Nurcin Metingil

ENGYcell, a Riga-based energy management startup, has secured €450,000 in funding, combining a €250,000 pre-seed investment from

The Corporate Startup Activity Index by StartupBlink ranks 372 corporations globally based on their engagement with startups and innovation ecosystems. The report offers a detailed analysis of corporate involvement, startup success, and ecosystem integration, revealing key insights into how companies are fostering innovation through collaborations with startups. While Nordic and Baltic companies excel within their industries, none secured a spot in the global top 50.

Businesses in Finland today are not just chasing profits—they're building solutions that create lasting social and environmental impact. The Baltic Impact Accelerator (BIA) is at the forefront of this movement, supporting ambitious Finnish startups that are ready to scale internationally while embracing sustainability. With applications now open for its third cohort, BIA offers a unique opportunity for companies looking to expand into the Swedish, Estonian, and Latvian markets and collaborate with like-minded startups from these countries.

Sparrow Quantum, a leading European supplier of photonic quantum chips, has secured €21.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate the development and

Tribune Therapeutics, a Stockholm- and Oslo-based biotech company developing therapies for fibrotic diseases, has secured €37 million in seed and Series A

Tallinn-based Esgrid has raised a total of €900,000 in pre-seed funding to expand its offering from ESG risk management into broader supplier management for

Helsinki-based Joisto, a provider of cloud-native data archival solutions, has been acquired by UK-US headquartered Smart Communications. The deal marks a

My distant stance toward the business world—where money is prioritized and aggression often reigns—had fostered a bias against leaders. Then, during one of my regular NetGalley reading sessions in 2021, I came across him: