Start Summit 2022 | Start Global | 23 March 2022 | University of St. Gallen, Dufourstrasse 50, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland

START Summit actively promotes innovation by connecting more than 5000 startups, investors, corporates and young talents.

For the first time in 25 years, the START Summit 2022 will take place in a hybrid form. In times of great uncertainty, this structure seeks to enable worldwide exchange and collaboration between all participants.

Why Attend?

• Founders
Get funding, acquire new customers and recruit
talents!

• Investors
Meet tomorrow’s unicorns, fellow investors and recruit talents!

• Students
Score an internship, meet your co-founder or simply get inspired!

• Corporates
Meet other leading players, innovative startups, and empower young minds!

2022 Speakers

Luciana Lixandru
Partner, Sequoia Capital

Christian Angermayer
Founder bei Apeiron Investment Group

Benedict Evans
Tech Analyst, Venture Partner Entrepreneur First & Mosaic Ventures

Judith Dada
Partner, La Famiglia

Lena Jüngst
Co-Founder & Chief Evangelist, bei air up GmbH

Miriam Meckel
Co-founder, CEO and publisher, bei ada

Christian Miele
Partner, Headline and Chairman, German Startups Association

Daniel Weinand
Co-founder, No Cartridge Inc & self-employed composer

Lawrence Leuschner
CEO & Co-Founder, TIER

Christian Bach
President & Co-founder, Netlify

Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
Founding Partner, La Famiglia VC

Jochen Engert
Fouonder & CEO, FlixMobility

Catharina van Delden
Co-Founder, Innosabi

Erik Muttersbach
Co-Founder, Managing Director, Forto

Heini Zachariassen
Founder, Vivino

Léa Miggiano
Co-Founder & CMO, Carvolution

Stephen Kaufer
Co-Founder & CEO, Tripadvisor

Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm
Economist German Counsil, Economic Experts

Mariam Kremer
Partner Global Founders Capital

Hanna Marie Asmussen
Co-Founder & CEO Localyze

Severin Hacker
Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Director, Duolingo

Chris Kemp
Founder & CEO, Astra

Lubomila Jordanova
Co-Founder & CEO, PlanA.Earth

Roger Dudler
Founder & CEO, Frontify

Sebastian Pollok
Founding Partner, Visionaries Club

Jan Goetz
CEO & Co-Founder, IQM Quantum Computers

Heike Riel
Lead IBM Research, Quantum

Katharina Wilhelm
Principal Index, Ventures

Charlotte Pallua
Co-Founder, Topi

Christian Kroll
Founder & CEO, Ecosia

Mathias Imbach
Co-Founder & Group CEO, Sygnum

Yoko Spirig
Co-Founder & CEO, Ledgy

Jenny Von Podewills
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Leapsome

Jan Wurchbacher
Founder & CEO, Climeworks

Katharina Kreitz
Co-Founder, Vectoflow

Andri Silberschmidt
Co-Founder, Kasisin

Bettina Heim
Serial Software Entrepreneur

Thomas Andra
Tech Investor, Entrepreneur, Linden Capital

Thomas Dübendorfer
Internet Entrepreneur and Business Angel, President, Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC)

Dr. Tobias Reichmuth
Founding Partner, Maximon, The Longevity Company Builder

Darja Gutnick
Co-founder & CEO, Bunch

Jurgi Camblong
Co-Founder & CEO, Sophia Genetics

Ali Albazaz
CEO, Inkitt - Reader-Powered Publisher

David Klein
Managing Partner, One Peak Partners

Jaya Baloo
Chief Information Security Officer, Avast

Dr. Alexander Schueller
Founder & CEO, cellvie Inc.

