SEEDING GROUND FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT WORLDWIDE
SEEDING GROUND FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT
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Industry leaders share their insights and over 7,000 start-ups, investors, business executives and talented young entrepreneurs come together to shape the world of tomorrow. What’s not to love?
START Summit is Europe’s largest student-run startup conference. Every year, START Summit provides lifelong learning and a synergetic space to start the conversations that can shape our world.
START Summit offers the opportunity for start-ups to source their investors, students to enter the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and investors and business executives to discover exciting new talent and business opportunities. Sound too good to miss?
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START SUMMIT
How does spending three days in a creative space, coding and competing against some of the world’s most talented tech students sound?
START Hack is Europe’s leading hackathon for aspiring tech entrepreneurs! At START Hack, we foster deep entrepreneurial understanding - supercharging you to kick off your entrepreneurial career. This annual event is designed to bridge the gap between business and tech. At Hack, you’ll develop your knowledge with a range of insightful masterclasses and workshops. You’ll build connections, expand your network, showcase your skills and code to your heart’s content.
Thanks to our incredible industry-leading partners, the projects you start here can extend beyond the event and lead to something much bigger, including exciting job opportunities and the chance to carry your Hack project through to completion.
Are you up to the challenge?
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START HACK
Opportunities are rarely easy to come by. The background of founders and the opportunities available to entrepreneurs under 25 from low and middle-income backgrounds stretches beyond just funding, which is priceless. START Fellowship is the 6-month philanthropic incubator program that contributes towards equal opportunities for young entrepreneurs from low and middle-income countries.
We provide dedicated financial support for people under 25 and with a four-month stay in Switzerland — covering all the costs. Our START Fellowship offers a guided pathway for students under 25 to become entrepreneurs. You’ll learn from the best in the business in workshops delivered by our external partners, develop your business skills in classes at the University of St. Gallen, network with experienced founders and like-minded entrepreneurs and receive expert mentorship and coaching every step of the way.
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START FELLOWSHIP
START Sphere is developing START’s Network of talents into the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Through different types of programs, connecting them to the startup ecosystem, and real-world work experience, we are creating and shaping a high-potential network of founders, leaders, and changemakers all around the world.
Discover our network of 21 chapters all over the globe supporting and empowering entrepreneurship worldwide, our events at START Campus showcasing the Swiss ecosystem and entrepreneurs and our START Alumnis founding their own startups and bringing their ideas to life.
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START SPHERE
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Industry leaders share their insights and over 7,000 start-ups, investors, business executives and talented young entrepreneurs come together to shape the world of tomorrow. What’s not to love?
START Summit is Europe’s largest student-run startup conference. Every year, START Summit provides lifelong learning and a synergetic space to start the conversations that can shape our world.
START Summit offers the opportunity for start-ups to source their investors, students to enter the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and investors and business executives to discover exciting new talent and business opportunities. Sound too good to miss?
Learn more
START SUMMIT
How does spending three days in a creative space, coding and competing against some of the world’s most talented tech students sound?
START Hack is Europe’s leading hackathon for aspiring tech entrepreneurs! At START Hack, we foster deep entrepreneurial understanding - supercharging you to kick off your entrepreneurial career. This annual event is designed to bridge the gap between business and tech. At Hack, you’ll develop your knowledge with a range of insightful masterclasses and workshops. You’ll build connections, expand your network, showcase your skills and code to your heart’s content.
Thanks to our incredible industry-leading partners, the projects you start here can extend beyond the event and lead to something much bigger, including exciting job opportunities and the chance to carry your Hack project through to completion.
Are you up to the challenge?
Learn more
START HACK
How does spending three days in a creative space, coding and competing against some of the world’s most talented tech students sound?
START Hack is Europe’s leading hackathon for aspiring tech entrepreneurs! At START Hack, we foster deep entrepreneurial understanding - supercharging you to kick off your entrepreneurial career. This annual event is designed to bridge the gap between business and tech. At Hack, you’ll develop your knowledge with a range of insightful masterclasses and workshops. You’ll build connections, expand your network, showcase your skills and code to your heart’s content.
