

Why START? Info Session
Are you thinking about joining START Munich but not sure what it’s actually like? We’ve built a format that shows you exactly that.
Get free drinks, meet the people behind START, and hear what they actually did, not just what it sounds like on paper.
What you can expect:
Short intro to START
5 minute talks from four different START members
Personal insights into their roles and growth
Open Q&A where you can ask anything
Networking
Our speakers:
Yagmur Ay: Former START President and Managing Director of the People Department, creator of the START Sprint program that transformed our onboarding, now Founder of Kleia, an AI companion for holistic mental health.
Yasin Öztürk: Co-Founder of START Labs incubator, currently leading the MedTech edition, after building the GovTech track and enabling teams to launch ventures within an 8 week program.
Aditi Shukla: Co-Lead of Road to START Summit 25/26, Co-Founder of NeuraGrip, building AI and hardware solutions to improve manual assembly.
Christopher Hassinger: Co-organiser of START goes Bay Area, a two week program with 20+ company visits in San Francisco, Co-Lead of the Events Department.
If you want a real impression before applying, this is the place