The Meeting Place for Europe’s best Startups & Investors
On April 24-25, we’ll be hosting the year’s EU-Startups Summit in sunny Malta! 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?
2400
Attendees
8500
Meetings
1100
Founders
320
Investors
+ WHO WILL JOIN? We will gather up to 2,400 founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors, VCs, and media from across Europe. It’s all about tech-based and tech-enabled startups with global ambitions!
+ NETWORKING! The event will provide great matchmaking and dealmaking opportunities, with a dedicated networking app, a networking area, networking drinks in the evening, topic-focused networking sessions, etc.
+ ON-STAGE PROGRAM: 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 1,500 applicants!
+ EXHIBITON HALL: In our buzzing exhibition hall 75 innovative companies will exhibit with a dedicated booth, but in total our participants will represent about 1,200 different companies and you’ll be able to connect face-to-face and via the app.
ANNOUNCED SPEAKERS
Aside of great networking opportunities, we’ll have two stages with exciting talks, panel discussion and insightful keynotes. Our line-up of roughly 75 speakers includes unicorn founders, CEOs, and some of the world’s most successful investors. The 1st draft of the agenda draft can be found here.
Dr. Norah Patten
Aeronautical Engineer and Ireland’s first astronaut (Virgin Galactic)
Dr. Gero Decker
Co-founder & CEO of Signavio, who exited to SAP for over $1 billion
Daniel Gebler
Co-founder and CTO of the Dutch grocery delivery unicorn Picnic
Tamara Orlova
CFO at the European femtech unicorn Flo Health
Hristo Borisov
Founder and CEO of the spend management unicorn Payhawk
Dr Helen O’Neill
CEO and Founder of the femtech scale-up Hertility
Alexander Limpert
Founder & CEO of GuestReady - a leading global property management platform
Valentina Milanova
CEO and Founder of the femtech scale-up Daye
Ida Tin
Co-founder of Clue, one of the world’s most trusted female health apps
Gerhard Trautmann
Co-founder & CEO of atolls - the world’s largest shopping community
Aron Gelbard
Founder & CEO of Bloom & Wild, Europe’s #1 online flower retailer
Lora Jakobsen
Founding member and Chief Sustainability Officer at ZeroNorth
Michal Tresner
Co-founder and CEO of fraud prevention scale-up ThreatMark
Samuel Hassine
Co-founder and CEO of the cybersecurity scale-up Filigran
Madeline Lawrence
Co-founder and CBO of the application security platform aikido
Arthur Jordao
Executive Director of ESNA (European Startup Nations Allicance)
George Gregory
CEO of Malta Enterprise - the country's economic development agency
Sissel Hansen
Founder & CEO of StartupGuide
Amir Kaplan
Founder & CEO of ifeel, one of the world's fastest-growing mental health scale-ups
Bobby Healy
Founder and CEO of the drone scale-up Manna
Isabella Yamamoto
Investor at the VC firm Visionaries Club
Angelo Burgarello
Managing Partner at Look AI Ventures
Eoghan O’Neil
Senior Policy Officer at the European Commission
Charlotte Bruce
General Manager EMEA & APAC / Head of Operations at Techstars
Alejandro Fernandez
Head of Public Sector at Barrabez.biz
Thijs Powel
Founder and Managing Director of Dealflow.eu and Ventures.eu
Thomas Kösters
Founder and CEO of Deep Ecosystems
Akansha Dimri
Founder and Editor of Tech Funding News
Robert Abela
Prime Minister of Malta
Michał Borkowski
Co-founder & CEO of the edtech unicorn Brainly
Richard Parker
Founder & CEO of Altitude Angel, a pioneering aviation technology company
Ekaterina Zaharieva
European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
Vasco Portugal
Founder and CEO of Sensai, a fast-growing AI startup based in Porgugal
Donnie Sc Lygonis
Innovation Strategist & Business Coach at KTH Innovation
Tanya Parfenyuk
Co-founder and CEO at the AI-based fitness startup Zing Coach
Dr Sai Shivareddy
Founder and CEO of Nyobolt, a fast-growing battery technology startup
Marcus Haberstroh
Managing Director of SpinLab
Conor Scanlan
Associate Partner at the VC firm Nauta Capital
Kompas VC
Talia Rafaeli, Partner at the VC firm KOMPAS
Nuno Brás
Co-founder and partner at the data and AI company DareData
Rafie Faruq
Founder and CEO of the AI-based legal startup Genie AI
Charles Letourneur
Managing Partner of the VC firm Alven Capital
Randal MacDonald
Managing Director of the equity crowdfunding platform Republic (formerly Seedrs)
Iryna Krepchuk
Investment Associate of Trind Ventures
Igo Ryabenkiy
Managing Partner at the VC firm AltaIR Capital
Thomas Ohr
Founder of EU-Startups and CEO of Menlo Media
Zoltan Vardy
Founder and B2B sales expert of The Launch Code
Beth Susanne
Global Pitch Coach
Nora Szeles
Founder and CEO of the equity crowdfunding platform TOKE Portal
Giovanni Vaccari
Managing Director at the startup accelerator Startupbootcamp
Sean Evers
VP of Sales and Partner at the sales CRM giant Pipedrive
Arianne Alcorta
4x Emmy-nominated journalist, international event moderator, and media coach.
TechCrunch
Editor-at-large at TechCrunch
Gregoire Touazi
Legal Council of the equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube
Akansha Dimri
Founder and Editor of TechFundingNews
Kai Brandt
Founder and CEO of Genesy
Thomas Bigagli
Partner, EMEA Ventures at Plug and Play
EWOR
Partner at EWOR, a platform dedicated to transforming aspiring entrepreneurs into successful startup founders
We’ll once again host a big pitch competition with 15 of Europe’s most exciting early-stage startups – pre-selected from 1,500+ applications. The finalists will pitch 3 minutes each in front of our audience and a jury of well-known investors. The winning team will receive a lot of visibility, many new investor connections and a prize package worth €755k. The 15 finalists can be found here.
TIMINGS & VENUE
The main event will take place on April 24-25, from 9am to 6pm, at the beautiful Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. 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 MCC, with stunning sunset views. Hotel options & deals can be found here.
I liked the great quality of attendees and speakers. You guys are creating an environment where VCs are open and not hiding away. There was a very good balance of networking activities, exhibition and content.
Gabriel Pizzolante
Startup Grind London
This was the best conference that I’ve attended. Aside from having great speakers, the format and organization was spectacular! I usually leave conferences feeling drained, but I felt energized and inspired.
Danielle Francis
bCoached
The event was beautifully organized and I saw many people advancing their businesses as a result of the summit. What a way to support the startup ecosystem here!
Lauren Basler
Conscious Ascent
Great talks and great people in a great setting was a recipe for success, and the organisation was outstanding. The best event I have been to for a long time.
Dr. Patrick Fullick
Inferential Futures
I really liked the location, the great organization, the great people, a lot of amazing meetings and connections!
Natasha Razmoska
BizzBee Solutions
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
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Malta Enterpriseis 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.
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EUROCROWD is an independent network organisation aiming to support and promote crowdfunding as an alternative funding mechanism for small and medium-sized enterprises and innovative projects. EUROCROWD promotes and supports the development of Crowdfunding mechanisms as a viable funding source to European entrepreneurs and funders.
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The M. Demajo Group is a leading business player in Malta, with a successful history spanning 115 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.
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