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Building a Resilient Workplace: A Conversation with Katrin Meos
18.02.2025
Katrin Meos, Head of Wellbeing at Swedbank Estonia, is a workplace practitioner, coach, and wellbeing specialist with experience in both public and private sectors. She is passionate about creating sustainable work environments where employees' mental and physical health are supported...
Andrei Herasimchuk – From Adobe to the Future of Creativity
07.02.2025
Few designers have a career as illustrious as Andrei’s. With roots stretching back to Adobe in the 1990s and a portfolio that...
Wayren – Accelerating to the International Stage with the Support of Accelerators
06.02.2025
Estonian defense technology startup Wayren is making strides in secure communication solutions. The company, which raised €725,000 in its first funding round...
Interview with Vaido Mikheim, Head of Startup Estonia: The State and Future of Estonia’s Startup Ecosystem
05.02.2025
Estonia’s startup ecosystem has gained international recognition for its high number of unicorns per capita and its strong community spirit. As the...
Startup Estonia Observations from sTARTUp Day: Bold Moves in DefenceTech & Unconventional Business Advice
04.02.2025
sTARTUp Day this year delivered plenty of insights and energy—and Startup Estonia is here to share some of our top observations.
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...
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...
Shaping the Future with Technology: A Conversation with Dr. Christina Yan Zhang
28.01.2025
As technology rapidly reshapes industries and societies, few people have been at the forefront of this transformation, quite like Dr. Christina Yan...
Tartu's Bright Minds: Exploring the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Estonia’s Startup Capital
27.01.2025
It’s no secret that Tartu is bursting with entrepreneurial people! Ahead of sTARTUp Day, we managed to catch four of them –...
From Business Angel to Rocket Science: Ted Elvhage on Investing, Innovation, and the Future of Deep Tech
24.01.2025
Ted Elvhage, a pioneering investor with a portfolio spanning over 45 companies, shares his journey from enterprise software entrepreneur to co-founding Stockholm...
AI and Operational Intelligence: A Game-Changer for Scaleups
23.01.2025
Who doesn’t love scaling a business? It’s the ultimate sign of success: you’ve achieved product-market fit, your customer base is growing, revenue...
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...
Avoiding Common Cloud Pitfalls: Insights for Startups from OHVcloud
22.01.2025
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, cloud infrastructure has become the backbone of modern startups, enabling them to scale, innovate, and compete in...
Jana Budkovskaja – EstBAN Syndicate Lead Investor at sTARTUp Pitching
22.01.2025
Angel investors play a critical role in the startup ecosystem, fueling early-stage companies with capital, mentorship, and strategic guidance. One such investor...
Anna Strubel: From Nurse to FemTech Pioneer – How CARÁ Health is Transforming Maternity Care
18.01.2025
Maternity care is often fragmented, leaving many parents without the support and evidence-based guidance they need. Anna Strubel, a pediatric nurse specializing...
What motivates volunteers?
17.01.2025
The start-up world thrives on bold ideas, tireless ambition, and strong communities. While founders and teams work hard to build their businesses,...
Eindhoven’s Innovator Madis Talmar: Strong Engineering Programs Are Needed for Deep Tech in Estonia
16.01.2025
TalTech is raising an important question this year at sTARTUp Day - How to increase the number of successful deep tech companies...
The Importance of Early Trademark Protection: Insights from Sorainen
15.01.2025
A trademark is a distinctive sign that identifies and differentiates a company’s products or services from those of competitors. Trademarks can take...
How to Start Collaboration with Scientists?
23.12.2024
Science and business are two worlds that, when working together, can lead to groundbreaking solutions. Yet, this collaboration often remains an untapped...
Meet the sTARTUp Pitching TOP 31 startups!
23.12.2024
Exactly 300 startups from 37 countries applied for this edition of sTARTUp Pitching in hopes of getting their hands on the €660k...
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...
How to deep-tech-startup? Sparkup Tartu Science Park knows!
17.12.2024
We talked with Sparkup Tartu Science Park about deep-tech startups - how to recognize one, what makes them unique, and what to...
Combining Wise Lessons and Lightyear Ambitions: Martin Sokk’s Mission to Make Investing Simple for Everyone
11.12.2024
Martin Sokk, co-founder and CEO of Lightyear, has a career trajectory that mirrors the transformation of the financial world itself. From his...
Investment Manager Kaari Kink: “The venture capital is for extremely driven founders”
29.11.2024
Superangel Venture Capital Investment Manager Kaari Kink shared her diverse career journey in an interview with sTARTUp Day, tracing her path from...
Calling All Startups: Apply Now for sTARTUp Pitching 2025!
22.11.2024
The excitement is building once again as we officially open the doors for sTARTUp Pitching 2025 with a prize pool of over...
Behind the Scenes with a sTARTUp Day Volunteer: Linda’s Path to Key Organizer
18.11.2024
Our volunteers are the heart and soul of the festival, helping to create something extraordinary year after year. In this interview, we...
Meet Erik Lavrov - The sTARTUp Day speaker contest winner
01.11.2024
At just 20, Erik Lavrov has already won the European Taekwon-do championship, launched an online school, and built a following of over...
Meet the Advisory Board of sTARTUp Day!
18.10.2024
sTARTUp Day has welcomed several influential figures to its new advisory board, each bringing their experience to help guide the event’s continued...
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...
From Farmer's Son to CEO: How Robin Saluoks Is Revolutionizing Agriculture with eAgronom
07.10.2024
Robin Saluoks, CEO and co-founder of eAgronom, shares his journey from growing up in a farming family to leading one of the...
Mastering sales with Zoltan Vardy: “Founders need to be the first ones selling their product”
30.09.2024
In the competitive world of startups, building a great product is only the beginning. Without a solid sales strategy, even the most...
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...