EU-Startups Summit 2024

On May 9-10, we’ll be hosting the 10th edition of our annual EU-Startups Summit! At this exclusive in-person event we’ll be showcasing many of Europe’s hottest startups and coming together to learn from some of the most successful European entrepreneurs of our time. Ready for two days of networking, inspiration and learning?

The Meeting Place for Europe’s most promising Startups & Investors

2000

Attendees

8000

Meetings

950

Founders

280

Investors

We will gather over 2,000 founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors, VCs, and media from across Europe. The event will provide great networking opportunities, with a dedicated networking app (all participants get access about 10 days prior to the event), and serve as THE meeting point for aspiring entrepreneurs and investors who are aiming to build international tech companies. We’ll have fireside chats with internationally successful founders, insightful keynotes, and an exciting pitch competition on our main stage with some of Europe’s most promising startup teams – selected from over 1,400 applicants!

NETWORKING & EXHIBITION

In the exhibition hall of this year’s EU-Startups Summit about 60 innovative companies will exhibit with a dedicated booth. In total, our 2,000 participants will represent about 1,200 different companies and you’ll be able to connect with them face-to-face and through our dedicated networking app.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Aside of great networking opportunities, we’ll have two stages with exciting talks and workshops. Our line-up of roughly 80 speakers includes unicorn founders, CEOs, and some of the of the world’s most successful investors. A few names we already announced:

