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The winners of sTARTUp Pitching 2023 have been announced!
17.03.2023
Altogether 271 teams started this year’s sTARTUp Pitching competition. After a fierce competition, the winners of sTARTUp Pitching 2023 have been announced. EstBAN awarded a syndicate of €200k to Paul-Tech, Baltic Sandbox Ventures gave out a €125k investment to Gearbox...
The TOP 5 startups of sTARTUp Pitching 2023 are…!
16.03.2023
Today, sTARTUp Day attendees could meet the most promising early-stage startups in the region as the semifinalists of sTARTUp Pitching...
Announcing the TOP 40 of sTARTUp Pitching 2023!
10.02.2023
It’s time to unveil the crème de la crème of the 7th edition of sTARTUp Pitching! Altogether 271 startups entered...
Pitch coach David Beckett on how to craft and deliver a winning pitch
26.01.2023
This year, the Top 40 teams of sTARTUp Pitching can polish their pitches in a coaching session with the seasoned...
Agnese Veckalne from Longenesis on speeding up medical research and success at sTARTUp Pitching
19.01.2023
Agnese Veckalne is the Chief Operating Officer of the Latvian MedTech startup Longenesis, one of the winning teams of sTARTUp...
Let’s meet Mait Sooaru – EstBAN lead investor at sTARTUp Pitching
17.01.2023
Mait Sooaru is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and Board Member of the Estonian Business Angels Network. As EstBAN will be...
Let’s meet Aleksander Tõnnisson – .Cocoon Ventures lead investor at sTARTUp Pitching
10.01.2023
Aleksander Tõnnisson is an investor and lead partner at .Cocoon Ventures, which is awarding a €100k syndicate to one team...
sTARTUp Pitching 2023 is coming again with a prize pool of over €350k!
23.11.2022
We are calling all startups to apply for the sTARTUp Pitching competition. Apply before 5 February 2023 to compete for...
sTARTUp Pitching 2022 winner LightCode Photonics changes the way robots see us
06.09.2022
LightCode Photonics picked up a €200k EstBAN-led syndicate investment from the sTARTUp Pitching 2022 competition. The University of Tartu spin-off,...
The winners of sTARTUp Pitching 2022 have been announced!
26.08.2022
A record number of 380 applicants from 47 countries started this year’s sTARTUp Pitching competition. After a fierce competition, the...
The TOP 5 startups of sTARTUp Pitching 2022 are…!
25.08.2022
Today, sTARTUp Day attendees could meet the most promising early-stage startups in the region, as the TOP 40 teams of...
Announcing the TOP 40 of sTARTUp Pitching 2022!
04.08.2022
We are excited to publish the list of TOP 40 startups of sTARTUp Pitching. This year, we had an astounding...
Let's Meet Heidi Kakko and Martin Goroško – EstBAN Syndicate Lead Investors at sTARTUp Pitching
25.07.2022
One of the teams at sTARTUp Pitching 2022 will collect up to €200k early stage funding for their startup from...
Catching Up with Cihat Kahraman from VSight One Year After Winning sTARTUp Pitching 2021
21.07.2022
Cihat Kahraman is the Co-founder and CEO at VSight, a Remote Service and Collaboration platform with Augmented Reality, and the...
Gleb Maltsev on The Art and Science of Pitching in Times of Uncertainty
12.07.2022
Gleb Maltsev is a data-driven pitch coach whose training sessions have proved eye-opening for many founders. Each year, he listens...
Kalev Kärpuk from Adact: Founders should learn more from the mistakes of others
12.04.2022
Kalev Kärpuk is the CEO and founder of Adact, a young gamification marketing startup that allows companies to create engaging...
Kristo Kraft from Ringy: Sharing your good ideas with others helps you move forward
11.03.2022
Kristo Kraft is the CEO of Ringy, a circular economy company that aims to reduce the waste of natural resources...
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...
sTARTUp Pitching Powered by EstBAN – the winners have been announced!
27.08.2021
The fantastic and nerve-racking sTARTUp Pitching powered by EstBAN has reached the finish line! A record number of applicants –...
TOP 7 startups in the Baltics are…!
26.08.2021
sTARTUp Pitching Powered by EstBAN brought together the most promising early-stage startups from the region. Today, the TOP 40 were...
Virtual Business Speed Dating 101: tips & tricks
15.08.2021
A great connection is like a marriage. It all starts with a first date. But before the first date, you...
sTARTUp Pitching Powered by EstBAN – TOP 40 announced!
05.08.2021
We are super happy to announce the TOP 40 startups of sTARTUp Pitching Powered by EstBAN! But before the big...
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...
Kalev Kaarna: "The purpose of the first meeting with the investor is to generate interest, not to get the investment."
19.03.2021
Kalev Kaarna is the Venture Development Manager of the Superangel investment fund. Superangel is a pre-seed and seed fund established...
The 3rd Female Founders Meetup – great ideas and even better pitches!
26.10.2020
On October 15, female entrepreneurs gathered in Tallinn for the third Female Founders Meetup. On the next day, the event...
Nothing to lose, €200k to win!
15.10.2020
Short sentences, one thought at a time, simple words and a lot of practice — this is what sTARTUp Pitching...
TOP 10 startups that impressed RIA.com at sTARTUp Day 2020
06.02.2020
This year the sTARTUp Day 2020 event in Tartu gathered hundreds or smart and young people who were telling visitors...
sTARTUp Day selected the best early-stage startup - Jeff App
31.01.2020
At sTARTUp Day took place legendary pitching competition with 33 competitors that were selected from 277 applicants. The winner of...
sTARTUp Day pitching TOP 7 - the best startups in Estonia at the moment
30.01.2020
sTARTUp Pitching had 32 teams competing for a place in TOP 7 - list of the best business ideas currently...
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...
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...
From drifting to Alpine House, Superangel keeps putting startups to the test (videos!)
30.01.2019
Superangel fund is known for putting startups to the test. You might find yourself jumping out of an airplane 4km...
TRIT won 11th Kaleidoskoop Finals at sTARTUp Day
29.01.2019
sTARTUp Day Pitching Stage was opened by business ideas competition Kaleidoskoop 11th Finals. Team TRIT that develops a solution for...
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...