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Startup Wise Guys
Accelerator · Tallinn, Estonia · Europe
Startup Wise Guys is a global VC fund and accelerator that runs vertical-focused accelerator programs for early-stage B2B startups. It invests in and accelerates startups across Europe and Africa, providing initial tickets and access to a mentor and investor network.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
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Or find every investor that fitsStartup Wise Guys lists 210 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 9 funding rounds, 3 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (16%), Fintech (14%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (12%). It invests most often alongside Specialist VC, Presto Ventures and Zest.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Startup Wise Guys, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Startup Wise Guys' whole history. Rounds on record name 9 companies; its own site lists 210. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 2 | 1 |
| '25 | 5 | 2 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 99th | 211 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 56th | 3% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 5th | 16% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 100th | 30 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 16% | 18% |
| Fintech | 14% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 12% | 6% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| Cybersecurity | 8% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Specialist VC | 10 |
| Presto Ventures | 5 |
| Zest | 5 |
| Creative Destruction Lab | 4 |
| Expert Dojo | 4 |
| ZAKA Ventures | 4 |
| Balnord | 3 |
| Buildit | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers20799%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company31%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Startup Wise Guys head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Startup Wise Guys| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2026 | Seed | |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Seed | |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Seed | |
| 14 Aug 2025 | Seed Led | |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Seed | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Seed |
Round details for Startup Wise Guys
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Startup Wise Guys' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
210 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abillio provides a platform for freelancers and businesses to create invoices, manage payments, and handle tax calculations and payments | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Aboard designs and manufactures hybrid-electric travel trailers for off-grid camping. | Mobility & LogisticsLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company builds and implements digital workflow tools, from PDF generation APIs to full retail ERP systems. | Enterprise SoftwareFintech | Portfolio page | ||
GamingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | |||
| AerariumChain creates certified digital twins of entire art collections. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an AI agent that cleans users' inboxes and removes their personal data from companies | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Agritrack digitizes food quality to reduce costs and secure traceability compliance | AI & Machine LearningFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides software solutions for managing payments, risk, and compliance for payment service providers, enterprise merchants, and financial institutions. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Amio provides an AI chatbot platform for e-commerce | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Anatomy Next provides a 3D anatomy learning platform for students | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Argos Cloud provides automated cloud security assessments for consulting teams and managed service providers | CybersecuritySpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Audemic provides a tool for accessing academic research via audio | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| BannerBoo creates an online platform for making HTML5 banners and other display ads | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| Benme helps companies offer personal rewards and benefits to their employees through its platform. | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Biteful helps suppliers digitize their product catalogs and receive orders online | Food & AgricultureE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Block-Auth provides authentication and identity services without passwords for enterprises | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Blue Auditor helps real estate teams produce audit-ready reporting, define asset-level pathways, and make finance-grade decisions with clearer data. | Real Estate & ConstructionFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Blue Lock AI specializes in offering comprehensive cybersecurity solutions to protect digital assets. | Cybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Bolt offers various mobility services, including ride-hailing, car-sharing, food and grocery delivery, and micromobility solutions. | Mobility & LogisticsFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 10 Nov 2026- Site
- startupwiseguys.com
- Last read
- 10 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 1 Oct 2024
- Companies checked
- 210
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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