SmartCap | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights

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SmartCap is a fund manager based in Estonia that provides cornerstone investments for private fund managers to develop the venture capital market in Estonia. The company aims to enable ambitious and innovative Estonian companies to grow globally by ensuring access to seed and growth financing opportunities through private sector venture capital funds. SmartCap is a subsidiary of the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency and is registered with the Estonian FSA.

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🛍️ SmartCap Product and Pricing News

• SmartCap's investment manager, Mattias Karu, attended the 'Estway - the Bridge Between Norway and Estonia' event during Oslo Innovation Week, highlighting cross-border investment opportunities in the CleanTech sector.
• SmartCap will be moderating an exclusive LP Evening Session at the Baltic VCA Summit in Vilnius on September 4th.

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👔 SmartCap CEO, Management and Leadership Team

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⚔️ SmartCap Alternatives and Competitors

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💼 SmartCap Hiring and Layoffs

• SmartCap appointed Mari Kuhi as the new COO and member of the management board, replacing Mari Vavulski.
• SmartCap launched its first-ever 8-week internship program to provide hands-on experience in the Estonian venture capital market.

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🤖 SmartCap Developer, Integration and Automation News

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📈 SmartCap Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News

• SmartCap has launched a new Defence Fund to support innovation and growth in Estonia's defence sector.
• The government approved Minister Erkki Keldo's proposal to increase SmartCap's defense fund to 100 million euros next year.
• SmartCap invested in ÄIO's €6.1 million funding round to build a demo plant for producing eco-friendly oils and fats.
• SmartCap's Green Fund has invested in Fractory to support its growth in the UK and Scandinavia.
• Warsaw Equity Group and SmartCap invested €2.36 million in UP Catalyst's carbon fiber production technology.

• On 21 August 2024, SmartCap Green Fund participated in a €2.36M investment round for UP Catalyst.
• Estonian startup UP Catalyst has raised an additional €2.36 million in seed funding, bringing the total to €6.36 million, with backing from Warsaw Equity Group, SmartCap, and Little Green Fund, aiming to scale industrial production of battery materials from CO2 emissions.
• SmartCap increased its taxable turnover to 30,720.77 EUR and its number of employees to 11 in the third quarter of 2024.

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