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DeepTech Accelerator

An accelerator focused on science- and technology-intensive startups

  • Up to €120,000 equity-free business development grant
  • We help you create a clear framework and prioritize key activities
  • Knowledge, skills, and tools to build your business and bring your product to market
  • Mentors and specialists to support you
  • Access to investor and business networks
  • One free workspace for 6 months at the Sparkup Coworking Space
  • Personalised approach
  • With long-term experience, we understand complex products and help you communicate them clearly to others
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Application deadline: 11 May 2026

GaltTec, program’s alumni

Triin Remmelgas
Mati Foods, CEO and Co-Founder
I definitely recommend Sparkup Incubator—hurry up and apply! The professional and supportive program team offers you and your startup so many opportunities to learn about everything from marketing and sales to team dynamics and leadership. You’ll get to pitch, represent your company, and gain insights from experts.
Piret Arukuusk
Vectiopep, Co-Founder
I definitely recommend participating in the incubator program so you feel that you are not alone with your problems. There was a lot of benefit from mentors, their good advice, and also the contacts. I liked the freedom to find mentors for myself and that the program funded this. Among the mentors, I would highlight Andrus Kurvits, Tõnu Esko, and Katrin Kaarna.
Glen Kelp
GaltTec, CEO
I definitely recommend applying to the Sparkup incubation program and making the most of it if selected. It’s a fast track to getting to know the local startup community and becoming a part of it. Networking and mutual support are invaluable assets, especially for early-stage startups. Community events also greatly contributed to this, where startup ideas were exchanged well into the late hours. The Science Park is closely associated with sTARTUp Day, which made the already awesome festival experience even more enjoyable.
Hannes Plinte
Gscan, Co-founder, member of the Supervisory Board
“We participated in the incubator because we saw the need for consultations and mentorship to make better decisions on our journey from science to business. During the program, we received a lot of support from mentors. With the help of mentors, we gained a better understanding of the processes involved in raising investments. We also felt support from the general network, the sTARTUp Day joint exhibition booth, and other networking events.”
Arvi Jõers
Gearbox Biosciences, CEO and Co-Founder
We recommend the incubation program for starting entrepreneurs and scientist-entrepreneurs who are currently turning their research into business. For us, the most valuable aspect was access to good mentors, but at the same time, we also gained business development skills through various training sessions.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We invite science-based startups to apply to the Deep Tech Accelerator. We are looking for smart and scalable ideas at an early stage of development that require additional input in business development.

Applicants should have a primary concept for a product and/or service that can be tested with customers. The most important aspect is the team and their motivation to move quickly and focus on turning the idea into a functioning product/service, acquiring customers and investors.

1,5-aastase programmi teemad

We accept new startups twice a year – once in the spring and once in the fall. In addition to the focus topics, it is possible to request support from key and specialized mentors as needed. The incubator manager can always recommend which mentor or community member to approach with your question.

SPRING
Sales and intellectual property
SUMMER
Leadership and soft skills
FALL
Financials and preparations for sTARTUp Day
WINTER
Marketing and sTARTUp Day festival
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PORTFOLIO
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MENTORS

Siim Kinnas
Äriarendus, Intellektuaalomand (IO)
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Peyman Kazemianhaddadi
Business development, sales strategy, and market expansion in the biotech, diagnostics, and healthcare sectors
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Kristiine Kukk
Recruitment, onboarding, culture
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Priit Palta
teadustulemuste rakenduslikuks tegemine, AI tervishoius, andmepõhine täppis- ja personaalmeditsiin
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Terje Eichelmann
business development, product-market fit, supply chain compliance and management quality systems, governance and organisation design
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Iulian Emil Juhasz
space tech, defence tech, dual-use tech, business model, market fit
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All mentors

PARTNERS

City of Tartu
University of Tartu
https://ut.ee/en
Startup Estonia
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sTARTUp Day
https://www.startupday.ee/
EstBAN
EstBAN empowers startups and investors
Protolab
https://protolab.io/
Superangel
Superangel – Early Stage VC Funding
NorthStar Consulting Group
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Hedman
Avaleht
All partners

Contact

Pille-Riin Meerits

Head of Incubation Services

E-post: pille-riin.meerits@teaduspark.ee
Tel. +3725088310

The Deep Tech Accelerator is part of the DeepTech Startup Network. The network has been established to consolidate and strengthen existing activities through which the state invests more than €10 million in deep technology to support the growth of science-based companies. The aim is to bring together researchers and entrepreneurs to accelerate the transfer of research-based solutions into business and foster the development of strong deep tech startups. Through public investment, the conditions are created for greater private capital involvement in subsequent stages of development, thereby strengthening the overall growth of Estonia’s deep tech startup ecosystem.

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