Latitude59 to unite Baltic business angels in a €500K pitch competition — Invest in Estonia

Latitude59 to unite Baltic business angels in a €500K pitch competition — Invest in Estonia

Latitude59 is the region’s premier tech conference, and this year, the event will be marked by yet another milestone. For the first time, the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian business angel networks—EstBAN, LatBAN, and LitBAN—are joining forces to invest half a million euros in the winner of the Latitude59 pitch competition this May. “The willingness of investors from neighbouring countries to invest in the Latitude59 competition winners shows …

Baltic Angel Networks to Invest €500,000 in Latitude59 Winner - Fintech in Baltic

For the first time, Estonia’s EstBAN, Latvia’s LatBAN, and Lithuania’s LitBAN will jointly invest up to €500,000 in the winner of the Latitude59 pitch competition. The investment will be made as part of a syndicate during the technology conference, taking place in May in Tallinn, Estonia. Latitude59 CEO Liisi Org noted that while EstBAN has previously invested in the competition, this marks the first time Latvian and Lithuanian business angel ne…