Latitude59, a startup and technology conference in the Baltic States and New Nordics and a global platform that connects the global startup ecosystem, has expanded to Singapore, one of Asia’s biggest startup ecosystem.
These launch in Singapore comes just a year after its launch in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. The Kenya event was the very first satellite event for Latitude59. Latitude59 Kenya Edition 2024 will be held at A.S.K Dome in Nairobi, Kenya on November 28.
According to Latitude59’s CEO Liisi Org, “I am happy and grateful that we have the opportunity to connect startup ecosystems in Europe, Africa and Asia and introduce them globally. We see ourselves acting as a bridge between Estonia’s highly digitized and successful startup environment and rapidly growing tech and innovation sectors in Singapore and Kenya.”
In Kenya, Latitude59 Pitch Competition is seeking startups with proven traction and a core team based in Africa. The application deadline for the Latitude59 Kenya Pitch Competition is November 1, 2024. 10 strongest teams will be selected to receive professional pitch training and mentoring and will compete for a prize pool of non-equity funding and various partners’ prizes.
Singapore’s startup ecosystem is one of the leading in Asia and there is a strong interest among Estonian entrepreneurs and founders in Singapore’s success story and collaboration. Estonia aims to have 500 deep tech companies operating by 2030. Singapore already boasts 1,200 deep tech startups.
Latitude59, 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 totaling 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.
Latitude59 Global Mixer: Estonian Tech Meets Singapore event will take place on October 29 as an exclusive side event of the SWITCH conference. Event is organized in collaboration with the Estonian Embassy in Singapore, Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (Enterprise Estonia), the SWITCH conference and Latitude59. The event is partly funded by European Union – Next Generation EU.