Estonian Startup Wise Guys ranks sixth among the most active venture capital funds in Europe

 

Estonian Startup Wise Guys has been ranked sixth in Sifted's ranking of the most active venture capital funds in Europe for Q1 2025. There are a total of 165 venture capital funds that have made at least three investments in the ranking.

Launched in 2012, Estonian Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator that invests in early-stage startups from the Baltic, Central European, and African regions. It has invested in more than 350 startups and had 13 exits. Startup Wise Guys typically invests up to €500K per startup through multiple funds that manage €45M and are backed by more than 150 investors. The CEO of Startup Wise Guys is Сristobal Аlonso.

The venture fund is active in more than 10 countries and in Q1 2025 it supported more than 13 new startups in different countries.