks about Workland acquiring UMA centers in Tallinn and Vilnius 09 August 2021
Tera Ventures leads the €2.5 million seed round investment to Montonio 04 August 2021
Change Ventures participated in the $1M investment round of edtech startup 99math 02 August 2021
EXIT: BaltCap sells Kool, Latvian chain of fuel stations and convenience stores to Olerex 02 August 2021
Change Ventures led the $3M investment round to Outvio 30 July 2021
BaltCap backed Workland buys UMA centers in Tallinn and Vilnius 27 July 2021
Change Ventures led the $3 million seed investment round to Eurora 16 July 2021
Superangel invests in fleet management software developer FleetGuru 15 July 2021
EXIT: BaltCap Infrastructure Fund signs agreement to sell biomass CHP in Riga to Northern European district heating company Gren 14 July 2021
Baltic Private Equity and Venture Capital Market Overview 2020 01 July 2021
EstVCA June 2021 Newsletter 30 June 2021
EXIT: BaltCap sells the leading Estonian waste management company Eesti Keskkonnateenused 29 June 2021
Tera Ventures and Perot Jain invest in 10Lines 28 June 2021
VNTRS is expanding by launching sister-company VEQ 25 June 2021
EfTEN launched a new retail-oriented real estate fund - EfTEN United Property Fund 22 June 2021
EXIT: BaltCap sells Labochema to French laboratory supply distributor Dominique Dutscher 09 June 2021
Estonian Private Equity & Venture Capital Industry Report 2020 04 June 2021
EXIT: Livonia Partners signs an agreement to sell majority stake in Santa Monica Networks to LMT 31 May 2021
EstVCA May 2021 Newsletter 31 May 2021
Women in private equity and venture capital in the Baltics 2021 27 May 2021
Change Ventures co-leads the $31m Series A round investment to Interactio 26 May 2021
BPM Mezzanine Fund exited its investment in the largest Baltic optics retail chains operator OC Vision 25 May 2021
United Angels VC and Superangel lead the €425K pre-seed investment round to LightCode Photonics 20 May 2021
DEAL TALKS: Priit Veering of BPM Capital talks about the acquisition of Eskaro by Flügger 19 May 2021
BaltCap sells Ecoservice to Eco Baltia, the largest environment management group in the Baltics 18 May 2021
EstVCA April 2021 Newsletter 30 April 2021
Superangel, United Angels and Kaamos participate in the €935,000 funding round to ParcelSea 29 April 2021
Trind VC leads the €2.16 million funding round to Finnish talent acquisition startup Jobilla 23 April 2021
ESG seminar for EstVCA members (April 28) 19 April 2021
BaltCap closes the third buyout fund at record size 15 April 2021
DEAL TALKS: Martin Kõdar and Oliver Kullman of BaltCap talk about funds´ exit from Qvalitas and Unimed 14 April 2021
Tera Ventures brings its fund size to €43M with several global investors stepping in as limited partners 13 April 2021
Superangel participates in seed investment round to F-Drones 08 April 2021
United Angels, Kaamos and Superangel participate in €10 million seed funding round to Bob W 06 April 2021
EY seminar 14.04.21 "E-commerce market changes in 2021 and beyond" 06 April 2021
EstVCA March 2021 Newsletter 31 March 2021
BaltCap sells one of the leading European wooden garden furniture producers EKJU 31 March 2021
Conference recap: Nordic-Baltic PE/VC Momentum 2021 17 March 2021
Technopolis Ülemiste joins EstVCA 16 March 2021
Tera Ventures and Livonia Partners participate in the $16.4 million Series B investment round to Scoro 09 March 2021
BaltCap sells Qvalitas and Unimed to leading Nordic healthcare company Mehiläinen 08 March 2021
EVENT: 17 March 2021 „From Crises to Growth“ 05 March 2021
EstVCA February 2021 Newsletter 26 February 2021
Ambient Sound Investments makes an exit as Francisco Partners buys MyHeritage 24 February 2021
