Let’s get the sTARTUp Day process rolling! The applications for the sTARTUp Pitching Competition are now open! Investors are looking for the brightest early-stage startups to help them kick-start their 2026.
Applications for sTARTUp Pitching are open until 7 November. If you have a startup in your portfolio or you are building one yourself – take action and apply ASAP.
The best startups will compete for:
- Up to €200k syndicate investment from EstBAN
- €200k deep tech investment from Baltic Sandbox Ventures
- €10k equity-free cash from Swedbank
- €10k legal support from Sorainen
- Pitch deck legal proofing & 6000€ legal support from Triniti
- Up to $25k in AWS credits for participants from Spendbase!
- Mentorship and advisory worth €120k from Values360Ventures
- Pitching training for TOP30
Find all the information: www.startupday.ee/program/pitching
This year, sTARTUp Pitching takes place in two parts
In the first round, you’ll first need to assess your startup’s current development status on a scale of 1-9 across six areas using The KTH Innovation Readiness Level™ model:
– Customer Readiness Level (CRL)
– Technology Readiness Level (TRL)
– Business Model Readiness Level (BRL)
– IPR Readiness Level (IPRL)
– Team Readiness Level (TMRL)
– Funding Readiness Level (FRL)
You can find detailed information about how to score your startup on each aspect HERE. Be honest! We don’t expect you to score high on any aspect, but our investors do need a realistic overview of your current state.
- Explore EstBAN’s previous syndicates and see the impact of collective investing on the EstBAN website.
See you all in January at the sTARTUp Day!
