LIFT99
AcceleratorTallinn · Seed · 8 people tracked
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 · 8 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 4 of 6 portfolio companiesSaaS ×3Marketing Tech ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1Cloud Computing ×1Developer Tools ×1Enterprise Software ×1HR Tech ×1LegalTech ×1
HQs:Estonia×1United Kingdom×1United States×1
Portfolio companies · 6 tracked
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Awesomic is a talent marketplace that connects businesses with freelance contractors and creative talent to complete projects and tasks.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketing TechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Stacy Pavlyshyna(Founder)inRoman Sevast(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorOperator Stack
Dashbird is an observability and monitoring platform built for serverless and cloud-native infrastructure, giving engineering teams end-to-end visibility, error and incident detection across AWS resources.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
LegalTechLondon, GB
Margaryta Sivakova(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsTechstars 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)Markus Leming(Co-Founder & Head of Product and Support)Michiel Klonhammer(CEO)
Co-investorsbyFoundersSpring CapitalSquareOneSpecialist VC
Restaurant technology startup backed by Icebreaker VC and used by Bolt and Wolt.
Estonia-based fintech founded in 2020 by an ex-Skype founder, and a LIFT99 community member.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has LIFT99 made?
- LIFT99 has 5 tracked investments.
- 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, Specialist VC, Spring Capital, among 6 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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