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The XRP Ledger Foundation is an independent non-profit entity which works to support development and usage of the XRP Ledger. Our key focus areas areresearch and development, reliable Access to the XR Ledger, social impact and connections. The XRPL is a decentralized, public blockchain led by a global developer community.

It’s fast, energy efficient, and reliable. With ease of development, low transaction costs, and a knowledgeable community, it provides developers with a strong open-source foundation for executing on the most demanding projects—without hurting the environment.

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We provide useful and convenient energy solutions and produce energy in an increasingly environmentally friendly way. Eesti Energia's home market stretches from Finland to Poland. Electrification based on green electricity is the fastest, cheapest and most environmentally friendly way to a carbon-neutral economic model. As experts in the field of energy, we help customers plan their green journey in a personal and flexible manner as well as implement it by using environmentally friendly energy solutions. We take responsibility for the natural resources, technology and the power network entrusted to us to be used in the best manner possible.

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Nordecon AS (formerly Eesti Ehitus), founded in 1989, is one of the largest construction groups in Estonia that operates in nearly every segment of the construction market. For years, the cornerstones of our business strategy have been a clear focus on general contracting and project management and the policy of maintaining a reasonable balance between building and infrastructure construction. To support the core business, we have gradually extended our offering with various ancillary services such as concrete works, road maintenance, etc. Nordecon offers high-quality professional service in the construction of commercial, industrial and public buildings and infrastructure assets.

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Nordecon AS (formerly Eesti Ehitus), founded in 1989, is one of the largest construction groups in Estonia that operates in nearly every segment of the construction market. For years, the cornerstones of our business strategy have been a clear focus on general contracting and project management and the policy of maintaining a reasonable balance between building and infrastructure construction. To support the core business, we have gradually extended our offering with various ancillary services such as concrete works, road maintenance, etc. Nordecon offers high-quality professional service in the construction of commercial, industrial and public buildings and infrastructure assets.

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As a developing and innovative organisation, we lay stress on training and constant improvement of the management system, because this is the only way to ensure the success of our projects and sustainability of the company. Our team consists of the specialists with higher education in construction and many years of experience in the field of construction management. Our slogan is: "Hurry slowly and act sensibly". We want to be an appreciated and reliable company in the field of construction – for the clients, for the cooperation partners as well as for our competitors.

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We provide useful and convenient energy solutions and produce energy in an increasingly environmentally friendly way. Eesti Energia's home market stretches from Finland to Poland. Electrification based on green electricity is the fastest, cheapest and most environmentally friendly way to a carbon-neutral economic model. As experts in the field of energy, we help customers plan their green journey in a personal and flexible manner as well as implement it by using environmentally friendly energy solutions. We take responsibility for the natural resources, technology and the power network entrusted to us to be used in the best manner possible.

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Skepast&Puhkim OÜ is a leading Estonian consulting company in the field of infrastructure, spatial planning and environment. We offer professional and high quality services to our customers. We have been operating for 15 years in the Estonian market. Our company has emerged from the company Ramboll Eesti AS.

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Fibenol is a blend of science, innovation and collaboration. We are a 100% private equity-based company focused on creating sustainable biomaterials. We offer novel products from a renewable source to open up new frontiers for many industries. We produce sustainable biomaterials from renewable secondary use biomass that create novel value chains that don’t just replace but redefine.e partner with businesses looking to make bold advances in the production of recyclable materials. We supply our biomaterials and expertise they need to help them meet their goals. We help industries to do more with less, with certainty.

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Rein Lind was born in Tallinn on February 24, 1952. In 1975, Lind started at the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Electrical Automation, which he graduated in 1980 as an electrical engineer. After graduating from TPI, Rein Lind started working as an engineer in a special construction office until 1991, when the Republic of Estonia was restored. After the restoration, Rein Lind participated in the development of the Estonian Defense Forces, he served as a staff officer in the General Staff of the Defense Forces, being an expert in armaments. His work was related to the technical part of armaments, where he also had to apply the experience and knowledge gained in the above-mentioned work, and he also had to cooperate with Tallinn University of Technology if necessary. Later, the field of armaments was transferred to the Defense Logistics Center, where Rein Lind served until his retirement. His wish was that the field of automation and electrical engineering would survive and develop. Rein Lind died on 13.10.2021 in Tallinn.

Our mission is to further the development of society and make Estonia a better place to live and work. We are inspired by the possibility of using technology to make people’s lives easier and more convenient. We have the technological competence, unique knowledge of the customer, and investment capacity to fulfill the vision of a new generation telco.

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We’re a bridge between innovative ideas & making them happen! Together we’ll shape a cleaner tomorrow. We supply the Baltics and Poland with renewable energy. This means we create solar and wind parks that produce electricity in an environmentally friendly way. We cooperate closely with landowners, local communities & authorities, grid operators and green energy investors. Sunly is also a member of the Community Energy Cooperative in Estonia. Besides developing renewable energy projects, we also manage a renewable energy and electrification portfolio of startups.

