- Baltic Tech Ventures: success through innovation in the Baltic region
The past year and this year will certainly be exciting for Baltic Technology Ventures, a venture capital investment company which invests in start-up projects and technologies and is connecting innovation with expertise and experience.
- High speed railway will connect the Baltics and West Europe
The EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc recently confirmed the European Commission’s resolution to complete the Rail Baltica construction project by 2025 regardless of the inevitable forthcoming EU budget cuts in the wake of Brexit.
- Favourable regulatory environment brings Lithuania to a FinTech hub in the region
Lithuania implements aims to become a FinTech centre in the region – more and more FinTech companies choose this country for their jurisdiction.
- Riga sizzles over hallmark national concert hall
The ongoing debate over a much needed iconic Latvian national concert hall, which has spanned a period of over twenty years, is turning into a dilemma, as the voice of concerned opponents grows against an initiative thought by some being forced upon Riga through a public relations campaign undertaken by the Skanste Development Agency on behalf of Merks, a company that is part of Merko Ehitus, a private international building company headquartered in Estonia.
- TechChill Riga: An opportunity to share know-how and get a glimpse of the startup future
TechChill, the annual event held in Riga during February 9-10 of this year, traditionally launches the startup season, as interest in the Baltics has been growing.
- Baltic startups in 2016: Estonia leads pack, Latvia goes strong with Lithuania behind
Ahead of the Lattelecom-powered demo days in mid-December and TechChill Baltics Conference 2016 in February — both events, to be held in Riga, Latvia, are to highlight the Baltic startup industry’s situation and prospects — Cristobal Alonso, CEO of Startup Wise Guys, arguably a leading business-to-business startup accelerator in Europe and the organiser of the December event, took questions from The Baltic Times on the Baltic startup ecosystem and challenges.