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A global ecosystem of top young entrepreneurs & changemakers, aiming to push the world forward through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Supported by a wide range of world leaders & companies striving to solve our world's most pressing issues.

10/11/2026

Day 2 of Sigma Squared Summit 2026 was all about going deeper. ❤️

After a first day packed with inspiring stories on stage, Saturday brought us closer together through more personal conversations, interactive sessions, and hands-on workshops.

We kicked things off with our Morning Sessions, where Robin Wauters explored the things founders rarely talk about, David Rowan took us through the power of storytelling, Philip Stehlik created space to reflect on what’s next, and Matthias Strolz brought a different perspective on consciousness and leadership.

In the afternoon, Andrew Thompson shared his playbook for hiring the right people, Mirko Dr. Caspar explored leading with strength from within, Xavier Sarras challenged us to rethink go-to-market, and Daniel W. Dippold took us through the Founder Operating System.

A huge thank you to all our session hosts, workshop leaders, and everyone who brought their openness, curiosity, and energy to the second day! ❤️

09/11/2026

Last week, we once again experienced what so many of our Fellows describe as their favourite moment of the year. ❤️

400+ founders, investors, and industry leaders from across the world came together in Vienna for the Sigma Summit 2026.

It’s hard to put into words just how special this week was. And none of it would have been possible without the incredible people who made it happen.

❤️ To our organising team and volunteers: A massive thank you to Greta Pappa, Assen Plevneliev, Iliyana Grudeva, Anjali Agarwal, Nikola Marinov, Collins Kathuli, Julia Vidal, Julia Mazurek, Sylvie Steinegger, Dai Kannan, Emile Farman, Simon Führer, Leia Sikora, Erica Somer, Samantha Lu, Seohyun Lee and all our amazing volunteers for the countless hours, dedication, and hard work that went into making this week happen.

🎤 To our speakers: Thank you to David Rowan for being an incredible MC, and to Andrew Thompson, Maximilian Tayenthal, Sebastian Becker, Christian Meermann, Daniel Keinrath, Michael Kowatschew, Elias Schneider, Julian Teicke, Lily Vittayarukskul, Reem Wyndham, Sian Sutherland, Bernhard Niesner, Johann Hansmann, John Hopcroft, Robin Wauters, Moritz Lechner, Mike Butcher, Elisa Seghetti, Evan Ehrenberg, Zak Hassanein, and Daniel Dippold for sharing your stories, experiences, and perspectives with us.

A big thank you also to our workshop hosts - Robin Wauters, David Rowan, Philip Stehlik, Matthias Strolz, Andrew Thompson, Mirko Caspar, Xavier Sarras, and Daniel Dippold - for making the second day so engaging, interactive, and thought-provoking.

🌍 To our Sigma Fellows: Thank you for travelling from all corners of the world to be here, for showing up for each other, for bringing your energy and openness, and for making this gathering something we all look forward to year after year.

📸 To our media team: Thank you for capturing the big and small moments that we’ll get to look back on for years to come.

And what a year to celebrate five years of Sigma Squared Society! Five years of friendships, collaborations, companies built, and countless stories that started within this community.

To everyone who was part of this week: thank you. ❤️

04/11/2026

Day 1 of Sigma Squared Summit 2026. What a ride! ❤️🚀

One stage, 400+ founders, investors, and changemakers, and a full day of conversations that went well beyond the usual startup conference agenda.

We started with Andrew Thompson and David Rowan asking who is going to Mars, followed by Maximilian Tayenthal (N26) and Sebastian Becker (redalpine) sharing the N26 story. Christian Meermann (Cherry Ventures) and David Rowan explored winning and learning to lose, while Michael ‘Misha’ Kowatschew (Heizma), Daniel Keinrath (fonio.ai), and Elias Schneider (Codesphere) took us behind the scenes of building and scaling.

Julian Teicke shared lessons from his entrepreneurial rollercoaster, Lily Vittayarukskul (Waterlily) challenged us to rethink the pivots we’re avoiding, and Bernhard Niesner and Johann ‘Hansi’ Hansmann reflected on lessons from backing hundreds of founders.

We also heard from Reem Wyndham (Pact VC) and Sian Sutherland on resilience, John Hopcroft (Lucy) and Robin Wauters on thinking in the age of AI, and Moritz Lechner who joined Mike Butcher for two very different founder stories.

Elisa Seghetti and Evan Ehrenberg explored the journey from research to entrepreneurship, while Zak Hassanein and Sian Sutherland reminded us why some of the world’s biggest problems are often the least glamorous.

We closed the day with Greta Pappa, Daniel W. Dippold, and Assen Plevneliev looking back at five years of Sigma Squared Society. ❤️

A huge thank you to our speakers, partners, volunteers, and everyone who made this day possible!

