19-20 March 2026 - St. Gallen, Switzerland

Workshops

Workshops are designed for hands-on learning and focused skill development within smaller, interactive groups.

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Workshops
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Beyond the main stage, START Summit 2026 workshops offer hands-on learning and practical insights through interactive sessions with experienced founders, investors, and operators. In smaller, focused groups, participants dive deeper into relevant startup topics, gain actionable frameworks, and exchange ideas directly with experts and peers from across Europe’s startup ecosystem.

Deeper connections

Smaller groups, higher signal, real conversations

Curated formats

Workshops tailored to the key skills founders need.

Access to decision-makers

Investors, founders, partners in non-stage settings

Local ecosystem immersion

Across St. Gallen, beyond the main venue

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Workshops Catalogue

Explore all side events and exclusive experiences. More events to be announced.

Fundraising, Decoded - A hands-on guide to raising venture capital

Fundraising, Decoded - A hands-on guide to raising venture capital

This hands-on workshop breaks down the fundraising process from a VC’s perspective and gives founders practical tools to position their startup, tell a compelling story, and run an efficient fundraising process.

Why data-driven B2B sales is the only path for founder-led growth

Why data-driven B2B sales is the only path for founder-led growth

Based on insights from 150+ B2B SaaS and AI startups, this session reveals why the instincts that help founders reach $1M ARR often break at scale

Plan, Pitch, Close – a guide to fundraising

Plan, Pitch, Close – a guide to fundraising

Ready to take your startup idea to the next level? In this session, you’ll get a clear overview of the different types of financing available throughout a company’s life cycle - from the first idea to scaling up.

IP as a value driver: Securing competitive advantages

IP as a value driver: Securing competitive advantages

This workshop explores how startups can secure patent ownership and strategically use intellectual property to protect their core innovations.

Why the Best Product Doesn’t Win, but the Best People Strategy Does

Why the Best Product Doesn’t Win, but the Best People Strategy Does

In this high energy masterclass, we challenge one simple question: What truly wins the market - the product, the pitch, or the people behind it?

Employee Participation Schemes for Start-ups - Legal & Tax Insights

Employee Participation Schemes for Start-ups - Legal & Tax Insights

In this practical workshop, Patric Eggler and Cedric Fischer from Wenger Vieli’s Start-up Desk will share legal and tax insights on how to design and implement employee equity plans in Switzerland.

Intellectual Property in a nutshell - An IP crash course with focus on patents and business

Intellectual Property in a nutshell - An IP crash course with focus on patents and business

The workshop provides initial insights into the topic of intellectual property and a basic understanding of the big picture, especially for founders of start-ups and people considering founding a start-up.

Legal Clinic by Osborne Clarke

Legal Clinic by Osborne Clarke

Discuss your most pressing legal questions at our Legal Clinic! Book your slot now for 20 minutes of focused straight talk with our experts – no fluff or buzzwords.

Product-Market-Fit

Product-Market-Fit

Product-Market-Fit makes or breaks a start-up. Get a strategic tool and framework to achieve PMF and engage with a founder about their specific journey.

Pitch it. Sell it. Win it.

Pitch it. Sell it. Win it.

A practical workshop on how to turn qualified leads into revenue through effective direct marketing, structured outreach, and hands-on sales pitching.

Could you survive a crisis? - Protect your brand´s reputation in a crisis simulation

Could you survive a crisis? - Protect your brand´s reputation in a crisis simulation

In this session, we´ll arm you with a crisis communication playbook, so you know what to prepare, what to do, and what to say when your brand's reputation is under fire.

AI-Driven Outbound Sales: Boosting Efficiency and Results at Scale

AI-Driven Outbound Sales: Boosting Efficiency and Results at Scale

Learn from real-world case studies showing 3-10x pipeline growth through AI-powered prospecting, personalized outreach, and automated follow-up.

Don’t Regulate Us. Empower Us.

Don’t Regulate Us. Empower Us.

This round table invites students, founders, startups and investors into an open and focused dialogue on how European policy directly impacts scaling, capital access and global competitiveness.

The Do's and Die's of Founder Led Sales

The Do's and Die's of Founder Led Sales

In our session we will enable you to ‘stay away’ from the deadly mines and navigate the complexities of applied Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies to succeed in the art of founder-led sales.

Time to grow, not to bookkeep – Effiziente Geschäftsprozesse für Startups

Time to grow, not to bookkeep – Effiziente Geschäftsprozesse für Startups

Learn how to streamline invoicing, accounting, and business processes with smart digital tools so you can spend less time on administration and more time building your startup.

Tell Your Story or Die Trying: PR groundwork for startups and investors

Tell Your Story or Die Trying: PR groundwork for startups and investors

Participants will leave with a practical framework for building a PR playbook that supports long-term credibility, visibility and growth.

Unf*k advertising: rebuilding the global adtech

Unf*k advertising: rebuilding the global adtech

Join our workshop to try yourself building a business solution that will help mobile users monetize their time and attention better

https://events.startglobal.org/public/d9ad6fee-87c0-4227-91c8-1e1592720b5b

https://events.startglobal.org/event/c80c9cc2-2ed7-4eec-9525-3423599af95b?authcode=0e665876-cf4a-4a21-9833-98385ebcfa97&inviteId=7553848&attendeeId=2271065&environment=prod

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