Startup in Estonia: #S1 E5 The VC side of the equation

The fifth episode of Startup in Estonia focuses on the investing landscape of Estonia and looks at our startup ecosystem from the investors point of view.

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Startup in Estonia is a podcast about launching new businesses and the ecosystem needed to nurture great ideas. We talk to the founders both new and established startups and the benefits they gain setting up their businesses in Estonia through the startup visa programme.

In the fifth episode features two investors. Allan Martinson is a serial entrepreneur and investor who is currently the CEO of LeapIn, startup providing location independent company creation online. Margus Uudam is the founding partner at Karma Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, specialised in late seed and A round investments in Europe. Previously, Margus was the Head of Venture Capital Investments at Ambient Sound Investments.

Allan and Margus discuss the current investment landscape and the state of the startup ecosystem in Estonia. The podcast is hosted by Joao Rei.

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