Summer 2027 · The startup games
The world flies to Europe to build for the planet.
Students from 70+ countries, their professors and 50+ mentors spend three weeks in three cities racing to launch a company that fixes something real.
Who are you at the Games?
Pick a role. Your cursor turns into your character, and every stage tells your side of the story.
Fly in
Everyone flies in. A unicorn flies out.
Pick your arena. Same game, same rules, different skyline.
University of Lisbon
Three weeks on site · 300 students from 70+ countries
Trams, tiles and the Atlantic ten minutes away by train.
LisbonSan FranciscoNew YorkSão PauloLagosNairobiMumbaiSingaporeTokyoPre-week · at home
Warm up before you fly.
One online week at home. Teams form, tools get set up and everyone meets before landing. Nobody shows up cold.
Your warm-up
0 of 4 done
Boarding passEIA 2027
To
Lisbon
19 Jul – 6 Aug 2027
Role
Student
Gate
Opening ceremony
Tick every box to print your boarding pass.
Week 1 · Build
Talk to strangers. Then build.
Customer interviews first, then a prototype in real hands. Most teams change their idea by Wednesday. That's the point.
0 of 10 interviews
Tap it 10 times. Every tap is one interview.
What you build this week
Week 2 · Sell
Race to 10K.
Live campaigns with a real budget. The target is 10,000 in revenue in three weeks, because sales prove the world needs what you built.
Revenue
0 / 10,000
Week 3 · Pitch
Pitch night. Medals on the line.
Investors, a full hall and $100K investment prizes across 3 programs. Your turn to judge.
Conditions applyFinish EIA Ventures, incorporate, get a 1:1 co-investor.
Pitch night film · Film coming soon
The six beats of a pitch nobody looks away from
1. Hook
Open with one person and one bad day. No logo, no title slide.
Your turn to judge
Oceans
TideCatch
Nets that turn fishing boats into clean-up crews.
Health
PulseHome
Heart checks at home for the price of a coffee a month.
Energy
SunShare
Rooftop solar shared by everyone in the building.
Example teams, made up for this game.
Closing
Plant your flag in Summer 2027.
Pick your arena and the flag you'll carry into the opening.
Arena
Pick a role first
Who are you at the Games?
Pick a role. Your cursor turns into your character, and every stage tells your side of the story.
Conditions applyFinish EIA Ventures, incorporate, get a 1:1 co-investor.