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The wall.

A sneak peek at the last two years. The rest you'll have to see in person.

Road to START Summit

  • Selfie of smiling members around a table after Road to START Summit
    after the final
  • The team and finalists posing on stage in front of a screen with QR codes
  • Panel of three on stage under a 'Deploying Climate Infrastructure' slide, the host on the left
    panel talk
  • A team pitching on stage to a full room, 'The Celte solution' on the screen
    startup pitch
  • The winning team of Road to START Summit 2026 on stage with their prize, '1st Place' on the screen behind them
    1st place
  • The audience seated between white columns, watching the stage

Road to START Hack

  • Students on cushions and benches with laptops open during the 2026 hackathon, one team showing a demo
  • The Razzmatazz club lit blue at night across the street from the hackathon venue
    resisting razzmatazz at night
  • A participant pointing at a whiteboard full of notes in the early morning
    5am brainstorming
  • The host presenting the prizes next to a Microsoft banner, 'CHF 10,000' on the screen for the team that goes to START Hack
  • The winning team holding a 'Winner' cheque next to a Microsoft banner
    hackathon winners
  • Winners, jury and organisers lined up under the START Barcelona banner

LaunchLab

  • Back of a navy t-shirt reading '100% startie, beyond borders, network', people talking around it
    100% startie
  • Speakers, partners and organisers lined up in front of the START Barcelona screen after LaunchLab
    our guests and leaders in tech
  • Digicam photo of the LaunchLab panel, three speakers on high stools in front of the slide
  • Team Theodor laughing around a table with snacks and big sheets of paper
    LaunchLab
  • A mentor in a blazer walking a team through a slide in a meeting room, notes and snacks on the table
  • Team Adrian at a long wooden table, an orange 'Team Adrian' sign taped to the front
  • A laptop, a camera, a microphone and printed run sheets on a wooden table
    the setup
  • A participant presenting to the room next to the START Barcelona banner
  • The winning team posing with the organisers in front of the screen, one giving a thumbs up
    the winners

Summer Tech Gala, Rome

  • Guests in a gold-ceilinged hall at the Summer Tech Gala, the event screen at the far end
    summer tech gala
  • Guests in suits and dresses talking around high tables under a domed, purple-lit ceiling
  • Two people in suits on stage in front of a purple 'Fondazione Carlo Mercurio' screen

Investors F*ck-up Night

  • Four investors on a sofa panel under a 'Meet the investors' slide, a poster reading 'It's not a dumb idea' on the wall
    investors night
  • Guests laughing and swapping cards after the investor panel, a bottle of wine in hand
    ex-Silicon Valley Founder
  • The audience on metal chairs in a brick-walled room, listening to the investor panel

Onboarding weekend

  • The whole group jumping and posing on a lawn in the hills next to the START Barcelona banner
    onboarding weekend
  • Two members in garden chairs wearing tinfoil blindfolds during a team exercise, hills behind them
    trust exercise
  • Two members working through a worksheet together in a cosy room with a painting on the wall
  • A long dinner table with red checked tablecloths in a stone-vaulted room
  • Members sitting in garden chairs on the lawn in front of an old stone house
  • Two members either side of the START Barcelona banner on a terrace above wooded hills

Company visits & founder chats

  • Members lined up in front of the glass-walled machine room at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center
    Barcelona Supercomputing Center
  • Group photo of members and hosts on and around a sofa in an office with a pink neon sign
  • A member talking with the founder of Balance Phone over dinner at a restaurant bar
    founder of Balance Phone

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