GaltTec

🚀 ESA BIC EE x GaltTec 🚀   ESA BIC Estonia program has accepted new participants. Let’s get to know -GaltTec 👋   GaltTec OÜ is a deep-tech spin-off company of University of Tartu - was founded in 2022 and is developing proprietary ceramic microtube-based fuel cells especially suitable for portable applications. GaltTec is located in Sparkup Tartu Science Park, which is the biggest incubation center in the South-Estonia region. We are a team of materials development, engineering and business management experts bringing a revolution to portable energy delivery.    🔹 What made you join the program?  Space has naturally come to our attention as the ultimate frontier for innovation, and the goal is to put GaltTec’s fuel cells on the Moon. And beyond… There is no better way to start the space journey than to join ESA BIC and learn about the opportunities beyond horizon!   🖇 Read more: https://www.galttec.com/   The implementation and ongoing management of the Estonian incubation center will be led by Sparkup Tartu Science Park in cooperation with Science And Business Park Tehnopol in Tallinn and six other consortium partners. 📸 GaltTec founders Tanel Tätte, Glen Kelp and Laura Elise Arvisto at Latitude59 startup festival, where they won third place in the pitching competition this year 🥉

🌐✈️ This past weekend, SKYCORP Technologies did not take it easy! We were proud to represent the Estonian Aviation Cluster at the largest aviation event in the region, #EstonianAviationDays at the Estonian Aviation Museum. Our team showcased our Generation 2 hydrogen drone, featuring a trial integration of GaltTec's upcoming game-changing solid oxide fuel cell technology, a partnership with Estonia's only NATO DIANA company. Despite the less-than-ideal weather, we had an amazing turnout with many visitors over the two days. We engaged in insightful conversations and highlighted the advantages of our multirotor drones, which can extend flight times from the typical 20-30 minutes to up to 120 minutes. These drones are game changers for first responders, infrastructure inspections, and lifesaving missions such as search and rescue and disaster response. To top it all off, by the second day, our hydrogen drone earned the title of "Culture Capital drone of 2024" with the special sticker from City of Tartu Culture Capital of the Year 2024. Thank you to everyone who visited us and to the Estonian Aviation Museum for hosting such a fantastic event. Looking forward to more innovation and collaboration in the future! 🚁✨ For more details on the event, visit: https://lnkd.in/dsHHJUVa

It has been a week since Latitude59 and all the other awesome things, so it's about time I did a little recap of my own 😅 On Wednesday GaltTec took part in the first NATO DIANA demo day. Alongside all the other DIANA companies in the Tehnopol cohort, we demonstrated our fuel cells to international defense experts, including the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces, Martin Herem. We showcased fuel cell use on drones with one of our first clients, SKYCORP Technologies. Then there were two days of Latitude59 with the other wonderful DIANA companies and meeting new people. Among others, I really enjoyed the panel discussion moderated by Kadri Tammai, where the prime minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas, Gundbert Scherf from Helsing and Markus Villig from Bolt discussed the changing landscape of dual-use companies and how the government is starting to realise the importance of meeting startups half way to ensure we have the edge in our defence capabilities. As you might have heard, it all culminated on the main stage, where I was pitching among top 5 startups and ended up with 100 000€ prize from Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN), winner title of the Baltic Silicon Vikings New Nordics Pitch Competition and other cool prizes from Net Group Ltd, Google, Workland Offices and PRNEWS.IO. I also want to extend a special shoutout to the DIANA team by our side at Latitude: Goldilock, AVoptics-LightWorks, Anzen Engineering, Lobster Robotics, IceWind, Karen-Maria Toomiste, Marleen Rootamm, Kadri Tammai, Pirko Konsa ( REVOBEAM, GIM Robotics and Dronetag who weren't there physically this time) and of course my colleages Glen Kelp and Tanel Tätte. Having such a support network means among other things, that the crowd is going wild any time your name is called. I heard some of you guys to the backstage and felt like a rockstar 😂 🤘 Thank you all so much for the recognition and support for GaltTec!