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Welcome to Harju Elekter, an international industrial conglomerate with over 50 years of experience. We specialize in the development and manufacturing of electrical and automation solutions. Our clients include major electricity distribution, infrastructure, industrial, and maritime companies in the Nordic region. Supported by our sheet metal factory in Estonia and industrial real estate development and leasing, our core business continues to thrive. With approximately 800 specialists working in our factories in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and Lithuania, we are committed to delivering excellence. Harju Elekter shares are listed on the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange.

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Fibenol is a blend of science, innovation and collaboration. We are a 100% private equity-based company focused on creating sustainable biomaterials. We offer novel products from a renewable source to open up new frontiers for many industries. We produce sustainable biomaterials from renewable secondary use biomass that create novel value chains that don’t just replace but redefine.e partner with businesses looking to make bold advances in the production of recyclable materials. We supply our biomaterials and expertise they need to help them meet their goals. We help industries to do more with less, with certainty.

The main function of EFIS is to collect intelligence and to protect classified information.

EFIS collects, analyses and delivers information on Estonia's external security threats. The information gathered by EFIS has a significant influence on Estonia's national defence and security policy making. EFIS is in the front line of national defence, as intelligence ensures early warning for events that pose a threat to us.

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Elering is an independent and self-sustaining Estonian electricity and gas transmission system operator whose main task is to ensure a reliable energy supply for Estonian consumers at all times. To ensure the continuity of this vital service, Elering operates and develops the domestic electricity and gas transmission networks, as well as the international connections. Elering manages the Estonian electricity and gas systems in real-time.

Our activities are based on the principles of an open energy market. We work towards providing unrestricted access to the energy markets of neighboring countries and Europe as a whole. We consider the expectations of stakeholders in our operations and support the development and competitiveness of the Estonian economy. In addition, we support the achievement of climate goals set by the European Union and the Republic of Estonia.

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Admiral Markets is an international financial services company that offers clients the opportunity to trade and invest in international financial markets. Since the establishment of the company in 2001, Admiral Markets has continuously expanded its reach, being today one of the most international financial companies in Estonia. Admiral Markets has offices in 19 different countries and clients in more than 140 countries around the world. Admiral Markets AS is a stock exchange company whose bonds are listed on the Nasdaq Baltic stock exchange bond list and are traded on the Nasdaq Tallinn stock exchange.

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Rantelon is a visionary creator, developer, and manufacturer of innovative electronic systems. Our focus lies in delivering solutions based on electronics, software, mechanics, as well as radio and microwave technologies. Over the course of 25 years, Rantelon has grown into a company of nearly 50 employees, earning the trust of renowned clients in the civil, security, and industrial sectors due to our exceptional work quality and standards.

Through our expertise in designing, manufacturing, and selling cutting-edge radio frequency electronic devices, we connect people and contribute to making the world a safer place. At Rantelon, we are driven by our commitment to technological advancements and the positive impact they can have on society.

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We offer a wide range of financial services including current accounts, mortgages, insurance, credit cards, loans, pensions and investments for both private and corporate clients. Our goal is to help ensure that the financial affairs of people and companies are in order in the long term. We follow three values in all our activities: we are open, simple and caring.

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Viru Keemia Grupp is a private Estonian large-scale industrial enterprise. We focus on oil shale mining, shale oil, combined heat and power production and production and marketing of fine chemical products. Our central values are openness, dedication to our work, and continuous development. We believe that every step and every action we take must create value for everyone – our employees, partners, clients, and the local community alike. Our mission is the valorisation of oil shale – the brown gold of Estonia.

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AS Balbiino is the largest fully Estonian-owned producer of ice cream. Our grand mission is to produce the best and creamiest Estonian ice cream from real cream and brighten people’s days with our delicious treats. We’ve take significant steps to reduce our environmental impact and work hard every day to find more environmentally friendly ways of producing delicious ice cream. As the biggest ice cream producer in Estonia, Balbiino has accepted responsibility for maintaining and developing ice cream culture through three key activities:

• We value the ice cream traditions of Estonia
• We showcase local dairy producers
• We contribute to the preservations of the environment

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Litegrav is founded by passionate scientists who believe innovations should be on a fast-track development between academia and the industrial ecosystem to gain maximum benefit. Our close collaboration with different fields from top-notch laboratories around the world leads to the development of a versatile laboratory system that boosts high-impact research and helps to push boundaries of humankind. For example, it is under use to screen for potential drug targets to prevent neuronal damage, or to test novel compounds that can save bone from degradation during space missions or due to ageing.

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Phoenix Contact Baltic States was established in 2005 as a subsidiary to service the Baltic States market. Phoenix Contact Baltic States hub in Vilnius is a Lithuanian company with offices in Latvia and Estonia. As part of the company’s global commitment, Phoenix Contact localized approach enables us to be focused and proactive in our response to our diverse customer base, with rapidly changing needs, and gives us an ability to support modern logistics techniques and operations.

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The company, which started with a couple of construction crews in 1990, has grown into a strong construction and real estate group listed on the NASDAQ Tallinn Stock Exchange, Merko Ehitus, which offers its services in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway. Nearly five hundred people work in Merko Estonian companies, who work hard every day to ensure that each next object is completed better than the previous one. Merko carries out complex and innovative large-scale projects as well as smaller construction works. Merko builds buildings as well as infrastructure and energy facilities, relying on the versatile experience of its engineering staff and skilled workers.

