{"id":193435,"date":"2026-01-26T16:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/?p=193435"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:15:41","slug":"tehnopol-at-startup-day-side-events-demo-area-and-startups-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/tehnopol-at-startup-day-side-events-demo-area-and-startups-on-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehnopol at sTARTUp Day: side events, demo area, and startups on stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From January 28-30, we\u2019ll be in Tartu for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupday.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sTARTUp Day<\/a>, a business festival for the startup sector and one of the highlights of the year for Estonian startups. Tehnopol will be present in the demo area, we\u2019ve also invested our time and energy into side events, and our startups will be taking the stage to pitch their ideas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a startup and would like to apply to an accelerator but want to have a quick chat with someone about it beforehand, come find us in Tartu. Here are a few hints on where you can meet us during sTARTUp Day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 28<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10:30-14:00<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupday.ee\/program\/thinking-in-billions\">Thinking in Billions<\/a>\u00a0(Black Box, ERM).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10:30-17:00<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/sundmused\/zebra-scaleup-pitching-event-163766\/\">Zebra ScaleUp Pitching Event<\/a>\u00a0(Elutuba Lava Taga). Pitching: Spiiker, Rarehero, Seamy Side Quest, Test2Deploy, WiseClean, Kulgio, Avolve Nordic Finland, Urban Farm, Akuvool, Claricy, USVA Smart Films, WAB Electronics, Lindfors International Solutions, Explore Visuals, Ambalco, Almo Consulting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15:00-18:00<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/luma.com\/9csbbdg2\">Science Meets Business: R&amp;D Collaboration In Health Technologies<\/a>\u00a0(\u00dclikooli kohvik).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17:30-21:00<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/sundmused\/foreign-founders-meetup-what-are-investors-looking-for-in-2026\/\">Foreign Founders Meetup: What are investors looking for in 2026?<\/a>\u00a0(Elutuba Lava Taga).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10:35-10:55<\/strong>\u00a0Panel discussion: \u201eDeepTech Startup Network panel\u201c (Starlight Stage). Participants: Mart Saarma (Estonian Academy of Sciences), Olesja Bondarenko (Nanordica Medical), Kadri Sundja (UniTartu Ventures). Moderator: Juss Haasma.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14:00-14:45<\/strong>\u00a0Seminar: \u201eFrom Lab to Unicorn: Accelerating DeepTech Success\u201c (Seminar room 4). Participants: Martin Goro\u0161ko (Tehnopol), Kristiina Libe (Tehnopol), Pille-Riin Meerits (Sparkup Tartu Teaduspark).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15:10-15:55<\/strong>\u00a0Tehnopol Startup Incubator Demo Day (Pitching Stage). Pitching: PurpleParrot, IRIS, Shott (endine Mobilable), StudioStack, Eventpanel, SyncHub, Spiiker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>11:55-12:15<\/strong>\u00a0Interview: \u201eInvestment Scene in HealthTech in Estonia anno 2026\u201c (DeepTech Lounge). Participants: Mart Maasik (Nordic Science Investments), Loora Salurand (Tehnopol). Moderator: Sebastien Toupy (Future Education).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11:55-12:40<\/strong>\u00a0Panel discussion: \u201eWhen do you know that enough is enough?\u201c (Insight Stage). Participants: Marek Kesk\u00fcll (Scorestars), Aleks Koha (Matagi), Elise Sass. Moderator: Anne-Liisa Elbrecht (Tehnopol).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>14:55-15:55<\/strong>\u00a0Prototron 2025 Autumn Batch Finals (Pitching Stage).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to stop by our booth in the demo area! There you can learn more about our different accelerator programs, projects, and services \u2013 or simply come have a chat with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you in Tartu!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From January 28-30, we\u2019ll be in Tartu for sTARTUp Day, a business festival for the startup sector and one of the highlights of the year for Estonian startups. 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