Karma Ventures participates in the $9.5M Series B investment round to 3D model provider CGTrader 23 February 2021
Karma Ventures makes its third exit as SAP has acquired their portfolio company AppGyver 11 February 2021
DEAL TALKS: Stanislav Ivanov of Tera Ventures talks about leading the €1.2M seed round investment to Rendin 04 February 2021
EstVCA January 2021 NEWSLETTER 01 February 2021
February 17: Nordic-Baltic PE/VC MOMENTUM 2021 conference 28 January 2021
Change Ventures leads the €3.1 million seed round to INZMO 28 January 2021
United Angels, Superangel and Ambient Sound Investments participate in the $17 million in funding round to Starship Technologies 27 January 2021
KPMG joins EstVCA to further support the growth of Private Equity and Venture Capital industry in Estonia 27 January 2021
DEAL TALKS: James McDougall of Tera Ventures talks about leading the $2 million seed round to AI Clearing 26 January 2021
United Angels VC and Superangel participated in the €800,000 pre-seed investment round to Vok Bikes 19 January 2021
BaltCap acquires Baltic Ticket Holdings, the leading ticketing company in the Baltics and Belarus 18 January 2021
BaltCap to carry out largest street lighting PPP investment in Poland 14 January 2021
Change Ventures closes its second fund at €31M 11 January 2021
Tera Ventures leads the €1.2M seed round investment to Rendin 30 December 2020
Tera Ventures leads the $2 million seed round to AI Clearing 28 December 2020
BaltCap invests in Tradehouse, a leading omnichannel player in Estonian beauty product sale 22 December 2020
EstVCA December 2020 NEWSLETTER 21 December 2020
Change Ventures led the $1.8 million seed round to Fyma 18 December 2020
DEAL TALKS: Marili Merendi of Karma Ventures talks about co-leading the €4 million investment to Modularbank 17 December 2020
DEAL TALKS: Marius Miškinis of BaltCap talks about their recent investment in Verkter 17 December 2020
BPM Mezzanine Fund exited its investment in Latvian dairy company Smiltenes Piens 16 December 2020
Superangel leads the €1 million investment to Port 6 16 December 2020
Watch the masterclass: „e-Estonia: The startup journey in the land of unicorns“ 15 December 2020
DEAL TALKS: Maciej Kopanski of BaltCap talks about the largest PPP for the construction of local road lighting in Poland 10 December 2020
Karma Ventures co-leads the €4 million investment to Estonian fintech startup Modularbank 09 December 2020
EVENT: Estonian Startup Ecosystem Fireside Chat 08 December 2020
University of Tartu to establish an intellectual property investment company 07 December 2020
DEAL TALKS: BaltCap partner Sandijs Abolins-Abols talks about the acquisition of Kafe-Serviss 07 December 2020
Superangel leads the €1.5 million investment round to Salv 03 December 2020
December 4, 2020: Join Estonia’s unicorns masterclass at Web Summit! 27 November 2020
BaltCap invests in Verkter – a fast growing e-commerce group for DIY tools and accessories 26 November 2020
BaltCap portfolio company Coffee Address completed the acquisition of Kafe-Serviss 25 November 2020
BaltCap to finance the largest PPP for the construction of local government road lighting in Poland 25 November 2020
BPM Mezzanine Fund portfolio company Eskaro group will be acquired by Flügger group 25 November 2020
EstVCA COFFEE CONNECTIONS #2 "Baltic Private M&A Deal Points Study 2020" 17 November 2020
EfTEN’s new fund raised 33 million euros to invest in the Baltic rental apartment buildings 09 November 2020
EstVCA October/November 2020 Newsletter  06 November 2020
Upcoming fund improves financing opportunities for Estonian deep tech companies 02 November 2020
