Events & Opportunities For Startups | Week 32

Explore all events and opportunities below, apply to our open calls and grab the opportunity to attend the event that fits you. 👇

Mastercard Lighthouse Massive 2022 (Application Deadline 12 AUG)

When: Applications are open until August 12, 2022

Where: Online

Type of Event: Impact tech program

Language: English

Description: Are you Nordic or Baltic impact tech company with a focus on Sustainability or Social Impact? Apply now to Mastercard Lighthouse Fall 2022 edition if you want to scale globally through partnerships.

Lighthouse MASSIV helps commercially sustainable companies laser-focused on the United Nations SDGs connect with partners, investors and experts from around the world to pursue partnerships and scale with the goal to help 1 billion people live more prosperous and secure by 2025.

Registration: https://mclighthouse.com/MASSIV/

15 AUG. Presentation and discussion of the results of the study “Digital skills for future careers”

When: 15th September, 2022, 12:30 PM EEST

Where: Online, Facebook live broadcast

Type of Event: Discussion

Language: Latvian

Description: Organizers invite you to the presentation and discussion of the results of the study “Digital skills for future careers”. The live broadcast will be available on the Facebook pages of Start(IT) and the Latvian National Library (LNB), as well as on the LNB YouTube page. Speakers: • Anita Muižniece, Minister of Education and Science • Daunis Auers, PhD is co-founder and research director of Certus think-tank • Kaspars Rožkalns, Director General at Investment and Development Agency of Latvia • Linda Daniela, Dean of Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art at the University of Latvia • Kristīne Mežale, Head of Marketing and Communication Department at Accenture Baltics

Registration:https://www.facebook.com/events/565685131868537/?aref=3

17 AUG. Free Legal Consultation by “PĒTERSONA PATENTS — AAA” Law Firm

When: 17th August 2022

Where: TBA

Type of Event: Legal Consultation

Language: Latvian

Description: On August 17, PĒTERSONA PATENTS — AAA LAW, a full-service intellectual property law firm is organizing a FREE consultation for those who are interested in questions about the registration of trademarks, designs, patents, and consolidation of rights and other intellectual property issues.

Registration: Please apply for a consultation by phone at 67324695 or email at petpat@petpat.lv.

EU Prize for Women Innovators 2022 (Application Deadline 18 AUG)

When: Deadline for applications is 18 August 2022 at 17.00 (CET).

Where: Online

Type of Event: EU PRIZE

Language: English

Description: The EU Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind game-changing innovations. In doing so, the EU seeks to raise awareness of the need for more women innovators, and create role models for women and girls everywhere.

The prize is awarded to the most talented women entrepreneurs from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe, who have founded a successful company and brought innovation to the market. The prize is managed by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency, and the winners are chosen by an independent expert jury.

There are two prize categories:

• Women Innovators category: three prizes of EUR 100 000 each awarded to the most talented women innovators from across the EU and Associated Countries
• Rising Innovators category: three prizes of EUR 50 000 each awarded to the most promising young innovators under 35

Eligible applicants can only apply to one category.

Registration: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-prizes/eu-prize-women-innovators_en

24–26 AUG. sTARTUp Day 2022

When: 24th -26th August 2022

Where: University of Tartu Sports Centre, Tartu & online

Type of Event: Startup Conference

Language: English

Description: sTARTUp Day is a three-day festival with a marvellous stage program, effective matchmaking, hands-on seminars, a demo area full of innovation, and vibrant side events. The inspirational-educational program consists of various topics — from marketing to space tech, fundraising to the smart city, and artificial intelligence to the creative economy.

Tickets: https://www.startupday.ee/

9 SEP. Startup BBQ

When: 9th September, 2022, 6:00 PM — 10:00 PM EEST

Where: “Spīķeri”, Riga, Latvia

Type of Event: Offline Startup Event

Language: English

Description: When startup ecosystem players join forces, magic happens! The annual Startup BBQ brings together everyone from our startup universe and is THE place & time to meet the whole startup ecosystem in one yard! It’s simple — come by, enjoy great BBQ & drinks prepared by friendly faces, meet old friends and make new ones, and chill. We’ll have music, fun & games — all brought to you by our fellow startups & ecosystem friends.

Registration: TBA

Atom Mobility Hub (Application Deadline 13 SEP)

When: Applications are open until September 13, 2022

Where: Online

Type of Event: Acceleration program

Language: English

Description: Atom Mobility Hub Venture-Building Program Calls for Entrepreneurs to Launch Their Mobility Startups.

The venture building program **ATOM Mobility** Hub is run by technology company ATOM Mobility in close cooperation with innovation management company Helve to help ambitious entrepreneurs build mobility ventures from zero. ATOM Mobility Hub is the first accelerator designed for new entrepreneurs with no IT knowledge and tech skills with the ambition to start vehicle sharing, ride-hailing or on-demand delivery businesses.

The nine-week online acceleration program is created to support aspiring entrepreneurs and mobility professionals in launching their next mobility venture in three verticals — shared mobility, ride-hailing, or on-demand delivery. The program will take place from October to December and under the guidance of experienced mentors from companies such as Adyen, Funderbeam, Movmi, and EIT Urban Mobility and many others, the participants will work on ideation and goal setting, market exploration, product building, sales and marketing, as well as road-mapping.

Registration: https://atommobility.com/hub

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