The EUNICE Start Cup is an international entrepreneurship competition that brings together students from across the EUNICE alliance. Participants form teams and present their own business concepts, pitching them in front of a jury. It’s a test of creativity, persuasiveness, and presentation skills – which idea stands out as the most innovative, who can win over the judges, and who truly captures the audience?
The 2026 finals will take place at Poznan University of Technology, Poland on 23–24 April. Prior to the final stage, each partner university organises its own local selection round to nominate the best team.
Beyond the competition itself, the Start Cup offers participants a valuable learning experience – from developing entrepreneurial competences and refining business ideas to building connections within an international academic community.
Teams and ideas
University of Cantabria: Rebel’D
Andrea Carolina DÍAZ and Belkys Analí RODRÍGUEZ
Rebel’D is a circular‑fashion initiative that elevates second‑hand clothing through meticulous repair, creative customisation, and design, turning discarded clothes into distinctive, sustainable pieces. The project represents sustainability, challenges fast‑fashion norms and shows how craftsmanship and environmental responsibility can generate entrepreneurial value. By merging style and reuse, Rebel’D stands as a forward‑looking model for a more conscious and transformative fashion industry.
University of Catania: Accura
Federico Ursino, Daniele Fazio, Mattia Valenti
Accura is a deep-tech startup developing an autonomous, in-situ monitoring system for microplastics in marine and freshwater environments, integrating low-cost laser spectroscopy hardware with a proprietary machine learning software stack to deliver real-time data.
Karlstad University: PipeGuard Transport Solutions
Hamzat Yosopov, Andreas Beijer, Simon Dahlén, Edward Lénberg
PipeGuard Transport Solutions is a modular packaging system that improves safety and efficiency in transporting and handling pipes within infrastructure logistics. Design is lightweight and stackable, enabling easier handling and more efficient storage. The use of recyclable materials supports more sustainable operations and helps industry actors meet growing sustainability demands and future regulations.
University of Mons: Memocare
Andrea ALCAMO, Martin ALEXANDRE, Stanislav BACHYNSKYI, Petro BORYS, Arthur DONKOFF, Nicolas PRUNEAU, Gabriel VASSILEVSKY
Memocare offers a technological solution designed to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s and support their carers: the MemoWatch is a smart wristband designed to help people with Alzheimer’s maintain their independence, whilst reassuring their loved ones through real-time alerts.
University of Vaasa: Renpace
Sina Mahmoudi Kanesbi
Renpace is a platform that connects underutilized spaces with people who need them for short-term use. It enables flexible, affordable, and on-demand access to space without long-term commitment.
Polytechnic Institute of Viseu: TerraVisionIA
Dinis Chaves Pereira, Guilherme Taveira and João Pedro Paradela
TerraVisionIA is a 3D web platform that uses satellite imagery, real-time weather data, and proprietary AI models to predict landslides, desertification, and floods for any municipality in the world. Our MVP has already been built and validated in a UNESCO World Heritage region, and we are ready to scale across Europe as a self-sustaining B2B SaaS.
University of the Peloponnese: AgroSphere
Dimitrios ILIOPOULOS, Stamatios KANAKIS, Konstantinos KOURDIS, Efstathios KOUROUPAKIS
AgroSphere provides an innovative IoT smart collar designed to modernize sheep farming. The device continuously collects critical biometrics—including real-time GPS location and body temperature —transmitting them directly to a centralized software platform. This ecosystem empowers farmers to prevent theft and optimize daily operations, while enabling veterinarians to transition from reactive treatments to proactive disease prevention, ultimately ensuring superior animal welfare and farm profitability.
Poznan University of Technology: Bikon
Igor Komar
Bikon is a revolutionary IoT ecosystem engineered to redefine the safety of children and youth during school trips, summer camps, and outdoor excursions. By utilizing dynamic geofencing technology, the system creates an invisible “safety bubble” around a group, drastically reducing the risk of a participant wandering off and minimizing the civil liability of educational institutions.
