Startup Estonia & EIS (Enterprise Estonia) at sTARTUpDay on 28–30 January!
The most startup-minded business festival is back!
Get ready for sTARTUp Day 2026, the ultimate gathering for entrepreneurial minds, taking place in the vibrant and innovative city of Tartu. With over 3,000 startup enthusiasts, founders, investors, and visionaries, this festival is the perfect place to celebrate entrepreneurship, exchange ideas, and ignite your next big opportunity.
Here are all the seminars and side events where you can connect with Startup Estonia and EIS (Enterprise Estonia) during sTARTUp Day 2026:
Wednesday 28th of January:
10:00 – 13:00 Health Founders Estonia Demo Day 2026
- Location: Klubi Gutenberg
- Register: Health Founders Estonia Demo Day 2026 · Luma
11:00-14:00 Thinking in Billions
- Location: Estonian National Museum
- Register: Thinking in Billions · Luma
15:00-18:00 Science Meets Business: R&D Collaboration In Health Technologies – sTARTUp Day 2026
- Location: Ülikooli Kohvik / DRINKGELD
- Register: Science Meets Business: R&D Collaboration In Health Technologies – sTARTUp Day 2026 · Luma
17:30-21:30 Foreign Founders Meetup: What are investors looking for in 2026?
- Location: Elutuba Lava Taga
- Register: Foreign Founders Meetup: What are investors looking for in 2026? · Luma
Thursday 29th of January: DeepTech Lounge
11:30-11:50 DeepTech Lounge talk: Shipping AI is Easy
13:00-13:20 DeepTech Lounge talk: Inventing with AI: Navigating IP, Disclosure, and Ownership in Data-Intensive Sectors
13:35-13:55 Deep Tech Lounge talk: Invoicing a Hypothesis: Brilliant Science, Billions Paid?
14:10-14:30 Deep Tech Lounge talk: Embracing the Messiness of Building Deep Tech
14:20 What Startups Don’t Know that They Need?
- Location: Insight Stage
14:45-15:05 Deep Tech Lounge talk: From Tallinn to Term Sheets: Early Signals Nordic VCs Care About
15:00-15:45 Startup Talk for Youth: How to Make Your First Steps and What We Can Learn from Founders
- Location: Seminar room 4
15:20-15:40 Deep Tech Lounge talk: The Pains and Gains of Building HealthTech in Estonia
16:00-16:45 How AI Helps Startup Grow Faster with Better Customer Retention
- Location: Seminar room 4
16:00-17:00 Cambridge Consultants masterclass: Best practices in demonstrating technology and commercial value to investors
- Location: Seminar room 1
20:00-02:00 sTARTUp Night
- Location: Club Illusion
- RSVP: sTARTUp Night · Luma
Friday 30th of January: DeepTech Lounge
10:00-10:20 Deep Tech Lounge talk: AI-Driven Entrepreneurship: Why Your First Cofounder Should Be an AI Agent
10:35-10:55 Deep Tech Lounge talk: The world of building companies looks very different depending on when you start
11:00 Who Runs the Cities of Future? Entrepreneurship and Community in Tartu
- Location: Insight Stage
11:10-11:30 Deep Tech Lounge talk: From Lab to Nightlife: Turning Deep Tech into Safer Real-World Solutions
11:55-12:15 Deep Tech Lounge talk: Investment Scene in Healthtech in Estonia anno 2026
13:00-13:20 Deep Tech Lounge talk: State of Play in Startup Landscape 2026
13:35-13:55 Deep Tech Lounge talk: From CERN to the World: Turning Frontier Science into Startup Success
Join us at sTARTUp Day 2026 for these insightful sessions and side-events!