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Utilitas is an Estonian energy group, the principal activities of which include generating thermal energy and electricity and providing district heating services. Utilitas group comprises district heating companies AS Utilitas Tallinn and AS Utilitas Eesti, as well as OÜ Utilitas Tallinna Elektrijaam, which produces heat and electricity. We provide solutions which are suitable for our customers and the environment, generate and distribute energy as efficiently as possible, and use renewable and local energy sources in the maximum possible extent. More than a half of the thermal energy sold is generated from local and renewable fuels.

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RKAS provides real estate services to exercisers of state authority. RKAS is the preferred partner and centre of excellence for the Government and state authorities in the development, management and maintenance of real estate objects necessary for the performance of state functions and provision of public service. Riigi Kinnisvara AS is a real estate development and management company established for the efficient management of state real estate in 2001. The company is 100% owned by the Republic of Estonia and its shares are controlled by the Ministry of Finance.

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Based on patented Curved Graphene, Skeleton's energy storage solutions represent the biggest technological advancement in the industry in the last 20 years. ,Curved Graphene significantly increases the energy density of our supercapacitors and SuperBattery, while also solving the stability and scalability issues of solid-state battery technologies. Curved Graphene is the key to a cleaner, electrified future.

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MTÜ Eesti Mäeselsts unites citizens and corporations whose main activity is directly related to mining and who have common interests in the design and implementation of scientific, technical, environmental, educational and economic policies in the field of mining that promote the development of Estonia. The main activities of the mining society are issuing invitations, organizing mining conferences, oil shale standardization, awarding scholarships for undergraduate studies and promoting the mining profession.

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Tallinna Vesi AS takes care of the production and delivery of drinking water to consumers, as well as the disposal and treatment of waste water in Tallinn. We channel approximately 70 million liters of drinking water per day into the water network and send 120 million liters of environmentally safe treated waste water to a treatment plant and then into the sea. Our work in handling and using this valuable natural resource for the benefit of customers, residents, guests and the environment requires careful and long-term planning.

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Estonian Railways Ltd is a state-owned company operating since 1870 and is responsible for railway administration related tasks.   Estonian Railways Ltd ensures smooth operation, management and maintenance of the railway infrastructure and efficient traffic management.  The company is additionally also responsible for development and functioning of the railway infrastructure and acts as a partner in solving cross-border issues and settling on standards. As the owner of the railway infrastructure, Estonian Railways Ltd holds a central role in functioning of the transit sector and responsibility for maintaining a functioning competitive situation both in passenger and cargo transport.

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Pipedrive is the first CRM platform made for salespeople, by salespeople. They knew from experience that in sales, as in life, you can’t control your results but you can control your actions. So, they created Pipedrive around activity-based selling, a proven approach that’s all about scheduling, completing and tracking activities. In 2020, Vista Equity Partners, a leading global investment firm that invests exclusively in enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, made a majority investment in Pipedrive. This investment and the continued support of our customers will help us accomplish our goal.

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Founded in 2000, Gunvor Services AS, formerly AS Tarcona, is a full-service provider of shipping logistics and operations, with additional specialists who cover accounting, compliance and IT functions for international commodities trading. Located in Tallinn, Gunvor Services is one of Estonia’s first and largest service providers for physical trading houses.

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Baltic Workboats is a modern, well-equipped shipyard with a highly skilled workforce of over 200 people. During the two decades we’ve delivered more than 200 highly versatile vessels. Designed and built for the demands of governments, research institutions and multinational companies in over 20 countries worldwide. We’ve been granted both the ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certificates and continue to develop our production quality and efficiency through an enhanced set of standards and management processes. The beautiful island of Saaremaa is home to our state-of the-art indoor production facility. Situated in the Baltic sea and renowned for its shipbuilding heritage over many thousands of years, Saaremaa has proven to be the ideal home for our operation.

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Mobility made easy. For everyone. Software driven. CARIAD is building the leading tech stack for the automotive industry, aiming to create a new automotive experience and increase the innovation speed of Volkswagen Group to make the car a digital companion. CARIAD is a 100% subsidiary of Volkswagen Group. With about nine million vehicles sold annually, it is one of the largest automotive groups on the planet and unites loved car brands like Volkswagen, Audi, or Porsche and many others. CARIAD is on a mission to build one unified software platform and tech stack for all these brands, enabling them to excite their customers with digital experiences that can continuously be improved through over-the-air updates.

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Beckhoff implements open automation systems using proven PC-based control technology. The main areas that the product range covers are industrial PCs, I/O and fieldbus components, drive technology, automation software, control cabinet-free automation, and hardware for machine vision. Product ranges that can be used as separate components or integrated into a complete and mutually compatible control system are available for all sectors. Our New Automation Technology stands for universal and industry-independent control and automation solutions that are used worldwide in a large variety of different applications, ranging from CNC-controlled machine tools to intelligent building control.

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