How to spot the best startup accelerator?
With so many startup accelerator options out there, how do you decide where to apply? How...
Christmas reading list 2020
Our SWG family has been reading a lot (if not even more) this year as well. And now that...
The Baltics – small, but mighty
Barely 6 million inhabitants, but already 6 startup unicorns – that’s the...
Diversity in startup ecosystems
It might seem like there are more and more women founders and investors in the startup...
Fundraising 1.2MEur in times of COVID: a thoughtful journey
1. I made it all happen by myself Good, now that I have your attention and you think...
Meet the first-ever batch of Wise Guys Sustainability
This year has brought many changes, but not all of them have been terrible. Actually,...
Baltic startup funding and the pandemic: for better or worse?
You might think that the global pandemic has hit startup funding very hard. While there...
Meet the new batch of Wise Guys SaaS
10 international SaaS startups are beginning their 5 month journey with us. This is the...
Company culture in the Baltic startup scene
We tried something different this year and asked for your input within a Startup Scene...
Crowdfunding: the startup perspective
With certain caution among traditional funding sources in 2020, we saw an increased...
Partnering with “48 for the future” hackathon
This spring Baltic region proved the “power of small” in the face of crisis and...
Digital fundraising: should you do it?
Crowdfunding has been around for a while now but never before has it been as actual as it...
Meet the new batch of Wise Guys Fintech
Meet 11 startups that have been selected for the Wise Guys Fintech 4 acceleration program...
Launching second crowdfunding campaign in SWG history
With already 131,2K eur committed (and counting) from more than 14 investors, Startup...
Virtual impact
Why is it that online communication can be so utterly exhausting, when all we’re doing...
Raising awareness on cybersecurity together with Tele2
We are in the last week of our most recent cybersecurity accelerator program –...
What type of Founder are you? (or is your co-founder?)
Stereotypes, stereotypes. Who likes them? I personally have been struggling with...
Wise Guys Fintech 4 program run in partnership with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is welcoming new industry and knowledge partners
Wise Guys Fintech 4 program run in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction...
Dive into the Italian startup ecosystem
Few months ago I published a map of the Italian ecosystem on my LinkedIn profile. That...
Making the most of online hackathons
A.k.a: How to achieve things on strict deadlines when working remotely with people...
The Future of Banking: Branchless or Not?
From a local real estate owner to a global financial institution There are 75 thousand...
Virtual meetings, but better!
The world is digital. The world is virtual. Suddenly ZOOM is a verb (like google) and...
5 early stage startups selected for EIT Digital Venture Program 2020
Second year in a row we are partnering with EIT Digital on their Venture Program aimed at...
More than 45 startups activated through JUMP for Italy program
For almost a month now, we have been running our JUMP for Italy program online activating...
EBRD to support our upcoming Fintech program through its TaiwanBusiness – EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund
We are proud and excited to announce a partnership with the European Bank for...
Hack the Crisis Online Pre-accelerator winners announced
We have officially concluded our Hack the Crisis Online Pre-accelerator program with a...
Early stage Balkan startups to watch
As part of our mission to help techy founders become true entrepreneurs and through that...
Meet the mentors of Hack the Crisis Online Pre-accelerator
We are in our fourth week of Hack the Crisis Online program and wanted to give some...
Going South and helping Italy pick up after crisis the startup way
We’ve been flirting with expanding to more Western territories for a while now and...
Delivering kickass webinars online
The last 8 weeks have been a huge shift, shift in the way we live, eat, drink, and work....
Impact and Hack the Crisis startups to watch
We have fully kicked off our brand new Impact aka Hack the Crisis online pre-accelerator...
How to discuss the Corona impact on your company with VCs?
In light of the current crisis, there are already numerous tips moving around on how to...
Idea stage startups from Baltics and Ukraine can apply for 25K eur financial support and pre-accelerator program
Second year in a row EIT Digital and Startup Wise Guys are running a Venture Program,...
Pitching Online: ‘Can You Hear Me?’
During the past weeks, I’ve done webinars with over 150 founders ranging from Oman to...
VC Investment in Times of Crisis
Not much of an intro is needed, The World is different today. You might have thought that...
Open call for Hack the Crisis Online Pre-accelerator mentors
Hack the Crisis has sparked mentoring enthusiasm in hundreds if not thousands of people....
Hack the Crisis Online Pre-accelerator attracts 17K eur prize package
More than 53 online Hack the Crisis hackathons have taken place around the World since...
Why Advisory Board matters (especially in crisis)
For VC backed tech companies, a good board can make a huge difference, especially when it...
