List of hackathons in Estonia in 2016

Cleantech Breeze: Funding, the More the Merrier It's been a progressive year in Estonian cleantech scene. We have had so much fun with hacking at Climathon, learning at Pioneers into Practice, starting startups with ClimateLaunchpad, partying at Launchpad European Finals in Estonia, accelerating businesses with Climate-KIC Accelerator, doing networking at Idea Days and Movie Nights, seen new cleantech clubs founded in Tallinn and Tartu and sending some raising stars to international competitions. This Cleantech Breeze will be more festive and fun: like last year, we are talking about cleantech funding, but also giving out the "Cleantech Heroes of the Year" awards and celebrating Holidays. AGENDA 19.00 Cleantech Funding. Opportunities and caps. Fortum - Margo Külaots, Chairman of the Board at Fortum Eesti Cleantech Invest - Lassi Noponen, Partner, Chairman of the Board Sympower - Georg Rute, co-founder 20.00 Cleantech Heroes of the Year awards presented by Climate-KIC Alumni President Caroline Rute 20.30 Networking Guests Cleantech Invest's mission is to improve Earth's ecosystem and the quality of life through investing in and accelerating companies which solve global environmental challenges. They have successfully grown companies as entrepreneurs and investors for more than 10 years. They have raised total of approximately 180 M eur in funding, successfully exited investments and grown their companies. Fortum is a Finish energy company focusing on the Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland and Russia. Fortum operates power plants, including co-generation plants, and generates and sells electricity, heat and steam. Fortum has been active in innovating together with startups, like organizing solar hackathons and cooperating with cleantech startups in Finland. Sympower makes electricity usage flexible in real time. This young startup won the ClimateLunchpad 2015 Estonian competition, got prototyping funding from Protoron and graduated Rockstart Accelerator in Amsterdam. They have also just raised funding. The event is supported by: European Regional Development Fund.  

As part of the Future of Identity Conference, the blockchain and identity hackathon will have two guest speakers Juan Benet and Trent McConaghy. After the presentation, hackers will be focused on incorporating new blockchain & decentralization tech for target applications in identity, supply chain, IoT, financial, energy, and creative industries so as to continue to grow and improve Estonia's online presence.

In preparation for VUNK Garage48 Hackathon later this year, prospective participants should sign up for this idea garage event. Idea garages help you prepare for the main hackathon and allow you to meet and get to know potential team members. Idea Garage Vol. 1 covers the topic of Customer Discovery & Problem Validation. And the pitching of your idea!

The Skype University Hackathon 2016 is inviting students to come and develop tech solutions to current life problems. This is a 2 and a hlaf day event organized by StudyITin.ee in cooperation with Skype where you can turn your wild idea into something real, get help from Skype engineers, connect with other bright students, build something amazing and have fun! All communication related projects will compete for the Skype challenge prize, all projects that use Microsoft services or are built on its platform will compete for the Microsoft challenge prize, and all projects related to academic life will compete for StudyITin.ee prize!