DEAL TALKS: Riivo Anton of United Angels VC talks about their participation in the $1.35 million seed investment round to Sentinel 22 October 2020
SmartCap suurendab riigi investeeringut loodavas Kõrgtehnoloogiliste Ettevõtete Fondis 15 miljoni euroni 21 October 2020
Karma Ventures makes its second exit with the sale of portfolio company Plumbr to Splunk Inc 20 October 2020
NordicNinja VC invests in Realeyes 15 October 2020
Tera Ventures invests in BotGuard 14 October 2020
Superangel participates in eAgronom €1.2 million convertible equity funding round 09 October 2020
EXIT: BaltCap sells Ygle Pastatu Valdymas to Finnish property services provider SOL 22 September 2020
United Angels VC participates in the $1.35 million seed investment round to Sentinel 17 September 2020
EstVCA September 2020 Newsletter 15 September 2020
DEAL TALKS: Veljo Otsason of Superangel talks about their investment into fintech startup Montonio 11 September 2020
DEAL TALKS: Martin Reinson of BPM Capital talks about their exit from leading Baltic data center services provider DEAC 09 September 2020
EfTEN Capital enters the residential rental property market with a new fund 07 September 2020
Karma Ventures makes its first exit as its portfolio company TrademarkNow was sold to Corsearch 28 August 2020
BPM Mezzanine Fund exited its investment in one of the leading Baltic data center services provider DEAC 27 August 2020
Startup Estonia and EstVCA member law firms have prepared a set of free to use legal model documents for startups 26 August 2020
DEAL TALKS: Ivar Siimar of Trind Ventures talks about leading the $1,3M funding round to Wolf3D 24 August 2020
DEAL TALKS: Joel Aasmäe of Trind Ventures talks about participation in the $16 million Series A round investment into RangeForce 14 August 2020
Trind Ventures leads the $1,3M funding round to Wolf3D 10 August 2020
Karma Ventures participates in the $10M Series A funding round to Infermedica 07 August 2020
DEAL TALKS: Andrus Oks of Tera Ventures talks about leading the $1.7 million seed round investment into Transformative AI 06 August 2020
DEAL TALKS: Taavi Lepmets of Trind Ventures talks about participation in the $5.7 million Series A round investment into Tandem 03 August 2020
Trind Ventures participates in the $16 million Series A round investment to RangeForce 28 July 2020
Trind Ventures participates in the $5.7 million Series A round investment into Tandem 28 July 2020
Tera Ventures leads the $1.7 million seed round investment to Transformative AI 27 July 2020
Superangel invests into Estonian fintech Montonio 24 July 2020
Karma Ventures co-leads $6.1m investment to anti-money-laundering startup Lucinity 15 July 2020
Livonia Partners sells majority stake in Thermory to UG Investeeringud 14 July 2020
DEAL TALKS: Livonia Partners sells majority stake in Thermory 14 July 2020
Baltic Private Equity and Venture Capital Market overview 2010-2019 06 July 2020
DEAL TALKS: Superangel, Kaamos and United Angels VC talk about their investment into Bob W 05 July 2020
Hackathon co-organised by BaltCap awards startups focusing on the drainage system and cleaning the bottom of water bodies 03 July 2020
Our members Superangel, NordicNinja VC and Change Ventures participate in the 15.5 million USD investment into Veriff 01 July 2020
Superangel participates in €2.2M seed investment round in urban logistics platform ZITICITY 30 June 2020
DEAL TALKS: Rait Ojasaar of Change Ventures talks about leading €2.2M investment into Planet42 18 June 2020
Change Ventures led the €2.2 million investment round into Estonian fintech Planet42 16 June 2020
Superangel, United Angels VC and Kaamos invest into hospitality startup Bob W 16 June 2020
