We’re a part of the sprawling START Network. 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.
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Cities
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Countries
+1000
Members
global-community
Barcelona
Lisbon
maastricht
nuremberg
Lausanne
Vaduz
Helsinki
berlin
st. gallen
stuttgart
hamburg
paris
Bogotá
Quito
Lima
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Barcelona
Lisbon
maastricht
nuremberg
Lausanne
Vaduz
Helsinki
berlin
st. gallen
stuttgart
hamburg
paris
Bogotá
Quito
Lima
munich
1000+
Active Members
7000+
Partner Agencies Worldwide
40000+
Network Social Media Followers
2B+
Raised by Alumni Startups
Future Experiences
I prossimi appuntamenti per founder, hacker e builders.
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Past Experiences
Gli eventi che hanno gia segnato il percorso della community.
Road to START Summit 2026
Una serata sold-out con founder e investitori internazionali: connessioni reali, pitch live e accesso diretto all'ecosistema START.
START Milan RECRUITMENT APERITIVO
Tuesday, February 24
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Madison
Milano, Lombardia
Discover Milan's
ecosystem
Exploring the most disruptive startups founded by the START Milan community.
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Full Team
Meet the collective of 150+ students driving the innovation engine forward.
Meet the Visionaries
The student board driving the revolution of Milan's entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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Our Departments
The internal engines that power the ecosystem. Choose your path and help us build.
Operations
The Operations department is the backbone of our organization, building the digital backbone of our community, from our platform to hackathon tools and internal automation, while ensuring our processes run smoothly and positioning START Milan for long-term success financially, legally, and operationally.
Partnerships
The bridge between our talent and the corporate world. Managing partnerships with VCs, accelerators, and tech giants.
Growth
Growth is crafting the narrative of Milan’s startup scene through design and storytelling, while finding creative and fun ways to engage our ecosystem, communicate START Milan’s values, vision, and happenings, and build strong connections with students, industry partners, universities, and other initiatives.
Events
Our events are the key to a strong community and an active network. By organizing diverse events we tailor to the interests of our members, thus provide an opportunity to gain new knowledge, skills and experiences that promote growth and innovation.
People
We find the raw diamonds in the Milan's startup ecosystem, work hard with you to take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey, and most importantly, we build a community that feels like a family!
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Frequently Asked Questions
My background is not in business, can I still join?add
Of course, our members come from a variety of fields, not just from business backgrounds.
Do I have to have a startup to join?add
No. You should have an intrinsic motivation towards entrepreneurship topics, a hands on mentality and willingness to learn.
I’m not a student in Milan, can I still join START Milan?add
No, to become a member, you need to be a student enrolled in one of the universities in Milan. You are, however, very welcome to join one of our public events or collaborate with us.
How active is the community?add
We prioritize an active and lively community by organizing over 20 events and community meetups, as well as working in smaller groups on various projects.
How can I benefit from joining START Milan?add
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.
What are the tasks I have to do as a member?add
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.
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