Exciting Updates: Malta, Vienna, Acceleration ??

Hi there,

This year's EU-Startups Summit was an absolute blast! In total, we gathered slightly over 2,000 founders, startup enthusiasts and investors last week in Barcelona. In case you missed it, here are?350 images ?from the event. :)

And here are some fresh startup-related updates that might spark your interest:

???Best Pitch:?One of the main highlights of our Summit was of course this year's big Pitch Competition. It was a tough decision, but in the end the jury selected?Zario , a Swiss startup that helps people develop a healthier relationship with their phone.

???Breaking News:?We just announce that?next year's EU-Startups Summit will be held in Malta . We announced this at the very end of the event live on the main stage, and we now also?officially announced it to everyone who wasn't at the event. That being said, see you on May 9-10, 2024, in Malta! :)

???Join the AWS B2B SaaS Accelerator?- an equity-free four weeks?online program for startups ?which provides a lot of perks for participating founders. This week is your last chance to apply!

???Traditional Banking vs. Startups:?Airwallex, one of our main partners of this year's EU-Startups Summit, just shared some interesting thoughts on how traditional banking is holding back globally ambitious startups.?Check it out , and learn how Airwallex can support your international growth.

??EIT Health Catapult?is on a mission to boost innovation in the rapidly-developing life sciences and healthtech markets, and has great success stories to get inspired by.?Healthtech startups ?can now apply until May 2nd to join the 8th edition.

???EIT RawMaterials:?Are you (or do you know someone who is) developing solutions for steel decarbonisation? Apply now to join EIT RawMaterials and Anglo American’s?Innovation Challenge !

???Pitch Night in Vienna:?In the evening of June 2nd we're going to host a?Pitch Night ?in Vienna. The event is part of the Vienna UP Festival and powered by EU-Startups and Vienna Business Agency. If you'd like to join as one of the startups pitchin gon stage,?apply now to join us .

???Head of Content:?You have a journalistic background and you are excited about startups? Apply now and join the EU-Startups team in Barcelona as?our new Head of Content !

???Startup Sourcing:?After being booked out for several weeks, we currently have availability again to accept 1-2 new?Startup Sourcing ?clients. If you are a corporate, accelerator or investor who is looking for a very specific set of startups in terms of business stage, industry and location, we're happy to work with you.

That's all we had to share with you this week. My team and I are still recovering a bit from last week's EU-Startups Summit, so we're very much looking forward to the upcoming/long weekend. :) You too? Enjoy!

Sunny greetings,

Thomas