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Fridays are for parties, right? Founders hustle hard, but they know how to party even harder 😎

Just like the TechChill days, the nights have THE vibe too. Hope you catch it for also for your weekend even if your plans are to hustle.

Shoutout to and for powering the drinks for the karaoke dancing and good times at our TechChill Day 1 Party 🎤💥

The TechChill posts just keep on coming 👀

And no, you are not late to post yours

We’re still not over it
The venue
The people
The energy
The fun chats and connections made
The TechChill vibe

Take a look through our camera roll and find yourself 👀
👉 TechChill Flickr

TechChill 2026 brought together so much energy, talent, and heart, and that’s exactly what made it unforgettable! ✨

As we’ve said many times before, it really takes a village to create TechChill. And we have a lot of people to say thank you to.

A huge thank you to our 130+ volunteers and volunteer team leads for being such an essential part of making it all happen. You are THE magic! Special thanks to our volunteer manager Estere Prikule.

A special shoutout to our newest team addition, THE interns, for jumping straight into the wild experience that TechChill is. You are awesome, and it has been such a pleasure to have you in the TechChill family 💙
Everte Tobiase, Roberta Hilmane, Robina Kivkucāne, Renārs Mihailovs, Elizabete Križanovska, Marta Paula Sadinova, Filips Rasmussens, Līga Sietina.

Another new addition to the team - Gen Z Media team lead by Estere Sietina these youngsters are awesome!

Big thanks to our PR team for bringing the message of TechChill worldwide Truesix and Ieva Treija.

And to the best production team ever, SponsorKing! Thanks to all of your team for always overdelivering and for being such a huge part of the event’s success with a special thank you to Sofija Važa and Ieva Cīrule. 🫶

And finally, to the MVPs behind it all, the core and the heart of TechChill:
Annija Mezgaile, Luize Darta Sietina, Rihards Putāns, Selīna Glaudāne, Valeria Chobotok, Santa Zarāne, Kristiāna Biezuma, Laila Ratmane, Lauma Sīle, Andris K. Berzins, Marija Rucevska.

Thank you for making TechChill 2026 happen!

See you at TechChill 2027, March 17-19 🩷

TechChill Founders Battle brought the heat this year 🔥

More than 600,000 EUR in prizes were handed out to the most promising startups in the battle.

Out of 300+ applicants, 20 semi-finalists took the TechChill stage, and 4 finalists made it through:
Deep Space Energy, Helm X, Spotwise, and Wield VR.

And the winner is? Deep Space Energy 🏆

Bringing home:
10,000 EUR no-strings-attached cash prize from eazyBI
5,000 EUR in legal and tax advice from Sorainen
Draper University scholarship worth $12,000
1,000 EUR gift card from Carguru
And a prize from Jameson

On the investment side:
Spotwise received a 200,000 EUR investment from Outlast Fund and a 100,000 EUR investment from BADideas.fund
Helm X received a 150,000 EUR investment from the Buildit 5G Fund
Ybil received a 150,000 EUR investment from the Latvian Business Angels Network

More prizes? Of course 👀

Thistle received a 5,000 EUR cash prize from Estonian Business Hub
Tapilio received 100 hours of workspace access from SEB
Ybil received 6,000 EUR in Pipedrive services from eXpanby
Deep Space Energy, Helm X, Spotwise, and Wield VR each received a $2,000 cash prize from Google Cloud

Big thanks to our partners for backing ambitious founders and helping them grow! 🚀

The winner of TechChill Founders Battle 2026 is... 🥁

Deep Space Energy! 🏆

Taking home the €10K no-strings-attached prize by eazyBI. Huge congrats, you’ve earned it! 🥳

What a ride. Huge thanks to every startup, investor, and attendee who brought the energy to this year’s battle and made it unforgettable.

See you on March 17-19, 2027! 🩷

Jaunuzņēmumu un tehnoloģiju konferences TechChill ietvaros ar Eiropas Komisijas pārstāvniecība Latvijā atbalstu notiks vairākas diskusijas par Eiropas konkurētspēju, inovācijām un drošību.

Eksperti, politikas veidotāji un uzņēmēji diskutēs par Baltijas valstu lomu Eiropas stratēģiskās autonomijas stiprināšanā, aizsardzības tehnoloģiju attīstību un Eiropas Savienības atbalstu jaunuzņēmumiem agrīnajā attīstības posmā.

Diskusijās piedalīsies Eiropas komisāre jaunuzņēmumu, pētniecības un inovāciju jautājumos Jekaterina Zaharieva (Ekaterina Zaharieva), ministri, Eiropas Komisijas pārstāvji un tehnoloģiju uzņēmumu vadītāji.

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🇪🇺 Gudras izvēles konkurētspējīgai Eiropai!