# Baltic Innovation Agency

> Baltic Innovation Agency is a Tartu-based innovation and business development consultancy serving companies, research institutions, social enterprises and public organisations. It combines analysis, funding-proposal support, accelerator design, knowledge transfer and project management, with a portfolio spanning green technology, digital transition and social finance.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Tartu, Estonia
- **Founders:** Rene Tõnnisson (Co-founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Analysis & Studies, Trainings & Accelerator Programmes, Knowledge Transfer, Proposal Development, Project Management
- **Notable:** BIA reports over €250 million in funding secured for clients, over 50 international projects implemented and a 40% application funding rate; methodology and reporting period are not specified., Supported GeneCode’s EIC application process; GeneCode announced €16 million in support in July 2023., Led the Twinnovation consortium for ten SMEs.

## Products & services

- **Analysis & Studies** — Market-readiness assessments, policy analysis, ecosystem mapping and stakeholder research.
- **Trainings & Accelerator Programmes** — Programme design, startup mentoring, investment readiness and training on public funding.
- **Knowledge Transfer** — Communication, dissemination, exploitation and replication of research and innovation results.
- **Proposal Development** — Funding searches, partner coordination, project plans, budgets, application drafting and submission.
- **Project Management** — Project coordination, reporting, budget management, quality assurance and delivery.

## Achievements

- BIA reports over €250 million in funding secured for clients, over 50 international projects implemented and a 40% application funding rate; methodology and reporting period are not specified.
- Supported GeneCode’s EIC application process; GeneCode announced €16 million in support in July 2023.
- Led the Twinnovation consortium for ten SMEs.
- Leads Impact Baltic, a project intended to establish an impact fund and prepare 20 social enterprises for investment.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Public LinkedIn posts promoted applications to the six-month Impact Baltic Investment Readiness Programme, initially with a 31 May 2026 deadline.
- **2025-08** — Published the BIA 2.0 account of its organisational rethink and visual identity refresh.
- **2025-08** — Published lessons from the first GreenTech Accelerator, which ended in June 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://bia.ee/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baltic-innovation-agency
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BalticInnovationAgency

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Last updated: 2026-10-08