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Full day in February
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Join us in Berlin
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250+ attendees
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Startups
✦
Investors
✦
Industry Experts
✦
Students
✦
Full day in February
✦

Join us in Berlin
✦
250+ attendees
✦
Startups
✦
Investors
✦
Industry Experts
✦
Students
✦
Full day in February
✦

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February

3-9PM

Google Berlin

The Event for Makers.

Selected speakers of Road to START Summit 2026.

About

Ideas. Conversations. Connections.

The Road to START Summit is START Berlin’s flagship format bringing together founders, investors, operators, and ambitious students to connect, learn, and shape the next wave of entrepreneurship right in the heart of Berlin’s startup ecosystem.

Networking that actually works

Meet 250+ founders, investors, operators, and startup-curious people in one room—built for real conversations, new connections, and future collaborations.

Networking that actually works

Meet 250+ founders, investors, operators, and startup-curious people in one room—built for real conversations, new connections, and future collaborations.

Networking that actually works

Meet 250+ founders, investors, operators, and startup-curious people in one room—built for real conversations, new connections, and future collaborations.

See the pitch battle up close

Watch 10 startups pitch live and hear direct feedback from hand-picked, top-profile jurors from Berlin’s startup ecosystem.

See the pitch battle up close

Watch 10 startups pitch live and hear direct feedback from hand-picked, top-profile jurors from Berlin’s startup ecosystem.

See the pitch battle up close

Watch 10 startups pitch live and hear direct feedback from hand-picked, top-profile jurors from Berlin’s startup ecosystem.

Go behind the scenes of VC & startups

Get a front-row seat to how the ecosystem thinks and operates through pitches, AMAs, and keynotes—practical insights you can take with you.

Go behind the scenes of VC & startups

Get a front-row seat to how the ecosystem thinks and operates through pitches, AMAs, and keynotes—practical insights you can take with you.

Go behind the scenes of VC & startups

Get a front-row seat to how the ecosystem thinks and operates through pitches, AMAs, and keynotes—practical insights you can take with you.

Top partners, like-minded people

Enjoy an energetic evening with high-profile partners and attendees: VCs, investors, founders, and ambitious students.

Top partners, like-minded people

Enjoy an energetic evening with high-profile partners and attendees: VCs, investors, founders, and ambitious students.

Top partners, like-minded people

Enjoy an energetic evening with high-profile partners and attendees: VCs, investors, founders, and ambitious students.

Speakers

Get inspired by our speakers.

Meet the visionary founders, investors, and innovators who will take the stage at Road to START Summit 2026—sharing inspiring ideas and insights.

Marius Meiners

CEO & Co-Founder Peec AI

Leo Schuhmann

Co-Founder @ ComplyDo

Leon Wisskirchen

Co-Founder @ Velsa

Sherin Maruhn

Co-Founder @LOOSH, Podcaster, SPIEGEL Bestseller Author

Dr. Sophie-Charlotte von Bierbrauer zu Brennstein

Lawyer at Gleiss Lutz

Leo Ginsburg

Chef von Gründerszene & Podcast-Host „Business Class“

Philipp Baumanns

Co-Founder @ telli

Axel Täubert

Head of Start-ups @ Google

Euan Hintze

Account Executive, Qonto

Marius Meiners

CEO & Co-Founder Peec AI

Sherin Maruhn

Co-Founder @LOOSH, Podcaster, SPIEGEL Bestseller Author

Philipp Baumanns

Co-Founder @ telli

Leo Schuhmann

Co-Founder @ ComplyDo

Dr. Sophie-Charlotte von Bierbrauer zu Brennstein

Lawyer at Gleiss Lutz

Axel Täubert

Head of Start-ups @ Google

Leon Wisskirchen

Co-Founder @ Velsa

Leo Ginsburg

Chef von Gründerszene & Podcast-Host „Business Class“

Euan Hintze

Account Executive, Qonto

Marius Meiners

CEO & Co-Founder Peec AI

Sherin Maruhn

Co-Founder @LOOSH, Podcaster

Philipp Baumanns

Co-Founder @ telli

Leo Schuhmann

Co-Founder @ ComplyDo

Dr. Sophie-Charlotte von Bierbrauer zu Brennstein

Lawyer at Gleiss Lutz

Axel Täubert

Head of Start-ups @ Google

Leon Wisskirchen

Co-Founder & CEO @ PlanA.Earth GmbH

Leo Ginsburg

Chef von Gründerszene & Podcast-Host „Business Class“

Euan Hintze

Account Executive, Qonto

Meet Our Ecosystem

Startups

Meet the Startups

Discover the innovative startups that showcased their work at Road to START Summit 2025.

Startups

Agenda

Discover what's happening at RtSS 2026. From keynotes to our flagship pitching competition.

02:45 PM

Doors Open

03:30 PM

Opening

03:45 PM

From MVP to Unicorn (Google Cloud)

Axel Täubert, Google Cloud

04:15 PM

Fireside Chat w/ Peec AI and Gründerszene

Marius Meiners (Peec AI) & Leo Ginsburg (Gründerszene)

05:00 PM

Panel Talk w/ telli and ComplyDo

Philipp Baumanns (telli), Leo Schuhmann (ComplyDo), Jannis Metrikat (START Berlin)

05:45 PM

Fireside Chat w/ LOOSH

Sherin Maruhn (LOOSH), Mia Ansorge (START Berlin)

06:15 PM

Legal & Finance Panel w/ Velsa, Qonto and Gleiss Lutz

Leon Wisskirchen (Velsa), Euan Hintze (Qonto), Dr. Sophie-Charlotte von Bierbrauer zu Brennstein (Gleiss Lutz), Carolin Isabel Hochstrat (START Berlin)

06:45 PM

Break

07:15 PM

Pitch Competition

09:00 PM

Drinks, Snacks & Networking

Q&A

Let's talk

We are happy to support on any further questions, please contact us at rtss@start-berlin.com.

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