Business

Andrew Prozes – Estonian Canadian-American business executive and investor on his roots, the case for empathy in business, and how Estonia can become the Silicon Valley of Europe – at globaalsedeestlased.org. Andrew Prozes is an American-Canadian Estonian business executive, investor and advisor, who was born in Germany to Estonian parents...

The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) held its annual policy forum virtually from September 28th to 30th. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, former President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and Markus Villig, co-founder and CEO of Bolt, were among the experts consulted on this year’s focus of “Fit to Lead:  Renewing the...

Kutsume kõiki Eesti päritolu noori!Calling all Estonian youth! Are you seeking to become the greatest version of yourself? Do you want to land that dream job/internship? Do you want to create something that has a lasting positive impact on the world? Do you wish you had a highly experienced mentor...

An Estonian Immigrant Makes it to the White House by Ave Maria Blithe Mike Calamus. In these trying times, there is nothing more uplifting than hearing good news and finding out that in the midst of daily doom and gloom, somebody has found success. By found – I mean worked...

The Road to BERRICHI Berit Joosep December 3, 2020 An accountant by day, and a herbal alchemist by night, Berit Joosep was living the  normal life of a working mom of two.  She had no prior experience in the world of cosmetics. She did not set out to create an...

Estonian-founded Skeleton Technologies has raised €41.3 million in equity capital from investors. Skeleton was advised by investment bank UBS in the financing round.   Ellex Raidla was the legal advisor to the transaction, Skeleton Technologies said. Most of the investment was subscribed by new investors.   All current investors joined...

Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and reduce font size for small screens.” While a good measure does improve the reading experience, it’s only one rule for good typography. Another rule is to maintain a comfortable font...

Pactum’s founders Kristjan Korjus, Martin Rand and Kaspar Korjus.  Photo: estonianworld.com The Estonian-founded startup, Pactum, an AI-based platform that helps companies to automate personalised commercial negotiations, is to supply its technology to Walmart, the US retail giant, writes Estonian World. Pactum’s artificial intelligence system enables partners to negotiate more valuable...

The Estonian startup sector is developing rapidly and raising ever bigger amounts in investments, yet the companies that are keeping their offices here have to engage in very strong competition for talent and workforce, Startup Estonia manager Marika Truu said on November 13. "On the one hand we have a...

Photo courtesy of The Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters It was sometime in mid-December, and my wife had just gotten home from a Board meeting for The Foundation for Estonian Arts & Letters, the nonprofit that is responsible for helping to keep Estonian culture alive in New York, and...