Four startups are developing innovative solutions for the film industry at the IDA Hub Film and Multimedia Accelerator

By Tehnopol | 12 April 2025

Four ambitious startups have kicked off their journey in the Tehnopol Startup Incubator’s Film and Multimedia Accelerator IDA Hub. This marks the beginning of the program’s third cohort.

The Film and Multimedia Accelerator focuses on multimedia, virtual and augmented reality, and related fields, supporting startups that are innovating in these areas. Participants are guided by top-tier mentors who provide direct access to key figures in the film industry, the market, and investors. This creates a unique opportunity to develop products or services in a sector where innovation and creativity meet high technology.

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Originally published on 11 Apr

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Estonian FinTech startup Cino raises €3.5M for its group payment app

By Invest in Estonia | 15 March 2025

Tallinn-based FinTech startup Cino has secured €3.5M in seed funding to expand its real-time shared payment application across Europe and launch in the UK market. Cino has developed a unique payment solution that allows groups to pay together in a single transaction. Unlike traditional bill-splitting apps that create debt and require follow-up payments, Cino charges everyone their share in real time at the point of checkout.

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Originally published on 13 Mar

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Riga to invest EUR 170,000 in an accelerator and incubator support programme

By Labs of Latvia | 4 March 2025

Until March 16, the Riga City Municipality is accepting applications for the Riga Startup Accelerator and Incubator Support Programme. The programme aims to foster the growth of the startup sector in Riga by providing co-financing for business incubation and acceleration programmes. The budget for this programme in 2025 is EUR 170,000, with up to EUR 40,000 in co-financing available per applicant.

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Originally published on 4 Mar

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The Estonian cyber security startup Phishbite is aiming to enter neighbouring markets

By Startup Inkubaator | 1 March 2025

Tehnopol is part of the joint Northbound Scaleups (NBSCALE) project, which helps companies expand into new markets. The Estonian startup Phishbite went to visit Poland to look at possible target markets.

The goal was to meet at least five possible partners. “Making contacts was quite time-consuming and it was quite difficult to get through to the right people by telephone from here. The meetings we held went well, and we also managed to organise a couple of extra ones on the spot as well as those we had agreed in advance”, said co-founder of Phishbite Urmo Keskel.

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Originally published on 28 Feb

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CDG Booster – mentoring program VR/AR/XR businesses and game developers

By Tartu Science Park | 25 February 2025

Are you a VR/AR/XR company or a game developer in Finland, Sweden or Estonia looking to accelerate your growth?

The CDG-Booster program invites you to an inclusive community of peers and industry experts to help your company speed up growth, avoid business pitfalls, save resources, find your strengths and learn how to exploit them.

Through this program, your company will become it’s next, improved version of itself and you will journey the path to become a smarter and better entrepreneur.

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Originally published on 21 Feb

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Estonian AI startup Pactum wins 2025 Future Unicorn Award

By Invest in Estonia | 20 February 2025

Pactum AI, an Estonian startup focusing on autonomous negotiation technology, has been named the winner of DIGITALEUROPE’s prestigious Future Unicorn Award for 2025. The company was recognised at DIGITALEUROPE’s Masters of Digital conference in Brussels for its innovative AI platform that automates complex business negotiations.

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Originally published on 20 Feb

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Interest to get funding for EdTech and GameTech startups exceeds expectations

By Startup Lithuania | 18 February 2025

The funding call from Innovation Agency Lithuania, aimed at supporting the development of innovative products and prototypes in the EdTech and GameTech sectors, closed on February 6 with an overwhelming response. A total of 184 applications were submitted—125 from EdTech startups and 59 from GameTech. However, only the top 8 projects in each category will receive funding.

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Originally published on 18 Feb

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