Startup Events

Must Attend Startup Events in Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn's biggest founder date of 2027 is Latitude59 on 19–21 May, when hundreds of investors come to the Creative Hub. Before that, November 2026 is full of small, mostly free events: an idea-stage pitch night, a bootstrappers' coffee, two Ready Player Me founder talks and a deep tech co-founder meetup. Women founders have a demo day on 12 December.
This guide lists startup, tech, investor and women-founder events in Tallinn, from November 2026 to the end of 2027. We checked every date on the organiser's own website. We mark each event as Confirmed (date on the official site), Announced (date from a reliable second source) or Expected (based on past editions only). For the rest of Estonia and other cities, see the list at the end.
This article is regularly updated with new events. Do you know about an event that needs to be added? Send us some info and we will see if it's a fit.

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Must Attend Startup Events in Tallinn 2026–2027: Calendar from November 2026 to September 2027

DatesEventVenueTypeStatus
11 Nov 20260->1 wednesday #10TooEarly VenturesIdea pitch night (free)Confirmed
12 Nov 2026From Ready Player Me to NetflixTehnopol AcceleratorFounder talk (free)Confirmed
16 Nov 2026eID Easy Annual ConferenceKultuurikatelDigital identity conference (free)Confirmed
17 Nov 2026Bootstrapped Coffee #1Gourmet CoffeeBootstrappers' meetup (free)Confirmed
26 Nov 2026DeepTech Co-Founder MeetupTehnopol AcceleratorCo-founder matchingConfirmed
8 Dec 2026The Ready Player Me StoryTallinn Business IncubatorFounder talk (free)Confirmed
11–12 Dec 2026Robotex Eesti Youth DayT1 KeskusYouth robotics competitionConfirmed
12 Dec 2026Empowering Women Accelerator Demo DayTallinnWomen founders' demo dayConfirmed
4–5 Feb 2027Cloud Tech TallinnKultuurikatelCloud conferenceConfirmed
8–11 Apr 2027Tallinn Music WeekVenues across TallinnCreative industries festivalConfirmed
19 May 2027e-Residency Community EventTallinnCommunity eveningConfirmed
19–21 May 2027Latitude59KultuurikatelStartup and investor conferenceConfirmed
25–28 May 2027CyConTallinnCyber conflict conferenceConfirmed
23 Sep 2027BSides TallinnTallinnSecurity conferenceConfirmed

Autumn and winter 2026

0->1 wednesday and the Ready Player Me talk: 11–12 November 2026

📅 0->1 wednesday #10Confirmed
DatesWednesday 11 November 2026, 5:30–7:30 PM
WhereTooEarly Ventures, A. Lauteri tn 3, Tallinn
TypeIdea pitch night and open mic
Who it's forIdea-stage founders
TicketsFree; the host approves registrations
Official siteluma.com
A relaxed pitch night at the TooEarly Ventures studio, next to the Estonian Business School. No polished deck needed.
📅 From Ready Player Me to NetflixConfirmed
DatesThursday 12 November 2026, 9:30 AM–12 PM
WhereTehnopol Accelerator, Mäealuse 2/4, building A, Tallinn
TypeFounder talk
Who it's forFounders, angels and VCs
TicketsFree
Official sitetehnopol.ee
Timmu Tõke, co-founder of the avatar company Ready Player Me, and Lauri Antalainen, president of EstBAN, tell the story from the founder's side and the investor's side. In English. More in our gaming startup events.

eID Easy conference and Bootstrapped Coffee: 16–17 November 2026

📅 eID Easy Annual Conference 2026Confirmed
DatesMonday 16 November 2026, 12–8 PM
WhereTallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel), Kursi tn 3
TypeDigital identity conference
Who it's forFintech and SaaS teams that handle onboarding, KYC and e-signatures
TicketsFree; the host approves registrations
Official siteluma.com
The EU Digital Identity Wallet will change how regulated apps sign up customers; this is a free day to learn how.
📅 Bootstrapped Coffee #1Confirmed
DatesTuesday 17 November 2026, 9–10:30 AM
WhereGourmet Coffee, L. Koidula tn 13a, Tallinn
TypeBreakfast meetup
Who it's forSelf-funded founders
TicketsFree
Official siteluma.com
The first edition of a morning meetup for founders who grow without investors. The organisers say it isn't for fundraising or pitching, which makes it the best fit in this guide for bootstrappers.

DeepTech Co-Founder Meetup: 26 November 2026

📅 DeepTech Co-Founder MeetupConfirmed
DatesThursday 26 November 2026, 2–4 PM
WhereTehnopol Accelerator, Mäealuse 2/4, block A, Tallinn
TypeCo-founder matching
Who it's forBusiness people who want to co-found a research startup
TicketsNot stated; register on the official site
Official sitetehnopol.ee
Six research teams pitch, then you book one-to-one meetings. You don't need a science background to join as the commercial co-founder. See our deep tech events.
Also in November: EstBAN's monthly angel pitch night. Its Luma page says 26 November, 5–8 PM, while its earlier plan said 19 November at Tehnopol, and the calendar is for members, so check the event page.

