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Why do people come back to START Summit year over year? 🤔 Listen to our attendees, speakers, startups & investors talking about START Summit and what makes it the place to go for entrepreneurs! 👉 Sign up for the waitlist now: https://lnkd.in/dWr5MPbc #STARTSummit START Global

What is the best place to present your startup to Top-VCs like Sequoia, Accel, or Lightspeed? 🤔 With START Summit coming back, we will once again give 80 selected startups the chance to present their startup with a booth to over 7'000 attendees - including 1'000+ investors, 1'500 talents from top-tier universities, and potential customers from all over the world. We will soon open the applications for START Fair 2026 to all startups attending START Summit - what about you? The only requirements you need to apply for a booth: - Your startup was founded in 2023 or later - Your startup is early-stage (pre-seed or seed) 👉 Don't want to miss out? Sign up for the waitlist now: https://lnkd.in/dqqs-d9c #STARTSummit #START26

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AI is on everybody’s mind right now, from cutting-edge science to real-world applications across sectors. In the Alpine cluster, AI is not just being adopted, it’s being created. The AI centers of ETH and EPFL, together with the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, released the first large open-source LLM in early September 2025. At the same time, a wave of AI startups is emerging across the region, inspired by success stories like Lakera AI, which was acquired in September 2025 for around $300 million, just four years after its founding. How will Alpine-born AI companies shape Europe’s position in the global AI race? #STARTSummit START Global

Increasing investments in deeptech are fueling emerging industries across the Alpine cluster, with space and aerospace standing out as prime examples. From Isar Aerospace’s first rocket launch attempt in early 2025 to ClearSpace’s planned 2026 mission to remove orbital debris, these milestones show that the Alpine cluster is not just innovating in labs but pushing frontiers. The same momentum is now driving progress in biotech, cleantech, automation, and robotics, reinforcing the Alpine region’s position as a unique hub for deeptech innovation and startups. Which industry makes the most significant global impact from the Alpine cluster? #STARTSummit START Global

Each year, the Alpine region experiences a significant and growing number of new startups. A high share of these are deeptech startups, often spinouts of universities or applied research institutions. The proportion of Alpine-region startups founded as spinouts exceeds the average elsewhere. What role will our universities play in the future of the startup ecosystem? #STARTSummit START Global

Attracted by talent and proximity to top institutions, large international tech firms such as Microsoft, Google, IBM, Nvidia, and Palantir have begun establishing research labs and offices in the Alpine region, especially in Zurich and Munich. These additions complement the presence of existing companies, such as Logitech, Siemens, ABB, and Novartis. These giants have integrated the Alpine region into global innovation value chains, contributing to a regional economic output of over $3 trillion. How can these giants collaborate with emerging local startups to create even greater impact in the Alpine innovation ecosystem? #STARTSummit START Global

For decades, the Alpine region has been one of Europe’s foremost innovation clusters, driven by top technical universities such as ETH Zürich, EPFL, and TUM, along with world-class research institutions like CERN, PSI, CSEM, and the MPI. This scientific and technological infrastructure has laid the groundwork for talent flows and international investment. It is therefore no surprise that the Alpine region contributes disproportionately to European patenting and R&D, with Switzerland topping global innovation rankings for the 15th consecutive year. The Alpine labs power the ascent - but what horizon are we climbing toward? 🤔