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Blurred lines: defining deep tech

The line between deep tech and more traditional technology is often blurred.

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From experimentation to scale

A 16 July event looks at how policymakers and innovation stakeholders can use experimentation and scaling to help drive innovation ecosystems.

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The universal challenges that all deep tech startups face

This issue looks at some of the key challenges that every Baltic Sea Region startup and scaleup faces.

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Recapping a BIG month for FINEST SCALEUP

From review meetings to investment calls, deep tech to dual use technology, it’s been a very busy month for FINEST SCALEUP and our partners!

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State of Deep Tech in the Baltics

According to the Baltic Deep Tech Report 2025, deep tech is no longer a niche - it's the core of the Baltic startup economy.

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How Latvia became a deep tech hotspot

FINEST SCALEUP partner Startin.LV provides insights on what makes Latvia such an attractive location for deep tech startups and scaleups.

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What to look for before investing in a deep tech startup

Successfully investing in deep tech requires more than just capital. It requires insight, patience, and a clear framework for identifying the right teams and technologies.

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An Investor’s Guide to Latvian Deep Tech

With around 500 confirmed startups and recent investments estimated at EUR 40 million, Latvia is experiencing a deep tech surge – one that is full of opportunities for investors.

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News & Press

21 April, 2026

Deep tech companies rarely scale within national borders alone. In the Baltic Sea Region, collaboration across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Poland is increasingly becoming a strategic asset, enabling startups and scaleups to access broader markets, capital, and expertise.

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1 April 2026

The transition to a circular economy is one of the European Union's defining strategic priorities and 28DIGITAL is actively contributing to it. Through four EU-funded Horizon Europe projects, 28DIGITAL is working with partners across the continent to tackle some of the most pressing sustainability challenges: from wasteful healthcare supply chains to fragmented materials research, from underserved green tech startups to regional innovation divides.

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May 2024

The FinEst Centre for Smart Cities recently received European Union funding to pursue a project that will help to better understand the deep tech innovation ecosystem in the Baltic Sea Region, with a special focus on green and smart city technologies, as well as supporting women-led business ventures.

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4 April 2024

The FinEst Scaleup project has been launched with an almost million-euro budget and a two-year duration. The goal within the international project is to build crucial bridges between investors and entrepreneurs in the deep tech sector.

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