Celvia Is Sparkup Tartu Science Park’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2026
At the Tartu Entrepreneur Awards on October 8, Sparkup Tartu Science Park named precision medicine company Celvia, based on the science park’s business campus, its Entrepreneur of the Year 2026. Celvia’s tests help doctors and families find answers to questions about reproductive health, pregnancy, and fetal health. The company is a great example of how […]
DeepTech Accelerator opened second round: science-based startups can once again apply for up to €170,000 in funding
Applications are now open for the DeepTech Accelerator run by Sparkup Tartu Science Park and Tehnopol, which is looking for startups and teams developing science- and technology-based solutions. Companies selected for the accelerator will receive up to €170,000 in business development funding, plus support over 18 months to develop their solutions, enter the market, acquire […]
Startup Story: NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator x Vig-Sec Drone
Vig-Sec Drone develops Suite ACRE, a command-and-control platform designed to help defence, emergency services, and critical infrastructure operators safely coordinate drones, crewed aircraft, counter-UAS systems, and other sensors within a shared operational picture. Founded in Galicia in 2019 by Rubén Gil Fontán and Noelia Gil Fontán, the company combines operational experience with multidisciplinary technical expertise. […]
Sparkup Tartu Science Park and CR14 sign strategic partnership
On 22 September, Sparkup Tartu Science Park and Foundation CR14 signed a strategic partnership agreement that gives the science park’s startups access to CR14’s cyber range to test their technologies. CR14 is a foundation of the Estonian Ministry of Defense that develops and operates cyber ranges and provides cyber training and exercise capabilities to NATO […]
Incubation program founders build teamwork skills at Kääriku
On 8-9 September, Sparkup Tartu Science Park held its autumn training for incubation program participants at Kääriku, centered around a team-building program run by MAD. Over two days, nearly 60 founders from the incubation programs took part in practical, hands-on activities, including a blindfolded trust exercise and a giant game of mah-jong, to develop teamwork, […]
Eight teams, three days, one goal: how to do business in the space industry?
,,It was a really good introduction to what the space business is like and how different it is from other types of business,’’ said one of the teams that took part in our first ESA BIC Estonia BOOTCAMP. Last week, for three days, we met at sunny Pärnu, in the rooms of Pärnumaa Arenduskeskus, to […]
How to build a team that supports growth? DeepTech Accelerator participants got practical tools
On 18–19 August, founders from the first cohort of the DeepTech Accelerator met in Tartu to tackle a question critical for any growing company: how do you build a team that helps the company move forward, without the team itself becoming an obstacle to growth? The two-day training focused on team architecture, how to tie […]
Sven Lilla: Estonia’s space sector has the ideas — now it needs capital
Äritehnoloogia published an article on the current state of Estonia’s space industry, featuring commentary from Sven Lilla, our head of space and ESA BIC Estonia, on a decade’s worth of results and the challenges ahead. ESA BIC Estonia, the first European Space Agency business incubation center in the Baltics, opened by Tartu Science Park in […]
Fomo.Observer: Two-thirds of Estonia’s deep techs are born in Tartu
Fomo.Observer published an in-depth article by journalist Justin Petrone on Tartu’s deep tech ecosystem, highlighting the University of Tartu, Sparkup Tartu Science Park, and FireSand, an alumnus of our accelerator. The article highlights that two-thirds of Estonia’s deep tech startups are born in Tartu, a result not just of the university, but of an entire […]
Webinar: EU Circular Economy and Business Opportunities – What SMEs Need to Know Now
On 17 June 2026, the CIRC-2-ZERO project hosted a webinar exploring the European Union’s circular economy regulations and the business opportunities they create for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The discussion focused on how the rapidly evolving policy landscape is shaping business competitiveness and what new market opportunities the transition to a circular economy is […]
