THE SEEDING GROUND FOR TOMORROW'S SUCCESS STORIES
connecting
creating
empowering
inspiring
uniting
Connecting
YOUNG
innovators
THE SEEDING GROUND FOR TOMORROW'S SUCCESS STORIES
We don't wait for opportunities, we engineer them. At START London, we build designer mindsets so you have the tools to conquer industries.
Our mission is to cultivate opportunities, equip students with creative and ambitious thinking, and deliver specialised knowledge - preparing you to thrive in an AI-powered entrepreneurial future.
Our secret weapon - the START Network. Meet elite students from Switzerland to Portugal.
This interconnection multiplies our potential across the world, allowing us to draw inspiration from diverse cultures, share insights, and create an ecosystem that nurtures collective progress.
Cities
Countries
Members
Our annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early stage startups on one stage. At the Road to START Summit, compete for London's representative for the chance to win equity free monetary prize and a pitch in front of 7000+ people at the entrepreneurship conference START Summit in Switzerland.
In 2025, the winner from START Lisbon received a €500,000 investment from b2venture AND ₣10,000 equity free.
Now, we're creating a new summit in London for 2026!
Road to START Hack is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
Join us as we collaborate with other START chapters all year for student based events as they arise! This summer, London meets Paris!
Our annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early stage startups on one stage. They pitch for a monetary prize and a chance to pitch in front of 6000+ people at the entrepreneurship conference START Summit.
learn morejoin waiting list
Road to START Hack is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
learn morejoin waiting list
The START Sprint is an exclusive event format for the new joiners to our community and what makes our onboarding experience unique. Through a serries of workshops our new STARTies get build their own startup, from idea to a functionable MVP.
learn morejoin waiting list
Our annual pitching competition that brings the most innovative early stage startups on one stage. They pitch for a monetary prize and a chance to pitch in front of 6000+ people at the entrepreneurship conference START Summit.
learn morejoin waiting listRoad to START Hack is your chance to get your hands dirty and participate in an entrepreneurial hackathon. Together with our carefully selected partners, we bring you multiple challenges where you can get creative and showcase your creativity.
learn morejoin waiting listThe START Sprint is an exclusive event format for the new joiners to our community and what makes our onboarding experience unique. Through a serries of workshops our new STARTies get build their own startup, from idea to a functionable MVP.
learn morejoin waiting list.png)
Join our community to bring your ideas to life with resources, mentorship, and a supportive network of like-minded people. Whether you're an aspiring founder or ready to embark on your journey, we offer the right environment to grow and succeed.
learn moreBe part of our dynamic ecosystem of ambitious students. Whether you're a corporation, organization, or individual passionate about empowering aspiring entrepreneurs. Collaborate with us and shape the future of entrepreneurship together.
learn more
"At START, I laid the foundation for my current network. From this starting point, I built several companies, invested in more than 80 start-ups and helped set up Bits & Pretzels."
"Before we founded Freeletics, START - in addition to CDTM - gave my co-founder and me the ideal opportunity to make first contacts in the startup scene."
"The insights and connections I made at START are immeasurable. They led to the inception of finway, finding co-founders and meeting future investors."
Of course, our members come from a variety of fields, not just from business backgrounds.
No. You should have an intrinsic motivation towards entrepreneurship topics, a hands on mentality and willingness to learn.
No, to become a member, you need to be a student enrolled in one of the universities in London. You are, however, very welcome to join one of our public events or collaborate with us.
We prioritize an active and lively community by organizing over 40 events and community meetups, as well as working in smaller groups on various projects.
You will get immersed into the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and find a community of like-minded, highly motivated and inspiring students that quickly become good friends. We have frequent event formats where you will gain new skills and insights and tackle hands-on challenges. As an active member you will join one of our departments, where you have additional opportunities to gain new skills and carry out projects.
You will choose one of our departments to become an active member and take on different projects. By doing this, you will have a chance to practice proactive project management and execution, and develop new department specific hard skills like building automations, designing a marketing campaign, partner acquisition, event organization or recruiting of new members.
We are happy to connect with students passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship of all backgrounds, as well as partners open to collaboration with driven students and looking for stellar talent in London's ecosystem.
.jpg)