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Road to

Innovation
festival 2025

The Road to START Summit is the annual pitch event presented by START Nuremberg, a dynamic platform that brings together students, innovative startups, and visionary investors.

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WHY ATTEND THIS EVENT?

experience the thrill

Dive into the heart of innovation as 8 different startups take the stage to showcase their ideas. Witness the live show as they pitch their product in front a renowed jury and anwer their questions!

Be A Part of Next Big Thing

Witness history as one winning startup secures their golden ticket to START Summit 2025, Europe’s premier startup conference. Cheer them on and connect with the game-changers shaping tomorrow.

Network + Celebrate

Dive into an unforgettable evening of entrepreneurial energy and connect with bold thinkers, industry leaders, and future visionaries. Stick around for the afterparty—because big ideas deserve big celebrations!

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Join the excitement by presenting your passion project as a start-up, or attend to network and soak in the dynamic atmosphere.
14th january 2025 @ ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator

frequently asked questions

what is the road to start summit?

The Road to START Summit is a series of events organized by START chapters throughout Europe. These events serve as warm-up gatherings leading up to the START Summit, which will be held in St. Gallen on March 21 and 22, 2025. The goal of these events is to identify a promising startup that will represent START Munich at the START Summit and pitch their startup in St. Gallen.

how is it different from road to start hack?

The Road to START Hack serves as a warm-up hackathon for the START Hack which will be held together with the START Summit from March 20 until March 22, 2025. RTSH is a weekend-long event where students from around the world come together to work on cool new software and/or hardware projects. The Road to START Hack will be held on the 6th and 7th of December, 2024.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR START-UPS?

1. You have to be founded in 2022 or later
2. You have to have received less than 500.000 CHF in funding
3. You have to be an independent legal entity

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