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Meet the Winners of sTARTUp Pitching 2025!
31.01.2025
sTARTUp Pitching 2025 has once again brought together the most ambitious startups, investors, and ecosystem players to showcase groundbreaking ideas and fierce competition. This year, a record number of startups entered the race, competing for investments and recognition from leading...
Meet the sTARTUp Pitching 2025 TOP 5 Finalists
30.01.2025
The sTARTUp Pitching competition at sTARTUp Day 2025 is reaching its grand finale! After an intense selection process, the TOP5 startups have...
sTARTUp Day 2025 Survival Guide
23.01.2025
sTARTUp Day 2025 is just around the corner! Are you ready to experience the most startup-minded business festival of the year? To...
sTARTUp Day 2025 Program Has Launched!
19.12.2024
The wait is over — the sTARTUp Day 2025 program has officially been announced, and it’s packed with inspiring stories, cutting-edge technologies, and opportunities...
Dealum is the Tartu startup of the year!
11.10.2024
On October 11th, Tartu's entrepreneurial community gathered at the Athena Center for a gala event where the winners of the "Tartu Best...
sTARTUp Day 2025 announces the first five speakers
03.09.2024
Here is the first wave of speakers, promising an event packed with experience, inspiration, and actionable insights for entrepreneurs and innovators. The...
Head Organizer Noora Ustav: We keep innovating with Refresh
20.02.2024
Refresh, the biggest product and UX design conference in Estonia, is taking place in Tartu for the second time on April 11-12,...
Shaping Tomorrow's Value: Executive Day at sTARTUp Day 2024
08.01.2024
On January 24, sTARTUp Day 2024 invites industry leaders to Executive Day – an exclusive event for Executive ticket holders, focusing on...
sTARTUp Day 2024 program is out!
21.12.2023
With 35 days to go until the festival, the sTARTUp Day 2024 program is out now! From survival strategies to sustainable entrepreneurship,...
Let’s take a first glimpse into the sTARTUp Day 2024 program!
04.10.2023
The 8th edition of the sTARTUp Day festival, taking place on January 24–26, 2024, in the smart city of Tartu will be...
sTARTUp Day joins forces with Tartu 2024
26.09.2023
Tartu together with Southern Estonia is the European Capital of Culture in 2024. We’re excited to announce Tartu 2024 as one of...
Are you the new head organizer of sTARTUp Day?
29.08.2023
sTARTUp Day, the biggest business festival in the Baltics, is looking for a new Head Organizer to take the lead of sTARTUp...
Health technologies need to overcome a number of barriers to thrive, study says
25.07.2023
Estonia has great potential for developing innovative, science-based health services. However, several challenges still need to be tackled, as highlighted in a...
sTARTUp Day recognized at the European Enterprise Promotion Awards
30.11.2022
sTARTUp Day was shortlisted in the category of supporting the internationalization of business at the European Enterprise Promotion Awards. Our team attended...
Marii Ingriin Saaremäe on bringing back the good old Refresh conference in a whole new way
10.11.2022
In January 2023, Refresh, the biggest product, UX design and front-end conference in Estonia, is returning after a 4-year hiatus. We had...
Kristjan Lind – the Estonian Young Entrepreneur of 2022!
13.10.2022
Kristjan Lind is the CEO and co-founder of Bikeep, the leading smart commercial scooter and bike parking and charging provider. Today, Kristjan...
sTARTUp Day 2022 survival guide aka 10 things you NEED to know to have the time of your life
22.08.2022
sTARTUp Day is almost here. We have compiled this short list of practical information to help you have the best festival experience....
We have unveiled the full sTARTUp Day 2022 program
09.07.2022
The cat is out of the bag – while additions will be made all the way to August, we have unveiled the...
sTARTUp Day 2022 will return as an epic summer festival
16.11.2021
While we hoped to meet everyone already in January, we have to wait a bit longer this year. In light of the...
Time to join sTARTUp Day 2022 pitching contest with a prize pool of over €350k
03.11.2021
We are calling all startups to apply for the sTARTUp Pitching competition. This is your chance to shine on the stage in...
Volunteering at sTARTUp Day ‒ high energy, awesome people and new skills
29.10.2021
What does it feel like to be part of the team organizing sTARTUp Day and experience the creative chaos behind the scenes?...
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 an automated...
We’re ready, are you? The 6th sTARTUp Day season has officially kicked off!
28.09.2021
While the emotions from sTARTUp Day 2021 are still high in the air, it’s time to kick off the next festival season....
Politicians debate at sTARTUp Day – The way forward for a startup nation
24.09.2021
On August 27, politicians from major Estonian parties debated on the topic "The Way Forward for a Startup Nation" at sTARTUp Day....
Overview and numbers of sTARTUp Day 2021 – a crazy journey that ended with a summerfest!
01.09.2021
sTARTUp Day 2021 was definitely a one-of-a-kind event. After 18 months of organization and prepping, the startup community gathered in the Estonian...
sTARTUp Day 2021 survival guide: how to have the time of your life
23.08.2021
To become a true hero and take everything there is to take at sTARTUp Day, come prepared. We believe in the phrase...
How to deal with lawyers in a time of innovation
21.08.2021
Whereas laws and legal practice might seem rather stoic, recent years have started to challenge that thought. Globalization and technological development have...
The Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Seedcamp, Co-Founder of Synctuition and many more – the program is unveiled!
02.05.2021
Awesome news! The program of sTARTUp Day 2021 is here! On 25–27 of August, the Estonian National Museum in Tartu will become...
Let's break a world record!
