Latitude59: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
“Latitude59 is Estonia's flagship startup and tech event.”
- Next edition
- May 19–21, 2027 · Latitude59 2027 (Tallinn) source
- Where
- Kultuurikatel (Tallinn Creative Hub), Tallinn, Estonia source
- Format
- in-person · 3 days overall (2026; main conference program ran for 2 days).
- Tickets
- 139.00 €–899.00 € (2027, Super Early Bird Startup Ticket to Startup Demo Booth; published Fienta prices include VAT). The completed 2026 listing ranged from 299.00 € to 899.00 € (2026). source
- Startup pass
- 139.00 € (2027) source
- Latitude59 Pitch Competition
- €450,000 in syndicated investment was awarded to winning startups from Estonia, Finland & Lithuania (2026); partner prizes were also included. source
- Cadence
- Annual; the Tallinn flagship has been held in May (2025 and 2026); the next Tallinn edition is announced for May 2027.
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Next edition
| Dates | May 19–21, 2027 source |
|---|---|
| Edition | Latitude59 2027 (Tallinn) |
| Venue | Kultuurikatel, Tallinn, Estonia source |
| Timezone | Europe/Tallinn |
| Tickets | latitude59.ee source |
Ticket tiers as published
| Tier | Price | Includes | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Early Bird Startup Ticket source | 139.00 € (2027) | Matchmaking-app access, matchmaking area and attending-investor list; presented as the startup/founder option. | 2027 |
| Super Early Bird Guest Ticket source | 189.00 € (2027) | Full conference programme, matchmaking area, digital event app and all official public side events. | 2027 |
| Super Early Bird Angel Investor Ticket source | 209.00 € (2027) | Investor Day access, detailed startup data, matchmaking area, digital event app and public side events. The organiser says this ticket is for angel investors and may verify credentials. | 2027 |
| Super Early Bird Investor Ticket source | 249.00 € (2027) | Investor Day access, detailed startup data, matchmaking area, digital event app and public side events. The organiser says investor tickets are for investors and may verify credentials. | 2027 |
| Super Early Bird Executive Ticket source | 249.00 € (2027) | Full conference access, official afterparty, public side events, VIP Lounge access, and startup and investor lists ahead of the event. | 2027 |
| Startup Demo Booth source | 899.00 € (2027) | — | 2027 |
How founders get in
The organiser describes Latitude59 as a place for ambitious startups to meet investors, partners and fellow founders. For 2027, the Startup Ticket highlights the matchmaking app, matchmaking area and investor list; the completed 2026 programme combined founder stories, practical sessions and curated connections.
- For the next Tallinn edition, buy the Super Early Bird Startup Ticket through the organiser’s tickets page or its linked Fienta checkout. General attendance is by ticket purchase, not application.
- Use the Startup Ticket’s matchmaking-app access, matchmaking area and attending-investor list to plan conversations. The organiser says the app’s matchmaking feature opens ahead of the event.
- Pitching is a separate application. The published competition page is for the completed 2026 edition; the organiser has not published a 2027 Tallinn application deadline or rules.
