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START Academy
START Academy connects international students with companies in the European startup ecosystem for project-based internships, facilitating networking and entrepreneurship.
Overview
What START Academy does
What START Academy is
START Academy connects international students with companies in the European startup ecosystem for project-based internships, facilitating networking and entrepreneurship.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2019
- Approximate age
- About 7 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 1, 2026
Official channels
Find START Academy elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
START Academy as a community
Community overview
START Academy is an initiative that connects international students with companies in the European startup ecosystem for project-based internships. It is associated with the student association START Erlangen-Nürnberg e.V., based at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Georg Simon Ohm University of Technology. The organization aims to introduce students to entrepreneurship and facilitate networking within the European startup scene.
Community focus
START Academy provides internships that are flexible and project-oriented, allowing students to engage with various companies across Europe. The internships can be completed remotely, and participants are encouraged to dedicate at least 15 hours per week to their projects.
Member value
Members gain access to project-based internships in the European startup ecosystem, facilitating networking opportunities and exposure to entrepreneurship.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- moderate
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- internship and community
- Selection criteria
- application and interview
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Notable members
START Academy has collaborated with various startups, including HelloFresh, Brickken, monet, and pcbarts.
Common questions
What to know about START Academy
Upseed classifies START Academy under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community 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 1, 2026
Known limits
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