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CONNECTING

students with

students with

Founders

Whether you're building your first startup, diving into AI research, or just hungry to meet the people shaping tomorrow — START Nuremberg is where student ambition meets real opportunity. Free workshops, top speakers, and a community that gets it.

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Why Students Should Join Start Nurmberg?

Innovate

Build Real Startup Experience

Participate in hackathons, startup events, and hands-on workshops where you can experiment with ideas, build projects, and learn how startups actually work.

Network

Connect With Founders and Investors

Meet startup founders, venture capitalists, and innovators through our events and the wider START Network across Europe.

Grow

Access Europe’s Startup Ecosystem

Through programs like START Hack and START Summit, students from Nuremberg gain access to one of Europe’s leading student entrepreneurship networks.

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Your Journey with Us as Partner

Why UsStep 01

Access the Next Generation of Talent

Partner with an ambitious student-led ecosystem and connect with startup-minded students, builders, operators, and future founders before everyone else does.

How To JoinStep 02

Start With a Simple Conversation

We begin by understanding your goals — hiring, brand visibility, innovation scouting, workshops, community building, or long-term ecosystem engagement.

CollaborationStep 03

Shape a Partnership Format That Fits

From event sponsorships and speaking opportunities to talent pipelines, challenges, hackathons, mentoring, or strategic community support — the collaboration is tailored to your priorities.

ActivationStep 04

Engage Through High-Impact Touchpoints

Partners can activate through summits, workshops, campus presence, founder exposure, curated introductions, branded experiences, and direct interaction with the community.

ValueStep 05

Gain Visibility, Credibility, and Access

You gain meaningful brand placement, trusted visibility in the ecosystem, access to high-potential talent, and opportunities to position your company where innovation conversations actually happen.

Long-TermStep 06

Grow Into a Strategic Ecosystem Partner

The strongest partnerships evolve beyond one-off sponsorships into long-term collaboration — supporting initiatives, building community equity, and shaping the regional innovation landscape together.

Universities

Our University Partners

Erlangen-Nuremberg

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg

Discover how strategic microcopy—the small bits of text on buttons, forms, and tooltips—can drastically reduce user friction and increase conversion rates.

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UX Principles

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg

Discover how strategic microcopy—the small bits of text on buttons, forms, and tooltips—can drastically reduce user friction and increase conversion rates.

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UX Principles

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg

Discover how strategic microcopy—the small bits of text on buttons, forms, and tooltips—can drastically reduce user friction and increase conversion rates.

Read More

UX Principles

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg

Discover how strategic microcopy—the small bits of text on buttons, forms, and tooltips—can drastically reduce user friction and increase conversion rates.

Read More

Partners

Our List of Partners Through the Years

Start Hack

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Company Name
Technology Partner
Partnership Project 2025
TechnologyInnovation

A leading company dedicated to innovation.

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Festival

0 partners
No partners for 2025.

Start Summit

0 partners
No partners for 2025.

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Ready to Join Us?

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Passionate about startups, tech, or community building? We're always looking for driven students to join the START Nuremberg team.

Got More Questions?

Have a question about our events, partnerships, or how to get involved? We'd love to hear from you.