Road to START Summit

​🚀 Ready to see the future of DeepTech?

​On February 23rd, RtSS goes DeepTech! Join us for a high-energy live pitch battle where 8 early-stage deep-tech startups face off in front of investors and entrepreneurs.

​💡 Get inspired by cutting-edge ideas
🔥 Watch real startup pitches
🗳️ Step into the role of an investor and help decide the winner
🤝 Connect with founders, investors, and innovators during networking

​Why compete as a startup?

​The winner, representing START Barcelona and the city, will have the chance to compete at the START Summit in St. Gallen, Switzerland, for the grand prize of CHF 10,000.

​The START Summit is one of the largest early-stage startup conferences in Europe:

• ​7,000+ participants

• ​573 billion CHF investor AUM

• ​12,000+ meetings

​Fun Fact: Two of our past RtSS winners went on to win the START Summit!

• ​REVER (YC S22) - Winner of RtSS23

• ​Tether (Techstars 23) - Winner of RtSS24

​The Jury

• ​Marcus Castro, Founder & CEO @ CareerOS

• ​Àlex Vives Molins, VC @ Bcombinator

• ​Luis Medina Rivas, Founder & CEO @ Tether

• ​Jan Brinckmann, Angel Investor

​The Speakers

• ​Julien Rigaut, Investment Portfolio Officer @ EIT Urban Mobility

• ​Rebecca Miller, Chief of Staff @ OVNI Capital

• ​Richard Cógoi, Head of Operations @ Tether

• ​Javier Peña, Founder & CEO @ TORCH Smart Urban Solutions

​Agenda

• ​18.00-18.30: Doors Opening and Networking

• ​18.30-18.40: Presentation of START Barcelona and Opening Remarks

• ​18.40-19.20: Pitches of 5 Startups

• ​19.20-19.40: Break

• ​19.40-20.20: Remaining Pitches

• ​20.20-20.50: Fireside Chat: GreenTech in the Age of AI

• ​20.50-21.00: Winner Announcement

• ​21.00-22.00: Networking

​Pitching Startups

​Gas to Charger, REGEMED, Have It SUST., Fully, tAIxable, Folgrid Technologies SL, AYRO Solutions NASO-SHIELD, Sanadoc, Celte, and Obsidyan.