Thanks to our incredible industry-leading partners, the projects you start here can extend beyond the event and lead to something much bigger, including exciting job opportunities and the chance to carry your Hack project through to completion.
Are you up to the challenge?
START HACK
Opportunities are rarely easy to come by. The background of founders and the opportunities available to entrepreneurs under 25 from low and middle-income backgrounds stretches beyond just funding, which is priceless. START Fellowship is the 6-month philanthropic incubator program that contributes towards equal opportunities for young entrepreneurs from low and middle-income countries.
We provide dedicated financial support for people under 25 and with a four-month stay in Switzerland — covering all the costs. Our START Fellowship offers a guided pathway for students under 25 to become entrepreneurs. You’ll learn from the best in the business in workshops delivered by our external partners, develop your business skills in classes at the University of St. Gallen, network with experienced founders and like-minded entrepreneurs and receive expert mentorship and coaching every step of the way.
Ready to get started?
Learn more
START FELLOWSHIP
Opportunities are rarely easy to come by. The background of founders and the opportunities available to entrepreneurs under 25 from low and middle-income backgrounds stretches beyond just funding, which is priceless. START Fellowship is the 6-month philanthropic incubator program that contributes towards equal opportunities for young entrepreneurs from low and middle-income countries.
We provide dedicated financial support for people under 25 and with a four-month stay in Switzerland — covering all the costs. Our START Fellowship offers a guided pathway for students under 25 to become entrepreneurs. You’ll learn from the best in the business in workshops delivered by our external partners, develop your business skills in classes at the University of St. Gallen, network with experienced founders and like-minded entrepreneurs and receive expert mentorship and coaching every step of the way.
Ready to get started?
START Fellowship
START Sphere is developing START’s Network of talents into the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Through different types of programs, connecting them to the startup ecosystem, and real-world work experience, we are creating and shaping a high-potential network of founders, leaders, and changemakers all around the world.
Discover our network of 21 chapters all over the globe supporting and empowering entrepreneurship worldwide, our events at START Campus showcasing the Swiss ecosystem and entrepreneurs and our START Alumnis founding their own startups and bringing their ideas to life.
Learn more
START SPHERE
START Sphere is developing START’s Network of talents into the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Through different types of programs, connecting them to the startup ecosystem, and real-world work experience, we are creating and shaping a high-potential network of founders, leaders, and changemakers all around the world.
Discover our network of 21 chapters all over the globe supporting and empowering entrepreneurship worldwide, our events at START Campus showcasing the Swiss ecosystem and entrepreneurs and our START Alumnis founding their own startups and bringing their ideas to life.
START SPHERE
Three days of coding, creativity, and innovation. START Hack unites the world’s top tech students and entrepreneurs to build, learn, and compete.
Connect with leading partners, join workshops, and transform your ideas into real ventures.
START HACK
Incubator: Online program helping early-stage founders build their MVPs with mentorship and guidance.
Accelerator: 4-month program in Switzerland – including company visits, workshops, and investor access to scale your startup.
Two programs, one mission: empower young entrepreneurs to create global impact.
START Fellowship
START Sphere connects 21 global chapters shaping the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Through real-world experience, events, and global networking, we empower the next generation of founders and changemakers.
Discover our worldwide network and bring your ideas to life.
START SPHERE
Industry leaders, investors, and 7,000 founders come together at Europe’s largest student-run startup conference. START Summit is where ideas meet opportunities – fostering learning, connections, and conversations that shape tomorrow.
Join to meet investors, explore innovation, and start building your future.
START SUMMIT
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Industry leaders share their insights and over 7,000 start-ups, investors, business executives and talented young entrepreneurs come together to shape the world of tomorrow. What’s not to love?
START Summit is Europe’s largest student-run startup conference. Every year, START Summit provides lifelong learning and a synergetic space to start the conversations that can shape our world.
