Why Attend START Summit
Connect with startups, fellow investors and LP's to generate more dealflow at START Summit.
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Pitching Competitions
Witness High-Potential Pitches Live- Watch pre-selected, high-potential teams present on curated stages.
- Post-Pitch Meetups: Meet the founders in a seperate setting directly after their pitch.
- Access industry-specifc tracks to find startups matching your investment thesis.
START Fair
EXPLORE THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM'S DIVERSITY- Focus your sourcing on the 80 most promising startups hand-picked for the exhibition.
- Experience live product demos and validate tech-stacks directly at the booths.
- Skip the noise and engage in high-quality, deep-dive conversations with selected teams.
Matchmaking Platform
OPTIMIZE YOUR SOURCING EFFICIENCY- Fill your summit calendar with targeted 1-on-1s.
- Use smart filters to find founders based on stage, vertical, and region.
- Ensure maximum efficiency for your sourcing efforts through pre-scheduling.
What Investors Say
START Summit is an unparalleled platform for fostering innovation and connecting the brightest entrepreneurial minds in Europe. It's the best place to meet incredible early-stage startups, future unicorn founders, and fellow investors.
START Summit really was the starting point of my entrepreneurial career. It’s where I found my first co-founders, learned leadership in real time, and drew inspiration from successful founders.
The idea that you can build a world-class company out of Europe has already been proven - just look at Supercell, Adyen, or Spotify. There’s no shortage of ambition and talent here.
It’s coming from the student community: lots of young people, the next generation of founders. That’s why we’re here. That’s also the generation that we want to support with Cherry, and our job is to make them more ambitious, to have them work on the important stuff and the big ideas, and that’s why we’re supporting START Summit.
Our Network
Discover the ecosystem that powers START Summit
Startups
that have been at START Summit in previous years
Investors
who have attended repeatedly across recent editions.
Corporates
that have attended START Summit throughout the years
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Investor Specific Features
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