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Jan 28 • 3 tweets • 2 min read
Estonia just held its big annual startup awards with the President.

One award is for biggest social contributor. But they didn’t choose one person or company. They chose… 🥁

…NAFO.

Congratulations all fellas around the world. You’re part of the Estonian startup hall of fame. ImageImageImageImage
You can see the video of NAFO’s award here:
The Estonian startup community puts a lot of its time and money into NAFO fundraising and deliveries, as you can see from these vehicles lined up outside the awards ceremony. Some of the people partying tonight will soon be on their next supply missions to Ukraine. Image

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I want to give a shout-out to @ragnars.

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