DEAL TALKS: Veljo Otsason of Superangel talks about their 250k € investment into VISORY 02 June 2020
DEAL TALKS: Criss Uudam of BaltCap talks about their €13.6 million PPP investment into education infrastructure 01 June 2020
EBRD investment approval set to make Change Ventures Fund II the largest seed fund operating in the Baltic States 29 May 2020
DEAL TALKS: Yrjö Ojasaar of Change Ventures talks about $1.7M seed round investment in askRobin 29 May 2020
DEAL TALKS: Stanislav Ivanov of Tera Ventures talks about $8M series A investment round to Brainbase 28 May 2020
BaltCap invests €13.6 million to upgrade education infrastructure in Kaunas District 27 May 2020
Tera Ventures participates in Brainbase $8M series A investment round 21 May 2020
DEAL TALKS: Ivar Siimar of Trind Ventures talks about $1M pre-seed funding round into Taimer 20 May 2020
Trind VC invests in the 1M USD pre-seed funding round into Taimer 13 May 2020
Change Ventures led the $1.7M seed round investment in Estonian fintech askRobin 06 May 2020
Kadri Lindpere appointed as Managing Director of EstVCA 04 May 2020
EstVCA COVID-19 survey results 09 April 2020
EstVCA elects Margus Uudam as a new Chairman 04 November 2019
Baltic M&A Forum 2019 to be held in Riga on November 6th 15 October 2019
BaltCap launches successor buyout fund focusing on the New Nordics 03 October 2019
Baltic Private Equity and Venture Capital Market Reaches €3 Billion 26 August 2019
BaltCap sells Estonian auto24 to Baltic Classifieds Group 22 August 2019
BPM Mezzanine Fund provided financing for the buy-out of a reputable Latvian dairy “Smiltenes Piens” 20 August 2019
Join us for the Baltic VCA Summit 21-22 August in Pärnu 03 July 2019
BaltCap exits Fitek to one of Europe’s leading FinTech firms 03 April 2019
Livonia Partners portfolio company Fenestra Suomi has acquired assets of the bankrupt Finnish window manufacturer Domus. 19 March 2019
Join us at the 6th Polish & CEE Private Equity Conference 2019 13 December 2018
BaltCap about to establish a new €100m fund focusing on the Nordic and Baltic region 05 December 2018
Scoro closes €4,4m funding round from Livonia Partners, Tera Ventures and Investure 01 November 2018
Thermory and Ha Serv merge to become the world’s largest producer of thermally modified wood and sauna materials 30 October 2018
0100 Conference coming to Tallinn next January 22 October 2018
EfTEN Capital launched its fourth real estate fund with a first closing of €95 million 16 October 2018
BaltCap Infrastructure Fund acquires biomass plant in Riga 11 October 2018
Caffeine is acquired by Norway’s Reitan Convenience 03 October 2018
BaltCap becomes the owner of dental care provider Kaarli Hambapolikliinik OÜ 03 October 2018
BaltCap Infrastructure Fund undertaking a project to build a new school in Vilnius 20 September 2018
Eestikeelne terminoloogia 20 September 2018
Baltic M&A Deal Points Study 2018 11 September 2018
Livonia Partners to buy stake in refrigeration innovator FREOR 08 August 2018
4th exit for BaltCap this year: Kelprojektas sold to Tyréns 12 July 2018
More steam for BaltCap Infrastructure Fund: EBRD invests €20 million 06 July 2018
Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2018 12 June 2018
BaltCap exits TREV-2 25 May 2018
Karma Ventures closes €70 million fund to invest in early-stage deep tech startups 23 May 2018
Realeyes, portfolio company of Tera Ventures, raises $16.2m from Draper Esprit, Karma Ventures and Harbert European Growth Capital 22 May 2018
BaltCap exits Runway BPO to global BPO and customer experience company Webhelp 18 May 2018
BPM Mezzanine Fund provided financing for the acquisition of DenEesti, leading provider of shore services to cruise ships in Tallinn 19 March 2018
