Boost your idea with up to 35 000 euro financing

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA
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102
Teams supported
1 353 000 €
Given for prototypes
85 000 000 €
Raised by alumni teams

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SUBMIT YOUR IDEA
Tähtaeg läheneb:
102
Teams supported
1 353 000 €
Given for prototypes
85 000 000 €
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!

A versatile prize

Equally important to the 35 000€ funding is the mentoring, trainings and useful contacts made during the Prototron program.

Anyone can participate

Applicants may be individuals as well as businesses with ideas from all the technical verticals.

Terms and Conditions

Prototron round timeline

ACADEMY

Get Ready! Go to the Prototron Academy to get acquainted with startup development materials and prepare for a successful application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Think through your idea, read our tips.
BATCH

Selected teams participate in intensive acceleration program covering financing, intellectual property, prototyping, communication and sales. Teams get mentoring sessions with field experts and investors. Following with Pitch-training and innvest-readiness program.

FINALS

Final presentation to the Prototron’s Expert Committee, which will decide the winners.

And Go! WINNERS

Winner takes it all: up to 35 000€ equity-free funding for prototyping, and special prizes from Prototron partners.

Prototron round fund is backed by Swedbank Estonia, TalTech, Tallinn Science park Tehnopol and the city of Tallinn – up to 75 000€ in total!

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA

Prototron Alumni

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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.

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Ilus bike op
Name of the team: ILUS Bike
Grant from Prototron: 35,o00 eur
Year of investment: 2024

ILUS Bike is developing a simple modular electric bike for rental services

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sciflux op
Name of the team: Sciflux
Grant from Prototron: 15,o00 eur
Year of investment: 2024

Sciflux will produce blood test-based Alzheimer's disease prevention technology

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audiocat op
Name of the team: AudioCat
Grant from Prototron: 15,o00 eur
Year of investment: 2024

AudioCat produces smart games for the visually impaired people.

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traynme op
Name of the team: TraynMe
Grant from Prototron: 10,o00 eur
Year of investment: 2024

TraynMe provides efficient computing power for rendering 3D and video media over the network.

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Global Reader
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.

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Ilus Bike 2024

Swedbank Helps Domestic Start-up ILUS Bike Get its Bikes on the Streets

The winner of the Prototron prototyping fund’s spring round, ILUS Bike, has signed a financing agreement with Swedbank. This agreement will support the team during the initial development and production stages and enable the implementation of a pilot project in Tartu. ILUS is a simple and modular electric bike designed for rental services. Its modularity […]
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Prototron Fund Helps Bring Modular Electric Bikes to the Streets

The Latitude59 start-up conference showcased the finalists of Prototron’s spring round – innovative start-up technology companies competing for €75,000 in prototype funding.  The grand prize of €35,000 was awarded to ILUS Bike, developer of easy-to-use modular electric bikes. A standout feature of these bikes is their modular compatibility with various bike-sharing systems like rental platforms, […]
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Prototron welcomes new CEO to drive innovation and growth

Brait Pilvik has taken the reins as head of Prototron, Estonia’s first fund for prototypes of smart ideas, from 1 January. Pilvik has previously worked as a marketing and sales project manager at the Science and Business Park Tehnopol, Latitude59 startup conference, and as project lead at the Greenest Summit conference. “The startup sector plays […]
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How friendly AI friend is

Leading figures in the field of artificial intelligence development, including Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, are proposing a pause in the development of AI technologies until reliable security protocols are developed and implemented. As a highly technological foundation, we believe that the most effective way to protect ourselves is to stay informed about […]
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Why to participate in Prototron – 10 recommendations from the finalists of the 29th batch of Prototron

Prototron 29 finalists shared their feedback on the recently completed Prototron programme. What were the experiences of the TOP 10 participating teams and why would they recommend others to take part in Prototron? Force “All the mentors, lectures and homework were very useful. They do take a lot of time, but with each step you […]
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Prototron teams received 60,000 euros in equity free funding

Last night, the three best business ideas that passed the 29th batch of the Prototron fund created by Swedbank, TalTech and Tehnopoli were revealed. According to the expert panel, the ideas of BatCycle, Smarif, and Wayren are the most innovative, the team of each of them received 20,000 euros in non-participation funding to further develop […]
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