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AcceleratorTallinn · Seed · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
LIFT99 operates as a startup community platform and coworking hub serving early-stage founders and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem. The organization facilitates connection, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration among startup founders through physical spaces and community programming, drawing on the experience of its founding team who built the regional startup scene across Central and Eastern Europe.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 8 of 14 portfolio companiesSaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×3Marketing Tech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Developer Tools ×2Enterprise Software ×2LegalTech ×2AdTech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×2Estonia×1Poland×1Ukraine×1United States×1
Portfolio companies · 14 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2025 · 22024 · 12022 · 22021 · 22020 · 18 dated
Alvin is a SQL query optimizer built in Rust using Apache DataFusion that intercepts and optimizes queries before they reach Google BigQuery to reduce costs, and provides a UI for cost reporting and savings tracking.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Dan Mashiter(Founder)in
Co-investorsIcebreakerProject A VenturesNomad Capital
Awesomic is a talent marketplace that connects businesses with freelance contractors and creative talent to complete projects and tasks.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechMarketing TechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stacy Pavlyshyna(Founder)inRoman Sevast(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFlyer One VenturesOperator StackPioneer415x TrustBlueprint For The Culture+5 more
AXDRAFT is a document drafting platform that uses pattern analysis to automate legal document creation for corporations, typically completing documents in under 4 minutes and integrating data from external and internal sources to reduce manual entry and errors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSKyiv, UA
Oleg Zaremba(Founder)inYuriy Zaremba(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorDan DinhSCM AdvisorsVenture Investment Associates
Dashbird is a serverless monitoring, observability, and intelligence platform for applications running on AWS, offering full-stack visibility, error tracking, and incident detection.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Taavi Rehemägi(Founder)in
Co-investorsPassion CapitalIcebreaker
Farsight Vision develops software for spatial data processing and situational awareness, including 3D modeling, anomaly detection, and real-time object detection capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
BoardPaweł Bochniarz(Partner)inWojciech Ratymirski(Partner)inMichał Urbanowski(Partner/CFO)in
Co-investorsFinal Frontier (Space & Defence VC)Radix Ventures
Legal Nodes is a platform that connects founders with a global network of lawyers for pay-per-task cross-border legal work.
LegalTechLondon, GB
Margaryta Sivakova(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsSID Venture PartnersTechstars London 2016Ukrainian Startup Fund
Outfunnel builds a data synchronization platform that connects sales and marketing apps such as HubSpot, Pipedrive, Mailchimp, Monday, Airtable, and Klaviyo, letting SMBs sync contacts, score leads, and create cross-platform reporting.
Marketing TechSaaSSales TechTallinn, EE
Andrus Purde(CEO and Co-founder)inMarkus Leming(Co-Founder & Head of Product and Support)inMichiel Klonhammer(CEO)
Co-investorsbyFoundersSpring CapitalSquareOneSpecialist VC
SegmentStream provides an independent marketing measurement platform that combines cross-channel attribution, identity resolution, incrementality testing, and automated budget allocation to help brands measure ad performance and optimize spending.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechLondon, GB
Oleg Katryshev(Founder)in
Co-investorsR136 VenturesTechstarsFort Ross VenturesMartin HenkRagnar Sass
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BeTRITONCorner RenovationDeftakSpindlStratisSuperfluid
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has LIFT99 made?
- LIFT99 has 14 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does LIFT99 invest at?
- LIFT99 invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does LIFT99 focus on?
- LIFT99 focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is LIFT99 located?
- LIFT99 is headquartered in Tallinn, EE.
- Who does LIFT99 co-invest with?
- LIFT99 most often shares deals with byFounders, Flyer One Ventures, Passion Capital, among 8 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamCONVOY 11 TO UKRAINE BY ESTONIA, LIFT99, NAFO 69TH SNIFFING BRIGADE LED BY RAGNAR SASS
ixsilver · Ragnar Sass
Elise Sass (Lift99) - Your Best Pitch Deck
How to Web · Elise Sass
RAGNAR SASS | LIFT99 & Pipedrive Founder | Live Fireside Chat | Funding news & past failures
Avery Schrader · Ragnar Sass
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