10.04.2021
As we are all about keeping sTARTUp Day fresh and full of surprises, we will be attempting to break the world record...
Ede and Sten Tamkivi – fearlessly breaking stereotypes
19.01.2021
Both women and men, entrepreneurs and employees in startups and large corporations, are trying to find and improve work-life balance. Although society...
Wrapping up the startup year 2020
31.12.2020
This year has been unpredictable, challenging, and demanding for all of us. You could even say that the everyday life of almost...
sTARTUp Day 2021 will take place in August as an epic summerfest!
01.12.2020
Hey, all of our amazing startups, investors, executives and heroes! Until now, we have been going forward with a hybrid event in...
Evelin Uibokand: "The task of crisis managers is to give people a sense of security"
25.11.2020
Evelin Uibokand is the crisis management coordinator of the Tartu City Government. Her tasks are to organize the work of the city's...
Get to know the speakers of sTARTUp Day 2021 – world-class experts with alter egos you wouldn't believe!
17.11.2020
There are less than two months left until the end of the year. And probably there are quite a few of us...
Andrus Ansip: “Estonia has the opportunity to make digital identity more user-friendly.”
12.11.2020
On November 4, the representatives of the European Parliament and the founders and CEOs of Tartu startups gathered at SPARK Demo to...
10 Startup Terms You Need to Know for sTARTUp Day
22.09.2020
Estonia is among the three best countries in Europe to start your startup. The favorable business climate has been creating a fuzz...
Metallica did not break Tartu!
07.02.2020
At sTARTUp Day, the largest business festival in the Baltics, Tartu's Smart City presented data that was collected during the Metallica concert...
sTARTUp Day 2020 in numbers - a record year!
04.02.2020
Baltics’ biggest business festival sTARTUp Day took place for the 4th time on 29-31 January in UT Sports Hall in Tartu with...
Your Survival Guide to sTARTUp Day 2020
27.01.2020
You know what makes hacking sTARTUp Day easy? Coming prepared. Check this list and you have all the information needed to be...
State-owned energy company Eesti Energia is collaborating with startups
25.01.2020
Eesti Energia is one of the partners of sTARTUp Day and is represented at the festival both in the demo area and...
TOP 32 teams of sTARTUp Pitching 2020
22.01.2020
sTARTUp Pitching is the official pitching competition of sTARTUp Day. In 2020, 248 teams from 30 different countries applied and 32 were...
Head organizer of sTARTUp Day Marili Vihmann: “If I can’t do it anymore, I keep on going!”
19.01.2020
Katrin Hinrikus and Mihkel Vetemaa started the Täitsa Pekkis podcast in 2018. They bring you stories from awesome Estonian people, their lives,...
Throwback to 2019 sTARTUp City highlights
31.12.2019
2019 is over and now it’s time to take a look back to everything that has happened in sTARTUp city! And oh...
Tartu Wall of Fame has been opened in SPARK Demo
26.12.2019
Since the end of November, the SPARK Demo features Tartu's own Wall of Fame, which currently shows 13 outstanding startups. Companies that...
sTARTUp Day brings Fiverr and Airbnb experience to Tartu - the program is launched!
16.12.2019
Baltics biggest business festival sTARTUp Day just launched its program of the 2020 festival on January 29-31. This year the festival lasts...
The best gift ideas from Estonian startups
15.12.2019
Ho. Ho. Ho. What are the similarities between Christmas and sTARTUp Day? Both are getting closer and closer and bring a lot...
sTARTUp Day is looking for the next unicorn at the sTARTUp Pitching Competition
13.11.2019
At the business festival sTARTUp Day 2020, startups have the opportunity to present their business idea in front of 4,000 visitors and...
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 201–250 in...
30 speakers have joined sTARTUp Day – find out who!
05.11.2019
As sTARTUp Day 2020 is getting closer, its schedule is being filled with more and more awesome speakers. Here are a few...
sTARTUp Day idea founder Andres Kuusik leaves footprints to Tartu Pioneers' Alley
12.09.2019
This year Andres Kuusik, sTARTUp Day idea founder, was added to Tartu Pioneers' Alley. The purpose of the alley is to recognize...
Kicking Off the Program of sTARTUp Day 2020
05.09.2019
New season means new beginnings! As sTARTUp Day is the most innovative festival in Estonia, we aim to keep our festival fresh....
Swedbank Has Stepped Into the Co-Organizers Circle
23.08.2019
We have some great news – Swedbank is now one of the 9 co-organizers of sTARTUp Day!
First Speakers Revealed: Hermione Way and Marvin Liao will join at sTARTUp Day 2020!
20.08.2019
It’s that time of the year again – we’re going to reveal the very first speakers of sTARTUp Day 2020. But before...
Must-Attend Startup and Business Events in the Region
05.08.2019
There is an abundance of startup and business events popping up all across Europe throughout the year. Choosing which ones to attend...
UX Tartu 2019 presents: Cleveron — helping people save time through innovation
17.04.2019
On this Thursday, 18th of April, the event UX Tartu will take place for the third time already! UX Tartu is a...
Day 2 done & some changes in the program
25.01.2019
We had an amazing second day of the festival – many many many super inspirational keynotes, panels, surprises rolled out and came...
The Festival has kicked off & ex-Tinder Hermione Way canceled
23.01.2019
Now we can proudly say that Day 1 of sTARTUp Day is done!
Future unicorns hit the stage in sTARTUp Pitching finals
15.01.2019
sTARTUp Pitching has reached to its finals where the jury has chosen 21 teams to participate in. Almost 250 startups applied for...