Bruukki Among the Top 15 at Latitude59 Pitch Competition

Bruukki has been selected as one of the top 15 finalists in the Latitude59 2026 Pitch Competition. Applications came in from 465 startups across 53 countries and five continents. The winners are announced on 22 May 2026 in Tallinn at the main stage of Kultuurikatel, and the prize pool exceeds €400,000. The competition is backed by the investor networks EstBAN, LatBAN, FiBAN and FIRSTPICK VC. Latitude59 itself takes place 20–22 May.

A short note on Latitude59

Latitude59 is one of the most significant startup events in the Nordic and Baltic region. The pitch competition it hosts attracts applicants from across Europe and beyond every year. An independent jury, for whom Bruukki was a new name, selected the top 15.

Latitude59 described the rationale for selecting Bruukki on their own page as follows:

“AI-powered learning material creation for teachers, built by a team with a previous EdTech exit. Incorporated in February 2026. Shipped a working product to pilot users in four weeks. The execution speed alone is worth watching.”

Reaching the final is a meaningful recognition for Bruukki. From the perspective of an institutional decision-maker, the interesting part is not the competition ranking itself but what it signals: Bruukki’s work has been noticed by experts across the Nordic and Baltic investor and startup community, and product development is moving forward in a structured way.

What Bruukki does in a teacher’s work

A teacher typically spends about 17 hours of a 40-hour work week on actual classroom teaching (OECD TALIS, n = 280,000 teachers). The remaining 23 hours go into preparing materials, assessment, giving feedback, communication with guardians, and other guidance tasks.

Bruukki is built to support teachers in exactly these tasks. Pedagogical responsibility stays with the teacher. The purpose is not to replace the teacher’s expertise but to free up time for what matters most: time spent with students.

Results from earlier trials:

• Lesson planning dropped from an average of six hours to one hour per week. Five hours back per week per teacher is already significant. At a school level, the effect is considerable.
• In a blind comparison test, 92 percent of students chose Bruukki-generated material over a textbook.

A trial teacher summed up the experience:

“Bruukki is like a wingman and a secretary rolled into one.”

Bruukki in use today

Bruukki is in pilot use at the University of Turku and LUT University, among others. The user base has begun to grow beyond Finland’s borders, with first users already coming from the United States.

The service architecture keeps European students’ and teachers’ data structurally inside the EU. This simplifies procurement decisions from a GDPR perspective. The user interface and AI features work in Finnish, Swedish and English.

A free trial period for institutions

We offer institutions a free trial period. During the trial, teachers get the full service in use, and the decision on continuation is made based on the feedback collected.

We are flexible about how the trial begins: a handful of individual teachers, a single subject, or a broader institutional pilot. Together we find a way that suits your institution.

Request a presentation for your institution

If you are responsible for teaching development or information systems at your institution and want to see Bruukki in practice, we are happy to give a presentation to your teachers or leadership team. The presentation takes about 30 minutes, after which it is clear whether Bruukki fits your workflow.

Get in touch at bruukki.com/en/contact/. We respond within the same week.

The top-15 list has been published on Latitude59’s site: Meet the Top 15 competing for the €400K+ prize fund.