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Emerge Estonia

January - June 2025
Tallinn

by Enterprise Estonia in collaboration with Tenity and Beamline

Apply until 2 December 2024

The Emerge Estonia program, run by Enterprise Estonia in collaboration with Tenity and Beamline, aims to help foreign founders integrate into Estonia's dynamic startup ecosystem.  

The sector agnostic program fosters innovation, provides access to capital, and builds strong networks. Participants will join monthly community events, receive 1-1 mentorship from Tenity and Beamline, gain investor and sales introductions, learn to leverage Estonia's regulatory framework, and access accelerator modules on topics like value proposition validation and funding strategy. By engaging with Estonia’s startup ecosystem, including events like sTARTUp Day and Latitude59, founders will gain essential skills, connections, and insights to thrive in the region and truly feel like a part of it.

What
Estonian market and community immersion program for foreign founders
When
January - June 2025
Where
Tallinn, Estonia (& online)

Application Timeline

Applications close
2 December
Online interviews
12 December
Selection
by 20 December
Contracting and challenge mapping
January
Kick-off at sTARTUpDay Day Zero
29 January 2025

Benefits

Access to Investors

One-on-one introductions to investors and sales contacts.

Expert Mentorship

Mentorship from Tenity and Beamline experts.

Fast-Track Growth

Fast-track growth with access to Tenity’s and Beamlines accelerator courses and participation in at least five modules covering key topics like business modelling, pitching, go-to-market, and more.

Ecosystem Event Attendance

Attendance at major ecosystem events like sTARTUp Day and Latitude59.

Direct Access to Key Decision-Makers

Leverage Estonia's established and successful startup ecosystem as a unique test bed.

Networking

Monthly community events, including two pitching sessions with EstBAN (Estonian Business Angel Network).

Some of our success stories

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Meet the Partners

The program is co-funded by the European Union within the Startup Estonia program activities.

What we'll cover

Find out what we will cover in our masterclasses.

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Requirements

Ideation / Pre-seed stage company

Sector agnostic

Already are or will be incorporated in Estonia

At least one foreign founder in the team

Focus topics

Alumni Startups

Meet
the team

Liisa Jõerüüt

Liisa Jõerüüt

Investment Associate | Tenity
Uve Poom

Uve Poom

Head of Operations | Tenity
Kevin Chavanne

Kevin Chavanne

Investment Manager | Tenity
Krista Meinarde

Krista Meinarde

Community Builder | Beamline Accelerator
Jana Budkovskaja

Jana Budkovskaja

Chief Executive Officer | Beamline Accelerator

Meet the executive mentors

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Have questions?

Reach out to our team

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Apply now

by Enterprise Estonia in collaboration with Tenity and Beamline

FAQ

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