Startup Weekend 2026
Make your startup idea real
Techstars Startup Weekend Aarhus is a 54-hour startup sprint where months of startup learnings, meetups, and f**kups are compressed into one single, intense weekend.
Friday is for teaming up around ideas. Participants pitch fresh startup ideas, the room votes, and diverse teams of 4-6 people form around the strongest ones.
Saturday is for building and feedback: Teams spend the day validating, testing, and iterating, including 1:1 mentor feedback from experienced founders and operators.
Sunday is the final stretch. Teams refine their ideas, prepare their pitches, and present to a panel of expert judges before the winners are announced.
A global format with local success
As part of the global Techstars network, one of the world's most active pre-seed investors, we use a proven format that has helped entrepreneurs in over 150 countries. In Aarhus, this weekend has a habit of producing things that last:
Be My Eyes: Started as an idea at Startup Weekend and is now a global platform used by millions of people to help the blind and low-vision community worldwide.
RaskRask: Founded at Startup Weekend, and has grown into an established health business with 18 employees providing on-demand treatments.
Tables.so: Born from the 2024 edition, proving that the next big thing is always just one weekend away.
Join the next generation
Startup Weekend Aarhus is for any future founder with a fresh idea. Whether you are a student, a working professional, or somewhere in between, you belong here. Most participants have never done anything like this before - and that’s the point. The best startups don't start with a perfect plan. They start with an intense weekend.
For 199 DKK (including food and drinks throughout), you get the tools, the network, and the mentors you need to take that first step.
We all started somewhere. Make your startup idea real here.
Brought to you by Startup Aarhus.
We’re the non-profit that brings founders together and rallies the ecosystem around them to make it easier to start, build, and scale successful startups in Aarhus.
See the full program, FAQ, and a video from SW 2024 here: Startup Weekend Aarhus