Estonian technology company Bisly , which offers solutions for smart building automation, has hired Tarmo Tali as its new CTO. He previously worked at Skype, Pipedrive, Starship, and Veriff.
The Estonian fund Karma Ventures participated in a $31M Series С round for US-based AI company DRUID AI . Other investors include Cipio Partners, TQ Ventures , Smedvig Ventures , and Hoxton Ventures .
Two Estonian DefenceTech startups Wayren and Telearmy have become finalists of NATO's DIANA defence innovation accelerator. They were selected from 2613 companies that applied for participation. Other representatives of the final stage include 13 startups from the USA, Canada and the UK. Each finalist receives up to €300K in funding, adding to the €100K from phase one.
According to Startup Estonia , the turnover of the Estonian startup sector grew by a quarter in the first half of this year to a record €2.421B. In comparison, last year the turnover of the startup sector in the first half of the year amounted to €1.9B. However, investments in the first half of the year showed a clear downward trend.
Venture capital firm Plural has led a $20M Series A round for Danish company Teton.ai , with participation from Bertelsmann Investments , Antler Elevate , Nebular, and PSV Tech.