Trind Ventures’ new fund for early-stage digital companies reaches first closing at €21m 01 March 2018
Tera Ventures Aims to Raise Second Seed Fund, with the Majority of €55 Million Target Committed 31 January 2018
BPM Mezzanine Fund provided financing for acquisition of Corle OÜ 10 January 2018
BaltCap exits Magnetic MRO 03 January 2018
BaltCap Infrastructure Fund acquires Anaerobic Holding 22 December 2017
BPM Mezzanine Fund announces its 5th investment 16 November 2017
ESTVCA elects Kristjan Kalda as a new Chairman 07 November 2017
Karma Ventures invests in TrademarkNow 03 October 2017
Internship opportunity at ESTVCA 01 October 2017
Fintech Forum 2017: A Single EU Financial Market that Adds €500bn – Pipe Dream or Possibility? 30 September 2017
First project of BaltCap Infrastructure Fund: a EUR 16 million biomass plant 28 September 2017
Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2017 will be held on 4-5 October in Vilnius 17 September 2017
Investment activity of ESTVCA members surged 385% in 2016 07 July 2017
€100 million BaltCap fund will invest into infrastructure of the Baltic States 03 July 2017
BaltCap launched new €50m regional growth fund 30 June 2017
Livonia Partners consortium to invest in cable network operator Cgates 27 June 2017
Startup Estonia and ESTVCA publish freely available Startup Model Documents 15 June 2017
Karma Ventures invests in SpectX 29 May 2017
BaltCap to launch €50m investment fund for Baltic SMEs 04 May 2017
Livonia Partners to acquire Santa Monica Networks in Latvia and Lithuania together with management 20 March 2017
BaltCap increased its ownership in TREV-2 by acquiring an additional 38% stake from East Capital Explorer AB for €5.7 million 17 March 2017
BaltCap invests in leading Estonian classified portals auto24 and Kuldne Börs 15 March 2017
The New Estonian Limited Partnership Regime 02 February 2017
Riigi riskikapitali portfellile valiti erafondivalitseja 19 December 2016
BaltCap announces new Partners 14 November 2016
VARUL presents: Warranty & Indemnity Insurance Seminar, November 28th 08 November 2016
BaltCap exits gas infrastructure and trading company Energate 26 October 2016
BPM Mezzanine Fund provided financing for expansion and refinancing of the leading Baltic data center services provider Digitalas Ekonomikas Attistibas Centrs (“DEAC”) 05 October 2016
BPM Mezzanine Fund provided financing for paint producer Eskaro 19 September 2016
SmartCap announced an open call to fund managers for direct investments portfolio 31 August 2016
The Baltic venture capital market will be united under a single flag 29 August 2016
BaltCap-backed FCR Media Group expands to Belgium and ensures 9x revenue growth for the BaltCap investment 11 July 2016
Livonia reaps 10x selling Qvalitas from legacy portfolio 06 July 2016
EstFund call for expression of interest including termsheets - published! 30 June 2016
Join Baltic VC Summit 2016 - the annual summer meetup of Baltic PE & VC professionals and decision makers 20 June 2016
Invesco Finance (Wellman OÜ) sold its majority 70% stake in consumer credit holding company Friendly Finance to 4finance Holding S.A., Luxembourg, at €16M total company value. 19 June 2016
BPM provided financing for the MBO of the leading Baltic eye care chain operator 10 June 2016
BIF funds have attracted €102m from domestic pension funds 07 June 2016
BaltCap invests in Estonian occupational health care company Qvalitas 30 May 2016
ESTVCA Legal Committee publishes 2016 M&A Deal Points Study 09 May 2016
BPM Capital announces first deal - financing for the MBO of MarkIT 30 March 2016
Livonia Partners Brings NYSE Company to Baltics with Archyvu Sistemos Exit 16 March 2016
