e-revolutionaries 2025: the stage is yours

Xolo • Sep 25, 2025 • 4 min read

E-Revolutionaries 2025 is here - bigger, bolder, and ready to spotlight the most innovative e-⁠resident founders worldwide.

If you’re building something extraordinary with Estonian e-⁠Residency, this is your chance to be seen, supported, and celebrated. It’s your time to shine! Whether you’re harnessing AI to transform industries, launching the next unicorn, or redefining what remote entrepreneurship looks like.

What is e-Revolutionaries?
Competition categories
Looking back at last year’s winners
Meet the jury
How to apply for e-Revolutionaries 2025?
What are we looking for?
Prizes that power your next chapter
Are you the next e-Revolutionary?

What is e-Revolutionaries?

E-Revolutionaries is a global digital competition powered by Xolo in partnership with Estonia’s e-⁠Residency program. The award aims to highlight and support the most innovative businesses run by e-⁠residents.

E-Revolutionaries is more than flashy pitches. It’s for founders who solve real-world problems with their businesses across borders. They are the people who prove that the Estonian e-⁠Residency is a launchpad for success.

Competition categories

In 2025, we are introducing new categories to capture the most exciting frontiers of entrepreneurship:

AI Pioneers - Building with AI to transform industries and create new opportunities
Startups - Early-stage ventures with bold global ambition
Inspiring Founders - Entrepreneurs whose story and mission inspire others
e-Revolutionaries Special - The jury’s pick for the most powerful overall vision

The e-Residency team representing Estonia’s digital-first approach to global entrepreneurship—empowering founders worldwide to start and manage businesses 100% online.

Looking back at last year’s winners

In 2024, we celebrated revolutionary companies across every category:

AI pioneers

Salesforge creates AI-powered sales tools reshaping how businesses scale, reaching €3M ARR in less than 12 months.

Startups

Keymentions offers smart social listening, unlocking Reddit’s hidden insights.

Inspiring founders

Devolfs redefines how design systems are built.

e-Revolutionaries special

NatPat reimagines wellness for modern families. They made it all the way to Estonia to showcase their vision.

How NATPAT wellness stickers reached 10,000 stores globally

Michael Jankie founded NATPAT to solve a real-world problem. Now sold in 10,000+ stores, the company is using Estonia’s e-Residency to grow more easily across Europe.

All of these businesses inspired thousands with their journeys. Yours could be next!

Meet the jury

Our 2025 jury brings expertise in entrepreneurship, investment, and digital growth:

Kristin Kirštein - Chief Growth Officer, Xolo
David Bullock - Head of Marketing and Communications. e-⁠Residency
Mikko Tereenhovi - CEO, Xolo

They’ll select finalists in each category, who will then face the public vote.

How to apply for e-Revolutionaries 2025?

Applications are free and you can apply to more than one category. Keep in mind that the deadline is October 10, 2025. The finalists are announced in late October and the final winners are chosen by a jury and a public vote.

Start your application here!

What are we looking for?

Real businesses making real progress - not just ideas, but founders who are already moving the needle.
Bold use of e-⁠Residency and remote company building - turning Estonia’s digital nation into your launchpad.
Creativity, vision, and mission, not just profit - because impact matters as much as numbers.
Founders with stories worth sharing - the kind that inspire others to dream bigger.

Prizes that power your next chapter

Global exposure on xolo.io, social media, and press reaches 100,000 people worldwide, showcasing your idea.
A 1-year Xolo Leap subscription, which includes complete accounting, Estonian tax reporting, dedicated support, bank integrations, OSS compliance, and even shareholder management.
An official e-Revolutionaries 2025 badge to showcase your achievement

Plus, the winner of the e-Revolutionaries Special category will also receive the following prizes offered by the e-⁠Residency team:

A return flight to Estonia
A ticket to sTARTUp Day or Latitude59, Estonia’s premier tech and startup conferences

A man walking in the Tallinn, Estonia's Old Town — The Tallinn Old Town is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. Photo: Rasmus Jurkatam

Are you the next e-Revolutionary?

If you’ve built something extraordinary with the help of Estonian e-⁠Residency, now’s the time to share it with the world.

Apply by October 10, 2025, to join the most innovative e-⁠Resident founders shaping the future of work and business.

Start your application here!

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