Best fits for an Estonia-based founder
Shortlist from the full directory.
Deadlines, Nov 2026 – Jan 2027
Soonest first.
2 Nov 2026
Startup Wise Guys — Flagship and Founders Club
Reviewed first-come; Founders Club may close early
8 Nov 2026
ESA BIC Latvia
8 Nov 2026
DeepTech Accelerator (Tehnopol + Sparkup) Not a fit for Est Law
Starts 18 Jan 2027 · see reasoning in the directory
Nov 2026
ESA BIC Estonia selection deadline
Exact date not published; rolling applications
18 Nov 2026
Techstars London applications close
Runs 8 Mar – 3 Jun 2027
18 Nov 2026
Founder Institute Estonia cohort starts
Nov 2026
Maria 01 Northern Light applications open
Late Jan 2027
Sting Core (usual timing)
Winter 2027
Tehnopol AI Accelerator opens
Stipends & non-dilutive money
- Entrepreneur First London: £6,000 equity-free Talent Investment.
- Antler Nordics: no stipend stated in 2026 terms.
- No Estonian program pays a salary; grants go to the company.
Largest equity-free grants near you
- DeepTech Accelerator: up to €170k Not a fit for Est Law
- NATO DIANA Estonia: €100k contract funding (+ up to €300k)
- ESA BIC Estonia: up to €60k (+ €50k loan)
- Tehnopol Cyber Accelerator: €60k per team
- Prototron: up to €35k
Estonian grants usually require an Estonian-registered company.
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ESA BIC Estonia in detail
The European Space Agency's business incubation centre in Estonia, the first in the Baltics. The homepage says the next selection deadline is in November 2026 with no exact date; applications are accepted all year and reviewed in batches. Email info@esabic.ee to confirm the cut-off.
€60kgrant, no equity
€50koptional business loan
42companies incubated
€12M+follow-on raised
How to apply
Check the space connectionUse the self-assessment on esabic.ee and read the Permanent Open Call documents
Submit the proposal on DealumSigned proposal with cover letter, incubation proposal, business plan and appendixes
Pitch to the selection panelShortlisted teams pitch to industry, ESA and investment experts; in June 2026, 8 pitched and 3 were picked
OnboardSign the incubation agreement and start with a business coach
Recent and alumni startups
- Triops Technologies (Tallinn): space situational awareness, €60k grant, June 2026
- HETK Systems (Tartu): unmanned ground rescue vehicle using satcom and positioning, June 2026
- ORMIA Systems (Tallinn): acoustic anti-drone sensors linked to Galileo and Copernicus, June 2026
- Antscape: urban nature-based planning platform
- Skycorp: first incubatee to win an ESA tender directly
- Skudo and Wayren: alumni quoted on esabic.ee
Follow-on ESA funding
- ESA BASS Kick-starts: 6-month feasibility study using a space asset, funded at 75% up to €75k. Batch deadlines: 26 Feb 2027, 30 Apr 2027, 11 Jun 2027.
- ESA Spark Funding: up to €50k for up to 12 months for spin-in to space (Danish broker details). Whether it is available in Estonia is unverified.
- InCubed: equity-free co-funding for Earth observation products, aligned with the national delegation.
- ESA Phi-Lab network: domain labs with periodic open calls; none confirmed for Estonia.
Official links
Public support in Estonia beyond accelerators
Not accelerators, but worth knowing.