STARTUPFACTSHEETStartup @ START Summit 202019-20 March 2020St.Gallen Switzerland
BEING PART OF
700FOUNDERS
MEETING OVER
300INVESTORS
WITH A POTENTIAL
80MIO. FUNDING
START Summit is Europe’s leading student-run confe-rence for entrepreneurship and technology. Year after year over 3´000 innovative minds find their way to St. Gal-len. START Summit 2020 provides unique industry and tech insights for early-stage startups. On the 19th/20h of March 2020 the entrepreneurship ecosystem gathers at OLMA Messe Hallen St.Gallen, Switzerland. What are you looking for?
19–20 MARCH 2020OLMA HALLEN
ST.GALLEN, SWITZERLAND
STARTUP PASS
Regular Price
209CHF
STARTUP‘S BENEFITSEvent AccessSTART Summit AppMentoring & Co-workingSnack & BeverageAccess Pub Crawl & Afterparty
APPLICATION BASEDSTART SummiteerSTART FactorBackground SessionsSTART SpeeddatingWorkshopsAccomondation (first come, first serve)
CHANGE TOMORROW.
FUNDING NETWORKING RECRUITING INSPIRATION
STARTUP BENEFITS ATSTART SUMMIT 2020
FUNDINGSTART Summit gathers around 300 investors with a total potential investment sum of $80 million. Don’t be shy and get in touch with them. Each investor has its own special funding and tech focus. You can have a look at investors’ preferences and contact them accordingly through the START Summit App.Funding opportunities at START Summit 2020:• START Summiteer• START Factor• START Summit App to connect with investors
NETWORKINGAs entrepreneur you already know, connecting is crucial for business success. Therefore, we provide you with several networking and connecting formats. Make sure to gain visibility with a booth and get in touch more easily with potential customers. START Summit is the ideal place to start your expansion in new markets. Also, you will have the chance to gather costumer feedback to improve your product.Networking opportunities at START Summit 2020:• Networking Area• Pub Crawl & Afterparty• START Summit App to connect with industry leaders
RECRUITINGSTART Summit gathers over 1000 entrepreneurship and tech-focused students from the world’s top universities. With a ratio of 60:40 business and tech students, START Summit offers a unique mixture of talented entrepreneurial minds. Our formats will help you find the right people to join your startup.Recruiting opportunities at START Summit 2020:• START Speeddating• Talent Profiles• START Summit App to connect with talents
INSPIRATIONBy providing a secure and private atmosphere, startups may work on their business model and product, asking our industry leaders, tech experts and mentors for help. With its very exclusive formats, START Summit encourages knowledge-sharing through disruptive encounters and innovative collaborations. Avoid repeating others’ mistakes - Listen & Learn.Inspiration opportunities at START Summit 2020:• Background Sessions• Workshops• Stage events
WHAT FORMATS ARE AT START SUMMIT 2020?
The START Summiteer Contest is the most prestigious pitching competition at the START Summit over 3 days. 30 of the most innovative Startups get the chance to gain glory, fame, media attention and a lucrative prize for the only true Summiteer. Pitch in front of the most important investors, convince them of your idea and make them your personal coach for the Event. In the end, there will only be one final summiteer. Show the audience that you have it in you. Prove yourself.
STARTSUMMITEER
Exclusive Background Sessions are reserved for the best startups of every industry to promote knowledge transfer. Sit together with VC’s, corporates, mentors and 5 other startups and discuss critical developments, technologies, difficulties, and expectations from all sides of your business sector. Get into the very details of your industry and extract the information you need. Be where innovation happens.
BACKGROUNDSESSIONS
“Great vision without great people is irrelevant”. At START Speeddating you will find new talents for your startup. With a ratio of 60:40 business and tech students from world’s elite Universities, START Summit is the ideal platfrom to recruit ambitious students for your team from the world´s most elite universities.We also offer START Speeddating with Investors this year. Pitch your startup to amazing VCs and bring your venture to the next level!
STARTSPEEDDATING
Get on stage and pitch your startup or innovative idea at START Arena. From seed and early stage startups to students - everyone has the possibility to pitch their venture at the START Factor. Either sign up for it or be spontaneous, we will have time-slots for last minute pitches to come directly on stage. The audience can vote you up to heaven or down to hell – direct feedback from audience and jury.
STARTFACTOR
Are you looking for real tools and knowledge to take with you? Then the exclusive startup workshops are the right thing for you. Work together with other founders in a 1.5-3h startup workshop to make the next step with your company.
EXCLUSIVEWORKSHOPS
Make yourself visible with a demo booth at the START Fair and make sure you expose yourself during one of the two days for your startup. Use the opportunity to showcase your product, to get consumer feedback, to get in touch with investors or use it as a recruiting platform. For further information, feel free to contact us!
DEMOBOOTH
START SUMMITOVERVIEW
LAST YEAR´S JURYDANIEL GUTENBERG
ANGEL INVESTORVI PARTNERS
MARK SCHMITZ
PARTNERLAKESTAR
SIRAJ KHALIQ
PARTNERATOMICO
JEANNETTE ZU FÜRSTENBERG
FOUNDING PARTNER LA FAMIGLIA
SOME OF LAST YEAR´S PARTICIPATING INVESTORS
START Summit is the leading student-run entrepreneurship and technology conference in Europe with 3´000+ participants. What really sets us apart from other conferences is the unique mixture of attendees from startups, investors, industry leaders, and media; everyone is part of START Summit 2020.
The right place at the right time. It is our highest priority to give you the opportunity to meet the right people for making the next stepwith your company. Get in contact with relevant investors, mentors, students and customers - whether you are looking for investment, networking, inspiration or recruiting.
START Summit offers you a broad range of possibilities to expose your startup to a big audience. Make use of it. Apply for the START Summiteer, register for a booth at START Fair, pitch at START Factor and participate in workshops - make your next step at START Summit 2020.
START SUMMIT MEET THE RIGHT PEOPLE GAIN EXPOSURE
BE PART OF OUR SUCCESS STORIES
SEE YOU AT START SUMMIT 2020
2017:Series A of CHF 3.2 Mio. from VI Partners, Sandoz Foundation & Peter Brabeck-Lemathe
2016:Series A of CHF 13,5 Mio. From VI Partners, btov, Swisscom
2016:Series A from MTIP, HTGF, Bayern Kapital, TQ Group
2014:Seed Round from Axel Springer Plug & Play, Earlybird, Redalpine
ANY QUESTIONS OR SUGGESTIONS?FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US!
ULYSSE PIERREHUMBERTStartup Relations | START Global
[email protected]+41 77 483 41 40
JOHANNES OETTINGENMD Relations | START Global
[email protected]+41 78 402 58 13