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Start Summit
START Summit is an annual early-stage startup conference held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, attracting over 7,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and corporates to foster collaboration and innovation in the startup ecosystem.
Overview
What Start Summit does
What Start Summit is
START Summit is an annual early-stage startup conference held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, attracting over 7,000 entrepreneurs, investors, and corporates to foster collaboration and innovation in the startup ecosystem.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports 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
- Structured capabilities
- Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Official channels
Find Start Summit elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Start Summit as an event host
Event focus
START Summit focuses on early-stage startups and venture capital. It provides a platform for startups to meet investors, corporates, and talent, facilitating pitches, partnerships, and funding opportunities. The organization emphasizes innovation and collaboration within the startup ecosystem.
Format narrative
START Summit is an annual event held over two days, featuring keynotes, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- summit
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Typical attendance
- 7,000
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 19, 2026
- Next event location
- St. Gallen, Switzerland
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Regions
- Europe
Common questions
What to know about Start Summit
Upseed classifies Start Summit under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes 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
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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