At Startup Wise Guys, we're a diverse collective of tech lovers, mentors, experts, and founders ourselves, united by our passion to support entrepreneurs on their journey. Founded in Estonia in 2012, we've grown from a team of 3 to 60+ people across Europe and Africa, but we've never lost our founder-first mentality. We believe in finding high-potential founders before they even recognize their own capabilities, and we're willing to do the hard work of identifying diamonds in the rough in overlooked markets from CEE to Africa.
Our culture is built on courage, integrity, passionate ambition, and fun - yes, we take our work seriously but never ourselves. We nurture an active peer community across five continents and maintain that being 'the accelerator with a heart' means our founders remain part of our network forever, even if their startup doesn't succeed. We value authentic human connections over data-driven transactions, which is why our managing directors work 24/7 alongside founders, building relationships that extend far beyond business metrics.