Meet the sTARTUp Pitching 2025 TOP 5 Finalists — sTARTUp Day - Most Startup-Minded Business Festival

Meet the sTARTUp Pitching 2025 TOP 5 Finalists

The sTARTUp Pitching competition at sTARTUp Day 2025 is reaching its grand finale! After an intense selection process, the TOP5 startups have emerged from a pool of 31 promising ventures. These finalists will take the stage tomorrow, on January 31 at 4:00 PM on the Starlight Stage to compete for prestigious prizes and investments. Let’s take a closer look at the innovative solutions they are bringing to the world.

In no particular order, here are the TOP 5!

Muun Health

Revolutionizing Female Health Monitoring
Muun Health is developing a cutting-edge wearable biosensor for continuous female hormone monitoring. With infertility affecting 17.5% of adults worldwide, Muun Health aims to improve conception rates by providing real-time ovulation tracking via a smartphone app. Their subscription-based model targets women aged 28–40 struggling with fertility issues, offering AI-driven insights to optimize reproductive health.

SKYCORP Technologies

Hydrogen-Powered Drones for Critical Operations
SKYCORP Technologies is transforming the drone industry with its hydrogen-powered UAVs. Unlike traditional battery-operated drones, their solution offers up to 120 minutes of flight time, rapid recharging, and advanced AI-powered onboard processing. Their business model revolves around a Product-as-a-Service (PaaS) approach, targeting emergency response, security, and infrastructure inspection markets.

OLEC Technologies

Eco-Friendly Alternative to LED Lighting
OLEC Technologies is pioneering a sustainable Organic Light-Emitting Cell (OLEC) technology, which eliminates the need for rare earth materials in lighting production. Their innovation enables a cheaper, simpler, and more eco-friendly manufacturing process for light chips, reducing CO2 emissions while maintaining high efficiency. The company plans to license its technology globally to impact the €25 billion lighting market.

BrachyDOSE

Preventing Radiotherapy Injuries with AI-Powered Sensors
BrachyDOSE is addressing the high risk of radiation-related injuries in cancer treatment. Their hardware-software solution collects real-time patient data via AI-integrated sensors, ensuring radiation doses align with treatment plans. This helps reduce treatment errors, lower hospital costs, and improve patient outcomes. The company has already secured partnerships with hospitals in Lithuania, Estonia, and Germany.

SafePAS

Affordable, Portable Testing for Field Professionals
SafePAS has developed lab-accurate, portable devices that provide instant, on-site testing results at a fraction of the cost of traditional lab tests. Their flagship products include Drug Hunter (for rapid drug detection) and SMAGRY (for soil nutrient analysis). With clients ranging from law enforcement to farmers, SafePAS is on track to revolutionize real-time field diagnostics.

What’s at Stake?

These five startups are competing for a range of prizes, including:

  • Up to €200,000 investment from an EstBAN-led syndicate.

  • €200,000 DeepTech investment from Baltic Sandbox Ventures.

  • €140,000 investment from Opus11.

  • €10,000 equity-free cash from Swedbank.

  • €10,000 in legal support from Sorainen.

  • Up to €100,000 in cloud services from OVHcloud.


Who will take home the top prize? Join us at sTARTUp Day 2025 on January 31 to find out!

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