Summit 2026 is a wrap

19–20 March 2026 · St. Gallen, Switzerland

THANK YOU!

It was an incredible journey together. We look forward to seeing you in 2027.

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On Stage

The Stage

100+ speakers. Five tracks. Two days of breakthrough ideas.

Milda Mitkutė
Milda Mitkutė
Co-Founder, Vinted
Dr. Robert Fink
Dr. Robert Fink
CTO, Helsing
Gabriel Vasquez
Gabriel Vasquez
Investment Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Katharina Wilhelm
Katharina Wilhelm
Partner, CREANDUM
Phillipp Schröder
Phillipp Schröder
Co-Founder & CEO, 1KOMMA5°
Samuel Müller
Samuel Müller
Co-Founder & CEO, Scandit
Petter Made
Petter Made
Co-Founder & Partner , SumUp & EWOR
Milda Mitkutė
Milda Mitkutė
Co-Founder, Vinted
Dr. Robert Fink
Dr. Robert Fink
CTO, Helsing
Gabriel Vasquez
Gabriel Vasquez
Investment Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Katharina Wilhelm
Katharina Wilhelm
Partner, CREANDUM
Phillipp Schröder
Phillipp Schröder
Co-Founder & CEO, 1KOMMA5°
Samuel Müller
Samuel Müller
Co-Founder & CEO, Scandit
Petter Made
Petter Made
Co-Founder & Partner , SumUp & EWOR
The Talks
Investing
The Future of Venture Capital
Bill Gurley
Technology
AI & the Next Decade
Yann LeCun
Startups
Building in Public
Anne Boden
Growth
Scaling to 100M Users
Niklas Östberg
Impact
Climate & Deep Tech
Esther Dyson
Investing
The Future of Venture Capital
Bill Gurley
Technology
AI & the Next Decade
Yann LeCun
Startups
Building in Public
Anne Boden
Growth
Scaling to 100M Users
Niklas Östberg
Impact
Climate & Deep Tech
Esther Dyson
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A summit first: the food festival

The FoodFestival

Street food, live music, and 3,000 hungry founders under the stars.

Street Food
Street Food
Live DJ
Live DJ
Afterparty
Afterparty
Swiss Eats
Swiss Eats
Networking
Networking
Vibes
Vibes
Community
Community
Night Out
Night Out
Street Food
Street Food
Live DJ
Live DJ
Afterparty
Afterparty
Swiss Eats
Swiss Eats
Networking
Networking
Vibes
Vibes
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fan's favorite: The Afterparty

The Afterparty

Thursday, 19 March · 22:00 — Late

The biggest START × Hack afterparty ever.

Dance Floor
Dance Floor
DJ Booth
DJ Booth
Light Show
Light Show
Crowd
Crowd
Vibes
Vibes
Friends
Friends
Energy
Energy
Night
Night
Dance Floor
Dance Floor
DJ Booth
DJ Booth
Light Show
Light Show
Crowd
Crowd
Vibes
Vibes
Friends
Friends
Relive the afterparty →
START Summit 2026

The Experience

35+ side events & workshops
Investor Day Zero
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Workshop Village
LEARNING
Founder Roundtables
NETWORK
BUILD
Hackathon Sprint
INVITE
LP/GP Dinner
FAIR
Startup Fair
PRESS
Media Briefings
STUDENTS
Student Summit
TECH
AI Workshop
IMPACT
Climate Roundtable
LEARN
Pitch Training
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