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Jõhvi coding school: An ode to Estonian scrappiness and unity
20.08.2022
The biggest cloud hanging over the Estonian tech sector – a shortage of ICT professionals – is being tackled at kood/Jõhvi in the true spirit of the startup sector, guided by an ethos of learning on the go and aiming...

A sTARTUp-minded city
21.06.2022
The city of Tartu, the birthplace and location of sTARTUp Day, has found a special place in the hearts of...

Dan Michaeli: “I believe it is crucial to understand that ‘startup’ is just a phase. It’s a temporary stage when an organization is searching for its business model.”
24.08.2021
Dan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Glia – a digital customer service platform that allows businesses to interact with...

"The ideas that made Silicon Valley as powerful and rich as it is now are utopian ones" – interview with writer Adam Fisher
21.08.2021
Adam Fisher is a born and bred Silicon Valley-ite who began writing about technology and culture more than two decades...

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...

Digital nomads: a community of modern age builders and innovators
11.08.2021
By their very nature, digital nomads are inquisitive thinkers – they left the comfort of their hometown, the familiarity of...

Few things I learned at a startup and implemented at Microsoft
10.08.2021
Henn Ruukel is a Group Engineering Manager at Microsoft. They provide Fraud and Spam prevention services for Microsoft calling and...

E-Residency of Estonia: The digital key to the perfect base for your growing startup
30.07.2021
Even while travel remains constrained, launching the next global startup means taking a global perspective. Digitally, we are all closer...

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...

Triin Kask: "Female founders are catching up!"
02.06.2021
In the most recent episode of the sTARTUp Day podcast, our program manager Triin Kask talked about statistics related to...

21 Estonian startups and podcasts that help you become a better version of yourself in 2021!
23.12.2020
With the end of this crazy year approaching, many of us start thinking about the new year and promise to...

Trust and shared values are fundamental for a thriving community
16.12.2020
The statement “Think globally act locally” has never been more relevant. The restrictions on travel, meetings, and many other areas...

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...

sTARTUp Statistics
27.04.2020
sTARTUp Day 2020 brought together over 4400 participants, including 700 entrepreneurs representing 352 startups.

Christos Vaitsis: “Innovation in health is not easy to stumble upon”
10.02.2020
Christos is the Manager of the EIT Health Accelerator program for the EIT Health Scandinavian node. The Accelerator provides support...

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!...

James York: Is the US market right for your Startup?
19.11.2019
James York is a native New Yorker, and former stockbroker turned professional entrepreneur and marketer. He has been the Head...

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...

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!

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...

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...

Adam Rang | The e-Residency programme is continually gathering popularity
25.01.2019
Adam Rang works as Chief Evangelist at the e-Residency programme, Estonia's first government startup, to help create a valuable network...

Startup visa gives an access to Estonian tight startup ecosystem
25.01.2019
The Estonian startup ecosystem is in the process of rapid growth. Past two years have shown that the Estonian ecosystem...