Chris Ume
Co-Founder, Metaphysic.ai

Chris Ume
Co-Founder, Metaphysic.ai

Raffael Wohlgensinger
Founder and CEO, Formo

Christian Piechnick
CEO, Wandelbots

Georg Stockinger
Partner, Paua Ventures

Rebecca Görres
Co-Founder, remi.so

Sandra Tobler
Co Founder and CEO, Futurae Technologies AG

Jaroslaw Kutylowski
CEO and Founder, DeepL

Tove Larsson
General Partner, Norrsken VC

Mathis Buchi
Co-Founder & CEO, Taxfix

Pascal Bieri
Co-Founder, Planted Foods

Philipp Stauffer
Co-Founder and Managing Director, FYRFLY Venture Partners

Christine Wang
Managing Director, Lufthansa Innovation Hub

Johannes Schaback
CTO, SumUp

Saket Kumar
Co-Founder & CEO, Vitt

Alan Frei
CMO Amorana, Lovehoney Group

Christoph Klink
Partner, Antler

Helena Samsioe
Founder & CEO, GLOBHE

Julius Bachmann
Founder Coach, Co-Founder, JRNY

Ina Schlie
Member Of The Supervisory Board, bei Diverse

Helmut Schoenenberger
TUM Vice President Entrepreneurship, bei Technische Universität München

Max Thake
co-founder, Peaq

Anil Sethi
Searial Entrepreneur, Author & Teacher

Monisha Kaltenborn
Founder & CEO, Racing Unleashed

Maria Wlosinka
CEO & Co-Founder, Unlock

Marcus Feistl
Country Manager DACH, Bitpanda

Bas Steunebrink
Co-Founder, NNAISENSE

2022 Partners

STRATEGIC PARTNERS
• Microsoft
• btov
• HSG

SOFTWARE PARTNER
• HubSpot

MOBILITY PARTNER
• Mercedes

GOLD PARTNERS
• Walder Wyss
• Innosuisse
• Mammmut

SILVER PARTNERS
• DieMobiliar
• Hilti svg

BRONZE PARTNERS
• IGE
• Helvetia
• Helsana
• Baker McKenzie
• Farner
• TX Markets
• FESTO
• Homburger
• EY
• W&V
• Ringier
• Afex

LOCAL PARTNERS
• sg amt
• Startfeld
• SG
• Startup@HSG
• Ostschweizer Fachhochschule

INVESTMENT PARTNERS
• Picus Capital
• Sparrow Ventures
• Coparion
• Red Alpine

NETWORK PARTNERS
• HSG Stiftung
• Swissnex
• BV4
• SEF
• Forbes
• Women in digital Switzerland
• Roland Berger
• Swisscognitive
• 100 SHSG

EVENT PARTNERS
• Adam + Uva
• Artisst
• Axe
• Bananen Frucht
• Banchips
• Batmaid
• Bodum
• Carpe Diem
• Chiefs
• Delicatelove
• Dove
• El Tony
• Essento
• Familia
• Focus Water
• KAEX
• Kloster Kitchen
• Halsfeger
• isey skyr
• Maestrani
• Maya Popcorn
• Moloko
• Nuts & Friends
• RE coffee
• Schützengarten
• Soeis
• St Galler Obst
• Stickermule
• Turm Kaffee
• Vivi Kola
• Zonama Food

TECH SPONSORS
• AddedVal
• b2match
• Contactify
• Frontify
• google-2
• Jackson Media
• Smeetz

MEDIA PARTNERS
• Handelsblatt
• Startupticker
• FF Finance FWD
• FintechNewsCH
• VCMagazin
• Startstories
• Cryptoticker
• Finding Startups
• Moneycab
• Startupdate
• Prisma
• Swissdevjobs.ch

EC - PARTNERS:
• Aaltoes
• Accelerate
• Analytics Club
• Entrepership Avenue
• Columbia Organization of Rising Entreperneurs
• Entrepreneur Club Winterthur
• ETH Entrepreneur Club
• Entrepreneurs Club Cologne
• Entrepreneurship
• Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship Students
• FNF
• Future SAX
• GEM Entreprendre
• Grundungs Garage
• HKUST Entrepreneurship Centere
• IdeaLab
• Insead
• NOVA VCPE
• Pionier Garage
• Start HEC
• Thinc
• Warwick Entrepreneurs
• VCC
• Venture Club Munster