Up to 35 000€ for realization of your idea

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA
UNTIL NOV 15TH

Deadline is coming closer:

Teams supported

1 108 000 €

Given for prototypes

45 000 000 €

Raised by alumni teams

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA UNTIL NOV 15TH

Deadline is coming closer:

89
Teams supported

1 108 000 €
Given for prototypes

45 000 000 €
Raised by alumni teams

Up to 35 000€ equity free funding and mentoring. We help you create a functional prototype and start a successful business!

Support for ideas with potential

Prototron was created to help turn smart and innovative ideas into tangible prototypes to grow into major businesses. Check out those who have already done this!

A versatile prize

Equally important to the 35 000€ funding is the know-how, trainings, advice and useful contacts made during the Prototron program.

Anyone can participate

Applicants may be individuals as well as businesses with projects from all fields, especially: greentech, digitalization of industry, new materials, health-tech and fintech.

Terms and Conditions

Prototron round timeline

PREPARATION OF IDEA

Think through your idea, read our tips and
Submit your idea until the midnight

15 NOV

APPLICATION DEADLINE

NOV

TOP 30

Get READY! The selected 30 teams participate in training covering financing, intellectual property, prototyping, and sales. Experts from Veebimajutus will run a landing-page building workshop to help you to validate your idea.

DEC

TOP 30

WOW – get STEADY! The selected TOP30 teams get micro-mentoring sessions with field experts and investors. Following with Pitch-training and crowdfunding pilot campaign at prototron.fundwise.ee

18 JAN

TOP 12

And – GO! Final presentation to the Prototron’s Expert Committee, which will decide the winners.

28 JAN

And Go! WINNERS

Winner takes it all: up to 35 000€ equity-free funding for prototyping, incubation at Startup incubator, R&D mentoring from TalTECH and legal aid form law firm Hedman Partners. The winners will be announced at the startup conference sTARTUp Day!!

Prototron 2021 Spring round fund is baked by Swedbank Estonia, TalTech, Tallinn Science park Tehnopol , BuildIt Latvia, Tallinn city – 60 000€ in total!

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA

Expert Committee

heidi-kakko

Heidi Kakko In
EstBAN

Henrik Roonemaa In
Geenius veeb

prototron-liisi-himma

Liisi Himma In
Swedbank

madis_raukas

Madis Raukas In
Osram

yrjo-ojasaar

Yrjö Ojasaar In
Solon Partners

jaanus-tamm

Jaanus Tamm In
Defendec

andrus-oks

Andrus Oks In
Tera Ventures

priit-rohumaa

Priit Rohumaa In
Nutshell

priit-rohumaa

Renno Veinthal In
TalTech

Erik Puura In
University of Tartu

Indrek Orav In
Tehnopol

Kristjan Maruste In
Comodule

Prototron Alumni

Name of the team: Lingvist

Grant from Prototron: 9,900 eur

Year of investment: 2013

Lingvist is the first language-learning tool to harness the potential of technology and computational science to decrease learning time significantly and help you learn effectively.

Name of the team: GlobalReader

Grant from Prototron: 5,600 eur

Year of investment: 2015

GlobalReader provides real-time monitoring of manufacturing machines helping to boost productivity of critical equipment and reduces downtime.

Name of the team: coModule

Grant from Prototron: 10,534 eur

Year of investment: 2012

a vehicular platform, monitors the battery parameters of electric vehicles and displays the information on its users' phones.

Name of the team: Shipitwise

Grant from Prototron: 7,000 eur

Year of investment: 2016

Shipitwise is automating the logistics domain and makes it possible for anyone to organise shipping of anything to anywhere. Making various logistics service providers virtually co-operate in side our platform, Shipitwise builds logistics chains from scratch with various first and last mile couriers, packaging facilities, transit companies, customs brokers and insurance companies.