Few countries have converted national branding into founder migration as effectively as Estonia. The state that gave the world Skype, Wise, and Bolt now counts more startups per capita than almost any nation in Europe, and its government treats company-building as a form of public infrastructure: registrations happen online, taxes take minutes, and nearly every interaction with officialdom runs through a digital ID. The Estonian startup visa, launched in 2017, is the immigration expression of that philosophy — a dedicated route that lets non-EU founders relocate to Estonia without the capital thresholds, job-creation quotas, or salary floors that burden conventional business immigration.