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Convertible debt as a temporary alternative to equity?

In current market environment raising equity capital for a startup has become significantly harder compared to just a few years ago. However, there are alternatives which founders ought to consider, and one such alternative is the use of debt financing,...
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How to build a healthy cap table?

How to build and maintain a cap table that would not hurt the founders’ motivation or your startup’s fundraising ability...
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Anna Burgués from EIT Urban Mobility on liveable cities, impact investing and a stronger Baltic startup ecosystem

Anna Burgués, part of the startup investment team at EIT Urban Mobility, shares how the organization is on a mission...
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Three mistakes to avoid as a startup when raising capital

Our partner TGS Baltic sheds light on three common mistakes they have seen startups commit in the fundraising process. 
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5 main reasons why early-stage startups fail to get funding

According to a U.S. Bank study, a whopping 82% of businesses that failed cited cash flow problems as a factor...
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Margus Uudam on deep tech investing, raising unicorns and investor-founder partnerships

Margus Uudam is a founder and partner at Karma Ventures (karma.vc) an early-stage venture capital firm specialized in late seed and...
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Jin Han – Investors are optional, mentors are a necessity

Jin Han is the managing partner of Amsterdam-based Globus International, which connects startups with mentors and investors. He is actively...
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Triin Kask: "Female founders are catching up!"

In the most recent episode of the sTARTUp Day podcast, our program manager Triin Kask talked about statistics related to...
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Exciting news from .Cocoon Ventures!

We have two awesome announcements for you! For their first investment, .Cocoon Ventures joined the investment round for Jobilla with...
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Gerri Kodres: "Science-based startups could be the next growth engine for Estonia"

Gerri Kodres is the co-founder of the venture capital fund United Angels VC and an angel investor who has invested...
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Kalev Kaarna: "The purpose of the first meeting with the investor is to generate interest, not to get the investment."

Kalev Kaarna is the Venture Development Manager of the Superangel investment fund. Superangel is a pre-seed and seed fund established...
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10 valuable lessons from a founder of a fast-growing startup and their first investor

As a founder, choosing a great investor and collecting as much value as possible without losing control can be very...
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Randu Riiberg: “Everything comes down to self-belief.”

Randu is a partner at Law Office Glimstedt and has 20 years of experience as a legal advisor and management...
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Kadri Tuisk: “Many problems an entrepreneur faces are new even to the world”

Hero of the Week Kadri Tuisk is the founder and CEO of Clanbeat  - a personal growth support tool helping...
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Transactions with startup shares – a few things to keep in mind

You have an excellent idea and your product is going to change the world. You decide to establish a company...
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Sorainen: Startup fundraising – how to do it right?

Building a startup may seem like fun and games at first, but there are quite a few legal things to...
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sTARTUp Day is looking for the next unicorn at the sTARTUp Pitching Competition

At the business festival sTARTUp Day 2020, startups have the opportunity to present their business idea in front of 4,000...
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Ivo Remmelg: “The biggest mistake is to invest in emotions”

Ivo Remmelg is an entrepreneur and one of the founding members of EstBAN. Ivo has over 25 years of experience...
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Rain Rannu: “I wanted to do something that would not exist unless I do it.”

Rain Rannu is probably best described as a guy with many talents. He is known as a serial entrepreneur, who...
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