Boost your idea with up to 35 000 euro financing

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA

Deadline is coming closer:

Teams supported

1 218 000 €

Given for prototypes

82 000 000 €

Raised by alumni teams

SUBMIT YOUR IDEA

Tähtaeg läheneb:

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Teams supported

1 278 000 €
Given for prototypes

82 000 000 €
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, incubation at Startup incubator, mentoring from TalTECH and legal aid form law firm Hedman 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

Expert Committee

heidi-kakko

Heidi Kakko In
EstBAN

Eero Treumann In
Swedbank

madis_raukas

Madis Raukas In
EAS

yrjo-ojasaar

Yrjö Ojasaar In
Change Ventures

jaanus-tamm

Jaanus Tamm In
Defendec

andrus-oks

Andrus Oks In
Tera Ventures

priit-rohumaa

Priit Rohumaa In
Nutshell

Indrek Orav In
Tehnopol

Kristjan Maruste In
Comodule

Mart Maasik In
Tartu Uni ventures

Prototron Alumni

Name of the team: Flydog

Grant from Prototron: 11,242 eur

Year of investment: 2012

Flydog creates software and hardware monitoring solutions for the marine sector, enabling real-time data acquisition and data analysis.

Name of the team: High-Mobility

Grant from Prototron: 7,000 eur

Year of investment: 2012

High-Mobility develops car emulators that run in modern web browsers allowing development of new mobility services even before the cars hit the road.

Grant from Prototron: 32,500 eur

Year of investment: 2013

Väikesemahuline põlevkivi tootmisjääkidest aerogeeli katsetootmine patendil EE05510B1 põhineva tehnoloogia suurtootmiskõlblikkuse väljaselgitamiseks

Grant from Prototron: 35,000 eur

Year of investment: 2013

Operatsiooniaegse ja -järgse kudede taastumise jälgimiseks mõeldud meditsiiniseade.

Grant from Prototron: 11,260 eur

Year of investment: 2013

Paralleel- ja järjestikresonantsi vahelduvmuundurit kasutava käsikeevitusaparaadi prototüüp.

Name of the team: Shipitwise

Grant from Prototron: 8,300 eur

Year of investment: 2013

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