START Summit 2026

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.

Andreas Goeldi

Partner b2venture

START Summit is the best student-led founder conference I’ve had the pleasure of attending. 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

Don’t forget that the way you win is by having the smartest people on the project. And a lot of them are in Europe, and a lot of them are here at this conference.

Eric Schmidt

Former CEO Google, Chairman KBE

Massive. Intense. But well focused. You can find anybody here that you’re looking for - from VCs to other startups that you can collaborate with. There’s also some very good coffee here, which is very nice on a long day.

Samantha Anderson

Co-Founder & CEO DePoly

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.

Adrian Locher

Founder & General Partner Merantix Capital

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.

Sofia Dolfe

Partner Index Ventures

START Summit is a great event, it’s driven by students. I think it’s full of energy. You meet great people here - new people, but usually also old friends. So every time I’m coming, I’m actually super excited because I know I will see familiar faces, but I also will see a lot of very motivated and highly skilled students, and this is a great mix for me.

Jan Goetz

Co-Founder and CEO IQM Quantum Computers

START Summit, to me, is one of the nicest and most vibrant events of the year. I would recommend it to everyone, from corporates to SMEs, from students to family members, to come here and see what the new generation is able and capable to do.

Dalith Steiger

Co-Founder and CEO Swiss Cognitive

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

Founding Partner Cherry Ventures

I consider START Summit to be the only event that truly inspires on every level. This event is undoubtedly my favorite for connecting with groundbreaking early-stage startups, future industry leaders, and a dynamic network of changemakers shaping the future of business and technology.

Hector Gonzales

Co-Founder Hector SpiNNcloud Systems GmbH

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.

Andreas Goeldi

Partner b2venture

START Summit is the best student-led founder conference I’ve had the pleasure of attending. 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

Don’t forget that the way you win is by having the smartest people on the project. And a lot of them are in Europe, and a lot of them are here at this conference.

Eric Schmidt

Former CEO Google, Chairman KBE

Massive. Intense. But well focused. You can find anybody here that you’re looking for - from VCs to other startups that you can collaborate with. There’s also some very good coffee here, which is very nice on a long day.

Samantha Anderson

Co-Founder & CEO DePoly

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.

Adrian Locher

Founder & General Partner Merantix Capital

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.

Sofia Dolfe

Partner Index Ventures

START Summit is a great event, it’s driven by students. I think it’s full of energy. You meet great people here - new people, but usually also old friends. So every time I’m coming, I’m actually super excited because I know I will see familiar faces, but I also will see a lot of very motivated and highly skilled students, and this is a great mix for me.

Jan Goetz

Co-Founder and CEO IQM Quantum Computers

START Summit, to me, is one of the nicest and most vibrant events of the year. I would recommend it to everyone, from corporates to SMEs, from students to family members, to come here and see what the new generation is able and capable to do.

Dalith Steiger

Co-Founder and CEO Swiss Cognitive

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

Founding Partner Cherry Ventures

I consider START Summit to be the only event that truly inspires on every level. This event is undoubtedly my favorite for connecting with groundbreaking early-stage startups, future industry leaders, and a dynamic network of changemakers shaping the future of business and technology.

Hector Gonzales

Co-Founder Hector SpiNNcloud Systems GmbH

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.

Andreas Goeldi

Partner b2venture

START Summit is the best student-led founder conference I’ve had the pleasure of attending. 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

Don’t forget that the way you win is by having the smartest people on the project. And a lot of them are in Europe, and a lot of them are here at this conference.

Eric Schmidt

Former CEO Google, Chairman KBE

Massive. Intense. But well focused. You can find anybody here that you’re looking for - from VCs to other startups that you can collaborate with. There’s also some very good coffee here, which is very nice on a long day.

Samantha Anderson

Co-Founder & CEO DePoly

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.

Adrian Locher

Founder & General Partner Merantix Capital

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.

Sofia Dolfe

Partner Index Ventures

START Summit is a great event, it’s driven by students. I think it’s full of energy. You meet great people here - new people, but usually also old friends. So every time I’m coming, I’m actually super excited because I know I will see familiar faces, but I also will see a lot of very motivated and highly skilled students, and this is a great mix for me.

Jan Goetz

Co-Founder and CEO IQM Quantum Computers

START Summit, to me, is one of the nicest and most vibrant events of the year. I would recommend it to everyone, from corporates to SMEs, from students to family members, to come here and see what the new generation is able and capable to do.

Dalith Steiger

Co-Founder and CEO Swiss Cognitive

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

Founding Partner Cherry Ventures

I consider START Summit to be the only event that truly inspires on every level. This event is undoubtedly my favorite for connecting with groundbreaking early-stage startups, future industry leaders, and a dynamic network of changemakers shaping the future of business and technology.

Hector Gonzales

Co-Founder Hector SpiNNcloud Systems GmbH