| Startup programme | Buy the Super Early Bird Startup Ticket; no startup application is required for general attendance. A Startup Demo Booth is a separate purchase. source |
|---|---|
| Startup price | 139.00 € (2027) source |
| Includes | The published startup-ticket description includes matchmaking-app access, the matchmaking area and the attending-investor list. |
| Eligibility | For founders and startups; the 2027 ticket page publishes no funding-stage or founding-date restriction. |
| Founder discounts | The organiser’s ticket information publishes an 80% ticket-price discount application for Ukrainian startup founders in its 2026-era material. The linked form is labelled L59UA2025, so this is not confirmed as a 2027 offer. |
| Exhibiting | The 2027 ticket checkout lists a Startup Demo Booth for 899.00 € and states that prices include VAT. The organiser’s 2026 startup page separately quoted €899 (+ VAT) for its Demo Area; that is the 2026 price, not the 2027 checkout price. |
| Investor pass | Purchase the Investor Ticket or Angel Investor Ticket through the organiser’s tickets page or Fienta checkout. The 2026 Investor Experience required an Investor Ticket and registration; 2027 event-specific investor programming has not been published. source |
| Investor eligibility | Investor tickets are for investors; the organiser says it may verify credentials. Angel Investor tickets are for angel investors, whose credentials may also be verified. |
| Press | For the completed 2026 edition, journalists, editors and reporters applied for Media Accreditation through the organiser’s form. Accredited media received event access, including the main programme, public side events, a media room and the press conference; registration could be required for individual events. The linked accreditation form is for 2026, not a confirmed 2027 call. |
| Application required | No, tickets are purchased |
Latitude59 Pitch Competition
| Prize | €450,000 in syndicated investment was awarded to winning startups from Estonia, Finland & Lithuania (2026); partner prizes were also included. source |
|---|---|
| Format | For the completed 2026 Tallinn edition, 465 startups applied; the organiser selected 15 teams for the next stage and seven finalists pitched live on the Bold Stage. The winning investments were selected by EstBAN, LatBAN and FiBAN together with FIRSTPICK. A 2027 Tallinn format has not yet been published. |
| Eligibility | The 2026 call sought early-stage startups with a functioning product or service and proven traction, a scalable business model and a committed team; applicants were expected to be actively fundraising or ready to start. The page gave four years as a rule-of-thumb limit for business activity and invited startups internationally, with stated country exclusions. These are 2026 criteria, not confirmed 2027 criteria. |
Winners
- Granarium Technologies (2026) — Up to €200,000 syndicated investment (2026) source
- Backoffice (2026) — €150,000 investment from FIRSTPICK (2026) source
- DogBase (2026) — Up to €100,000 syndicated investment (2026) source
Judges
- Jana Budkovskaja, EstBAN board member; BSV Ventures partner; lead investor at EstBAN / BSV Ventures source
- Emīls Kraģis, Managing Director; lead investor at LatBAN source
Meeting investors there
Founders can identify investors from the attending-investor list, arrange meetings through the event app and meet in the Matchmaking Area. The 2026 programme also had investor-only events and investor-led side events. The 2027 ticket page confirms startup matchmaking access, but a 2027 investor programme has not been published. source
| Investors attending | 600+ investors (2026). source |
|---|---|
| Matchmaking | Latitude59 event/matchmaking app; the 2027 ticket information does not name the app provider. source |
| Formats | Matchmaking app and on-site Matchmaking Area (2026 and 2027 ticket descriptions) · Attending-investor list for startup ticket holders (2027) · Investor Day / Investor Experience and Investor Lounge (2026) · Pitch Confidential investor reverse pitches and investor-led side events (2026) · Curated LP–GP Meetup (2026; separate access/registration) |
Investor firms the organiser lists (Most recent completed flagship: Latitude59 Tallinn 2026, 2026-05-20 to 2026-05-22. Next scheduled event: Latitude59 x Kenya, Nairobi, 2026-12-03 to 2026-12-04. The next announced Tallinn flagship is at Kultuurikatel, 2027-05-19 to 2027-05-21. The Nairobi edition is described by the organiser as its fourth Kenya edition.)
2C Ventures28DIGITALAirbusAtomicoBadIdeas FundBaldertonBaltic Impact FundBaltic Sandbox VenturesBD PartnersBek VenturesBlackRockBonna Vita VenturesBuilditByFoundersChange VenturesCipioCoinvest CapitalCuriosity VCD11Z VenturesDaphni VCDay One CapitalDreamVenturesDTCPEIT Urban MobilityEstBANEstVCAFirstpickFlashpoint VCFOV VenturesHedosophiaHTGFIcebreaker VCInkefInventureIron Wolf CapitalKvanted VCLightrockMAKI.VCMarket One CapitalMilestoneCapital Partnersnode.vcNordic Foodtech VCNordicNinjaOndas CapitalOutlast FundOyster Bay VCPact VCPlural VCPractica CapitalPSG EquitySenovoSheCodesSiena Secondary FundSimpact VenturesSpecialist VCSparkmind CapitalStartup Wise GuysSuperangelTera VenturesTesiTilia Impact VenturesUnderline VenturesValkeus VenturesVendep CapitalVesna CapitalVest VenturesWave Ventures
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Who speaks (Most recent completed flagship: Latitude59 Tallinn 2026, 2026-05-20 to 2026-05-22. Next scheduled event: Latitude59 x Kenya, Nairobi, 2026-12-03 to 2026-12-04. The next announced Tallinn flagship is at Kultuurikatel, 2027-05-19 to 2027-05-21. The Nairobi edition is described by the organiser as its fourth Kenya edition.)
- Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia · Republic of Estonia
- Liina Vahtras, Managing Director of Estonia’s e-Residency programme · Estonia’s e-Residency programme
- Gerald Black, CEO · XConnect Africa
- Paula Llobet, Councillor for Innovation & Investment · Valencia City Council
- Pasi Toivanen, SVP · Nokia
- Taavi Madiberk, CEO · Skeleton Technologies
- Ugne Musneckyte, Investor · byFounders
- Elizabeth Jennings, Managing Partner · Venture Atlas Labs
- Kristjan Korjus · Pactum AI
- Axel Täubert, Startups Lead; former founder and angel · Google Cloud
- David Cleevely, Author of Serendipity
- Misha Kaplin · CoinsPaid
- Kristel Leif · Onkoloogika
- Ghita Wallin · MIMIR
- Hadas Zucker, Strategist
- Taavet Hinrikus · Plural; Wise
- Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, Former Uber executive · Plural
- Julian Glaab, CEO & co-founder · Bliq
- Dr. Rahul Razdan, Serial entrepreneur; investor and advisor; former CEO of WiPower
- Kusti Salm, CEO · Frankenburg Technologies
Full lineup: official speakers page.
Sponsors and partners
Partner; tier unspecified 60
Health FoundersITLBalciaEuropean Innovation CouncilAliorTalent HubJacopoSunlyNetgroupRepublic of Estonia / VälisministeeriumUA Tech EcosystemUniversity of TartuYOLOHUUM Saunae-ResidencyMKMUP CatalystEuropean UnionDealum2C VenturesAWSBeamlinebyFoundersCivittaCitibankCybersCzechInvestEITEstoniaHubFondiaKarma VCKPMGLead VenturesLightyearMooncascadeNordic NinjaOrrickPanasonicPayPalPR NewsPrintifyPrototronSEBSiena Secondary FundSmartCapSpecialist VCSunly Future VenturesTenityTera VenturesTrinitiPractica CapitalWiden LegalAccelerate EstoniaCoinsPaidDeelGoogleGoogle CloudInfobipTehnopolInvest Estonia
+34 more sponsors and partners on the official partners page.
Media partners: Startups Magazine, Resilience Conference, Techpression, Crypto News, Nordic Fintech Magazine, The Recursive, PR News
Government partners: Republic of Estonia / Välisministeerium, MKM, European Union, European Innovation Council, NATO DIANA, Canada Embassy, British Embassy, Tallinn, EIS, ESTDEV, Czech Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Full list: official partners page.
