deeptech

in short

DeepTech can play an important role in solving complex economic and societal problems, but it’s a long and bumpy road to positive impact.

We promise to support DeepTech startups in making a global impact by providing a well-connected ecosystem and accessible resources. Our goal is to help them solve big problems and succeed worldwide.

main activities

How we define DeepTech

Technology is based on scientific discovery
Technology-based or technological development results in marketable and protected intellectual property
Technology is breakthrough (disruptive) and scalable

The Main Areas of Deep Technologies are:

Advanced materials & production systems
Autonomous vehicles, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Biotechnologies, Medical and Neurotechnologies
Microelectronics & Nanotechnologies, Robotics
Photonics, Quantum calculation, space technologies

Activities for the Community

Community meetups:
- “DeepTech Pub” event takes place April 17th at Kivi Paber Käärid. This meetup brings us together to foster connections among researchers, DeepTech startups, and community builders across Estonia. Register here: https://startupestonia.typeform.com/deepmeetupapril
Visibility in local and international media
Study visits and conferences worldwide

Our Main Partners

Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol Startup Incubator
Tartu Science Park Incubator
Tartu University Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Tallinn University of Technology TalTech

Public fundings

Deep technology business development instrument by Business and Innovation Agency (up to 50K, self-finance 25%)
Grant for applied research (small projects) by Business and Innovation Agency (up to € 150 K)

Venture capital

SmartCap (Green Fund pre-seed&seed series €100M)
Superangel (pre-seed €100-500K)
NordicNinja VC (series A-B, €1-6M)
Karma Ventures (series-A up to €5M
Maki VC (pre-seed to series-A, €200k-2M)
Voima Ventures (pre-seed to series-A)

Networks

DeepTech ventures are international by their essence whether we are looking at teams, funding, or the markets. To be competitive we need a widespread network of partners and friends.

Nordic Tech Valley initiative

Our goal is to have a strong and harmonized startup ecosystem for New Nordic tech startups and scaleups by pooling resources: human, financial, and intellectual.

We strive to: