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 […]
Startup Story: Unplugged X NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator
Subsea vehicles, sensors and infrastructure need reliable access to power and data while remaining underwater. Physical connectors make that difficult: corrosion, wear and flooding affect reliability, while mating and de-mating equipment can require recovery or human intervention. However, wireless subsea connection technology allows power and high-speed data to be transferred through water using inductive coupling, […]
Three Estonian space startups receive €180,000 in funding
The European Space Agency Business Incubation Center Estonia (ESA BIC Estonia) has selected three new space-sector startups in its latest application round: Triops Technologies, HETK Systems and ORMIA Systems OÜ. All three will receive a development grant of €60,000, funded directly by the European Space Agency. Representatives of the companies, starting left: HETK Systems OÜ, […]
The First Cohort of the DeepTech Accelerator Brings Together 11 Science-Based Startups
58 teams applied for the first cohort of the DeepTech Accelerator — 11 science-based startups were selected.The accelerator is the first state-supported deeptech accelerator in Estonia, designed to help science-driven companies reach international markets. The selected teams have been founded by students, alumni, or academic staff of the University of Tartu, TalTech, or the Estonian […]
Joint Delegation of Estonian Game Developers at the Nordic Game 2026 Conference
In May 2026, five Estonian companies participated in the Nordic Game conference in Malmö, Sweden, as part of the CDG-Booster project. Nordic Game is one of Europe’s leading gatherings for game developers, offering participants the opportunity to connect with fellow developers, game publishers, investors, and creative professionals from around the world. At the CDG-Booster joint […]
