Good ideas boosting fund. Money. Mentors. Network.

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA

Deadline is coming closer:

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA UNTIL NOV 15TH

Deadline is coming closer:

88
Teams supported

1 108 000 €
Given for prototypes

57 000 000 €
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

DEC

TOP 50

Get READY! The selected 50 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.

JAN

TOP 50

WOW – get STEADY! The selected TOP50 teams get micro-mentoring sessions with field experts and investors. Following with Pitch-training and crowdfunding pilot campaign at prototron.fundwise.ee

28 JAN

TOP 10

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

10 FEB

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!

We will contribute start-up capital with Estonian angel investors to implement ideas!

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.