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Stories from Latvian startups and updates from Startin.LV.
Latvian Startup Awards 2026 winners announced
Seven awards recognised Latvian startups and founders at the Latvian Railway History Museum.
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Global Challenges Hackathon
A 24-hour co-creation hackathon for ages 15-30, running Sep 18-19, 2026, addressing climate risk, inequality, digital inclusion, and sustainable communities.
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Latvian Startup Awards 2024: Time to Shine!
Latvian Startup Awards 2024 is back, and it's bigger, bolder, and ready to shine a spotlight on the game-changers in Latvia's startup ecosystem.
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Skin scan that helps diagnose melanoma early: Bdetect
A multispectral imaging device that illuminates skin with lights of different colors and uses AI to detect melanoma with over 90% accuracy.
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Fermented green buckwheat support for the gut microbiome: Fermentful
A fermented green buckwheat kefir-style drink, rich in probiotic bacteria, gluten-free, and scientifically validated.
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Sepsis diagnosis with pictures: Sepsiscan
A hyperspectral camera-based device that non-invasively measures oxygen content in skin's microcirculation to detect sepsis in its earliest stages.
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Improving indoor air quality: Algae Tree
A device that draws room air through a tank of spirulina microalgae, which absorb CO2 4-50x more effectively than indoor plants.
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Heart valves from spider silk: PrintyMed
An artificial spider silk material that's thin, flexible, durable, biocompatible, and designed for 3D-printed heart valves.
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Growing organs on chips: Cellbox Labs
Small polymer devices with microchannel systems that cultivate human cells, mimicking tissue responses to test drugs without harming patients.
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Innovating the field of research itself: Longenesis
Digital infrastructure for hospitals, biobanks, and life sciences companies to manage data and boost patient engagement in clinical research.
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Latvian Startup Awards 2023 Hits the Town
Announcing the first-ever Latvian Startup Awards, held September 8, 2023 in Riga as part of Startup Day 2023.
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Controlling computers with your thoughts: BirgerMind
A brain-computer interface that reads brain activity and converts it into computer control commands, built for ALS patients.
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Telemedicine innovation in Latvia: Medon
A telemedicine platform connecting patients and doctors for secure remote consultations, with 100+ doctors already on board.
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Latvian startup ecosystem: battle for the 400,000 EUR (LAT/ENG)
Parliament reduced a requested 1,200,000 EUR ecosystem-development fund to 200,000 EUR for 2023, prompting Startin.LV's open letter in response.
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What startups want (Startin.LV members survey results, 2023)
Annual member survey results: lobby & advocacy and networking top the list of what members want from Startin.LV.
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Sonarworks: setting the standard for sound
One of Latvia's first deep tech startups, delivering consistently accurate studio reference sound used by Grammy-winning engineers worldwide.
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Startup Database upgrade
A major upgrade to the Startin.LV Startup Database: 150+ new startups, founder LinkedIn links, and new filtering by sector and business model.
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8 Latvian startup initiatives powered by inspiring women
Spotlighting Labs of Latvia, TechChill, The Raccoons, Riga TechGirls, and other community initiatives shaped and led by women.
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Startin.LV news: what's the hidden part of the iceberg?
A transparency update on Startin.LV's behind-the-scenes work: revamped membership packages, the Startup Database project, and more.
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Whimsical: returning to Latvia with a bang
After a $30M Series A, Whimsical co-founder and CEO Kaspars Dancis returned to Latvia to support the local innovation ecosystem.
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Startin.LV opinion on Ministry of Economics' statement on the startup sector
Startin.LV disputes a government-cited startup-count study and calls for closer cooperation on any future ecosystem research.
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FinTech trajectory: ECOMMPAY perspective
A decade of FinTech evolution in the Baltics, from the iPhone moment to Open Banking, seen through ECOMMPAY's lens.
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