Baltic startup. Estonia became a European equivalent of the American Silicon Valley.

Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 12:08 (EEST) Section: Georgia Caucasus Strategic Studies Institute (Georgia)

Catherine Shapoval
the 9th of June
Baltic startup. Estonia became a European equivalent of the American Silicon Valley
Tiny Estonia became the first in the world in the number of startups per capita.
In a large open office of one of the largest Estonian Pipedrive IT-companies is a portrait of President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. “No, it’s not a requirement, – says Urmas Urda, co-founder Pipedrive.- fact that we – are big fans of our president. He is one of the lobbyists to create an enabling environment for start-ups. ” One of these startups 6 years ago and was Pipedrive. Now the company has 30 …read more

Source: Georgia Caucasus Strategic Studies Institute