NATO DIANA companies showcased cutting-edge defense innovations in Estonia! ✨🇪🇪 On May 22, we held a product demo event for NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator startups and Estonian defense companies, whose groundbreaking technologies aim to bolster NATO's defensive capabilities. Over 100 high-profile international defense experts, including the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces, Martin Herem, gathered to witness these groundbreaking technologies and lay the groundwork for potential future collaborations. Permanent Secretary of the Estonian Ministry of Defence, Kusti Salm, opened the event, stating: “The Ministry of Defence has been contributing for years to the development of innovative defence technology, and we were one of the pilot sites launching the NATO DIANA programme. I am very pleased to see the first results here. It is important for us that everything that is developed within the DIANA programme should support the improvement of NATO capacity by being useable on the battlefield, and that it should give us an advantage over our adversaries. That makes it particularly important that these solutions can be integrated with the existing defence industry ecosystem, and that they can be tested and get instant feedback.” NATO DIANA companies, who proudly presented their deeptech dual-use solutions - REVOBEAM, AVoptics, Lobster Robotics, GaltTec, Dronetag, IceWind, Anzen, GIM Robotics, Goldilock. 👏 Stephen Kines, the CEO of Goldilock, said that they had not been fully aware of the dual-use potential of their solution before entering the NATO DIANA programme. “We have participated in some top accelerator programmes, but DIANA was unique in the quality of the programme content, the mentorship, and the exposure to stakeholders, which allowed us to develop our dual-use messaging and technology and so was fit for purpose. In particular, the Estonian Tehnopol team were incredible in their professionalism, ensuring that not only did we individually get the best out of the programme, but that the cohort members were able to work as a team to come up with joint solutions,” he said. Goldilock is developing a patented cybersecurity tool for protecting critical assets and data. The product demonstration event of defense technology companies was held jointly with NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator, the Estonian Defence and Aerospace Industry Association, and Invest in Estonia.

🏆L59 Pitch Competition 2024🏆 is proud to present this year's winners who split the 1M syndicate and the rest of the prize pool. The biggest congrats goes to: Beholder earned the largest investment of 600,000 euros, AskToSell took home 300,000 euros, and GaltTec 100,000 euros. In total, Specialist VC and Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN) made an investment of one million euros, which is the largest of its kind in Europe for the second year in a row. When asked what will happen next, #Latitude59’s CEO Liisi Org said we will meet soon in #Asia and #Africa: “The next satellite event of Latitude59 will be held already later this year, in November, once again in Kenya where we are also looking for the best startups to improve the world. Similarly, we will soon be seen in Asia. The exact location is a bit of a secret still, so be ready for more information soon.” Latitude59 2024, which took place for the 12th time in Tallinn, Estonia, was visited by more than 3,500 people, including more than 900 startup representatives and 20 national delegations. Nearly 600 investors participated this year, the size of their managed portfolios totalling at least 30 billion euros. 195 speakers, 40% of whom were women, could be seen on Latitude59’s stages. In total, there were participants from more than 60 different countries worldwide. 🥳 Congrats to all the startups, thank you to all the friends and participants of this year's event, and see you next time - tickets to Latitude59 2025 in Tallinn are already available!

🎉 🏆 Congratulations to the 5 finalists of the L59 Pitch Competition 2024: GaltTec, AskToSell, Migrevention, Siffi, GeoBeholder! Who will win the €1M syndicate by Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN) and Specialist VC? Triin Ilves, the Head of Startup Relations at #Latitude59 is proud of the selection of this year’s finalists: “Latitude59 stands for impact, resilience, and diversity. I don’t know if it’s coincidental or not, but our TOP5 founders represent all three abovementioned qualities. Their unique point of view adds a lot to the Nordic startup ecosystem and I’m glad to see them grow together with Latitude59. We’ve come a long way from first evaluating over 500 applications to now going through the due diligence process with the TOP5. I truly hope that their early potential is noticed by the investors.” 🙌 Good luck to Daniil Lubkin, Katrina Laks, Tarmo Pihl, Laimonas Noreika, and Laura Elise Arvisto! It's going to be an amazing showdown and our team is cheering for ALL of you! Join us at the Bold Stage on May 24 during Latitude59 2024! #bebold #buildtheworldyouwant #startups #L59pitchcompetition Siffi Beholder Migrevention AskToSell GaltTec