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Prototron fund

Prototron fund

Financial Services

Funding and mentoring for tech-ideas to take shape.

About us

Prototron is a start-up fund that gives money to teams for turning their great ideas into the first working prototype. Founded in 2012 by Swedbank, Tallinn University of Technology and Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol. We finance teams with high growth potential in areas of Greentech, Healthtech, Industry 4.0 and Fintech, Defendtech. We run 2 rounds of financing every year. During last 12 years we've funded 106 startups with over 1 428 000€ in cash + coaching/incubation services. Do you want to be part of the success? We seek for: *New start-up teams who need money for building a prototype. Apply for funding: www.prototron.ee *Additional partners who want to be part of Estonia's next success stories. Contact info@prototron.ee

Website
http://www.prototron.ee
Industry
Financial Services
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Tallinn
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
2012
Specialties
funding and startups

Locations

Employees at Prototron fund

Updates

  • Making the right decisions is crucial when leading a startup. In the recent finance training session for the top 40 startups of the Prototron program, Klaar.me emphasized the importance of understanding the impact of each decision on your company’s resources and long-term success. 💡 Take this example: A CEO, facing urgent staffing needs and struggling to find suitable candidates for three months, decided to acquire a competitor driven by high customer demand. However, this decision was made without proper due diligence, including a cost-benefit analysis, skills and background assessment, or employee suitability testing. Post-acquisition, the company found that retraining the new staff was much harder than anticipated, requiring more resources and time than expected. The lesson here is clear: Even in time-sensitive situations, every decision should be based on solid analysis to avoid costly consequences down the road. Thorough due diligence and cost-effectiveness analysis could save your company significant resources and set you on a path to smarter growth.  📊 Don’t let urgency cloud your judgment — make decisions that are backed by data and insight. 🌟

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  • 🌟 Big Opportunity at Latitude59! Baltic Angel Networks Unite to Find the Next Big Startup! For the first time ever, EstBAN, LatBAN, and LitBAN are coming together at the Latitude59 Pitch Competition to discover and support the most promising startups. If you have a strong team, a scalable business, and a product with real traction, this is your chance to shine! Apply by April 5, 2025 Link for the registration is in the comments Pic by Visualency

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  • Our TOP40 teams started the program with MVP training which was led by Tauri Tuubel. 🚀 In Tauri’s words, before diving into product development, make sure you clearly understand the problem you’re solving. It is important to understand if there is a problem at all to start with. If you’re unsure whether there’s even a problem to solve, connect directly with your target audience! Talking to them firsthand helps you avoid heading in the wrong direction and wasting valuable time.

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  • Prototron fund reposted this

    View profile for Olga Vovk 🇺🇦🇪🇪

    IT Project Manager I HealthTech I PhD Candidate

    💫 CyberWise.Space has been selected to join Prototron fund 40 🎉 Very excited about our journey! 

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    🎉🚀CyberWise.Space has been selected to join Prototron fund Batch 40! Today is the 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐲, and we’re beyond excited to begin this journey. Big thanks to the Prototron team for believing in our vision and giving us the opportunity to bring our product to the next level CyberWise.Space dream team Olga Vovk 🇺🇦🇪🇪 Ali Ghasempour Karolina Kudelina Nick Alasi Arina Rybakova  ready to build, learn, and push boundaries with Prototron #StartupJourney #Innovation #KickoffDay #Teamwork #FoundersLife #EstoniaTech #WomenInTech #TechTalent

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  • Prototron fund reposted this

    We’ve officially kicked off the Prototron Spring Batch 2025 🚀 Prototron fund 40 teams entered. Only 20 will move forward. Then 10. Then 3. We’re here to build, to learn, and to test our idea in the real world. Today: opening event + MVP training. Ahead: building something real, testing it, and turning pressure into progress.

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  • Prototron fund reposted this

    View profile for Roger Allas

    Strategic Management | Change Management | Leadership | Digitalisation | Management Consulting

    Sometimes, good things come to you when the time is right. That’s exactly what happened to me this week, when the opportunity arose to share my journey and inspiration at the kickoff event for the new season of Prototron. I spoke about staying true to the path you’ve chosen, navigating through change and personal growth, viewing everything through the lens of technology, and moving forward with determination. I have my own journey—but the 40 selected participants of Prototron are walking their own unique paths. They are full of incredible ideas they’re truly passionate about turning into reality and growing into successful businesses. Prototron was created to help smart and innovative ideas become tangible prototypes and, eventually, thriving companies. I wish all participants the best of luck on their journey and am deeply grateful for the opportunity to be part of it. Thank You Brait Pilvik for this invitation 😎 Prototron fund #change #growth #faith #inspirationaltalk

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    Prototron 2025 Spring Program officially kicked off yesterday! 🎉 We had the pleasure to host the TOP40 of this year’s spring batch! We’re beyond excited to see what this spring will bring us! A huge thank you to our sponsors – Tehnopol, Taltech and Swedbank – for making this journey possible! 💫

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Funding

Prototron fund 1 total round

Last Round

Seed

US$ 18.0K

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