{"id":192327,"date":"2026-01-13T18:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/?p=192327"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:34:31","slug":"103-supported-tech-companies-e26-7-million-raised-and-new-target-markets-tehnopol-business-development-2025-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/103-supported-tech-companies-e26-7-million-raised-and-new-target-markets-tehnopol-business-development-2025-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"103 supported tech companies, \u20ac26.7 million raised, and new target markets \u2013 Tehnopol Business Development 2025 recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new year is already underway and new programmes are about to launch, but before we move into 2026 at full speed, it\u2019s a good moment to look back: what did Tehnopol\u2019s 2025 look like in supporting the growth of technology companies, and what impact did it have on companies\u2019 development?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, Tehnopol provided business services to 103 tech companies. As in every year, the focus was on opening foreign markets, developing new products and services, and raising the capital needed for growth. The past year was best characterised by companies\u2019 desire and need to maintain their position in existing markets, increase profitability, and open new export markets. Several companies launching new export activities found it more purposeful to expand beyond Europe \u2013 with a focus on Southeast Asia, Japan, the USA, Canada and South American markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year in numbers: mentors, trainings and new markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tehnopol supported companies in focus verticals including health, digital, AI and dual-use technologies. Alongside the companies, 170 specialist mentors contributed a total of approximately 1,000 hours. During the year, nearly 90 different trainings or seminars took place, and the work of Tehnopol\u2019s mentors and experts focused primarily on opening export markets, followed by product development and raising capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, in 2025, 25 companies in the portfolio opened at least one new target market \u2013 the most popular target markets were the USA, Germany, Brazil and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Export projects: an easier route to more distant markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, Tehnopol launched and led five different export-oriented projects aimed at helping companies enter more distant markets with greater confidence. Target markets included, among others, Brazil, the USA, Canada, Uzbekistan, the United Kingdom, Japan, and several European markets. In total, Tehnopol invested close to half a million euros during the year to unlock companies\u2019 export potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piloting and prototype testing with cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As an important direction, Tehnopol supported the development and testing of prototypes. In cooperation with the cities of Tallinn and P\u00e4rnu, several companies were able to launch pilot projects to test their products in the urban environment. In total, Tehnopol and the cities invested approximately \u20ac200,000 in carrying out these tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health tech: innovation in wellbeing services and cooperation across Estonia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, the health tech focus was on improving the quality of wellbeing services in Estonia. In cooperation with partners from the Ministry of Social Affairs, an innovation programme for wellbeing technologies was launched, enabling companies to test and bring new wellbeing services and products to market in Estonia, working together with local governments and other public sector organisations. Over two years, more than \u20ac1 million will be invested in pilot projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Tehnopol led a nationwide cooperation agreement between organisations shaping Estonia\u2019s health technology landscape. In September, a cooperation memorandum was signed under which Estonia\u2019s health and welfare system will be improved through new technologies. The memorandum was signed, among others, by the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency, Metrosert, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Product development and closer cooperation with universities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, companies applied for a record amount of funding for product development activities from both European Union and Estonian measures. During the year, approximately \u20ac10 million was invested in research and development activities, which from Tehnopol\u2019s perspective meant closer cooperation with universities and bridging companies\u2019 development needs with universities\u2019 capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDIH AIRE continued<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tehnopol participates in the EDIH AIRE consortium, and in 2025 the European Union and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications extended EDIH AIRE\u2019s mandate to support the digitalisation of industrial and manufacturing companies and the adoption of AI for another four years. This means Tehnopol will continue to focus on digitalisation and AI implementation in industrial and manufacturing companies, advising on raising capital, and supporting the development of companies\u2019 own products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capital companies needed for growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Last year, portfolio companies raised a total of \u20ac26.7 million in capital, of which \u20ac10 million was public funding for development activities. Overall, the year\u2019s focus was clearly balanced: defending existing markets and increasing profitability went hand in hand with opening new markets, product development, and raising growth capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking ahead to 2026: more markets, more deep tech and defence industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2026, we are planning major changes primarily in two directions. First, we will expand the selection of target markets and launch several programmes for entering new markets, including pre-consultations, business missions, and support from advisors located on the ground in the target market. Companies will have greater opportunities than before to explore markets in Brazil, the USA and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, the focus on defence industry and deep tech companies will increase. We will launch a development programme for deep tech companies to accelerate the rapid growth of Estonia\u2019s research-intensive businesses. We also plan international cooperation projects for companies in the defence and dual-use vertical to support piloting of services and products and international sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By sector, work will continue with health, AI, digital, and dual-use and deep tech companies. In health tech, the focus is on creating piloting opportunities and launching paid pilot projects; in AI, we will support companies that can use AI to create new business models and scalable proprietary products; in dual-use, support will expand beyond startups to include companies in the growth stage; and in deep tech, we are ready to launch a nationwide cooperation programme to help new deep tech companies reach export markets through grant funding and investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we summarise 2025 in a single sentence, then from the perspective of Tehnopol\u2019s business services it was a year in which the portfolio became substantively stronger: more support for entering export markets, clearer piloting opportunities, closer cooperation with R&D partners, and very concrete results both in raising capital and opening new target markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>
Majandus- ja t\u00f6\u00f6stusminister Erkki Keldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new year is already underway and new programmes are about to launch, but before we move into 2026 at full speed, it\u2019s a good moment to look back: what did Tehnopol\u2019s 2025 look like in supporting the growth of technology companies, and what impact did it have on companies\u2019 development? In 2025, Tehnopol provided […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":176782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[183,185,191,196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smart-technologies","category-green-technologies","category-innovation-leaders-club","category-digital-technologies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192327"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192375,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192327\/revisions\/192375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}