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2015 LATVIAN STARTUP
ECOSYSTEM
#labsoflatvia
‘At Labs of Latvia ignition event each of us met someone they had
not met before’ © Ernests Štāls, chairman of TechHub Riga,
founder of Reach.ly
Why?
Intro
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We have great and diverse success
stories:
1. Data visualisation: Infogr.am, ZoomCharts
2. Drones: AirDog, UAV Factory Penguin B
3. EdTech: PentaClass, Edurio
4. Science: Conelum, Koatum, Commercialization reactor
5. Exits: CoBook (to FullContact), Ask.fm (to Ask.com)
+many more: www.labsoflatvia.com/startups
#labsoflatvia
Data visualisation
• $2.8 million in 2
rounds
• HackFwd, Point Nine
Capital, Connect
Ventures
• Acquired Visualoop
• Offices: Riga and
San Francisco
• www.infogr.am
• $812,000 seed
• 40 B2B clients,
including HP and
Swiss Life
• SEO, 0 marketing
budget
• Office: Riga
• https://zoomcharts.co
m/en/
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Drones
• World-class UAV
builder from design to
manufacturing
• Since 2012, Penguin
B holds 54.5h world
endurance record
• http://www.uavfactory
.com/
• Best drone #CES2015
• $1.4 million Kickstarter
• $2 million by Seraph
Group, IT-Farm
Corporation, Base
Ventures, FlyCap,
Imprimatur, angels
• Offices: Riga and Palo
Alto
• http://airdog.com/
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EdTech
• Feedback tool for
schools & universities
• To guide ongoing
improvement
• Stunning team
• http://www.edurio.co
m/
• Solving ‘Do you hear
me at the back?’
• Excellent engineering
• 98 signed up
distributors
• Audio solution for
schools
• http://pentaclass.com/
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Science:
• Cutting time for daily
tests in dairy 30x: from
24h-5days to 25 min
• Certified test in the EU
• 5 companies ready to
buy
• http://www.conelum.com/
• World’s first double-
coating for implants
• Dramatically reduced
risk of rejection
• http://www.koatum.com/
More?
http://www.commercializat
ionreactor.com
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Exits:
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‘Latvians don’t talk about money. That’s why they don’t get money.’
© Uldis Leiterts, founder of Infogr.am
Why?
Intro
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‘We have dealflow from Estonia, we have dealflow from
Lithuania and then there is this black hole in between’© CEE
investor whom we met at LOGIN 2015
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www.labsoflatvia.com
1. The pulse of Latvian startup scene
2. Database of Latvian startups, funders, communities
3. Created to unite Latvian startup scene, strengthen its voice –
Startup Nations, media guest posts, government
What?
Intro
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With whom?
#labsoflatvia
1. Register your personal profile
2. Claim your company profile or create new
3. Gain access to publish news, jobs, events, slides:
a. Post news leading to your blog
b. Be included in our overviews
c. Be suggested to investors and media
How?
Intro
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Kristaps Skutelis
Technology News
@krizdabz
Jekaterina Zaiceva
Startup and Investors
Scene patron at LGA
@kat_zaytseva
Marija Odineca
Editor, Startup News
@MarijaOdineca
Labs of Latvia TeamWe believe in Latvian Startups:
Tips on news/topics to cover: [email protected]
General inquiries: [email protected]
Contacts
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www.labsoflatvia.com
Q&A
Contact Info
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Thank You!Thank you!