Dr. Werner Vogels
Dr. Werner Vogels
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Amazon.com
Lubomila Jordanova
Lubomila Jordanova
The Founder and CEO of Plan A - one of the world’s fastest-growing GreenTech companies
Robert Abela
Robert Abela
The Prime Minister of Malta
Kilian Kaminski
Kilian Kaminski
Co-founder and Co-CEO of Refurbed - Europe's fastest-growing online marketplace for refurbished products
Giorgio Tinacci
Giorgio Tinacci
Founder and CEO of the Italian proptech soonicorn Casavo
Viktor Jarnheimer
Viktor Jarnheimer
Founding CEO of Proxify - Europe’s largest network of highly vetted developers
Gerhard Trautmann
Gerhard Trautmann
CEO and Co-founder of GSG -the world’s largest shopping community
Pekka Mäki
Pekka Mäki
Managing Partner at the European VC firm 3TS Capital Partners
Anastasia Georgievskaya
Anastasia Georgievskaya
Founder and CEO of Haut AI - Industry-leading AI company specialising in skincare and longevity
Fritz Trott
Fritz Trott
Founder and CEO of Zenjob - the Berlin-based scale-up which connects talents and students
Massimiliano Magrini
Massimiliano Magrini
Co-founder and Managing Partner at the VC firm United Ventures
Clara Armand-Delille
Clara Armand-Delille
Founder and CEO of the startup/tech PR agency ThirdEyeMedia
Silvio Schembri
Silvio Schembri
Malta's Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects
Jevgeni Kabanov
Jevgeni Kabanov
President (formerly Chief Product Officer) of Bolt - the all-in-one mobility app
Akansha Dimri
Akansha Dimri
London-based founder and Editor of Tech Funding News
Joaquín Cuenca
Joaquín Cuenca
Co-Founder and CEO of Freepik - a global powerhouse in the digital content space
Federico Menna
Federico Menna
CEO of EIT-Digital - your Gateway to Digital Innovation in Europe
Cathy White
Cathy White
Founder and CEO of the startup/tech PR agency CEW Communications
Kurt Farrugia
Kurt Farrugia
CEO of Malta Enterprise - the country's economic development agency
Sharon Klaver
Sharon Klaver
Founder and Managing Director of the startup studio Builders
Constantinos Calios
Constantinos Calios
Founder and CEO of KoRo - a fast-growing D2C food startup based in Berlin
Mike Butcher
Mike Butcher
Editor-at-Large of TechCrunch
Arianne Alcorta
Arianne Alcorta
4x Emmy-nominated journalist, international event moderator, and media coach
Andrea D’ Amico
Andrea D’ Amico
CEO of WeRoad - one of Europe's fastest growing travel scale-ups
Sander van de Rijdt
Sander van de Rijdt
Founder and CEO of PlanRadar - a fast-growing SaaS solution for real estate projects
Iryna Krepchuk
Iryna Krepchuk
Investment Associate at Trind Ventures
Dominik Angerer
Dominik Angerer
Co-founder and CEO of Storyblok - an Austrian scale-up which offers an innovative CMS
Angelo Burgarello
Angelo Burgarello
Investment Board Member and Partner the VC firm Look AI Ventures
Jan Reichelt
Jan Reichelt
Founding Partner and GP at the VC firm 10x Founders
Elina Vale
Elina Vale
Co-Founder & CEO at Essence App - an AI-based startup focused on well-being
Zoltan Vardy
Zoltan Vardy
Startup Mentor and formerly Sr. Vice President/ Global Sales at NBC Universal International
Audrey Caruana
Audrey Caruana
Head of Start-up Support at Malta Enterprise
Jan Hase
Jan Hase
Founder and CEO of Wunderflats - a platform for furnished temporary apartments
EU-Startups Summit – Oyster
EU-Startups Summit – Oyster
Tony Jamous, Co-founder & CEO at Oyster - the Global Employment Platform
Katja Kolmetz
Katja Kolmetz
Founder at Wavemakers.io - digital self-empowerment platform based in Berlin
Bart Becks
Bart Becks
Board Member of the European Innovation Council
Ruben Cuschieri
Ruben Cuschieri
Managing Director of the Malta-based blue economy scale-up R3VOX
Regina Lau
Regina Lau
Chief Financial Officer of the embedded finance scale-up Weavr
Eoghan O’Neill
Eoghan O’Neill
Representative of the European Commission
Lauren Basler
Lauren Basler
Former Chief of Staff at AirDNA - the leading data provider for the short-term rental market
Thomas Ohr
Thomas Ohr
Founder and CEO of Menlo Media (EU-Startups / FutureTravel)
Jacqueline Davidson
Jacqueline Davidson
Investment Principal, Global Accelerators and Innovation Programs at Boeing
Federico Travella
Federico Travella
Founder & Executive Chairman of the working capital platform Novicap
Mélanie Dufour
Mélanie Dufour
Chief Financial Officer of the Frankfurt-based debt financing platform re:cap
Clement Bigot
Clement Bigot
Investment Director at the equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs
Brigitte Baumann
Brigitte Baumann
Business Angel and President Emeritus of the European Business Angels Network
Roman Kirsch
Roman Kirsch
Serial Entrepreneur and Investor - currently leading the investment vehicle Rapid Pioneers
Massimiliano Squillace
Massimiliano Squillace
Founder and CEO of Contents.com - SaaS- and AI-based content creation platform
Tilo Bonow
Tilo Bonow
Founder and CEO of PIABO, the leading PR agency in the digital economy
Lucien Burm
Lucien Burm
Chairman at Dutch Startup Association and Founder of 10X
Chen Zhu
Chen Zhu
Investment Manager at the blue economy focused VC fund Aqua Spark
Wouter Durville
Wouter Durville
Co-Founder & CEO - of the HR tech scale-up TestGorilla
Oliver Yonchev
Oliver Yonchev
Co-founder and CEO of FlightStory, business partner of Steven Bartlett
Maya Raichoora
Maya Raichoora
Co-founder ro Remap - a London-based company focused on mental fitness
Workmotion
Workmotion
Co-Founder & COO of the HRtech scale-up Workmotion
Isabella-Yamamoto
Isabella-Yamamoto
Isabella-Yamamoto
Anthony Rose
Anthony Rose
Founder and CEO of Seedlegals - THE legals platform for founder and investors
Polina Vailenko
Polina Vailenko
Founder&CEO at HelioRec | Women in GreenTech | Techstars Alumni | Ocean Tribute Award
Peter Sandberg
Peter Sandberg
Founder and CEO of Nordic Secondary Fund
Nikita Thakrar
Nikita Thakrar
Co-founder & CEO of Included VC
Yoram-Wijngaarde
Yoram-Wijngaarde
Yoram-Wijngaarde
Immy Spence
Immy Spence
Head of EMEA Sales at Airwallex
Anna Weissensteiner
Anna Weissensteiner
COO of the startup media powerhouse StartupGuide
Augusto Marolla
Augusto Marolla
Founder, Coach & Biohacking expert at RISE
Dheeraj Pandey
Dheeraj Pandey
Co-founder & CEO at DevRev
Laura Fernández
Laura Fernández
CEO and Co-Founder of allWomen, a global platform to train, transform and empower women in technology.
Arthur Jordão
Arthur Jordão
Executive Director of the European Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA)
Lara Sophie Bothur
Lara Sophie Bothur
Deloitte's Voice for Innovation and one of Europe's leading influencers on LinkedIn
David Beckett
David Beckett
Pitch Coach at Best3Minutes and author

PITCH COMPETITION

During the EU-Startups Summit, we’ll also have a big pitch competition with 15 of Europe’s most exciting early-stage startups. The pre-selected startups are going to pitch their business idea with a 3-minute-presentation in front of our attendees and an expert jury of well-known investors. The winning startup team will receive a lot of international visibility, many new investor connections and an awesome prize package worth €390k.

