Experience Start Summit

We’ve gathered a list of partner hotels where attendees can stay during the Summit. If you’d prefer a quieter stay, there are some nice hotels just outside of the city and it will only take you around 20 minutes to commute to the conference halls with public transportation. We will ensure that the Summit is easily reachable by bus or train from every stay. You can find more info about hotels in St. Gallen here.

The closest airport is Zürich, which is approximately an hour away by train.

You will be able to claim your badge prior to the conference at the Kornhausplatz on Wednesday, starting at 10 am. If you’re an HSG student, you can also claim your badge at the University (in building 09) on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the Summit week. We highly recommend that you claim your badge prior to the conference days in order to avoid extensive queuing!

The city offers great public transport links, and a lot of our attendees travel to the venue this way. You can find out more here.

The event starts at around 10 am on both days and will last until 7 pm on the 23rd and until 10 pm on the 24th, after the afterparty finishes.

Yes! One of the coolest and most popular side events is our pub crawl, where you and fellow Summiteers will get to know the St. Gallen bar scene. We’ve also planned an amazing afterparty, which will take place on the 24th starting at 9 pm.

The preferred payment method is via credit card, but if you don’t own a credit card, please contact growth@startsummit.ch and we’ll offer you the option of paying via bank transfer or PayPal.

After buying your tickets, you’ll receive an email with an invitation link where you’ll be able to register on the event platform. If you bought more than one ticket, you can use the invitation link multiple times. Note that the proper tickets in QR-format will only be generated shortly before the Summit. Until then, you only need to sign up on our event platform, Brella.

The name of the ticket holder only needs to be declared when registering for the platform. After that, you won’t be able to change the name on your ticket. If you need further assistance, please get in touch with us at growth@startsummit.ch.

You won’t need to print your ticket to enter the event – we’ll just need to scan the ticket QC code in your app. 

Yes, but only under special circumstances. If that applies to your situation, please reach out to growth@startsummit.ch.

Yes, you will be able to buy tickets for your team. You can declare at check-out who will be joining the conference.

By default, START Summit tickets are non-refundable. However, if the inability to attend was caused by extenuating circumstances, we may be able to refund your ticket. Please get in touch with our team. 

Yes, our start-up ticket is only valid for one person.

If you’re a decision-maker for a firm interested in investing in start-ups or venture capital funds, the investor ticket is for you. You might be a VC, Angel, LP or CVC. 

START Summit offers a huge variety of start-ups from different sectors. We divide start-ups into different verticals (such as FinTech, DeepTech, Consumer, etc.) so you’ll be able to find start-ups in your sector of interest as easily as possible. You’ll mostly find pre-Seed, Seed and Series-A start-ups, but there may also be well-established companies that have already passed these stages in attendance.

Yes! Our in-app Matchmaking tool lets you reliably connect with investors and other members in the  START Global entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Matchmaking tool enables participants to discover the most interesting fellow attendees and schedule meetings with them in advance of the Summit. You’ll be able to filter participants by industry, funding stage, or nationality.

If you have any business inquiries, you can reach out to our team at growth@startsummit.ch.

If your fund/company would like to make a special announcement (e.g. new fund closing) at the Summit, please reach out to growth@startsummit.ch!

Every employee, intern, or founder is eligible to buy a start-up ticket. Please note that each start-up ticket is only valid for one person and not the whole start-up team.

Unfortunately, applications for the Summiteer pitching competition at the 2023 Summit have now closed.

Unfortunately, applications for START Fair booths at the 2023 Summit have now closed.

Yes! Our in-app Matchmaking tool lets you reliably connect with investors and other members in the  START Global entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Matchmaking tool enables participants to discover the most interesting fellow attendees and schedule meetings with them in advance of the Summit. You’ll be able to filter participants by industry, funding stage, or nationality.

Registration is required for our workshops, as there are a limited number of seats available. You’ll need to upload a copy of your CV in order to register, so make sure you have an up-to-date version ready.

Yes! However, we can only offer a limited number of free sleeping places. Unfortunately, we’ve already allocated all our spots following the first-come, first-served principle. If you want to get waitlisted, please reach out to growth@startsummit.ch.