sTARTUp Day 2025 is a three-day business festival with a marvelous stage program, effective matchmaking, hands-on seminars, a demo area full of innovation, and vibrant side events. The inspirational-educational program consists of various topics – from mental health to surviving tough economic conditions, marketing & brand development to professional founder stories and pivots.
We claim to be the most startup-minded business festival, but what does that mean? In short, it's a way of thinking. You don't need to be a startup to have a startup mindset! It's about focusing on growth, working smart, not hard, having a bias towards action, and perhaps most importantly, being adaptable in situations of uncertainty.
In 2025, sTARTUp Day took place for the ninth time, bringing together over 3000 attendees, including 140 world-class speakers, 350+ startups, 200+ investors, and 70+ demo area companies from all over the world. It’s a community-organized festival by the city of Tartu, the University of Tartu, Tartu Science Park, Tartu Biotechnology Park, Tartu Business Advisory Services, Tartu Centre for Creative Industries, and Swedbank.
We expect the participants of sTARTUp Day 2026 to feel inspired, have better knowledge of building businesses, and start more companies to be founded both in Tartu and in Estonia as a whole. In addition to that, sTARTUp Day 2026 will likely increase the number of tourists and brand Tartu as one of the most entrepreneurial cities in the region.
The international activities of sTARTUp Day 2025, introducing Tartu and Estonia as attractive tourism destinations for business and networking, were supported by the European Regional Development Fund (30 000 euros for 1 event).
Take a look at the sTARTUp Day 2024 aftermovie:
We claim to be the most startup-minded business festival, but what does that mean? In short, it's a way of thinking. You don't need to be a startup to have a startup mindset! It's about focusing on growth, working smart, not hard, having a bias towards action, and perhaps most importantly, being adaptable in situations of uncertainty.
In 2025, sTARTUp Day took place for the ninth time, bringing together over 3000 attendees, including 140 world-class speakers, 350+ startups, 200+ investors, and 70+ demo area companies from all over the world. It’s a community-organized festival by the city of Tartu, the University of Tartu, Tartu Science Park, Tartu Biotechnology Park, Tartu Business Advisory Services, Tartu Centre for Creative Industries, and Swedbank.
We expect the participants of sTARTUp Day 2026 to feel inspired, have better knowledge of building businesses, and start more companies to be founded both in Tartu and in Estonia as a whole. In addition to that, sTARTUp Day 2026 will likely increase the number of tourists and brand Tartu as one of the most entrepreneurial cities in the region.
The international activities of sTARTUp Day 2025, introducing Tartu and Estonia as attractive tourism destinations for business and networking, were supported by the European Regional Development Fund (30 000 euros for 1 event).
Take a look at the sTARTUp Day 2024 aftermovie: