*Applications for sTARTUp Pitching 2025 have closed*
We’re looking for the brightest early-stage startups looking to get a kick-start in their fundraising goals for 2025. With three investments, equity-free cash, legal help and cloud services up for grabs, this is your chance to take the stage and win BIG! We're not limiting the competition to any specific vertical. Whether you're building a DeepTech product, innovating the banking industry, creating hardware, working on achieving SDGs, we encourage you to apply. Our investment partners are looking for startups with a live product in hand, accompanied by traction or feedback, a formidable team, and the readiness for investment. If your startup isn't ready for investment yet, don't hold back – you can still compete for other valuable prizes.
The sTARTUp Pitching Prizes in 2025
Ϟ Up to €200,000 EstBAN-led syndicate investment
EstBAN is putting together an angel syndicate to invest up to €200k in the most investable startup team from the sTARTUp Day 2025 deal flow. EstBAN syndicates have invested almost €2.7M into awesome startup companies. You can find skyrocketing teams from our portfolio like VSight, Jeff App, Fractory, TranslateWise, ATOM Mobility, Adact, and numerous others.
Ϟ Up to €200,000 deep tech investment from BSV
BSV is an early-stage VC dedicated to developing the Deep Tech and Life Science ecosystem in the Baltic region. Their focus is on early-stage individuals and teams that are engaged in research and development and are seeking to address complex technical challenges with significant potential for commercial applications.
Ϟ €140,000 investment from Opus11
Opus11 is an investment company focusing on early-stage startups. They are a group of founders and entrepreneurs looking for promising companies with experienced teams. Their investment ticket is 140k, no "up to" stuff you need to worry about. Opus11 has invested in companies like Katana, VOOL, Mifundo, Parcelsea, Clean Kitchen etc.
Ϟ €10,000 equity-free cash from Swedbank
Our partner Swedbank will give €10k equity-free cash to one of the teams to fund their growth.
Ϟ €10,000 legal support from Sorainen
Legal advice worth €10,000 from an award-winning international law firm Sorainen who has advised numerous startups, including Bolt, Sunly, and Veriff to name a few. Sorainen has been present as a legal adviser on either the startup’s or the funders’ side in 5 out of 13 transactions that have given birth to the Baltic unicorns. Many of them have sustainable missions at the core of their business. Sorainen is shortlisted by the Financial Times as one of the 30 most innovative law firms in Europe.
Ϟ Up to €100,000 of cloud services from OVHcloud's Startup Program
OVHCloud is Europe’s leading cloud provider, operating more than 450,000 servers across 43 data centers on four continents, and serving 1.6 million customers in over 140 countries. Since 2015, they have been supported over 4000 startups and scaleups worldwide through a one-year Startup Program initiative. OVHcloud provides cutting-edge cloud services that empower data practitioners, developers, and IT departments to enhance operational efficiency and drive innovation.Ϟ Pitch deck legal proofing & 6000€ legal support from Triniti
TRINITI will provide pitch deck legal proofing for all TOP30 startups (making sure that the pitches are bullet-proof from the legal perspective). In addition, TRINITI will give out up to 6000€ worth of legal support to selected TOP startups.TRINITI is a pan-Baltic full-service law firm with a strong focus on advising the technology sector. TRINITI’s attorneys are experienced in advising startups in all the stages of a startup’s life cycle – from the first pitches to exit.Ϟ Pitching training for TOP30
Teams who have been chosen to pitch in the TOP30 will get a chance to take part in intense pitching training by Mayri Tiido.
PS: Dealum will undergo scheduled maintenance on December 15 from 10 AM to 2 PM (EET). During this time, applying to the competition will be temporarily unavailable.
PITCHING TIMELINE
DATE | EVENT |
October 9 | Applications open here |
December 17 | Applications close |
December 18–22 | Valuation of the startups |
December 23 | Announcing publicly the TOP30 teams who will pitch at sTARTUp Day |
January 21 | Pitching training by Mayri Tiido |
January 30 | TOP30 pitching at the sTARTUp Day Pitching Stage |
January 31 | The TOP 5 will pitch at the sTARTUp Day main stage, the jury will decide and announce the winners. |