EIF & KredEx launch EstFund - a €60m early stage fund of funds 01 March 2016
Livonia Partners acquires Ha Serv as first investment 12 February 2016
Karma Ventures Announces Launch of €40 Million Fund for Early-Stage European Startups 10 February 2016
Members of ESTVCA, ESTBAN, FinanceEstonia and Service Industry Association gathered to welcome 2016 26 January 2016
ESTVCA has elected Kalmer Kikas as a new Chairman 16 December 2015
BaltCap furthers regional waste management consolidation 03 December 2015
Invest Europe launches its 2015 Professional Standards Handbook and Investor Reporting Guidelines 29 November 2015
ESTVCA partnering with Polish & CEE Private Equity Conference 29 November 2015
BaltCap invests in leading dental care provider in Estonia 27 November 2015
BaltCap‘s portfolio company Impuls acquires Arctic Sport clubs in Estonia 27 November 2015
BaltCap to aquire Baltic operations of financial automation company OpusCapita 11 November 2015
Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2015 will be held in Tallinn 29-30 October 01 October 2015
BaltCap Private Equity Fund II acquires one of the largest property managers in the Baltic States – BPT Real Estate 01 September 2015
Livonia Partners Reaches €70m First Close on Maiden Fund 05 August 2015
BVCA Summit - The Innovation Chain, 8 Oct in London 27 July 2015
ESTVCA partnering with German Private Equity Conference, 27 November in Frankfurt 07 July 2015
Most awaited event in the Baltics will take place in Jurmala on August 27th! 15 June 2015
22 Eesti tippadvokaati panid seljad kokku, et luua kõrgetasemeline riskikapitali valdkonna õiguskeskkond 10 June 2015
BaltCap’s portfolio company Trafi raises a $6.5m series A funding 22 May 2015
Estonian Private Equity & Venture Capital Industry Review 2014 18 May 2015
Nordic Private Equity Summit, June 18th in Copenhagen 07 May 2015
Ambient Sound Investment exits Wahanda 04 May 2015
BaltCap invests additional EUR 1 million in STENDERS 12 March 2015
EfTEN Capital announces new €100m alternative investment fund 02 February 2015
Estonian-founded, London-based TransferWise raises $58m from Andreessen Horowitz 27 January 2015
BPM Mezzanine Fund holds first and final close at hard cap of €70m 16 January 2015
Kristiina Vassilkova: ettevõtja saab riskikapitali abil teha suuri asju 19 December 2014
Nordic Fundraising Summit, 4-5 March in Copenhagen 28 November 2014
Swedbank Investment Funds received EIF Annual Breakthrough Award 10 November 2014
Polish & CEE Private Equity Forum in Warsaw, 6th Feb 2015 04 November 2014
Jobbatical, A Job Site For Work Sabbaticals And Career Breaks, Raises Seed Round 30 October 2014
Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum 2014, 6-7 November in Vilnius 15 October 2014
ASI's portfolio company Wahanda raises another €20,6m and acquiers Germany's Salonmeister 13 October 2014
GrabCad Acquired by Stratasys at over €70M. Largest exit in Estonia since Skype 16 September 2014
EVCA Central & Eastern Europe Statistics 2013 report 04 August 2014
Over 100 Baltic PE & VC market professionals gather in Minge, Lithuania 21 July 2014
BaltCap Private Equity Fund II holds second close at €81,5m 16 July 2014
Magnetic MRO appoints a new CEO 10 July 2014
Redgate acquired OÜ Westenpark 04 July 2014
Redgate acquired Luku-Expert OÜ 13 June 2014
Now Backed By Sir Richard Branson, TransferWise Raises $25M For Cheaper Money Transfers. 10 June 2014
BaltCap invests in Lithuanian wind farm 02 June 2014
EstVCA 2013 review 12 May 2014
BaltCap Private Equity Fund II acquires 75% shareholding in Ecoservice 04 April 2014
EBRD holds Private Equity fund manager workshop in Tallinn 28 February 2014
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