News & Analysis - SmartCap

26.01.2023

Growth can come from investing in sustainable business ideas

In the coming years SmartCap, which last year created the Green Fund of nearly 100 million euros, will allow green and smart business ideas the opportunity to grow with VC funding and will encourage innovators to undertake both already prepared and new sustainable projects.

05.01.2023

The Greentech Fund Call 2022/09 received a total of six applications

The applications will be evaluated according to the procedure set out in the call document.

09.12.2022

SmartCap extends the deadline for the Call for Expressions of Interest – Greentech Fund Call 2022/09

Applicants interested in participating in the Call shall submit an Expression of Interest complying with the requirements set out in the Call Document not later than 23 December 2022 at 12PM EET (UTC+2).

05.12.2022

SmartCap Green Fund has started evaluating the first direct investment applications

SmartCap’s Greentech Investment Programme (GTIP), which was launched at the end of October, has received the first funding applications that have passed the preliminary eligibility screening.

08.11.2022

GreenEST Summit presentation: How to be Green? The investor’s perspective

SmartCap together with PwC Estonia held a seminar at GreenEST Summit 2022, focusing on the aspects an investor should keep in mind, when talking about green companies.

01.11.2022

SmartCap announced the application terms for SmartCap Greentech Investment Programme

On 31st of October, SmartCap announced the Greentech Investment Programme for greentech startup companies to apply for an investment from SmartCap Green Fund. SmartCap aims to invest up to 20 million into direct equity or convertible instruments.

15.10.2022

Greentech funds Call – updated documents added

On October 14, 2022, SmartCap published an updated version of Call for Expressions of Interests (EOI) document together with a clarification document with answers to questions submitted by the applicants.

13.10.2022

Estonia invests nearly 30 million euros in NATO’s billion-euro Innovation Fund

Through SmartCap, the state is to invest 30 million euros in the NATO Innovation Fund, the purpose of which is to support deep tech start-ups that have both civil and military use by creating additional growth opportunities and new solutions.

07.10.2022

What investment is green?

Even before the health crisis that began in 2020, there was a growing realization that we would not last long on this planet without contributing to achieving the climate goals. Today, the war in Ukraine, the tense geopolitical situation and the energy crisis have inevitably caused polarization in this way of thinking. Some are ready to throw the entire idea of the green transition in the trash to find quick solutions, while others are prepared to invest in it as much as possible to immediately start moving towards future solutions.

06.10.2022

SmartCap set to publish Green Fund direct investment terms by the end of October

SmartCap Green Fund, SmartCap’s initiative to accelerate the launch of innovative products, services and technologies supporting the green transition, aims to publish the detailed terms of direct investments from the fund by the end of October.