The Ready Player Me Story: 8 December 2026

📅 From a Small Estonian Team to Netflix: The Ready Player Me StoryConfirmed
DatesTuesday 8 December 2026, 4–5:30 PM
WhereTallinn Business Incubator, Poldri 3/1, Tallinn
TypeFounder talk
Who it's forFounders and small-business owners
TicketsFree; registration required
Official siteinkubaator.tallinn.ee
Co-founder and COO Haver Järveoja tells the same company's story from the operations side. The city's incubator also runs cheap trainings almost every week, mostly in Estonian: a founder story from the defence company Combat Ready on 17 November (free) and a pricing and financial planning day on 25 November (€40 plus VAT). All incubator events

Robotex Eesti and the women founders' demo day: 11–12 December 2026

📅 Robotex Eesti 2026: Youth DayConfirmed
Dates11–12 December 2026
WhereT1 Keskus, Tallinn
TypeYouth robotics competition
Who it's forSchool students, families, edtech and hardware founders
TicketsNot stated
Official siterobotex.ee
The national youth day stays in Tallinn, while Robotex International moved to South Korea in 2026.
📅 kood/Garage48 Empowering Women Accelerator Demo DayConfirmed
DatesSaturday 12 December 2026, 1–4 PM
WhereTallinn; venue not published
TypeWomen founders' demo day
Who it's forInvestors, mentors and women founders
TicketsNot stated
Official sitegarage48.org
Women from Ida-Virumaa, most of them first-time founders, pitch at the end of the Garage48 and kood/Jõhvi accelerator. Applications closed on 26 October, but you can come to support them or to invest. See our female entrepreneurship events.

Winter and spring 2027

Cloud Tech Tallinn: 4–5 February 2027

📅 Cloud Tech Tallinn 2027Confirmed
Dates4–5 February 2027
WhereTallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel), Kursi tn 3
TypeMicrosoft cloud conference
Who it's forCloud professionals and B2B SaaS founders
TicketsNot published yet
Official sitecloudtechtallinn.com
More than 400 people and 86 listed speakers. Useful if you build on Azure or sell to IT teams.
The Estonian Startup Awards gala follows on 11 February 2027 (invite only, streamed online). Public nominations open in November, so you can nominate a founder you admire.

Tallinn Music Week: 8–11 April 2027

📅 Tallinn Music Week 2027Confirmed
Dates8–11 April 2027; conference 9–10 April
WhereVenues across Tallinn
TypeMusic and creative industries festival
Who it's forCreative, media and culture-tech founders
TicketsNot published yet
Official siteshiftworks.ee
The Baltics' main meeting point for the creative economy, run by Shiftworks with Music Estonia.

Latitude59 and the e-Residency Community Event: 19–21 May 2027

📅 Latitude59 2027Confirmed
Dates19 May 2027, 9 AM – 21 May, 5 PM
WhereTallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel), Kursi tn 3
TypeStartup and investor conference
Who it's forFounders, investors and corporates
TicketsSuper early bird: Startup €139, Guest €189 (end date not published)
Official sitelatitude59.ee
Estonia's flagship startup conference. In 2026 it reported 3,500 attendees from 70 countries and more than 800 investors, with a pitch competition final at Kultuurikatel; the 2027 pitch call is not out yet. See our pitch competitions.
📅 e-Residency Community Event 2027Confirmed
DatesWednesday 19 May 2027, evening
WhereTallinn; venue to be announced
TypeCommunity evening
Who it's fore-residents and founders who run Estonian companies from abroad
TicketsNot stated
Official sitee-resident.gov.ee
The yearly e-resident gathering, timed with the first day of Latitude59.

CyCon: 25–28 May 2027

📅 CyCon 2027Confirmed
Dates25–28 May 2027
WhereTallinn; venue not published
TypeCyber conflict conference
Who it's forCyber defence, legal and policy specialists
TicketsNot published yet
Official siteccdcoe.org
The 19th International Conference on Cyber Conflict, run by NATO's cyber defence centre. Essential for security and defence startups that sell to governments. See our cybersecurity startup events.

Summer and autumn 2027

BSides Tallinn: 23 September 2027

📅 BSides Tallinn 2027Confirmed
DatesThursday 23 September 2027
WhereTallinn; venue not published
TypeCommunity security conference
Who it's forSecurity engineers and security startups
TicketsEarly bird: community €85, business €250
Official sitetallinn.bsides.ee
A cheap way to meet Estonia's security engineers, as hires or as buyers. So far it's the only Tallinn event confirmed for the second half of 2027.

