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The Startup Club
The Startup Club is a global network that connects entrepreneurs with investors, advisors, and mentors to support their fundraising and growth journeys. Founded in 2019, it operates across various sectors and hosts events in over 15 countries.
Overview
What The Startup Club does
What The Startup Club is
The Startup Club is a global network that connects entrepreneurs with investors, advisors, and mentors to support their fundraising and growth journeys. Founded in 2019, it operates across various sectors and hosts events in over 15 countries.
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
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2019
- Approximate age
- About 7 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 6, 2026
Official channels
Find The Startup Club elsewhere
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Capability profile
The Startup Club as a community
Community overview
The Startup Club was founded in 2019 by Olga Kuznietsova and Oliver Doering. Initially named the Milan Entrepreneurship Network, it began as a series of pitching events in Italy and has since evolved into a global startup network with over 150,000 members. The organization conducts international events across more than 15 countries and has established a community that connects entrepreneurs with funding opportunities.
Community focus
The Startup Club focuses on supporting startups in their fundraising and development journeys. It organizes pitch nights and investor networking conferences, leveraging a network of over 100,000 investors worldwide. The organization operates across various sectors, including GreenTech, FinTech, Real Estate, FoodTech, EdTech, FashionTech, and Healthcare.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 150,000
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Fintech · Food and AgTech · Edtech · Fashion Tech · Healthcare
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Events and activity
The Startup Club organizes pitch nights and investor networking conferences to connect entrepreneurs with potential investors.
Capability profile
The Startup Club as an event host
Event focus
The Startup Club focuses on supporting startups in their fundraising and development journeys. It organizes pitch nights and investor networking conferences, leveraging a network of over 100,000 investors worldwide.
Format narrative
The organization conducts international events across more than 15 countries, connecting entrepreneurs with potential investors and resources.
Participant value
The Startup Club provides a platform for startups to connect with investors, enhancing their chances of securing funding and support for growth.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- pitch-night and conference
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Sectors
- Fintech · Proptech · Food and AgTech · Edtech · Fashion Tech · Healthcare
- Regions
- Global
Common questions
What to know about The Startup Club
Upseed classifies The Startup Club under the Community 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
March 6, 2026
Known limits
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