Startups there
Alumni the organiser highlights
- Luna Robotics (2025) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €250K (2025) source
- Adventum Tech (2025) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €250K (2025) source
- MarkeDroid (2025) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €175K (2025) source
- Beholder (2024) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €600K (2024) source
- Flowstep (2023) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €600K (2023) source
- CUST (2024) — Pitch Competition Top 2; investment of €300K (2024) source
- Galttec (2024) — Pitch Competition Top 3; investment of €100K (2024) source
- CINO (2023) — Pitch Competition Top 2; investment of €500K (2023) source
- ÄIO Tech (2023) — Pitch Competition Top 3; investment of €150K (2023) source
- Vocal Image (2022) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €250K (2022) source
- Ender Turing (2022) — Pitch Competition Top 2; investment of €200K (2022) source
- Atom Mobility (2020) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €210K (2020) source
- Adact (2020) — Pitch Competition Top 2; investment of €200K (2020) source
- Zelos Team Management (2019) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €250K (2019) source
- VideoCV.io (2019) — Pitch Competition Top 2; investment of €225K (2019) source
- Fractory (2018) — Pitch Competition Top 1; investment of €170K (2018) source
Programme
| Tracks | Bold Stage (2026) · Builders Lab (2026) · Future Stage (2026) · Pitching Stage (2026) · Podcast Stage powered by SEB (2026) source |
|---|---|
| Side events | For the completed 2026 Tallinn edition, the organiser listed 40+ official side events and unofficial gatherings around the event week, including warm-up events, an official afterparty and an afterglow. Some side events required prior registration. A 2027 side-event schedule has not been published. |
| Hackathon | The completed 2026 programme included hackathons and a Builders Lab that became a hacker space for product demos and hands-on advice on the second conference day. No Tallinn 2027 hackathon details are published. |
| Official app | Latitude59 App by Brella |
| Hashtag | #latitude59 |
Past editions, as published
| Edition | Dates | Attendees | Investors | Startups | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 source | May 20–22, 2026 | 3,000+ attendees (2026) | 600 investors (2026) | 800 startup representatives (2026); 465 pitch applications (2026); 7 finalists (2026); winners: Granarium Technologies (up to €200,000 (2026)), DogBase (up to €100,000 (2026)), and Backoffice (€150,000 (2026)); €450,000 syndicated investment (2026). | recap · video · photos |
| 2025 source | May 21–23, 2025 | 3,500 attendees (2025) | 700 investors (2025) | 900 startup representatives (2025); 391 pitch applications (2025); winners: Luna Robotics (up to €250,000 (2025)), Adventum Tech (€250,000 (2025)), and MarkeDroid (€175,000 (2025)); €675,000 pitch prize fund (2025). | recap · video · photos |
| 2024 source | May 22–24, 2024 | 3,500 attendees (2024) | Nearly 600 investors (2024) | 900+ startup representatives (2024); 526 pitch applications (2024); winners: Beholder (€600,000 (2024)), AskToSell (€300,000 (2024)), and GaltTec (€100,000 (2024)); €1,000,000 syndicated investment (2024). | recap · video · photos |
| 2023 source | May 24–26, 2023 | More than 3,000 attendees (2023) | 600+ investors (2023) | 800+ startup representatives (2023); nearly 400 pitch applicants (2023); winners: Flowstep (€600,000 (2023)), Cino (€500,000 (2023)), and ÄIO Tech (€150,000 (2023)); €1.25 million prize pool (2023). | recap · video · photos |
| 2021 · Rescheduled by three weeks to 17–18 June 2021; the organiser announced a hybrid edition, in Tallinn and online. source | Jun 17–18, 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 · The 2020 edition was postponed from its usual late-May timing because of COVID-19 and held as a hybrid event on 27–28 August 2020. source | Aug 27–28, 2020 | Almost 2,000 participants (2020) | 325 investors (2020) | 160 startups (2020); winners Adact and ATOM Mobility each received €200,000 syndicate investment (2020); ATOM Mobility also received a €10,000 cash prize (2020). | recap · video |
| 2019 source | May 16–17, 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 source | May 24–25, 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 source | — | 2,800 guests (2022) | 400+ investors (2022) | 800+ startup representatives (2022); 230 pitch applications (2022); winners Vocal Image (€250,000 (2022)) and Ender Turing (€200,000 (2022)); ATOM Mobility also received a €10,000 cash prize (2022). | recap · video · photos |
| 2012 source | — | — | — | — |
Cities: Tallinn, Estonia (2025, 2026)
Who attends
| Breakdown | 3,000+ participants, including 800+ startup representatives, 600+ investors and 80+ journalists on site (2026). source |
|---|---|
| Geography | 70 countries (2026). source |
| Roles | Founders, Investors, Developers, Press, Policy & government |
| Stages | Seed |
Official links and socials
Travel & apps
In the press
- Latitude59 casts Estonia as a testbed for the New Nordics — Estonian World (2026)
- Startups from Estonia, Finland, Lithuania and Ukraine Reach the Finals of Latitude59’s Pitch Competition — The Baltic Times (2026)
- Latvia's Adventum Tech among Latitude59 pitch competition winners — LSM (2025)
- Latitude59 tech conference in Tallinn to feature 250 investors and over 700 startup entrepreneurs — Estonian World (2019)
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Pitch Deck Roaster — a slide-by-slide pass before you submit to Latitude59 Pitch Competition.
