Startup Sesame was officially launched in June 2015. This is now the first event acceleration program for startups, counting 30+ partner events: TNW Conference, Slush, 4YFN, Hello Tomorrow, SF MusicTech Summit, TechBBQ, Arctic15, STHLM Tech Fest, InfoShare, South Summit, Lisbon Investment Summit, Pirate Summit, Web2day, Techchill, PODIM, EcoMotion, Turing Fest, DigitalK, Sónar+D, France Digitale, New Mobility World, World Summit AI, Startup Village, SaaStock, Unbound Live, Afrobytes, Pause Fest, Techsauce, Virtuality, ChangeNOW, and STEP Anywhere.
Startup Sesame supports entrepreneurs in different ways and believes they can change the world if they attend the right event, at the right time.
For scale-ups, investors and corporates, Startup Sesame offers scouting, on-demand PR and business developers (Event Hackers) and personalized brand activations. Current partners include BNP Paribas, Siemens, Michelin, Orange, Huawei, Europcar Mobility Group and more.
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Mentions in press and media 6
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| Apr 23, 2017 | As Europe’s startup scene explodes, a continent goes tech conference crazy | Even as Benjamin Costantini was helping organize the 2014 edition of the LeWeb conference in Paris, he had a hunch this was going to be the last edition of what had been one of Europe’s largest and most important tech events for more than a... |
| Apr 23, 2017 | As Europe’s startup scene explodes, a continent goes tech conference crazy | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Even as Benjamin Costantini was helping organize ... |
| May 18, 2016 | Startup Sesame partners with Atomico, takes 6 startups on a whirlwind tour of Euro tech events | Startup Sesame, a young program that helps startups build out their networks across European borders, today announced the six companies that will join the second edition of its 'event accelerator' (listed below). The organisation has also p... |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Open Startup Sesame: European tech event organisers join forces to support startups | You may have picked up on its launch this week, but it’s worth highlighting given the sheer amount of technology events that are happening across Europe throughout the year: there’s a new ‘event acceleration program’ called Startup Sesame t... |
| Startup Sesame First Annual Report & Fourth Call or Entries | Startup Sesame announces first annual report and new DeepTech track as call for applications for Season 4 of the event acceleration program opens. 91% of Tech event participants surveyed, report that attending events was beneficial to their... |
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FAQ about Startup Sesame
When was Startup Sesame founded?
Startup Sesame was founded in 2015.
What has the press written about Startup Sesame?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Startup Sesame, among them “As Europe’s startup scene explodes, a continent goes tech conference crazy” (Apr 23, 2017) and “As Europe’s startup scene explodes, a continent goes tech conference crazy” (Apr 23, 2017).
Is Startup Sesame still active?
Yes, Startup Sesame is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 3, 2019.