07 May 2024 News

Three stories behind smart materials being developed as part of the programme Prototech

As part of the programme Prototech, run by the Technology Business Centre at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), 30 entrepreneurs and innovators have secured support for prototype development. Three of them are in the field of smart materials, creating a specific sled prototype, a 3D model of fiberglass reinforcement production equipment, and …

07 May 2024 News

What Vinted’s 600m EUR revenue can teach us about growing beyond the Baltics

The Lithuanian unicorn made headlines last week for having reached profitability for the first time and reaching 596 million EUR in revenue in 2023.  And good for them! We’re happy for our braļukas. But for any Latvian, this will draw our attention to our own local second-hand clothing marketplace – Andele Mandele – which has …

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07 May 2024

Braže talks continued support to Ukraine in Tallinn

On May 6, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, was in Estonia on a working visit to discuss bilateral cooperation between Latvia and Estonia and support to Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a release.