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Head of Program Artur Kamberg on this year's program highlights, freelance life and Tartu vs Tallinn
17.05.2022
You may know Artur Kamberg as a radio voice, podcast and event host but did you know he is also the Head of Program of sTARTUp Day 2022? Let’s get to know him a little bit better as well as...
Meet our podcast hosts Marleen Aasa and Otto Oliver Olgo
01.12.2021
It’s time to get to know Marleen Aasa and Otto Oliver Olgo, consultants at Miltton New Nordics and the hosts...
Sandra Saarniit on supporting local startup community and personal growth
21.10.2021
This week’s hero is Sandra Saarniit, Startup Community Development Manager at Startup Estonia whose mission is to foster collaboration and...
Martin Vares – the Estonian Young Entrepreneur of 2021!
07.10.2021
Martin Vares is the CEO and co-founder of Fractory, a cloud manufacturing company connecting engineers to potential production capacity through...
Indrek Neivelt on entrepreneurship, modernizing technology from the 16th century, and luck
20.08.2021
Indrek Neivelt is the CEO of Respiray, an Estonian startup creating wearable air purifiers that eliminate over 99% of viruses...
Meelis Kadaja: "We need people, and we need biotechnological solutions to take care of them!"
12.08.2021
Meelis Kadaja has worked as the Chief Business Development Officer of Icosagen Cell Factory for seven years. He returned to...
Kadri Tammai: ”Everything is possible with empowered people!”
08.07.2021
Kadri Tammai runs the Tehnopol Startup Incubator, that helps Estonian early-stage startups conquer the world market. In addition, from this...
Katrina Laks: “Knowing that we can make people’s lives better inspires us.”
17.05.2021
Migrevention is a young startup that scored a victory at BioHackathon 2020 competition. Despite the challenges of the past year,...
Toms Niparts: “If the problem lets you sleep peacefully, you probably should find fulfillment from another place.”
16.04.2021
Toms Niparts is the CEO and Co-Founder of Jeff App, the winner of sTARTUp Pitching 2020. Jeff’s mission is to...
Henri Klemmer: ”We are at the beginning of a significant green transition and digitization trend, which puts us in an ideal position.”
05.03.2021
Henri Klemmer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Hepta Airborne. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Tartu, Hepta Airborne automates...
Carlos Paniagua: “Take risks that won’t kill you. But take risks!”
04.02.2021
Carlos is the CTO and Co-Founder of Glia – a digital customer service platform that allows consumers to interact with...
Marion Teder: “The continuous learning process goes according to what the world has to offer.”
17.12.2020
Marion Teder is the founder and CEO of CareMate – a platform that helps people needing home care assistance meet...
Randu Riiberg: “Everything comes down to self-belief.”
10.12.2020
Randu is a partner at Law Office Glimstedt and has 20 years of experience as a legal advisor and management...
Jüri Kaljundi: “I expect people and businesses to stop the daily destruction of the world.”
04.12.2020
Jüri is the co-founder of weekly team management service Weekdone, nature conservancy foundation Koosloodus and non-profit startup foundation Garage48. He...
Remato – this year’s most outstanding startup in Tartu!
26.11.2020
Each year, the City of Tartu awards its best companies, including one noteworthy startup. This year, the title of the...
Kaarel Holm: “The most significant emotional victory is to see someone use the thing you've created”
13.11.2020
Kaarel Holm is the CEO and co-founder of MeetFrank. MeetFrank is a secret recruitment app for top talent that helps...
Eve Peeterson: “Allow yourself to make mistakes!”
06.11.2020
Eve Peeterson is the Head of Startup Estonia. Startup Estonia is a governmental initiative aimed to boost the Estonian startup...
Mart Lättekivi: "Maybe the midlife crisis just hit me at the age of 24."
23.10.2020
Mart Lättekivi is our amazing COO! He has been in the sTARTUp Day family for 3 years now. The first...
Aleksander Tõnnisson: “I'm excited that I don't know what's yet to come.”
15.10.2020
Aleksander Tõnnisson is the managing partner of Buildit Pre-Seed and Seed Funds and a co-founder of Buildit Hardware Accelerator that...
Jaan Hendrik Murumets – the Estonian Young Entrepreneur of 2020!
