building the

future with

startlausane

startLAUSANNE is a place for

the next gen of innovators

START Lausanne is a student association focused on boosting entrepreneurial spirit among students in the Lemanic region. We help you develop your entrepreneurial skills and launch promising startups.

25

Cities

11

Countries

+500

Members

global-community

Barcelona

Lisbon

maastricht

nuremberg

Lausanne

Vaduz

Helsinki

berlin

st. gallen

stuttgart

hamburg

paris

Bogotá

Quito

Lima

munich

Barcelona

Lisbon

maastricht

nuremberg

Lausanne

Vaduz

Helsinki

berlin

st. gallen

stuttgart

hamburg

paris

Bogotá

Quito

Lima

munich

40+

events per year for our community

250+

members in munich

8500+

social media followers

1.5b €

raised by alumni startups
words of starties

what our START 2026

Hey! I'm Marion Mourot and I'm the Vice-President.

Marion mourot

Hello there! My name is Riad Mehmeti and I'm the President of START Lausanne 2025-2026!

rIAD MEHMETI

And I'm Leïla, the treasurer :)

LEÏLA BENJELLOUN
Activities
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frequently asked questions

My background is not in business, can I still join?

Of course, our members come from a variety of fields, not just from business backgrounds.

Do I have to have a startup to join?

No. You should have an intrinsic motivation towards entrepreneurship topics, a hands on mentality and willingness to learn.

I’m not a student in Munich, can I still join START LAUSANNE?

No, to become a member, you need to be a student enrolled in one of the universities in Munich. You are, however, very welcome to join one of our public events or collaborate with us.

How active is the community?

We prioritize an active and lively community by organizing over 40 events and community meetups, as well as working in smaller groups on various projects.

How can I benefit from joining START STARTLAUSANNE?

You will get immersed into the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and find a community of like-minded, highly motivated and inspiring students that quickly become good friends. We have frequent event formats where you will gain new skills and insights and tackle hands-on challenges. As an active member you will join one of our departments, where you have additional opportunities to gain new skills and carry out projects.

What are the tasks I have to do as a member?

You will choose one of our departments to become an active member and take on different projects. By doing this, you will have a chance to practice proactive project management and execution, and develop new department specific hard skills like building automations, designing a marketing campaign, partner acquisition, event organization or recruiting of new members.

My background is not in business, can I still join?

Of course, our members come from a variety of fields, not just from business backgrounds.

Do I have to have a startup to join?

No. You should have an intrinsic motivation towards entrepreneurship topics, a hands on mentality and willingness to learn.

I’m not a student in Munich, can I still join START LAUSANNE?

No, to become a member, you need to be a student enrolled in one of the universities in Munich. You are, however, very welcome to join one of our public events or collaborate with us.

How active is the community?

We prioritize an active and lively community by organizing over 40 events and community meetups, as well as working in smaller groups on various projects.

How can I benefit from joining START STARTLAUSANNE?

You will get immersed into the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and find a community of like-minded, highly motivated and inspiring students that quickly become good friends. We have frequent event formats where you will gain new skills and insights and tackle hands-on challenges. As an active member you will join one of our departments, where you have additional opportunities to gain new skills and carry out projects.

What are the tasks I have to do as a member?

You will choose one of our departments to become an active member and take on different projects. By doing this, you will have a chance to practice proactive project management and execution, and develop new department specific hard skills like building automations, designing a marketing campaign, partner acquisition, event organization or recruiting of new members.

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