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Life coach Killu Kolsar: You don’t have to burn out to be successful
06.12.2023
Killu Kolsar is a Co-founder and life coach at ASI ON MINUS!, a social media marketer and event planner. ASI ON MINUS! (loosely meaning “you are in charge of your own life”), an agency founded by Killu and Sandra Vabarna,...

Meet Sandra Golbreich from Baltic Sandbox Ventures
04.12.2023
Sandra Golbreich is a General Partner at Baltic Sandbox Ventures, the first specialized early-stage VC fund in the Baltic region investing in...

Elite Training for Elite Teams: Lessons from Special Forces for Startup Success
30.11.2023
In the dynamic world of startups, the path to success is incredibly demanding and not for everyone. It requires a certain type...

Mari Luukkainen from Icebreaker.vc: Startups need to be proactive in attracting a more diverse talent pool
28.11.2023
Mari Luukkainen is a Principal at Icebreaker.vc with a portfolio of 100+ startups, ex-growth operator and founder of Herizon.io, a non-profit creating...

Future of work consultant Lena Thompson: Passion will lead us to our purpose
23.11.2023
Lena Thompson has over 15 years of experience in the corporate arena consulting, training and designing systems for global clients. In 2019...

sTARTUp Day has grown up: our new visual identity
02.11.2023
Did you notice our website looks a bit different lately? Ahead of sTARTUp Day 2024, we have refreshed our visual identity to...

Dmytro Fishman from Better Medicine on using AI to help doctors and the challenges of MedTech industry
25.10.2023
Dmytro Fishman, or Dima as he likes to go by, is a Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence at the Institute of Computer Science,...

Kersti Vannas from Instar Employer Branding: Don’t strive to be the most attractive empoyer in the world
17.10.2023
Fifteen years ago, the concept of Employer Branding was a foreign concept to many business executives in Estonia. However, Kersti Vannas and...

sTARTUp Pitching 2024 competition comes again with a prize pool of over €300k
11.10.2023
Early-stage startups can now apply for the sTARTUp Pitching 2024 contest to compete for syndicate investments by EstBAN, .Contriber Ventures and prizes...

Let’s take a first glimpse into the sTARTUp Day 2024 program!
04.10.2023
The 8th edition of the sTARTUp Day festival, taking place on January 24–26, 2024, in the smart city of Tartu will be...

sTARTUp Day joins forces with Tartu 2024
26.09.2023
Tartu together with Southern Estonia is the European Capital of Culture in 2024. We’re excited to announce Tartu 2024 as one of...

Marketing expert Marelle Ellen on becoming good at marketing, grit and what we can all learn from startups
07.09.2023
Marelle Ellen is the CMO of the influencer marketing tool Promoty, marketing mentor, and Co-host of grit. marketing podcast. Over the last...

Head of Program Ida Maria Orula on curating the sTARTUp Day and Digit program
16.08.2023
It’s time to get to know Ida Maria Orula, Head of Program at sTARTUp Day. Her first task: curating the upcoming Digit...