08.10.2020
Jaan Hendrik Murumets is the CEO and one of the owners of Krakul, a company operating in the field of...
Hero of the week - Urmas Klaas, the Mayor of Tartu
07.02.2020
sTARTUp Day 2020 Hero of the week is Urmas Klaas - the Mayor of Tartu! He has been a great...
Kadri Tuisk: “Many problems an entrepreneur faces are new even to the world”
17.01.2020
Hero of the Week Kadri Tuisk is the founder and CEO of Clanbeat - a personal growth support tool helping...
Kaidi Ruusalepp: “Successful people see opportunities where others see risks”
10.01.2020
Hero of the week - Kaidi Ruusalepp is the founder and CEO of Funderbeam, the global funding and trading platform...
Taavi Tamkivi: “I was worrying about all the people who were getting hurt”
03.01.2020
Hero of the Week Taavi Tamkivi is the co-founder and CEO of Salv. Salv is an anti-money laundering user-friendly platform...
Hero of the Week - Martin Jeret: “Fear of not succeeding is never a good reason to say no”
27.12.2019
Our Hero of the Week - Martin Jeret became CEO of Nevercode in September. At the beginning of December Nevercode signed...
Hero of the Week - Taniel Põld: “I am inspired by Estonian startup landscape”
20.12.2019
Taniel Põld is the CEO of Degritter, a company specializing in ultrasonic cleaning of vinyl records and is particularly distinguished...
Hero of the Week - Heikki Mägi: “Leadership is about inspiring the people around you.”
13.12.2019
Heikki is an entrepreneur, coach, trainer, active health blogger, and a hobby chef. He’s a co-founder and CEO of Fitlap....
Stenver Jerkku: “Even if everything seems to fail, always look for learning opportunities.”
06.12.2019
Stenver Jerkku is a software engineer, a leader, a public speaker and an entrepreneur but most importantly – the co-founder...
Hero of the Week - Mari Joller: “I want to reinvent how people search for audio”
29.11.2019
Mari Joller is an Estonian tech entrepreneur living in New York, who builds companies that are enabled by artificial intelligence...
Hero of the Week - Kristjan Maruste: “I decided that failing my startup would just equal an MBA"
22.11.2019
Kristjan Maruste is the CEO and co-founder of Comodule that creates a universal operating system to digitize light vehicles such...
Raine Toss (k u u l design): “Each failure is necessary for growth”
15.11.2019
Raine Toss is the founder and designer of the Estonian clothing brand k u u l. The brand was initially...
The University of Tartu is ranked in the top 300 in Business and Economics according to the newest Times Higher Education rankings
08.11.2019
The University of Tartu’s ranking has risen in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings! The University of Tartu is ranked...
Ivo Remmelg: “The biggest mistake is to invest in emotions”
01.11.2019
Ivo Remmelg is an entrepreneur and one of the founding members of EstBAN. Ivo has over 25 years of experience...
Martin Kristerson: "Teamwork makes the dream work"
24.10.2019
Martin Kristerson is the founder and CEO of UpSteam – one of the fastest-growing early-stage startups of Estonia. While he...
Rain Rannu: “I wanted to do something that would not exist unless I do it.”
18.10.2019
Rain Rannu is probably best described as a guy with many talents. He is known as a serial entrepreneur, who...
Ardo Kaurit - the Estonian Young Entrepreneur of the Year!
11.10.2019
Ardo Kaurit started building electric bicycles with two friends 5 years ago. At first, it was more of a side-hobby...
Meet our new Head Organizer Marili Vihmann
15.08.2019
Marili has been with sTARTUp Day since the very beginning. She started as the volunteers’ team lead and was a...
Hero of the Week: Rein Lemberpuu, CEO and Founder of .Contriber: “You Often Have to Work on Balancing the Opposites.”
17.01.2019
Rein Lemberpuu – a man who needs no further introduction. Though if you do – he is one of the...
Oliver Leisalu, CTO & Co-Founder of Bolt: “Be passionate about what you’re doing.”
10.01.2019
Oliver Leisalu is the CTO and the third co-founder of Bolt (previously Taxify) of whom we yet don’t know much....
Peter Vesterbacka, Co-Founder of Lightneer: ”I Always Knew That I Wanted to do My Own Thing.”
04.01.2019
Peter Vesterbacka is a Finnish entrepreneur and mobile game developer who is most famous for being part of wildly successful...
Sten Tamkivi, Chief Product Officer of Topia: “Don’t say a bad word about anything you're not ready to do better yourself.”
28.12.2018
Sten Tamkivi is the Chief Product Officer of Topia and the President of Estonian Startup Leaders Club. He is a...
Fashion Designer Reet Aus: “For Some Reason, Our Society Doesn’t Value Failures.”
21.12.2018
Reet Aus is a fashion, theatre and film artist, with a goal to focus on environmentally friendly and sustainable creation....
Andrus Purde, Co-Founder of Outfunnel: “One can only hope that people have the patience not to take one marshmallow now but wait for two.”
14.12.2018
Andrus Purde is an Estonian marketing guru with over 20 years of experience in marketing. After working at Skype and...
Kadri Bussov, CEO of ESTCube: “Failing Is One of the Greatest Things That Can Happen in Life.”
07.12.2018
Kadri Bussov is the CEO of Estonian Student Satellite Foundation ESTCube – she is coordinating the construction of the ESTCube-2...
Tõnu Runnel, Co-Founder of Sixfold: “Be Ready to Let Go of the Status Quo No Matter What the Question Is.”
29.11.2018
Tõnu Runnel is a true multi-talent – he is an entrepreneur, a designer, and a photographer.
Marili Vihmann, Head Organizer of sTARTUp Talks: “It’s truly a blessing to be a human being with one’s emotions."
23.11.2018
Marili Vihmann is the Head Organizer of sTARTUp Talks, the official side event series of sTARTUp Day. Her daily challenge...
Alissa Vassilkova, Co-Founder and CEO of Estelon: “You Just Have to Believe in Yourself and Try.”
16.11.2018
Alissa Vassilkova is the CEO and the Co-Founder of Estelon, which is one of the world’s most luxurious speaker brands....
Kaarel Kotkas, CEO & Founder of Veriff: “We Are Creating Trust in a World That is Otherwise Considered Anonymous.”
09.11.2018
Kaarel Kotkas might be young but definitely not inexperienced. His company Veriff has completed the Y Combinator program, which is...
Martin Vares, Co-Founder & CEO of Fractory.co: “You Have to Celebrate Even the Smallest of Victories.”
02.11.2018
Martin Vares is the CEO & co-founder of an on-demand manufacturing platform Fractory.co, which has been an astoundingly successful startup...
Hero of the Week: Kei Karlson, Co-Founder of GoWorkaBit Where Fun Factor is a Serious KPI
25.10.2018
Year: 2013, location: the legendary Garage48 hackathon. An idea which would change the whole job market was born – it’s...
Hero of the Week: Märt Aro, Co-Founder of DreamApply: “You Can Be Stupid, But Be Stubborn.”
19.10.2018
Märt Aro has taken a mission upon himself – to develop the field of education by the educational software DreamApply...
Hero of the Week: Richard Murutar, Founder & CEO of SprayPrinter: “My Goal is to Have World Peace by 2021.”
12.10.2018
Richard Murutar is a man with a vision of making our planet a better environment for us and our children....
Hero of the Week: Young Entrepreneur of the Year, CEO of eAgronom, Robin Saluoks
05.10.2018
Robin Saluoks - co-Founder and CEO of eAgronom, Hero of the week. And yesterday the title of the Young Entrepreneur...
Hero of the Week: Triin Kask, Co-Founder & CEO of Nevercode
28.09.2018
“Believing in yourself is the most crucial asset that you have. Trust life and trust that everything turns out good...
Hero of the Week: Kristel Kruustük, Founder & CEO of Testlio
20.09.2018
Kristel Kruustük is the Co-Founder and CEO of Testlio, software testing and QA management platform that has become one of the...
Hero of the Week: Kelly Kangur, Co-Founder & CBO of Decomer Technology
14.09.2018
Decomer Technology is developing a novel water-soluble and edible packaging material. Our next Hero of the Week is Kelly Kangur, Co-Founder...
Hero of the Week: Ermo Tikk, Head Organizer of sTARTUp Day
30.08.2018
It’s the kickoff of our brand new column – Hero of the Week. Our first hero is Ermo Tikk –...