START Summit offers the opportunity for start-ups to source their investors, students to enter the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and investors and business executives to discover exciting new talent and business opportunities. Sound too good to miss?
START SUMMIT
We want to see start-ups made successful and the world of entrepreneurship diversified with voices from across Europe and beyond.
We’re the voice of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and we empower the next generation of entrepreneurs by creating a seeding ground for entrepreneurial talent.
Everyone should have an equal opportunity to have their ideas heard. And we’re here to provide the megaphone.
We want to see start-ups made successful and the world of entrepreneurship diversified with voices from across Europe and beyond.
We’re the voice of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and we empower the next generation of entrepreneurs by creating a seeding ground for entrepreneurial talent.
Everyone should have an equal opportunity to have their ideas heard. And we’re here to provide the megaphone.
We want to see start-ups made successful and the world of entrepreneurship diversified with voices from across Europe and beyond.
We’re the voice of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and we empower the next generation of entrepreneurs by creating a seeding ground for entrepreneurial talent.
Everyone should have an equal opportunity to have their ideas heard. And we’re here to provide the megaphone.
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History
History
History
START Global was founded in 1997 by students at the University of St. Gallen with the mission to bring entrepreneurial thinking to campus.
What began as a small initiative quickly grew into one of Europe’s leading student-led organizations in entrepreneurship.
Today, START Global connects thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, and changemakers worldwide through its initiatives.
START Global was founded in 1997 by students at the University of St. Gallen with the mission to bring entrepreneurial thinking to campus.
What began as a small initiative quickly grew into one of Europe’s leading student-led organizations in entrepreneurship.
Today, START Global connects thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, and changemakers worldwide through its initiatives.
START Global was founded in 1997 by students at the University of St. Gallen with the mission to bring entrepreneurial thinking to campus.
What began as a small initiative quickly grew into one of Europe’s leading student-led organizations in entrepreneurship.
Today, START Global connects thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, and changemakers worldwide through its initiatives.
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About START Global
About START Global
"START Summit is a really great event for the entire European ecosystem"
Elisabeth l'Orange
Co-founder of OXOLO
"My time at START was a very entrepreneurial experience and laid the foundations for much of what I later achieved as an entrepreneur and investor."
Stefan Jeschonnek
Co-founder SumUp
"START Summit is the best student-led founder conference I’ve had the pleasure of attending."
Daniel Dippold
Founder & CEO EWOR
"The best thing you can do is to support START"
Florian Schweitzer
Partner at B2Venture
"START Summit is a really great event for the entire European ecosystem"
Elisabeth l'Orange
Co-founder of OXOLO
"My time at START was a very entrepreneurial experience and laid the foundations for much of what I later achieved as an entrepreneur and investor."
Stefan Jeschonnek
Co-founder SumUp
"START Summit is the best student-led founder conference I’ve had the pleasure of attending."
Daniel Dippold
Founder & CEO EWOR
"The best thing you can do is to support START"
Florian Schweitzer
Partner at B2Venture
DRIVEN BY PASSION.
EMPOWERED BY STUDENTS.
DRIVEN BY PASSION.
EMPOWERED BY STUDENTS.
Behind START Global is a team of students from the University of St.Gallen who believe that the future is built by those who dare to create. Founded and still led by HSG students, START Global has grown into an international platform including over 20 global chapters. We run this platform because we care deeply about entrepreneurship, about bringing bold ideas to life, and about giving others the same opportunity.
Every detail of START Global is shaped by our team with ambition, ownership, and vision. START Global is where our studies meet real-world impact.
Behind START Global is a team of students from the University of St.Gallen who believe that the future is built by those who dare to create. Founded and still led by HSG students, START Global has grown into an international platform including over 20 global chapters. We run this platform because we care deeply about entrepreneurship, about bringing bold ideas to life, and about giving others the same opportunity.
Every detail of START Global is shaped by our team with ambition, ownership, and vision. START Global is where our studies meet real-world impact.
Meet the team