Vassili Ljahhovets, co-founder and board member of the Tallinn-based software company Askend, is the first City Founder of the new ImpactBuilders City Chapter in Tallinn. With the chapter, the ImpactBuilders City Network now reaches into Estonia, connecting Tallinn’s business community with peers in other cities across Europe.
Through Askend, Vassili works on digital services for government and business. Since 2016, the company has grown into a team of more than a hundred specialists, working on projects in healthcare, education, energy and other sectors, and it counts among the largest software development partners of the Estonian public sector. Today Vassili is helping lead its expansion into the private sector and international markets.
That is work in which progress rarely comes from one organisation alone. Building digital services that people rely on means bringing together public bodies, companies and specialists, and making sure they can work with one another.
“Askend’s involvement in the Tallinn City Chapter reflects our belief that progress starts with people working together.”
As City Founder, Vassili sees the chapter as a place to share what Askend has learned from building digital services, and equally a place to learn from peers across Europe. The aim is to turn trusted relationships into practical collaboration, both within Tallinn and with business leaders in the other ImpactBuilders cities.
Connecting cities is what makes that possible. Local knowledge in Tallinn meets international experience elsewhere in the network, and that combination creates more opportunities for everyone involved. The chapter was launched on November 3rd 2026 at Askend’s offices, with the message “Connect Estonia to Europe”.
It is exactly this idea that lies behind the ImpactBuilders City Network: strong local ecosystems that do not operate as separate islands, but become more valuable by connecting with one another across Europe.
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