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 7, 2026:
- fienta.com/latitude59-2027
- latitude59.ee
- latitude59.ee/12-years-of-latitude59
- latitude59.ee/about
- latitude59.ee/biggest-latitude59-ever
- latitude59.ee/for-investors
- latitude59.ee/for-media
- latitude59.ee/for-partners
- latitude59.ee/for-startups
- latitude59.ee/for-startups
- latitude59.ee/funds-and-investors-attending-latitude59-2026
- latitude59.ee/l59-2023-archive
- latitude59.ee/l59-2024-archive
- latitude59.ee/l59-2025-archive
- latitude59.ee/latitude59-2021-rescheduled-for-17-18-june-2021
- latitude59.ee/latitude59-2024-is-done
- latitude59.ee/latitude59-2026
- latitude59.ee/latitude59-pitch-competition-awards-e450000-to-startups-from-estonia-finland-and-lithuania
- latitude59.ee/news
- latitude59.ee/pitch-competition
- latitude59.ee/speakers
- latitude59.ee/startups-from-estonia-finland-lithuania-and-ukraine-reach-the-finals-of-latitude59s-pitch-competition
- latitude59.ee/tag/speakers
- latitude59.ee/the-first-ever-hybrid-latitude59-how-did-we-do-it
- latitude59.ee/tickets
- latitude59.ee/travel-information
- latitude59.ee/vocal-image-and-ender-turing-share-the-win-of-the-l59-pitching-competition
- latitude59.ee/volunteer-at-l59
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Latitude59: frequently asked
When is Latitude59 2027?
Latitude59 2027 runs May 19–21, 2027 at Kultuurikatel (Tallinn Creative Hub), Tallinn, according to the organiser's published dates.
How much does Latitude59 cost?
Published ticket prices run 139.00 €–899.00 € (2027, Super Early Bird Startup Ticket to Startup Demo Booth; published Fienta prices include VAT). The completed 2026 listing ranged from 299.00 € to 899.00 € (2026).. Startups: Buy the Super Early Bird Startup Ticket; no startup application is required for general attendance. A Startup Demo Booth is a separate purchase. (139.00 € (2027)).
How do startups get into Latitude59?
Buy the Super Early Bird Startup Ticket; no startup application is required for general attendance. A Startup Demo Booth is a separate purchase. Eligibility as published: For founders and startups; the 2027 ticket page publishes no funding-stage or founding-date restriction.
How many investors attend Latitude59?
The organiser reports 600+ investors (2026). investors. Founders can identify investors from the attending-investor list, arrange meetings through the event app and meet in the Matchmaking Area. The 2026 programme also had investor-only events and investor-led side events. The 2027 ticket page confirms startup matchmaking access, but a 2027 investor programme has not been published.
What is Latitude59 Pitch Competition?
Latitude59's pitch competition. Prize as published: €450,000 in syndicated investment was awarded to winning startups from Estonia, Finland & Lithuania (2026); partner prizes were also included.. Eligibility: The 2026 call sought early-stage startups with a functioning product or service and proven traction, a scalable business model and a committed team; applicants were expected to be actively fundraising or ready to start. The page gave four years as a rule-of-thumb limit for business activity and invited startups internationally, with stated country exclusions. These are 2026 criteria, not confirmed 2027 criteria.
How big is Latitude59?
3,000+ participants (2026). attendees, from 70 countries countries, per the organiser.