TechChill Podcast

There has been much speculation that 2022 will be tough for the Baltic VC market to handle - mainly due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the economic fragility of the region, and the lack of constant flow of startup funding. However, numbers show that Baltic startups still have faired well during the past year and new/old funds have kept on emerging. Will 2023 be no different? Where do Baltic V...

What happens after a successful exit? Musixmatch founder and CEO Max Ciociola sits down for a candid chat about what you need to know if you are considering being acquired. Learn about the real logistics around an exit, and how a passion for music led to creating the world's largest music metadata and lyrics database using the latest AI and machine learning and partnerships with YouTube, Googl...

Speakers: 🔸Ilona Bernotaitė, Chief People Officier at KiloHealth 🔸Liina Laas, Head of Expansion CEE at Deel 🔸Kaarel Holm, Co-Founder at Meetfrank Moderator: 🔸Līva Pērkone, Co-Founder at Helve Panel discussion was a part of TechChill 2023 TechChill is the leading Baltic tech and startup event, held in April 26-28, 2023. The event brought together aspiring startups, international investors, inno...

This session pulls back the curtain on one of the biggest recent acquisitions on the Latvian tech scene. Learn about what actually happened in the days, weeks, and months before Nordigen was bought out in 2022, and how the newly integrated company will help GoCardless become a global open banking powerhouse. The speakers will also share their views on how to succeed in the current macroeconomic en...

We are joined by Giedre Kronberga from Printful, to talk international content marketing. Challenges and importance of staying on brand while remaining local, how to plan content and how do trends come into that, the importance of team and trust, and...

Eunice Chen and Holly Liu sit down to talk all things esports industry! Trends and insights such as what do gamers do when they retire, what has changed over time and what's exciting about the future, the challenges of top players, lack of diversity,...

For this episode, we are joined by Devika Thapar, partner and COO at Wilbe where she helps scientist founders commercialise research to help solve some of the world's biggest problems. Speaker: Devika Thapar, partner and COO at WilbeModerator: Anna...

Co-founder and CEO of one of the most exciting Finnish startups “Sulapac” is here to discuss her journey from scientific research to an actual business idea. We have a productive discussion about sustainable materials and sustainability in the way we...

Our today’s guest is Donatas Keras - entrepreneur, investor and founding partner at Practica Capital. On this episode, we covered knowledge exchange in the ecosystem, cap tables - good and bad deals and startup interest in how VC’s work. Tune in for...

Our Today's guest is Miķelis Baštiks, Co-Founder and lead designer of design agency Asketic. We covered the design process, business models in creative industries and specifically in graphic design. Talked about the role of machines, machine learning...

Baltic Startup Ecosystem

Founder's Dilemma: Relinquishing the CEO title

Today's episode is on stock options and talent. Dominic Jacquesson, Director of Talent at  Index Ventures explains why stock options are so powerful, and how entrepreneurs should allocate them across their team, for maximum benefit.

Building a heavy-lifting Drone: The story of Aerones

The Holy Grail: Balancing Life

Today's episode of TechChill Podcast is on analytics. Going from software to data and to insights. Kasper Suomalainen from Superhero Capital has seen all types of companies when it comes to data. The ones who have no data and insights to ones who are...

Today's podcast is on AI. Stripping away the jargon in machine learning and AI to take a look at what’s easy, what’s hard, how to spot opportunities, and what you need to know to avoid the biggest threats in AI. Cassie Kozyrkov is Chief Decision...

In today's episode we talk about passion, robots and street art. Sirla is a co-founder of the Sprayprinter and shares how following her passion for illegal street art got her to Silicon Valley. Speaker: Sirla, Co-Founder & CIO of Sprayprinter

What is going wrong with mental health in the tech industry?