Awards and recognition
In 2026, Soldera was named Tartu’s most outstanding start-up entrepreneur and reached the final of Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV. Its CEO, Stenver Jerkku, is one of three nominees for Estonia’s Young Entrepreneur Award.
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Awards and nominations
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Most outstanding start-up entrepreneur
Tartu Best Entrepreneurs 2026 · awarded by sTARTUp Day
Tartu’s annual business awards named Soldera the city’s most outstanding start-up entrepreneur at the gala on 8 October 2026. The jury pointed to nearly fivefold revenue growth in 2025 and Soldera’s work to connect Europe’s fragmented renewable energy certificate market.
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Young Entrepreneur Award 2026 nominee: Stenver Jerkku
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Soldera’s CEO is one of three nominees for Estonia’s Young Entrepreneur Award. The winner will be announced at the Estonia’s Best Companies 2026 gala on 14 November 2026.
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Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV finalist
Mastercard Lighthouse · Spring 2026 class
Soldera joined the Spring 2026 MASSIV class of six sustainability and impact companies from the Nordics and Baltics, and was named a finalist at the end of the programme.
Accelerators and showcases
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Startuplab Summit 2026
Oslo Innovation Week · 20 October 2026
Selected for the startup showcase at Startuplab Summit in Oslo, a climate and energy technology event that brings Nordic startups together with venture investors.
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Rohekiirendi (Green Accelerator)
Environmental Investment Centre (KIK)
Selected for the main programme of Rohekiirendi, Estonia’s national accelerator for companies developing green technology.
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Energy | Climate Focus accelerator
Beamline Accelerator, Baltic Innovation Agency and Sparkup Tartu Science Park
Selected for the Energy | Climate Focus acceleration programme, supported by the Environmental Investment Centre (KIK) under Estonia’s recovery plan from the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Fund.
About Soldera
Soldera OÜ is a Tartu, Estonia company building the infrastructure layer for Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs). Its platform connects 30+ registries so corporates can source, track and cancel certificates and producers can sell them, with audit-ready documentation for frameworks such as RE100, CSRD and the GHG Protocol.
Unified access to every renewable certificate registry
See how Soldera handles procurement, cancellations and evidence across 30+ registries.