TechTrack: Estonia’s First MusicTech Incubator Bridges Local Ideas with Global Expertise

28 July 2025

Music Estonia launched its first-ever MusicTech incubator TechTrack, a programme designed to connect professionals from the music and technology sectors and develop new ideas for the music industry. As part of MI-RAP, TechTrack reflects the project’s ambition to strengthen innovation through a combination of local incubation and international mentoring.

Over three sessions at Lift99 in Tallinn, participants from diverse backgrounds, including developers, artists, managers, and startup founders, worked together to move from idea to prototype. Each workshop was guided by expert mentors and opened with an international keynote on topics such as AI in music, funding strategies, and music tech trends.

The programme culminated during Tallinn Music Week, where six finalist teams pitched their concepts to a jury of experts and investors. The top three, Earlick, Synchub, and Bitlab, were selected to continue in the TechTrack Incubator. Their journey now includes advanced mentoring, training by the Tallinn Business Incubator, and access to international events and experts including Wallifornia Music+Tech and Latitude59.

As the final activity of the TechTrack program, the winning teams will take part in the Music Frontiers Innovation Showcase on September 4–5, 2025, in Berlin. On stage at AQUA-Höfe / Ritter Butzke, they will demonstrate their music tech solutions in real time — not as pitches, but as live examples of practical impact. The event wraps up the program’s journey “from idea to prototype”, highlighting the core aim of TechTrack: turning early-stage concepts into working solutions.

This model builds on shared insights across the MI-RAP partnership: while local support structures are essential, sustainable innovation in the music-tech space requires transnational collaboration. TechTrack provides exactly that: a space where local ideas are refined and scaled through international input, networks, and exposure.

For more information, contact: marili@musicestonia.eu