B2B SaaS Batch 18 going live with 11 startup superstars from 9 different countries
What a time when to launch a batch! For us, nothing stops and we keep on going therefore...
Hack the Crisis – Launching a dedicated Online Pre-accelerator
Just a week after the lockdown of all 3 Baltic countries due to Coronavirus threats, this...
Startup Wise Guys Bookshelf
#SWGMafia is reading non-stop and we’d love to share with you the books our...
Working from home, the right way
To help prevent the spread of coronavirus, companies around the globe have switched to...
Tips on how to prepare your company for crisis and its aftermath
We are all facing a completely new world today and very different from the scenarios we...
The 3 Biggest Mistakes Marketers Make… And How to Avoid Them!
Marketing today is both more important and harder than ever before. With so many brands...
7 cybersecurity startups to look out for – second Startup Wise Guys CyberNorth batch announced
For the second time, we are launching Defense AI and cybersecurity focused program...
Stuck working in your business rather than on your business? Here’s how to fix it
The problem Many startups fall into the trap of working in their businesses rather...
Kieren Niĉolas Lovell: “We like to sell technology, whereas, in reality, no one cares!”
Kieren joined #SWGMafia when he became a mentor for our first CyberNorth program in...
4 LinkedIn tips for startups without a budget
There’s so much information and data on how powerful LinkedIn marketing is for B2B...
Baltic Startup Scene in a nutshell
It’s that time of the year, when we, Startup Wise Guys, together with our long term...
Christmas holiday reading list from Startup Wise Guys Mafia
#SWGMafia has been reading non-stop this year! We have had suggestions coming in on books...
Communicate or Die
Your Product Owner needs to treat your team as a squad in the army (and be a part of it)....
9 international Fintech startups starting acceleration in Vilnius
Meet 9 international startups that have been selected for Wise Guys Fintech 3 accelerator...
Mastering the Art of Planning as a Founder
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it...
Meet the next 11 startup superstars from our B2B SaaS Batch 16
For our third batch of the year we have selected 11 international teams from all over the...
James S. York: the US market specifics for startups, tips from an insider
James is a very special person at SWG Mafia – not only has he been with us as a...
Startup Wise Guys have just been announced the Top VC fund of the year in CEE at the CEE X-Tech Awards
We are excited to share that during the 5th annual CEE X-Tech Awards Gala we have been...
User VS Person: Have We Gotten Technology Wrong?
SWG Mafia Guest blog post by Rafael Gerardo Any Star Wars fan would know the Podracer...
Swedbank, Google and Sorainen our partners for Wise Guys Fintech 3 program
Swedbank, Google Developers Launchpad and Sorainen have joined as official partners to...
SWG portfolio company StepShot gets acquired by UiPath
Startup Wise Guys family is celebrating an exit from the portfolio! UiPath, the largest...
Patrick Campbell: Pricing is much more than just a number
Patrick Campbell is probably one of the best SaaS pricing gurus out there and a long term...
7 early stage startups to watch from EIT Digital Venture Program
Seven awesome early stage startups from Baltics and Poland have successfully completed...
Summer reading list from Startup Wise Guys Mafia
Summer is in full swing and we’ve some extra good reads to add to your summer reading...
Cybersecurity becoming more mainstream!
“Let me send you that invoice on messenger”, “Send me your phone number so I can...
Alumni PromoRepublic raise 2 Million round
Startup Wise Guys Batch 4 alumni PromoRepublic has announced a 2 million euro round...
Startup Wise Guys becomes official partner for Google Developers Launchpad in the Baltics
Startup Wise Guys, an accelerator operating throughout the Baltics and a catalyst for...
Top tech events this spring – Startup Wise Guys on the road
Spring is here and so is the tech event season! And it’s going to be hot! Startup...
12 B2B startups to watch — first SWG batch in Lithuania announced
2019 is marking a big milestone for us — we have officially gone pan-Baltic and are...
8 cybersecurity startups to watch — CyberNorth first batch announced
This year we are launching the next vertical for Startup Wise Guys...
Why attend a tech conference like TechChill: startups point of view
sTARTUp Day and TechChill has for sure warmed up the tech event season in...
Cybersecurity trends and challenges by Jaanus Tamm
We are starting CyberNorth, our first defense AI and cybersecurity focused program. The...
Mental health and self-management at the core of this years TechChill
Looks like the startup ecosystem in Baltics is entering a more mature phase, as this...
Baltic Startup Scene Report 2017/2018
With only 6 million inhabitants Baltics host 1499 startups. Looking at absolute numbers,...