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Q-Summit
Q-Summit is a student-led startup conference based in Mannheim, Germany, focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship. It organizes an annual conference and various events to connect startups, founders, and investors.
Overview
What Q-Summit does
What Q-Summit is
Q-Summit is a student-led startup conference based in Mannheim, Germany, focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship. It organizes an annual conference and various events to connect startups, founders, and investors.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Founded
- Founded in 2016
- Approximate age
- About 10 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
Official channels
Find Q-Summit elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Q-Summit as a community
Community overview
Q-Summit is a student-led startup conference based in Mannheim, Germany. It was founded to create a platform for innovators and entrepreneurs to connect, share ideas, and gain insights from industry leaders. The conference is scheduled to take place on April 9-10, 2026.
Community focus
Q-Summit focuses on the startup ecosystem, providing opportunities for networking, collaboration, and innovation. It aims to connect startups, founders, investors, and industry leaders, facilitating discussions on emerging trends and investment opportunities.
Member value
Members and participants gain access to exclusive pitching formats, competitions, networking areas, workshops, and opportunities to connect with successful startups and VCs.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- April 9, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Students
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and bootcamp
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Events and activity
The Q-Summit Conference will take place on April 9-10, 2026, featuring keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, networking opportunities, and evening events. Additionally, a pre-conference Hackathon is scheduled for April 8-9, 2026, focusing on innovation and collaboration.
Notable members
Notable partners and sponsors include KPMG, Celonis, Speedinvest, 20VC, Raisin, Northzone, HV Capital, and McKinsey.
Capability profile
Q-Summit as an event host
Event focus
Q-Summit focuses on the startup ecosystem, providing opportunities for networking, collaboration, and innovation. It aims to connect startups, founders, investors, and industry leaders, facilitating discussions on emerging trends and investment opportunities.
Format narrative
The Q-Summit Conference features keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, networking opportunities, and evening events. Additionally, it includes exclusive pitching formats, competitions, and interactive sessions organized by partners.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference, hackathon, and workshop
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- April 9, 2026
- Next event location
- University of Mannheim, Germany
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Students
- Regions
- Europe
Common questions
What to know about Q-Summit
Upseed classifies Q-Summit under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
Known limits
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