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Behind every Start-up Success Story - How Ecosystems Shape Growth, Scale and Impact
Wednesday 16 September 2026 | Tech Park, Vilnius | Official Side Event of Start-up Fair 2026
INNOVATE-EU, WE-RISE and EPIC-X warmly invite you to join us – a collaborative event set to take place in Vilnius on 16 September 2026.
This event brings together policymakers, investors, innovation agencies, accelerators, incubators, clusters, universities, and start-up founders to explore a fundamental question:
What does it take to create more start-up success stories in Europe?
Europe is rich in talent, ideas, and innovation. Yet many promising start-ups struggle to access the support, networks, funding, and market opportunities needed to grow and scale. While individual success stories often take centre stage, the ecosystems behind them receive far less attention.
Drawing on the experience of European initiatives supporting hundreds of start-ups across different sectors and regions, this event will explore what works, what barriers remain, and how ecosystem actors can work together to create stronger pathways for start-up growth.
Look forward to
- Creating policy recommendations together with other experts which will go straight to the European Commission via the three co-organising projects
- A panel representing the whole start-up support ecosystem moderated by Daina KleponÄ— (Researcher at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Agrifood Lithuania) and including Danielius Stasiulis (European Innovation Council), start-ups, investor and national start-up support organisation
- Creative project presentations
This is not just an event to listen to what is going on on stage, but also to become active and create recommendations together.
Join us in Vilnius on 16 September 2026.
REGISTER HERE>>
Participation is free and open to all but it is mandatory to register.