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With offering nearly 10 000 jobs and 134M EUR paid in employment taxes accompanied by 1,5B EUR turnover generated and 1,2B EUR investments raised, the Estonian startup sector is stepping towards the end of 2022 strong with steady growth. Let’s dig deeper into the first three quarters of 2022 in the Estonian startup scene.

The Tallinnovation competition, which supports smart city solutions, received ten applications this year. The city of Tallinn, along with the Tehnopol Science and Business Park, chose four winners from among the ten applicants. The winners will receive 100,000 euros of investment, which is a record-breaking sum.

The deadline for submitting smart city solutions for the €100 000 Tallinnovation innovation competition is 15 September.

The Science and Business Park Tehnopol and the Tartu Science Park will begin work this month as the operators of the NATO innovation accelerator DIANA, and the accelerator will open its doors next year.

European startups raised $58.6B in H1 2022, the second highest half-year for VC investment after H1 2021. According to dealroom.co, Estonia is ranked...

Together with the city of Tallinn Ülemiste City launches bike paths pilot project on our campus from 01.08.22 until 30.09.22. Therefore Lõõtsa and Valukoja streets will become partially one-way to make more space for cyclists. This project is a significant step towards our future vision — a car-free campus heart that belongs to pedestrians and cyclists.

In the Startup Heatmap Europe annual report, which compares European startup hubs, Tallinn is ranked high this year in sixth place. Compared to 2021, the position has improved by three places.

From Friday, 15 July until 14 September, passengers may travel free of charge in Mustamäe by self-driving shuttle on the inner district roads between Mustamäe tee, Tammsaare tee and Ehitajate tee.

Tallinn climbed four spots to become the 62nd most innovative startup friendly city globally and 15th in Europe on the StartupBlink ranking of the world’s startup ecosystems.

The Swedish Crown Princess Victoria, who is on a two-day visit to Helsingborg, visited the urban innovation area during the H22 City Expo festival and selected the pavilions of Tallinn, Linz and Oslo for the visit.