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Slush 2026
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Slush 100

Introducing...

The Most Coveted Startup Competition in the World

Never been done before. The winner gets €500,000 with 0% equity.

That’s the largest equity-free amount in a startup competition, ever. Free runway, money to experiment, no strings attached. Just win in front of 10,000 people and return to Slush 2027 as a main stage speaker.

Slush 100 applications closed on Sep 7.

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100 MADE IT

Out of 1,400+ applicants, 100 startups stood out.

  • You’ll find them on the Meeting Tool with the Slush 100 tag
  • They all received €400+ worth of prizes from our friends at Google Cloud, OpenAI, Lovable and Vercel
  • They’re a one-minute pitch away from the semifinals
Wave Ventures, Europe's largest next generation VC, will review their pitches.
20 SEMIFINALISTS

The 20 semifinalists will pitch at Startup Stage on Day 1 morning in front of General Catalyst, NEA, Cherry and ICONIQ.

3 COMPETING FOR €500K

Slush 2026 culminates in Slush 100 finals, where one of the three finalists wins €500k, equity-free.

Got any questions?

Reach out to startups@slush.org