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EU-Startups Summit 2026

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he EU-Startups Summit is Europe’s premier startup event, hosted by EU-Startups. The summit features keynotes from some of Europe’s most successful entrepreneurs, a startup pitch competition with significant prizes, a buzzing exhibition hall and numerous networking opportunities. The 2026 edition will gather around 2,500 entrepreneurs, investors, and startup…

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12Voices
0Underwriters
0Exhibitors
15On the bill · sessions
8Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at EU-Startups, in alphabetical order.
Benedikt Franke
Helpling
Bernd Auer
Teamleader
Christoph Sollich
Pitch Doctor
Federica Bordoni
Aruba Cloud
Ferry Heilemann
Georg Schlotter
Business Angel · BP
Grega Potokar
ABC Venture Gates
Jeff Burton
Electronic Arts
Jesper Buch
Founder / Angel Investor · Just Eat
Nils Seger
RCKT
Peter Vesterbacka
Thomas Ohr
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The Programme

Selected from 15 sessions on the bill.
  • 11.00-11.05

    Short Welcome Speech

  • 11.05-11.30

    8 year's as Serial Entrepreneur and Investor – Learnings from DailyDeal, Google and FreightHub

  • 11.30-12.15

    Fireside Chat with Jesper Buch

  • 12.15-12.30

    The challenge of fast growth and how to overcome growing pains of a startup

  • 12.30-12.55

    Panel Discussion “How to enter the German speaking market and scale”

  • 12.55-13.00

    Ferry Heilemann Speech (Aruba Cloud)

  • 13.00-13.40

    Pitch Competition – 8 Startup Pitches

  • 14.35-14.45

    Christoph Sollich Speech (Pitch Doctor)

  • 14.45-15.15

    Investors on Stage (10-14 VCs pitch on stage)

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 8 companies, parsed from the program.

“Eight companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
8Companies Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

8% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner18%
  • Other roles1192%

Of 12 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01ABC Venture Gates1V
  2. 02Aruba Cloud1V
  3. 03BP1V
  4. 04Electronic Arts1V
  5. 05Helpling1V
  6. 06Just Eat1V
  7. 07RCKT1V
  8. 08Teamleader1V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this convocation.