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Green Wave business conference, April '23. Photo: Rauno Liivand
03.05.2023

Tips for start-ups – assess the positive environmental impact of your idea from the very beginning

Every company that is just starting or already taking its first steps – both start-ups focused on new technologies and services as well as the entire business sector in general – should consider two aspects of the environmental impact related to their activities, writes Markus Jakobsoo, Head of Legal and Compliance from SmartCap.

Sille Pettai at StartupDay 2023
28.04.2023

Semaphore signals that investors use for navigation in 2023

In 2022, the forecasts called for cloudy skies while investors and start-ups started feeling headwinds – market conditions were globally becoming unstable. The decrease in investment courage due to the cooling of economies, the rise in prices and the increase in the cost of capital, as well as the layoffs of technology giants, have of course also provided more reasons for this.

23.03.2023

Investors have become more demanding and focused

The exceptionally opportune times of the past decade in the economy, finance and venture capital world have been replaced by uncertainty, expensive money and investor caution.

02.03.2023

Estonia invests 30 million euros in the NATO Innovation Fund through SmartCap

On March 2nd the government authorised the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology to invest 30 million euros in NATO’s billion-euro Innovation Fund through the national fund management company 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.

Green technology
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).

Greentech
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.

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