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Estonian Startup Awards 2023 - The Winners, The Nominees & Everyone Else Still Standing

Estonian Startup Awards 2023 - The Winners, The Nominees & Everyone Else Still Standing

Estonian Startup Awards 2023 is done! On the evening of February 2, 2024, the Estonian startup community gathered at Nobel Hall in Noblessner to officially wrap up the year, celebrate our community’s biggest wins, and look into the future, together. Will it be bright? Well, yes. Eventually.

Estonian Startup Awards 2022 - The Official Wrap-Up!

Estonian Startup Awards 2022 - The Official Wrap-Up!

The gala for Estonian Startup Awards 2022 took place on January 27, 2023. Almost 500 startuppers and impact makers gathered at The Glass Hall of the Song Festival Grounds to officially wrap up 2022 and celebrate the biggest wins of the year. Here are the biggest takeaways from the year, inspiring words from the winners, and the full list of all the nominees.

CR14’s predictions for 2023: DefenceTech keeps growing. The one with the best AI wins.

CR14’s predictions for 2023: DefenceTech keeps growing. The one with the best AI wins.

Siim Alatalu, CR14’s CEO shares professional insights from the frontlines of their booming startup sector - defence and security tech - with continued funding and growth predicted for 2023. On January 27, CR14 is taking the stage at Estonian Startup Awards to present the Defence and Security Tech of the Year award. Thank you for the hard work and the support, CR14!

Hardware startup Sunly: “Growth for the sake of growth will be challenged.”

Hardware startup Sunly: “Growth for the sake of growth will be challenged.”

Sunly is a hardware-led startup that is building a renewable energy platform, developing new solutions, and investing in fresh technologies that can boost our region’s energy transition. Their investment radar includes young startups whose clever ideas need a boost. In 2023, Sunly’s team is also boosting the success of the Estonian Startup Awards!

Deel in 2023: "I encourage every team to have this built into their hiring plans."

Deel in 2023: "I encourage every team to have this built into their hiring plans."

Besides building the world’s fastest-growing SaaS company with a super diverse team from 80+ countries, Deel is also dedicated to boosting the Estonian startup ecosystem - in 2023, they are supporting the success of the Estonian Startup Awards 2022. How was 2022 and what do they predict for the Estonian startup scene in 2023?

Swedbank in 2023: "Supporting startups is one of our main goals.”

Swedbank in 2023: "Supporting startups is one of our main goals.”

Swedbank, the largest bank in Estonia, has taken on a mission to help Estonian startups succeed. Their support of the ecosystem strategically covers the full lifecycle of a startup - from cool cooperations with early-stage founders, to partnering with community-leading organizations, Swedbank’s resources are channeled far and wide. In the upcoming quarter, you can find Swedbank’s team at sTARTup Day and the Estonian Startup Awards 2022.

Hedman Law Firm: “With this award, we are showcasing exciting Estonian scaleups, deservedly so.”

Hedman Law Firm: “With this award, we are showcasing exciting Estonian scaleups, deservedly so.”

Hedman Law Firm sums up the highlights of the Estonian startup scene from 2022, and shares what makes them excited about the times ahead. In January 2023, Hedman’s team is helping to make the Estonian Startup Awards 2022 a success.

Estonian Startup Awards 2021

Estonian Startup Awards 2021

Estonian Startup Awards 2021 gala took place on January 21, 2022. Over 300 startuppers and impact makers of the sector gathered at Vaba Lava to officially wrap up 2021 and celebrate the biggest wins of the year. Most noteworthily, 8 award trophies found a new home - scroll down to see the FULL SHORTLISTS and WINNERS of Estonian Startup Awards 2021.

Estonian Startup Awards 2020 - The Winners, The Nominees & Big Trends For 2021

Estonian Startup Awards 2020 - The Winners, The Nominees & Big Trends For 2021

Estonian Startup Awards 2020 took place on January 14, 2021, to officially wrap up the past year and celebrate the most outstanding achievements of Estonian startups. If you want to know who made it to the shortlist of Estonian Startup Awards 2020 and who took home the prizes in our 9 categories, you are in the right place. Sit back, settle down, here we go!


Estonian Startup Awards 2019 - The Fastest, The Biggest, The Most Impactful

Estonian Startup Awards 2019 - The Fastest, The Biggest, The Most Impactful

Estonian Startup Awards 2019 took place on January 22nd, 2020. The initiative, lead by LIFT99 and Startup Estonia highlighted the most outstanding startups and community activists in 9 impactful categories, summing up the brightest moments of 2019.