“Even though we’re industry-agnostic, a key quality that all L59 Pitch Competition winners share is impact. They provide solutions to a multitude of problems, ranging from new materials and green tech to business-disrupting SaaS solutions. They are the brightest stars among the 2,000+ startups that have applied to the L59 Pitch Competition—we’re happy to offer them a springboard. In 2023 and 2024, companies such as AskToSell, Flowstep, and ÄIO secured over €2 million in investments through the competition. We’re eager to see what 2025 brings and who’s next!“
— Triin Ilves, Head of Startup Relations at L59
L59 PITCH COMPETITION 2025 UNITES LITBAN, LATBAN & ESTBAN
ROBERTA RUDOKIENE
Managing Director at
LitBAN
“For startups, this is an incredible opportunity to gain not just funding but access to a network of experienced angels.”
EMILS KRAGIS
Managing Director at
LatBAN
“This joint collaborative investment for Latitude59 pitching competition is a milestone moment.”
KARIN KÜNNAPAS
Managing Director at
EstBAN
“I am excited to see what joint investments and pan-Baltic startups will emerge from our region.”
Meet the TOP 30 of L59 Pitch Competition 2025, still competing for the prize pool of €500,000, plus Latitude59 partners perks. Under the watchful eyes of the Baltic business angels and investors, the founders of the TOP 30 will perform their best pitch to win a spot in the finals. We invite you to follow their rise (or fall), in Tallinn in person and online.
DAY 1
Monday, May 5 – startups from defense, deep tech, and AI will present their solutions.
Register here
DAY 2
Tuesday, May 6 – startups from SaaS, health tech, and creative will present their solutions.
Register here
Latitude59 hit the road for community meetups in Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Tiranё, and Hamburg to scout the most promising startups for the L59 Pitch Competition 2025 and provide a platform for networking, idea exchange, and collaboration opportunities.
We are looking for founding teams with a solid mission, a scalable business model, and a functioning product with proven traction/feedback. But most of all, you should have a strong core team, ready to take your idea to the moon and back.
Depending on the vertical, early-stage can mean many things, but your business activities should date back less than 4 years.
Applying startups should be in an active fundraising process or about/ready to start with it.
Ideas are great but we want solid proof that people get excited about your product and love what you've got.
You have potential to grow global and change the world for the better.
In 2025, for the first time ever, the Baltics are coming together with a joint prize pool at Latitude59. The Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian business angel networks — EstBAN, LatBAN, and LitBAN — are commiting €500,000 to the best startups participating at Latitude59 Pitch Competition.
Any questions? Problem-solving is our superpower – please contact our team at info@latitude59.ee
Each year, the TOP 30 teams get pitch training from our official Pitch Coach, Gleb Maltsev, who brings 13 years of experience to the table. He listens to around 1,000 speeches annually —everything from 60-second pitches to 45-minute keynotes. Over the years, he’s helped top founders prepare for the finals of the Latitude59 Pitch Competition in Estonia.
“I’ve been coaching top founders to pitch at Estonia’s flagship startup conference. It’s a big deal—the prize pool can reach up to €1 million from leading investors, and hundreds of founders are competing for a shot at the stage. My job is to help them deliver real impact through real stories.”
– Gleb Maltsev, Official Pitch Coach at Latitude59
Join the life-changing opportunity that opens doors around the world.
– Nemailla Bonturi, Co-Founder of ÄIO & a winner of L59 Pitch Competition 2023
— Kalev Kärpuk, CEO of Adact (L59 Pitch Competition Winner who exited in 2025)
Main criteria
In general, we are looking for founding teams with a solid mission, a scalable business model, and a functioning product/service with proven traction/feedback.
The applying company:
Topics and verticals
L59 Pitch Competition is industry-agnostic, with some preferences based on our previous experience and the background of lead investors.
In 2025, the Latitude59 conference follows areas such as deep tech and impact, which is why we welcome these companies to apply. However, this does not give any particular bonus points in the evaluation, and the selection will be based on the best fit with lead investors.
Countries
Startups from all around the world are invited to apply.
However, it is important to note that Latitude59 stands with Ukraine, which is why startups with strong connections to Russia, Belarus, and North Korea will not be included in the evaluation process.
Lead investors have joined the L59 Pitch Competition as partners who will make the investment offers to the most promising startup(s). Together, these partners can give away one or more investments. Ideally, all partners would like to select one startup whose current phase and investment-readiness would meet this goal. However, it is possible that the final choice will be different, which can also result in multiple investment offers to more than one startup.
Investments can, but don’t necessarily have to go to the same company. This also means that more than one investment decision can be made. The VC fund and the lead investor of the business angels syndicate leave the right to make the investment offer to 1–3 startups.
Concerning the investment size, we take into account previous experience. Thus, most broadly the investment can be named as a seed stage.
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