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INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE

INVEST IN

YOUR FUTURE

at START Summit 2026

Listen. Learn. Invest.

Listen.

Learn.

Invest.

Unmatched deal flow

1'350+ startups from pre-seed to Series-C in one place

12'000+ scheduled 1o1 meetings taking place in just 2 days

Event app that makes it easy to discover new opportunities

Meet the next BIG thing

1'000+ investors from firms like Sequoia, Accel or Lightspeed.

80+ selected startups at START

Fair booths ready to connect

7 pitching competitions

showcasing diverse industries

Investor track & side events

Exclusive side-events designed for meaningful networking

Curated sessions focused on investors' key interests

Dedicated spaces to connect with peers and top founders

Unique insights & access

Hear from global leaders and pioneering founders on stage

Learn about emerging tech trends and new investment verticals

Access first-hand perspectives that shape tomorrow's opportunities

Unmatched

deal flow

Event app that makes it easy to

discover new opportunities

1'350+ startups from pre-seed to

Series-C in one place

12'000+ scheduled 1o1 meetings

taking place in just 2 days

Meet the next

BIG thing

7 Pitching competitions

showcasing diverse industries

1'000+ investors from firms like

Sequoia, Accel or Lightspeed.

80+ selected startups at START Fair

booths ready to connect

Investor track &

side events

Dedicated spaces to connect with

peers and top founders

Exclusive side events designed

for meaningful networking

Curated sessions focused on

investors' key interests

Unique insights &

access

Access first-hand perspectives that

shape tomorrow's opportunities

Hear from global leaders and

pioneering founders on stage

Learn about emerging tech trends

and new investment verticals

Each year, I’m amazed by the scale and quality of the event, as well as the outstanding connections it fosters. At START Summit '24, I even invested in a founder I met there just two weeks after the conference
Daniel Dippold
Founder & CEO EWOR
It’s the best place to meet incredible early-stage startups, future unicorn founders and fellow investors.
Andreas Goeldi
Partner at b2veture
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.
Filip Dames
Cherry Venture
Each year, I’m amazed by the scale and quality of the event, as well as the outstanding connections it fosters. At START Summit '24, I even invested in a founder I met there just two weeks after the conference
Daniel Dippold
Founder & CEO EWOR
It’s the best place to meet incredible early-stage startups, future unicorn founders and fellow investors.
Andreas Goeldi
Partner at b2veture
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.
Filip Dames
Cherry Venture
Each year, I’m amazed by the scale and quality of the event, as well as the outstanding connections it fosters. At START Summit '24, I even invested in a founder I met there just two weeks after the conference
Daniel Dippold
Founder & CEO EWOR
It’s the best place to meet incredible early-stage startups, future unicorn founders and fellow investors.
Andreas Goeldi
Partner at b2veture
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.
Filip Dames
Cherry Venture
Each year, I’m amazed by the scale and quality of the event, as well as the outstanding connections it fosters. At START Summit '24, I even invested in a founder I met there just two weeks after the conference
Daniel Dippold
Founder & CEO EWOR
It’s the best place to meet incredible early-stage startups, future unicorn founders and fellow investors.
Andreas Goeldi
Partner at b2veture
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.
Filip Dames
Cherry Venture

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START Fair

Discover high-potential startups in one place.

At START Fair, over 80 pre-seed and seed startups (founded in 2023 or later) showcase their ventures across industries.

Meet founders, explore new technologies, and identify promising investment opportunities — all within the vibrant energy of START Summit.

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Tomorrow's Success Stories

With 1,350 startups and over 12,000 meetings scheduled each year, START Summit is where investors find tomorrow’s leading ventures.

Across multiple pitching competitions, founders showcase their ideas — from sustainability and AI to deep tech and fintech — offering investors early access to the ecosystem’s most ambitious talent.

Side Events

Our exclusive investor Side Events connect you with top founders, co-investors, and corporate leaders in intimate settings. From private dinners to curated roundtables hosted by world-leading partners these gatherings spark lasting partnerships.