START Global

START Global is building the seeding ground for entrepreneurial talent. Striving for a society driven by entrepreneurship and technology since 1996.

01/09/2026

600 Hackers.
150 Projects.
83 nationalities.

START Hack 2026 turned 36 hours into a full sprint of building, right here in St. Gallen, at the heart of the Alpine Axis.

From first line of code to final pitch, this is what happens when builders get the space to solve real challenges and push innovation forward.

Relive the energy.

24/08/2026

Finance meets AI. Next stop: St. Gallen.

24 hours to build, pitch, and prove it. Real cases from top financial institutions and startups, brought to the table with Swiss{ai}Weeks. Food and accommodation on us, CHF 2,000 in prize money on the line.

📅 18-19 September, START Global offices
🚨 100 spots. First come, first hacked.

Enjoy the impressions from last year while you wait for this one.

👉 Apply now: https://luma.com/hack-st.gallen-18Sep26

29/04/2026

This is what brought to YC. 📸

What started as a student project between HSG and ETH became an AI media platform now part of (P26).

At START Summit, Pavoot helped us share event photos with speakers, partners, and attendees almost instantly - turning media distribution from a bottleneck into a real-time experience.

Here’s how Ana & Gohar experienced START Summit with Pavoot

15/04/2026

Tired of just studying?

What if your next year wasn’t just lectures and exams but building something real?

At START Summit 2026, 100 students did exactly that. The result: 7,000+ people, one shared vision for the Alpine future🔥

Now it’s your turn.

Apply now 🚀

14/04/2026

The Alpine Axis is not emerging. It is here.

7,000+ participants.
1,400+ investors.
1,350+ founders.
12,000+ meetings.

START Summit 2026 brought together the people, ideas, and capital shaping Europe’s next chapter.

A clear signal of what the Alpine Axis is capable of.
Relive the energy.

27/03/2026

A special moment to close START Summit 2026.

To mark 30 years of START, we were honored to receive a video message from Swiss President Guy Parmelin: „As Minister of Economic Affairs and Education, I am particularly pleased that students and startups are reinforcing each other.“

Celebrating 30 years of START also means to celebrate a milestone that looks ahead, not back. Parmelin says that the „country thrives on entrepreneurship“ and that „our prosperity has always been created by people who see opportunities where others see obstacles“. That’s why the co-founder of START Global, Hermann Arnold launched Giff - Global Inclusive Founders Fund, together with Louise Maunoir and Islam Alijaj (MP) on the Summit stage.

A step towards backing more founders, creating more opportunity, and shaping a more inclusive future of entrepreneurship.

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