Dates not announced yet

  • Tallinn Digital Summit 2027: usually in autumn (the 2026 edition: 5–6 November).
  • Women Shaping the Future 2027: the city-backed women's conference was held on 26–27 August 2026. andwomen.ee
  • Garage48 Tallinn hackathon 2027: the last Tallinn hackathon was in November 2025. garage48.org
  • Tallinn Business Incubator season kickoff 2027: expected in September; the 2026 one was on 29 September.
  • Ettevõtlusnädal (Entrepreneurship Week) 2027: usually in early October, across Estonia.
  • Ajujaht: the 16th season's winner is announced in November 2026 on ETV; applications for the next season usually open in February or March. ajujaht.ee

Past events

  • RAISE AI Idea Day: 3 November 2026, Tehnopol Saturn, Tallinn. tehnopol.ee See our AI startup events.
  • BECC Executive Women's Dinner 2026: 4 November 2026, Restoran ROOF, Tallinn.
  • Startup Estonia Model Documents Info Session and Angel Lunch: 5 November 2026, Tallinn. See our fundraising events.
  • Tallinn Digital Summit 2026: 5–6 November 2026, National Library of Estonia, Tallinn. tds.icds.ee

Recurring meetups and communities

  • Tallinn Business Incubator (Poldri 3/1): trainings, founder talks and a pitching course into February 2027, mostly in Estonian. inkubaator.tallinn.ee
  • Tehnopol: founder talks, co-founder meetups and AI days at the science park. tehnopol.ee
  • EstBAN: monthly angel pitch nights; the calendar is for members. estban.ee
  • LIFT99 (Telliskivi 60a/5): founder hub with talks, pitch nights and investor roundtables. lift99.co
  • 0->1 wednesday and Bootstrapped Coffee: small, free founder evenings and mornings on Luma.
  • WhatWhen: a calendar of startup and tech events in Tallinn and Tartu. whatwhen.events
Quiet or gone: GDG Tallinn and Startup Grind Tallinn pages no longer work, Tech Sisters shows no 2026 activity, and Startup Estonia lists no upcoming events. sTARTUp Day (27–29 January 2027) is in Tartu: see the Estonia guide below.

Events for women founders in Tallinn

  • kood/Garage48 Empowering Women Accelerator Demo Day (12 December 2026).
  • WomenHack Tallinn (15 December 2026): free for women in tech who want to meet hiring companies; invite only, format not stated. womenhack.com
  • Women Shaping the Future: the women's conference backed by the City of Tallinn; 2027 date not announced. andwomen.ee
  • HK Unicorn Squad: tech clubs for girls aged 8–14, worth knowing if you're a founder-parent. unicornsquad.ee
Run an event for women founders in Tallinn? Send it to us and we'll add it. See also our women in tech events for 2027.

Funding and support to know before you go

  • e-Residency: the application fee is €150 and becomes a flat €165 from 1 January 2027. e-resident.gov.ee
  • Company registration: the state fee for a private limited company (OÜ) is €265. learn.e-resident.gov.ee
  • Startup Visa: for non-EU founders of startups up to 10 years old; the long-stay visa costs €80 and lasts up to 365 days, extendable by 183. startupestonia.ee
  • EIS starter grant: up to €20,000 with 20% own funding, for companies up to 3 years old; Tallinn companies need €80,000 revenue in the final year. The 2026 round is closed. eis.ee
  • Tallinn Business Incubator: a 9-month incubation programme for €75 plus VAT a month, with no equity taken. inkubaator.tallinn.ee
  • Founder Institute Estonia: a hybrid pre-seed programme from 18 November 2026 to 24 February 2027; apply by 10 November ($799). fi.co

How to get the most out of Tallinn startup events

  1. Start with the free November events. 0->1 wednesday, Bootstrapped Coffee and both Ready Player Me talks cost nothing.
  2. Book Latitude59 early. The super early bird startup ticket is €139.
  3. Ask for approval in time. Several Luma events only confirm you after the host approves you.
  4. Check the language. Most Tallinn Business Incubator trainings are in Estonian; Tehnopol talks are usually in English.
  5. Become an e-resident before January if you plan to: the fee goes up from €150 to €165 on 1 January 2027.

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FAQ

What are the main startup events in Tallinn?

The eID Easy Annual Conference (16 November 2026), Cloud Tech Tallinn (4–5 February 2027), Tallinn Music Week (8–11 April 2027), Latitude59 (19–21 May 2027), CyCon (25–28 May 2027) and BSides Tallinn (23 September 2027).

When is Latitude59 2027?

On 19–21 May 2027 at the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel). Super early bird tickets are €139 for startups and €189 for guests.

Are there free startup events in Tallinn?

Yes: 0->1 wednesday (11 November), the Ready Player Me talks (12 November and 8 December), the eID Easy conference (16 November) and Bootstrapped Coffee (17 November).

Are there events for women founders in Tallinn?

Yes: the kood/Garage48 Empowering Women Accelerator Demo Day (12 December 2026) and WomenHack Tallinn (15 December 2026).

Is Robotex still held in Tallinn?

Robotex Eesti, the national youth day, is at T1 Keskus on 11–12 December 2026. Robotex International moved to South Korea in 2026.

About the Author

Violetta Bonenkamp, also known as MeanCEO, is an experienced startup founder with an impressive educational background including an MBA and four other higher education degrees. She has over 20 years of work experience across multiple countries, including 5 years as a solopreneur and serial entrepreneur. Throughout her startup experience she has applied for multiple startup grants at the EU level, in the Netherlands and Malta, and her startups received quite a few of those. She’s been living, studying and working in many countries around the globe and her extensive multicultural experience has influenced her immensely.
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