STARTUPLAND: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
The Founder & Venture Capital Conference
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The essentials from the organiser's own pages: when, where, how big, and how founders get in. Speakers, investor lists and past editions are on the official site.
- Next edition
- Mar 10, 2027 · STARTUPLAND 2027 source
- Where
- RheinEnergieSTADION, Cologne, Germany
- Format
- in-person
- Startup pass
- Startups can pitch on the STARTUPLAND Pitch Stage or present from a stand in the Startup Village. The organiser invites interested startups to contact it for participation offers; no startup price is published. source
- Cadence
- Annual; November in 2024 and 2025, March in 2026 and 2027
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Next edition
| Dates | Mar 10, 2027 source |
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| Edition | STARTUPLAND 2027 |
| Venue | RheinEnergieSTADION, Cologne, Germany |
| Tickets | startupland.de source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Startups can pitch on the STARTUPLAND Pitch Stage or present from a stand in the Startup Village. The organiser invites interested startups to contact it for participation offers; no startup price is published. source |
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STARTUPLAND Pitch Stage startup pitch
Meeting investors there
Founders can arrange targeted meetings with investors before the conference and meet them in the meeting area; investors also pitch their funds on the Pitch Stage. source
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Official links and socials
Apply
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Pitch Deck Roaster — a slide-by-slide pass before you submit to STARTUPLAND Pitch Stage startup pitch.
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 8, 2026:
STARTUPLAND: frequently asked
When is STARTUPLAND 2027?
STARTUPLAND 2027 runs Mar 10, 2027 at RheinEnergieSTADION, Cologne, according to the organiser's published dates.
How do startups get into STARTUPLAND?
Startups can pitch on the STARTUPLAND Pitch Stage or present from a stand in the Startup Village. The organiser invites interested startups to contact it for participation offers; no startup price is published.
What is STARTUPLAND Pitch Stage startup pitch?
STARTUPLAND's pitch competition.
How big is STARTUPLAND?
Over 1,200 attendees attendees (2026), per the organiser.