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Deel-Summit
Workshops
Tarmo-Summit
Exciting-Talks
Team-2022

TIMINGS & TICKETS

The main event will take place on May 9-10, from 9am to 6pm. Doors open at 9am and you can start the day with good coffee and networking. The on-stage program starts at 10am. In the evening of both event days we’ll have an buzzing networking party on the beautiful rooftop terrace of the Mediteranian Conference Center, with stunning sunset views.

  • AGENDA: The current draft of the Main Stage and Growth Stage agenda can be found here! Many more speakers and event highlights will be added soon.

Compared to other major tech events we keep our ticket prices affordable, starting at €169 for students and ending at €600 for large corporate reps. Tickets are available here.

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OUR VENUE IN MALTA

The event will take place at the beautiful Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta and is easily reachable via public transport and taxi. Here you’ll find some hotel suggestions for your stay on the Island. Make sure to book your Malta adventure soon!

The buzz was awesome as was the possibility to network with other founders and investors.

Patrick Cox

Foodinghy

The EU-Startups Summit brought together a really great mix of people – united by their enthusiasm for startups!

Renata Bade Barajas

GreenBytes

We really liked the approachability of anyone there. We networked the sh*t out of the event and loved every single second of it!

Bart van Eekelen

e-pickr

I met many interesting and innovative startups with good investment potential!

Yechiel Lanzkron

Unorthodox Ventures

The event gave me the opportunity to interact with great PEOPLE (founders, investors, VCs) and I really liked the expo, workshops, and fireside chats!

Denisa Gheorghita

Teckstar

Amazing panels and very interesting talks! Also, great people to meet and an outstanding positive vibe!

Cristian Medina

Crowdcube

OUR HEADLINE SPONSOR

Malta Enterprise is Malta’s economic development agency, facilitating economic growth, investment, and innovation, by offering a range of support services for local and foreign enterprises setting up a productive presence in Malta. As a key player in Malta’s economic landscape, it contributes to the nation’s prosperity by attracting investments, supporting businesses, and driving innovation, thereby reinforcing Malta’s position as an attractive destination for entrepreneurs and investors alike. Malta Enterprise actively cultivates a vibrant startup ecosystem, playing a pivotal role in fostering a conducive environment for startups and offering tailored support and incentives to empower emerging businesses.

OUR EVENT SPONSORS

The M. Demajo Group is a leading business player in Malta, with a successful history spanning 114 years. The Group’s growth and diversification have resulted in a wide coverage of business sectors through a commitment to long-term results. M. Demajo Group’s workforce is 500 strong and their various activities have been developed through organic growth, acquisitions, partnerships, and startups. Its strong financial situation and ethical standards, its business reputation, and its renowned track record as a business partner are all key factors in its continued expansion.

Cloud Office is a Premier Google Cloud partner that recently won the 2024 Google Cloud Expansion Partner of the Year Award for EMEA! They have over 20 years of combined experience with Google Cloud and are the only Bulgarian partner distinguished by 11 “Expertise” awards, and 2 Specialisations as well as a Premier level partner status from Google. Their team holds 100% certification across Google Workspace and GCP, including Professional Cloud Architect and Professional Data Engineer credentials. They are HQed in Bulgaria with a branch in London, UK, with a team size of over 85 people, out of which 70+ certified engineers, trusted by more than 650 companies with their Google Cloud and Google Workspace journeys.

Airwallex is a leading global financial platform for modern businesses, offering trusted solutions to manage everything from payments, treasury, and spend management to embedded finance. With their proprietary infrastructure, Airwallex takes the friction out of global payments and financial operations, empowering businesses of all sizes to unlock new opportunities and grow beyond borders. Proudly founded in Melbourne, Airwallex supports over 100,000 businesses globally and is trusted by brands such as Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more.

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