5-6 June 2024, Vienna

Redefining the Status Quo in European Tech

 

Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow. is the event where startups, investors & innovation opinion leaders get together to create an inclusive future of entrepreneurship.

The 6th edition of LTST is coming in June 2024!

Have your say about making the European tech and innovation ecosystem more inclusive and open to everyone, who wants to make a positive change in the world.

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participants

Who is it for?

Startups

For early stage startups in Pre-seed, Seed & Series A

Meet investors and learn hands-on from industry leading companies!

Investors

Business Angels, VCs, LPs, Family Offices

Meet potential co-investors and network with top tech startups from all over Europe!

Corporates & Institutions

Innovative Tech Companies & Institutions

Attract talent, develop employees, and take a stand for inclusion & diversity

General Attendee

Representatives from scaleups, academia and service providers

Get inspired and meet changemakers and potential employers from the European tech ecosystem!

LTST23

Top 30 Startup Report

The 5th edition of LEAD TODAY. SHAPE TOMORROW. by Female Founders was hosted under the slogan “Redefining the Status Quo in European Tech”. This is why this year’s LTST Startup Pitch Competition called for gender-diverse founders to demonstrate the strength of ideas developed with different perspectives at the table and the innovative lens that inclusion brings to the tech and innovation ecosystem.

Meet the TOP 30 STARTUPS that are redefining the status quo in European tech

 

30 incredible startups were hand-picked from almost 200 applications to the LTST23 Startup Pitch Track by renowned ecosystem players. They were rated on their growth potential and their contribution to building a more inclusive future.

The report has been prepared in partnership with

Speedinvest

LTST23 focus topics

Change the game.
Not the players.

Beyond Business: a holistic perspective on entrepreneurial life

Creating a Tech & Innovation Ecosystem where everybody belongs (DEI)

Technologies that shape the future

The Fundraising Playbook

Running and scaling a business

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The entire team was fantastic putting together such a complex hybrid event! The content and speakers were an inspiration and I already look forward to the next event!

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Your conference is one of a kind in the sense that everybody attending is engaged, open minded, and easy to approach. You manage to bring together a group of value adding speakers and participants, and imo you are one of the leading organizations in EMEA. Keep it up, happy to have been part of it!

2023 Partners

We are partnering with companies & organizations that are confidently striving towards a more diverse European tech & innovation startup ecosystem!

Wayra
Elevator Lab
J.Hornig Vienna

Meet our Investors

Speedinvest
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Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH
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Meet our Community Partners

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The Odeon Theatre

The Serapions Theater, which moved in 1988 to a part of the stock exchange for agricultural products, gave it’s new venue, revitalized by the ensemble itself, the name Odeon. The building with its Viennese charm and integrated theatre perfectly reflect the capital city of Austria.