Estonia, a country full of ambitious entrepreneurial minds, also extends a variety of resources and opportunities for growth to its e-Resident founders. Some grants may require your Estonian company to have a certain turnover or people on the payroll to qualify, while the startup funding and accelerators have no bureaucratic requirements stopping you from accessing them equally to resident founders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Estonian flourishing startup ecosystem includes various grants, accelerators, business angels, venture funds and networking platforms available to all founders, aiding you in overcoming the initial hurdles of building a business from scratch in a foreign country. You may also want to learn about Estonia’s unique tax system<\/a> and build your business here.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n The startup ecosystem<\/a> in Tallinn has been booming ever since the first Estonian unicorn Skype <\/a>alumni started to build their own unicorns. The next unicorns that made it to exits created hundreds of alumni with deep pockets. As a fun fact, they call themselves the Estonian Mafia<\/a>. Estonian startup companies received a combined funding of \u20ac906.6 million<\/a> in just the first quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can get access to this entrepreneurial haven. Even if you are not an EU citizen the Estonian Startup Visa programme allows you to migrate your talented team to utilise accelerators like the Startup Wise Guys<\/a>, Superangel<\/a>, Prototron<\/a> or Tehnopol<\/a> that pave the way to an expansive network of investors and fellow founders in Tallinn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Estonian Founder’s Society<\/a> is also fertile ground for nurturing ideas, building your network, and propelling your startup towards success through the shared wisdom of the startup community. Here is also a video from Lift99<\/a> founder Elise Sass giving her insights into networking in Estonia.<\/p>\n\n\nEstonian Startup Ecosystem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n