The finalists of Latitude59’s pitch competition have been revealed

TALLINN - Congratulations to the seven finalists, representing four different countries, in Latitude59’s pitch competition. They beat out 465 applicants to reach the Bold stage next week, where they will pitch for a chance to secure angel and VC investment.

With nearly €500,000 in this year’s prize pot from the Estonian Business Angels Network EstBAN, the Latvian Business Angels Network LatBAN, Finnish Business Angels Network FiBAN and Lithuania-based venture capital fund FIRSTPICK VC.

The prize pool also includes awards from Latitude59’s partners, including TalentHub, SEB, Knowzilla, Widen Legal, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.

The seven finalists are:

Callsy AI (LT) — AI workforce agents that automate revenue, activation, and support

FleetFox (EST) — one-stop shop for fleet managers across Europe

Getpin (EST) — helping local businesses get chosen in AI-driven discovery

FPV Battleground (UA) — tactical FPV simulator for military drone pilots

DogBase (EST) — AI platform for working-dog team training and performance

Granarium (FIN) — renewable supercapacitors for grid-scale power stabilisation

Backoffice (LT) — workforce management that actually works for restaurants

EstBAN lead investor Jana Budkovskaja commented on the calibre of the finalists. “Reviewing the applications sometimes feels like reading science fiction, except these stories come with business models, and AI agents and drones are already part of our everyday reality."

"Alongside rapid technological advancement, we’re also seeing compelling ideas focused on health and wellbeing. Going through the pitch applications has been incredibly exciting, and the finalists represent truly strong teams. I encourage everyone to come and watch them pitch at Latitude59,” Budkovskaja said.

Watch them pitch

The Bold stage at Latitude59 on May 22 is where you will find all the action. held live on the Bold stage at Latitude59 2026. The annual gathering of Latitude59 is expected to bring together participants from more than 70 countries, which is bang on theme given its The Global Village Experiment this year. The theme will test ‘the hypothesis that the most valuable connections happen when ecosystems collide’.

Let's collide Tallinn 20-22 May at Latitude59, the Fomo.Observer team will be there. Tickets and full agenda can be found here.

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