Latitude59 is the most international, impactful, and diverse startup and technology conference in the Baltic States and New Nordics and a global platform that connects startups, investors, and other startup ecosystem builders worldwide. “I am happy and grateful that we can connect startup ecosystems in Europe, Africa, and Asia and introduce them globally. We see ourselves as a bridge between Estonia’s highly digitized and successful startup environment and rapidly growing tech and innovation sectors in Singapore and Kenya,” said Latitude59’s CEO Liisi Org.
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 is growing into an international platform that connects and encourages local initiatives and helps make them bigger. Last year, Latitude59 made history by expanding to Nairobi, Kenya for the very first satellite event. In autumn 2024, the team of Latitude59 is about to head back to Africa – over 2,000 participants are expected to attend Latitude59 Kenya Edition on November 28, 2024.
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 the European Union – Next Generation EU.
Latitude59 Kenya Edition 2024 will be held at A.S.K Dome in Nairobi, Kenya on November 28. More information: https://latitude59.ee/kenya
More information about Singapore´s event: https://latitude59.ee/singapore/
Photos (Latitude59 Kenya Edition 2023 at Nairobi, Kenya): https://photos.app.goo.gl/xATkH2S7Fu84GUYv6
