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our Mission
START Stuttgart is a student-led initiative that empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life. We connect students from diverse backgrounds with resources, mentors, and a vibrant community to explore innovation and launch their own ventures.Through events, workshops, and accelerator programs, START helps you grow from idea to impact.
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We’re a part of the sprawling START Network. This interconnection multiplies our potential across the world, allowing us to draw inspiration from diverse cultures, share insights, and create an ecosystem that nurtures collective progress.
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The Road to START Summit is our annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early-stage startups from the Region of Stuttgart onto one stage. Participants compete for the chance to pitch in front of over 7,000 founders, investors, and decision-makers at START Summit – Europe’s largest student-led entrepreneurship conference.
This competition offers far more than just visibility. Finalists gain valuable feedback from experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts, access to a powerful regional network.It’s more than a pitch – it’s a launchpad. Apply now and showcase your venture where Europe’s most ambitious startups take the stage.
The HACKXPLORE is a hackathon we host together with NXTGN and MESH. This is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
learn morejoin waiting listKnowledge Club is your monthly opportunity to dive deeper into topics that matter. In an open workshop and discussion format, we explore themes around self-improvement, productivity, and entrepreneurship. Whether you're looking to challenge your mindset, optimize your routines, or share perspectives with like-minded individuals—this is the place to grow together and learn from each other.
join waiting listOur annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early stage startups on one stage. They pitch for a monetary prize and a chance to pitch in front of 6000+ people at the entrepreneurship conference START Summit.
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Road to START Hack is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
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The START Sprint is an exclusive event format for the new joiners to our community and what makes our onboarding experience unique. Through a serries of workshops our new STARTies get build their own startup, from idea to a functionable MVP.
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Our annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early stage startups on one stage. They pitch for a monetary prize and a chance to pitch in front of 6000+ people at the entrepreneurship conference START Summit.
learn morejoin waiting listRoad to START Hack is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
learn morejoin waiting list
The START Sprint is an exclusive event format for the new joiners to our community and what makes our onboarding experience unique. Through a serries of workshops our new STARTies get build their own startup, from idea to a functionable MVP.
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Join our community to bring your ideas to life with resources, mentorship, and a supportive network of like-minded people. Whether you're an aspiring founder or ready to embark on your journey, we offer the right environment to grow and succeed. Over START Students get their perfect access into the Local and Global Startup ecosystem.
learn moreBe part of our dynamic ecosystem of ambitious students. Whether you're a corporation, organization, or individual passionate about empowering aspiring entrepreneurs. Collaborate with us and shape the future of entrepreneurship together.
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Of course, our members come from a variety of fields, not just from business backgrounds.
No. You should have an intrinsic motivation towards entrepreneurship topics, a hands on mentality and willingness to learn.
Yes, you can! While most of our members study in Stuttgart, we also welcome students from nearby cities like Karlsruhe, Heilbronn, or Tübingen. The main requirement is that you're enrolled at a university in the region and that you're able to come to Stuttgart from time to time.
We prioritize an active and lively community by organizing 3 big events a year and join over 50+ community meetups together in our Region, as well as working in smaller groups on various smaller projects. Furthermore you have the possibility to get tickets to over 5+ of the biggest international conferences in Europe.
You will get immersed into the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and find a community of like-minded, highly motivated and inspiring students that quickly become good friends. We have frequent event formats where you will gain new skills and insights and tackle hands-on challenges. As an active member you will join one of our departments, where you have additional opportunities to gain new skills and carry out projects.
You will choose one of our departments to become an active member and take on different projects. By doing this, you will have a chance to practice proactive project management and execution, and develop new department specific hard skills like building automations, designing a marketing campaign, partner acquisition, event organization or recruiting of new members.
We are happy to connect with students passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship of all backgrounds, as well as partners open to collaboration with driven students and looking for stellar talent in Stuttgart’s ecosystem.
