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[ArcticStartup @arcticstartup]

Arctic15 turns 15, anniversary edition opens with exclusive early-bird pricing https://t.co/6bz7iTu1eN @arctic15 @ArcticStartup_E #nordicmade #Finland #events #startups #investors #funding #innovations #dealroom #dealtank #workshops #speeddating #matchmaking #trending

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

Uudenmaan liiton tulisi muuttaa asennettaan yksityiseen Tallinna-​tunneliin – Ja Espoon sekä Vantaan edistää sitä voimakkaasti

https://t.co/AlmNarlE73

[ARCTIC15 - 15th Anniversary Edition 🌟 @arctic15]

ARCTIC15 – 15TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 15 years of deals, curated matchmaking, and founder–investor partnerships. Celebrate a bigger ambition this June in Helsinki! Tickets: https://t.co/KnMfNbENkN

[William Doyle @williamdoylenyc]

DID YOU KNOW A FINNISH-AMERICAN HERO HELPED CREATE THE UNITED STATES? Capitalist paradise, world’s freest nation, happiest nation, most skilled adult population, world leader in achieving UN SDGs, with a powerful lesson for America today. https://t.co/fFKfPkmMTe

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

EU Commission wants more fast rail and wants to see more private projects, private funding.

Great support for the Helsinki - Tallinn tunnel and Stockholm - Oslo fast rail.

https://t.co/Uwh4tDE9z7

[Timmu Tõke @timmutoke]

Netflix x Ready Player Me !!

I’m excited to announce that @readyplayerme has been acquired by @netflix.

Our team will be joining Netflix to contribute to their gaming strategy with our cross-game avatar tech, enabling players to carry their identities and fandom across games.

We started the company 12 years ago with Rainer, Kaspar and Haver. We were 20-year-olds from small towns in Estonia. We knew nothing about tech or startups, but were obsessed with avatars. Over the last 12 years, we have built many different products around avatars, from hardware scanners to personal avatar tech and eventually launching Ready Player Me more than 5 years ago.

I’m very proud of the work with did with Ready Player Me, pushing cross-game interoperability further than anyone else before and serving thousands of developers.

We learned a lot as founders throughout those years and managed to build an incredible team that worked very hard to build this company. We were lucky to raise $72m and work with some of the best investors in the world. I’m incredibly grateful for the support and partnership from @a16z, @pluralplatform, @konvoycapital, Riccardo Zacconi, Sebastian Knutsson, Marc Petit, Joshua S. Duyan and our earliest backers Mart Habakuk and Estonian Business School. There were many others that supported and helped us along the way, thank you to all of you!

Our vision has always been to enable avatars and identities to travel across many games and virtual worlds. We’ve been on an independent path to make that vision a reality for a long time. I’m now very excited for the Ready Player Me team to join Netflix to scale our tech and expertise to a global audience and contribute to the exciting vision Netflix has for gaming.

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[Kustaa Valtonen @Valtonenk]

#Nordeep2025 deeptech startup event starting in #Espoo One of the biggest and leading deeptech events in Europe

Exciting two days ahead!

#Finestbayarea @FinestLovevc #RandomVentures

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

Hyvin valittu sijainti tulevan Tukholma - Oslo nopean raiteen varrella :)

Nyt kun saadaan vielä Tallinna - Helsinki - Tampere - Seinäjoki - Vaasa - Uumaja - Mo-i-Rana nopeana, euro standardi, raiteena, niin alkaa olemaan infra iskussa.

https://t.co/WMJ14WQXNy

[Tivi @Tivilehti]

⭐ Suomalaiskeksijä haastaa amerikkalaisen ylivallan – Uusi vallankumous voi palauttaa Euroopan kehityksen kärkeen https://t.co/ivy6XLIQA9

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

Bliss builds a crucial therapist marketplace for diaspora communities, starting with Albanians abroad

https://t.co/L7SxsBYOBz

[Unitt @UNITT_io]

UNITT team were at the Arctic15 Conference in Helsinki today to launch the UNITT app! They were joined by one of UNITT’s advisors, Peter Vesterbacka.

Check out what they had to say and give it a like!

https://t.co/0mnaHsM21a

[Invest in Estonia @EstoniaInvest]

🇫🇮🇪🇪 #Finnish startup legends @pvesterbacka and @Valtonenk launch the @FinestLovevc fund in #Estonia, aiming to transform the region's ecosystem through early-stage investments and innovative #education. https://t.co/MoTiVoF9Of

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

Aamu käyntiin Pikkuparlamentissa tunnelikeskustelulla. Tulevaisuus on siitä siisti että siihen voi vaikuttaa, mutta parempaan tulevaisuuteen pitäisi kyllä päästä nopeammin.

Building the #FinestFuture in the #FinEstBayArea #together

[ArcticStartup @arcticstartup]

Baltic startup funding stabilizes amid selective investments, with AI and deeptech driving early-stage rounds https://t.co/wPpZ05HQ6S via @ArcticStartup @changeventures @Andrabagdonaite #balticmade #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #community #funding #reports #startups #Trending

[ArcticStartup @arcticstartup]

Nordic Angels expands to Finland with Valtonen and Vesterbacka leading the way https://t.co/lq8H7ptm0l via @ArcticStartup @Valtonenk @pvesterbacka @nordicangels_ #nordicmade #Finland #community #Angels #angelinvestors #startups #Trending

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

Cool moves at the Dance Tech side event at the Saiffa dance school. The mimiqit AI capturing it all and scoring it. #slush2024

Building the #FinestFuture in the #FinEstBayArea #together

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

It's Slush week :)

[FinestLovevc @FinestLovevc]

https://t.co/4zIF8eIRCt

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

Huomenta Vilnasta!

[Peter Vesterbacka @pvesterbacka]

Greetings from Vilnius :)

Building the #FinestFuture in the #FinEstBayArea #together