PIRATE

Making Business More Human

Twelve Years of ARRR

MEMORY WALL

Meaningful Connections, Magic Moments, and Memories that last a lifetime. Footprints of a community that showed up, stood for something, and ignited the fire each year.

500+ Voices

From the community, for the community

Jonas Schorr
Thanks again PIRATE Summit for an incredible experience & ARRRmazing opportunity to discuss our ideas for helping EU UrbanTech start-ups grow. Made great new connections and learned A LOT. Def one of the best conferences I’ve ever attended + certainly the most fun!!!
- Jonas Schorr
Max Helke
I found it exciting to experience that at PIRATE Summit the conversations were much more relaxed than at other events. Really cool.
- Max Helke
Amazed by the insights
- complero
What an amazing event! I was particularly pleased to see the large number of female founders.
- Evelyn Brock
Frank Thelen
Huge respect
- Frank Thelen
You just cannot compare this to anything else!
- Thomas Müller
Beam
Thank you, team, for another great PIRATE Summit – hands-down best startup get-together in Germany. 🙌🏾
- Beam
Giulia Motteran
Great conference, great people and a lot of fun!
- Giulia Motteran
Last week we attended the impressing PIRATE Summit! 🦜🏴‍☠️
- Stan Jeanty
Extraordinary event. One thing is for sure: Once a pirate, always a pirate! AYE!
- talque
reelyActive
We have ARRRived at PIRATE Summit and are discovering the surreal Odonien venue! The long journey from Montréal was surely worth it!
- reelyActive
Ewa Treitz
Just arrived at PIRATE Summit – definitely one of the top tech conferences in Europe.
- Ewa Treitz
FIRE- BOLTT
Fiery energy, great food, perfect setup. Thank you PIRATE Summit team for ARRR-some days.
- FIRE- BOLTT
Amazing Venue
- Dean Johnson
Epic win for the planet and female entrepreneurship!
- Lubomila Jordanova
Die Techniker goes PIRATE Summit I can still remember pretty well my first contact with the crew of the Pirate Summit – and now we are part of ARRRRRRRR!? A really great event this PIRATE Summit. I liked it so much that the No BS rule was adhered to really well and you had great and above all real conversations. I am happy about every new contact I have made and now follow the respective journeys very excitedly. for me, #raiseyourself and #livablefuture are two things that absolutely belong together. In order to shape a future worth living, we have to develop personally for the most part and in return we should also develop further in order to be able to enjoy such a livable future appropriately. Thank you Manuel Koelman 🏴‍☠️ for the great speech on Tuesday, I just let myself be carried away. And thanks to the whole BRYCK.COM team, those were two real good days
- Timo Reineke
I am so thankful for all the experiences, the fun, and the connections that were initiated by this amazing event.
- Ingo Stefes
I had so much fun meeting fellow founders and investors at PIRATE Summit.
- Vicky Cheng
Raise Yourself puts the individuals in the center and I could feel that founders with their thoughts and feelings matter.
- Melanie Stöcker
The burning man of tech conferences.
- Robina von Stein
“PIRATE Summit is the place for meaningful connections, openness and lasting friendships. Besides the location, it’s the special, valuable community that makes it outstanding!”
- FRANK PETRY
KNOWAGE
Thank everybody for this great PIRATE Summit experience: not only technical content but real emotions and meaningful connections.
- KNOWAGE
Thank you for curating an unforgettable experience!
- IMG.LY
Marijus Andrijauskas
Early bird tickets in a pocket already. See you guys next year! Great event.
- Marijus Andrijauskas
I met great people again and had exciting conversations. And I’m grateful for the opportunity to do it in such a cool atmosphere.
- Felix Hettig
Be authentic – Talk about how you really feel, what you really think and want to achieve! 🔥 Thanks to the whole 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Team🏴‍☠️
- Melanie Stöcker
Jessy Brughmans
I had heard a lot of positive things about this event but nothing could have prepared me for how awesome it really was, and how awesome all the PEOPLE were!
- Jessy Brughmans
ARRRsome
- Dean Johnson
Jasmin Bauomy
So much love for this event. Stage fright or not, I learned a lot, met amazing people who’re all working hard to make their dream happen.
- Jasmin Bauomy
Alireza Shahbaghi
Thank you very much PIRATE Summit for an amazing event.
- Alireza Shahbaghi
APX
Our family member Tilman went to PIRATE Summit in Cologne yesterday. He enjoyed a very welcoming crowd, the campfires and clinics, and on top of that met many interesting teams. Until next time! 👋🏼
- APX
PIRATE Summit is truly an experience to remember. Carefully crafted for connection, inspiration, and learning, this summit is just a different breed.
- Tomas Lekavičius
Great lectures, amazing location and lots of Arrr.
- Giant Swarm
Kiran Maverick
PIRATE Summit is one of the finest tech events in Europe.
- Kiran Maverick
Top content, many new contacts, and a great atmosphere.
- Frank Leyhausen
NRW Startups
PIRATE Summit has managed to develop from an insider tip to one of the most important start-up events in Europe. The event has now become one of the most important meetings for serious founders and their financiers.
- NRW Startups
10 editions later, the CEO of PIRATE Summit decides to organize a very last cruise! It takes courage and wisdom to leave gracefully when it is time. PIRATE Summit, thanks for this Last BURN, great lesson!
- Houda Ghozzi
Rombo Games
PIRATE Summit described in 3 emotions: Adventure, Thrill, Inspiration!
- Rombo Games
Benedikt Stolz
Had a blast at PIRATE Summit and loved talking about how the venture capital scene needs new ideas!
- Benedikt Stolz
Trevor Evans
One of the coolest events I’ve ever heard of.
- Trevor Evans
Elias Bizannes
Looking forward to PIRATE Summit this year. It’s the best startup conference I’ve experienced.
- Elias Bizannes
It’s been incredibly exciting to be a #WalkThePlank finalist at @piratesummit and spend two days networking with curated innovators, creators, and backers in what is one of the most unconventional events and inspiring venues in Cologne. Should I say 4 out of 5 finalists pitching were Female Founders? Thank you to the team for hosting and for putting us in the spotlight on the 10th edition of the summit!
- Film Chai
Frank Thelen
We are big fans of this unique conference!
- Frank Thelen
Nick Stevens
PIRATE Summit is an incredible opportunity to get up close and personal with a great audience.
- Nick Stevens
Sara Usinger
Yesterday night someone asked me what PIRATE Summit is for me. It took me a moment to think but in the end it was pretty simple. It´s like home. Thank you to everyone for creating such a wonderful event once again.
- Sara Usinger
We look back on the last Burn with one laughing and one crying eye, especially thanking Manuel and the whole PIRATE crew for organizing it and hope that the unique spirit of the Pirate Summit lives on. ARRRRR.
- Circonomit
Axeleo
Their mission is to create meaningful connections and grow the startup ecosystem. They celebrate true entrepreneurship and the startup culture and are known for their curated, authentic and somewhat different approach to events.
- Axeleo
It’s sorry to say goodbye to such a phenomenon as Pirate Summit. The community, the vibe, everything felt so warm and welcoming.
- Volodymyr Demchenko
Great to see that sustainability was the overarching topic on this years PIRATE Summit! One investor from the US even said the German startup ecosystem seems to really differentiate itself from others by fostering social and ecological business models.
- Colin Bien
PIRATE Summit is truly an experience to remember. Carefully crafted for connection, inspiration, and learning, this summit is just a different breed.
- tomas lekavičius