
Startup Wise Guys is a Tallinn-based accelerator and early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B startups across underserved markets including CEE, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Founded in 2012, it has invested in over 440 startups across sectors including SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, proptech, and sustainability.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Average disclosed round size is $7.5M (across 26 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
51
Fund Size
$26.8M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
AB
Alexandra Balkova
General Partner
CA
Cristobal Alonso
General Partner
DA
Dag Ainsoo
General Partner
GÖ
Günce Önür
General Partner
GD
Gilles DC
Managing Director
KN
Kristjan Nork
Associate
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
54 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipo | — | May 2026 | |
| PPlatter | Pre-Seed | — | May 2025 |
| Pre-Seed | — | Apr 2025 | |
| BBreakevent | Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
| Unknown | $100M | Jan 2025 | |
| Seed | — | Jan 2025 | |
| Unknown | $1.9M | Jan 2025 | |
| EEthiack | Seed | — | Dec 2024 |
| Pre-Seed | $630K | Nov 2024 | |
| Unknown | — | Feb 2024 | |
| FFrontline | Seed | — | Jan 2024 |
| Pre-Seed | — | Jun 2023 | |
| Seed | — | Feb 2023 | |
| Unknown | — | Jan 2023 | |
| Unknown | — | Nov 2022 | |
| Pre-Seed | — | Oct 2022 | |
| Seed | $1.2M | Jan 2022 | |
| Series A | $12M | Jan 2022 | |
| Bridge | $30M | Dec 2021 | |
| Series A | $9M | Sep 2021 | |
| Seed | $2.4M | Jul 2021 | |
| Seed | $1M | Mar 2021 | |
| Seed | — | Dec 2020 | |
| Pre-Seed | — | Jun 2020 | |
| Seed | $133K | Jan 2020 |
Page 1 of 3
Top Co-Investors
Presto Ventures5 shared
Specialist VC4 shared
SFC Capital3 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center3 shared
Lighthouse Ventures3 shared
Trind Ventures2 shared
DEPO Ventures2 shared
Lemonade Stand2 shared
OTB Ventures2 shared
Verve Ventures2 shared
Lendable1 shared
Naspers1 shared
Charge Ventures1 shared
Index Ventures1 shared
Rubylight1 shared
Hatcher+1 shared
Anthos Capital1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Tera Ventures1 shared
TrueSight Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 7 September 2026