Startup Wise Guys

Since Startup Wise Guys birth in 2012 in the tech-savvy Estonia, they have invested in more than 300+ early-stage startups with founders from more than 40 countries. They are also the most experienced accelerator in the region with 35+ programs up to date and the strongest footprint in CEE and CIS countries.

Startup Wise Guys is founded with a mission to help founders become entrepreneurs and build great international tech companies. They are a passionate team that wants to see Baltics and wider CEE region boom with local startups going globally, but keeping the talent and operations here, at home. Having experienced serial entrepreneurs, Business Angels and tech fans on the team, and great support network all over Europe.

Startup Wise Guys accelerator is an intense, high-energy, no BS, straightforward approach to coaching from practitioners. It’s a 5-months long hybrid mentors-driven program taking place in Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Milan, and Cosenza (Italy), Copenhagen (Denmark), Bucharest (Romania) or online. The accelerator is primarily sales and scaling focused with a fundraising component helping teams be in a position to raise the next funding round within 6 months. They have four verticals – B2B SaaS, Fintech, Cyber, Sustainability, and XR.

Convertible investment for up to 65’000 EUR (or more, depending on the program setup) upon selection in the program. Startup Wise Guys has raised a total of €74.9M across 14 funds, their latest being Startup Wise Guys Africa Fund I. This fund was announced on Mar 17, 2022 and raised a total of €8.5M.

Portfolio: Abowire, Adact, Blisk, Pagerr.