And that’s a wrap! The 2026 version of the EU-Startups Summit 2026 has formally come to a detailed.
Over two action-packed days in lovely Malta, greater than 2,400 founders, traders, startup fans, and innovation leaders got here collectively to trade concepts, spark new collaborations, and make significant connections. From inspiring keynote talks and insightful panel discussions to buzzing networking periods and our Pitch Competitors, this 12 months’s Summit turned our largest and most fun version but.
An enormous thanks to everybody who joined us in Malta and helped make this occasion such a memorable expertise. The unimaginable power, enthusiasm, and neighborhood spirit all through the venue confirmed the energy and ambition of Europe’s startup ecosystem.
Now, we’re excited to share the official occasion footage and photograph galleries so you’ll be able to relive your favorite moments from the Summit.
Discover the official Summit galleries
Whether or not you need to revisit inspiring stage moments, spot your self within the crowd, or share recollections along with your group, we’ve gathered all official occasion pictures and photographs in a single place.
Day 1 photos
Day 2 photos
Photo booth gallery
We’ll additionally proceed sharing chosen highlights throughout our social media channels over the approaching weeks, so keep tuned for extra recollections from Malta.
‘High 50’ curated by the EU-Startups group
A Pitch Competitors to recollect
One of many standout moments of this 12 months’s Summit was undoubtedly the Pitch Competitors.
The competitors obtained greater than 1,600 purposes from promising early-stage startups throughout Europe. Following a extremely aggressive choice course of, 15 excellent finalists earned the chance to pitch reside on the primary stage in entrance of a high-profile jury of traders and business specialists.
This 12 months’s prize bundle was valued at greater than €1 million and included funding alternatives, cloud credit, accelerator entry, software program instruments, and startup assist providers designed to assist speed up progress.
The jury included:
- Angelo Burgarello, Managing Accomplice at Look AI Ventures
- Emilie Vallauri, International Portfolio & Platform at Techstars
- Miguel Borg, CEO at Malta Enterprise Capital
The 15 finalists represented a broad vary of sectors shaping the way forward for European innovation, together with AI, HealthTech, CleanTech, Aerospace, Robotics, and DeepTech.
And after an extremely aggressive last, the winner of the EU-Startups Summit 2026 Pitch Competitors was AlterEcho.
Based in Denmark in 2025, AlterEcho is growing a robotic embodiment platform for the life sciences sector, combining robotic avatars and AI brokers to assist distant work in cleanrooms and dangerous environments. The corporate’s expertise goals to cut back contamination dangers in pharmaceutical and medical settings whereas enabling extremely exact distant operations.
You can read the full winner announcement here
Greater than only a convention
Past the stage content material, one of many defining points of this 12 months’s Summit was the deal with significant networking and neighborhood constructing.
Attendees linked by the Summit app, AI-powered matchmaking, curated networking periods, casual conferences within the Networking Lounge, and sundown networking drinks overlooking Malta’s shoreline.
From spontaneous conversations within the exhibition corridor to investor conferences and startup partnerships, the Summit as soon as once more proved that a number of the most dear moments occur between periods.
See you subsequent 12 months!
The 2026 version of the EU-Startups Summit could also be over, however the conversations, partnerships, and momentum created in Malta will proceed lengthy after the occasion.
Thanks once more to all attendees, audio system, sponsors, exhibitors, companions, volunteers, and group members who helped make this 12 months’s version attainable.
We are able to’t wait to welcome you again for the 2027 edition of the EU-Startups Summit – still in Malta! Keep tuned for future bulletins, updates, and early details about what’s coming subsequent.
OUR EVENT SPONSORS
Malta Enterprise is Malta’s financial improvement company, facilitating financial progress, funding, and innovation by providing a variety of assist providers for native and international enterprises organising a productive presence in Malta. As a key participant in Malta’s financial panorama, it contributes to the nation’s prosperity by attracting investments, supporting companies, and driving innovation, thereby reinforcing Malta’s place as a sexy vacation spot for entrepreneurs and traders alike. Malta Enterprise actively cultivates a vibrant startup ecosystem, taking part in a pivotal function in fostering a conducive atmosphere for startups and providing tailor-made assist and incentives to empower rising companies.
M. Demajo Group is a number one enterprise participant in Malta, with a profitable historical past spanning 115 years. The Group’s progress and diversification have resulted in a large protection of enterprise sectors by a dedication to long-term outcomes.
M. Demajo Group’s workforce is 500 sturdy, and their numerous actions have been developed by natural progress, acquisitions, partnerships, and startups. Its sturdy monetary state of affairs and moral requirements, its enterprise repute, and its famend observe file as a enterprise accomplice are all key components in its continued growth.
The IONOS Cloud Start-up Program offers younger corporations with as much as €100,000 in cloud credit for as much as 5 years after their founding. Begin-ups profit from a sovereign IT infrastructure “Made in Germany,” providing 100% GDPR compliance and full authorized certainty. IONOS Cloud ensures technological freedom with out vendor lock-in. Lengthy-term assist can also be ensured: unique reductions after the primary 12 months allow a seamless transition into the IONOS Cloud ISV Accomplice Program. On this means, digital sovereignty turns into a strategic aggressive benefit from founding to scaling.
