START Summit is the leading student-run organization for entrepreneurship and technology in Europe. Our main event is the START Summit, which gathers more than 4000 players from the entrepreneurial ecosystem on-site in St. Gallen. Our mission is to inspire the entrepreneurs of tomorrow by connecting them with the leaders of the startup ecosystem.
We are the seeding ground for entrepreneurship.

The event will take place in St Gallen in the Olma Halls on the 23-24th of March 2023. For our Investors, Media, and Partners we will have our special 0-Day!

The online platform is integral to entering the Summit and experiencing the conference to its fullest! After buying your ticket, you will receive a link in an email from which you can register on the online platform. In order to schedule meetings and register for Formats & Events, our online platform will open on the 6th of March. Also, don't forget to download the mobile app in advance!

1. 1. Networking: Get to know the European entrepreneurship ecosystem through our Matchmaking platform, Speeddating, or even find your partner in crime at our Co-Founder Matching sessions. You will hardly find a better opportunity to find your next Investor, Employer, or Friend!
   2. Learning: Europe's best investors, founders, and leaders will share their stories, visions, and learning in various formats. Panel Discussions,  our Pitching Competition, and Workshops will be the place where you should whip out your pens. You will learn more than in the last 3 months combined!
   3. Bonding: The START Summit is the perfect place to accelerate your career while having the time of your life! Get to know St. Gallen's nightlife during our Pubcrawl, have the most interesting conversation while being part of our iconic Side-Events, and join our legendary Afterparty as the final of the best 2 days you experienced in a long time.

Yes, you will be able to schedule meetings in advance. Preparing meetings in advance to the conference is integral to ensure a productive START Summit. You can use the filter to differentiate between nationality, industry and job. So don't forget to schedule meetings in advance! Starting from March 6th, you'll have the ability to do so through our app.

The Matchmaking tool enables participants, to discover the most fascinating fellow participants and schedule meetings with them. On our platform and app, you will be able to filter attendees by nationality, industry, or funding stage, thus finding the best fitting "Matches" will be as easy as ever. Meetings can be planned ahead of the Summit via our messaging tool, although having spontaneous meetings during the Summit will also be possible. Starting from March 6th, the Matchmaking tool will become available for you!

If you have any questions or business inquiries, you can reach out to us via growth@startsummit.ch. We will try to come back to you ASAP!

Since we are still a few weeks away from START Summit, the stage program has not been published yet. The stage content from last time can be found here. You can expect an even better line-up this year.🚀

All footage (e.g. photos and after movie) from the Summit can be found here.

Yes, due to limited seats in our Workshop sessions, you have to be fast to register before there won't be any seats left. You will be able to register on the Online Platform, which will be launched on the 6th of March.