31/10/2026

And that’s a wrap on Day 1 of the Global Sigma Summit 2026! ❤️✨

So excited to share more very soon!!

30/10/2026

The Sigma Squared Summit is underway in Vienna, and tomorrow we’re getting hands-on with the sessions and workshops we’ve lined up for Saturday 🚀

Leading the line-up is Xavier Sarras, who will host “In a World Where Technology Doesn’t Count Anymore, GTM Is Everything,” making the case that how you go to market now matters more than what you build.

We’ll open the morning with our Sigma Connect Sessions. Robin Wauters, European tech ecosystem builder and co-driver of EU-INC, will host “The Part We Usually Leave Out,” a candid look at the side of building a company that rarely makes it into the headlines.

David Rowan, Founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED UK and founder of VOYAGERS.io, will lead “Storytelling Is Your Startup’s Secret Superpower,” drawing on decades of deciding which stories get told and why they land.

Philipp Stehlik will guide “The Space Between: A Session for Founders Figuring Out What’s Next,” for anyone between chapters and working out where to put their energy next.

Matthias Strolz, impact entrepreneur, bestselling author and leadership guide, will also join us for a session on leadership, with more details to come.

In the afternoon we’ll split into workshops, including Xavier’s GTM session. “The Hiring Playbook: How to Find and Choose the Right People” gets practical about building the team you actually need.

Mirko Caspar, former Co-CEO of Mister Spex, will lead “Leading with Strength from Within: Leading with Clarity, Energy, and Success When the Stakes Are High,” on staying grounded and clear-headed when the pressure is at its highest.

Daniel Dippold, Founder and CEO of EWOR, will close things out with “The Founder Operating System,” on building the habits and structures that keep a founder running well.

We can’t wait to dig into all of it together tomorrow! ✨

30/10/2026

Being around people who think big makes you think bigger, too. 🚀

Michael Kowatschew, our former President and now Founder of Heizma, shares how Sigma has shaped his ambitions and why the friendships made here matter so much.

You meet people early in their journeys, grow alongside them, and get to see what those friendships lead to over the years.

We can’t wait to catch up with old friends and start a few new friendships in Vienna. ❤️

29/10/2026

Our next Summit speaker designs semiconductors for a living and fights robots for fun. 🤖

Zak Hassanein is joining us on stage in Vienna! Zak has built everything from award-winning toys to life-saving medical devices, with expertise spanning semiconductors, AI, robotics, chemistry and engineering. As a teenager he co-founded iSocket, the first programmatic direct advertising company, which created an eight billion dollar marketplace now part of Magnite. He later took a new semiconductor to over $400 million in orders, and today he’s pioneering sustainable fuels and cooking solutions for the developing world, including the first battery electric induction cook stove.

And in his spare time, you’ll find him competing on Discovery Channel’s BattleBots.

One day to go until Zak and many more take the stage in Vienna! ⭐️🇦🇹

29/10/2026

“What’s Next for VC?” 💬

At our last Summit, George Robson, Partner at Sequoia Capital, sat down with Mike Butcher, Founder of Pathfounders and former Editor-at-Large at TechCrunch, to discuss where venture capital is heading and what it means for founders.

We loved having them on stage and we can’t wait for more exciting talks and conversations in Vienna this year. ❤️

28/10/2026

Meet the people asking the questions at this year’s Sigma Squared Summit 🎙️

🎙️ Michael Kowatschew (Heizma) and Daniel Keinrath (Fonio.ai) are getting into what it really takes to grow a company 16x in just one year.

🎙️ David Rowan (WIRED UK), who’ll also be hosting this year’s Summit as our MC, joins Christian Meermann (Cherry VC) to explore what it takes to win when the odds are stacked against you.

🎙️ Sian Sutherland (A Plastic Planet) brings her curiosity and perspective to conversations with Reem Wyndham (Pact) about having the courage to take the less obvious path, and Zak Hassanein (iSocket & Zen) about tackling the problems everyone else tends to overlook.

🎙️ Mike Butcher MBE (Pathfounders) gets into the story behind Mike Mahlkow’s nine-figure business, which started in his parents’ living room.

🎙️ Bernhard Niesner (Busuu) joins Hansi Hansmann (Hansmann Family Office) to explore what it takes to spot potential in founders who haven’t even turned 20.

Great stories need great questions, and we can’t wait to hear where these conversations take us.

See you in Vienna! ⭐️🇦🇹

28/10/2026

Ambitious founders with big plans and a lot of kindness. ❤️

Bernhard Niesner, Co-Founder of Busuu, shares what stood out to him at Sigma: the warmth, the shared values and the willingness to learn from each other.

We love hearing that this is what stays with people after the Summit. And we can’t wait to share it with more speakers, investors and partners in Vienna. ❤️

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