Europe's hottest startup capitals: Tallinn

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London's startup scene is booming -- you need only read Wired to see that. But what are Europe's other hot digital cities -- and which are the companies and founders to watch? Welcome to Wired's first annual guide to the continent's rising stars.

TALLINN

Tallinn has some heavyweight tech credentials, but new companies are emerging. Garage48, a monthly two-day hackathon, has spawned several startups.

GrabCad

A CAD-drawing sharing service. A Seedcamp London 2011 winner.

grabcad.com

Erply

Offers point of sale, inventory and ecommerce software.

erply.com

Pipedrive

Clean sales and customer-relationship management tool.

pipedrive.com

Sportlyzer

A virtual personal-fitness trainer that taps the social web.

sportlyzer.com

MoVolo

A travel search engine that also issues all necessary tickets.

movolo.com

Exo-Bikes

Produces electric two wheelers suitable for onand off-road.

exo-bikes.eu

Zerply

A networking site for professionals, with an "Endorse me" button.

zerply.com

Planify

Travel site that allows users to work on planned trips with their friends.

useplanify.com

Utopic

Shows trending topics as on Twitter, but across all your social networks.

utopic.me

Fits.me

A virtual fitting room that uses shape-shifting robots to model clothes.

fits.me

This article was originally published by WIRED UK