Name

MeOut

Legal name

MeOut Group

Website

https://meout.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MeOut Group is a Budapest-headquartered international nonprofit connecting global startup ecosystems through media platforms (EU-Startups, African-Startups.com), flagship events, and education programs serving founders, investors, and educators across 150+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Ecosystem and Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship, Startup Incubation & Pitch Programs (EDAMAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA), Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD), Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC)

Keywords

• Startup ecosystem services
• Education training programs
• International mobility programs
• Venture incubation services
• Ecosystem media platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Management & Conferences: Revenue generated through organizing flagship events including EU-Startups Summit, InnovateMeOut conferences, and Global Startup Awards ceremonies. Events feature exhibitors, attendees, speakers, and pitch competitions.
2. Media & Publishing: EU-Startups and African-Startups.com media platforms providing editorial coverage, visibility services, and ecosystem connectivity for startups, investors, and ecosystem actors.
3. Training & Education Services: Global Training Excellence programs for educators, leaders, and entrepreneurs, including Erasmus+ KA1 funded trainings, vocational education initiatives, and professional mobilities across Europe and beyond.
4. Startup Incubation & Investment: IncubateMeOut provides startup support, training, and guidance. MeOut Invest provides strategic investment for early-stage founders focused on innovation and global scalability. Global Startup Awards ecosystem may develop a venture arm.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MeOut Group operates a dual-pillar portfolio combining innovation and education services. The Innovation pillar includes owned media platforms (EU-Startups and African-Startups.com), the Global Startup Awards competition (via co-founding XO Group), startup incubation through IncubateMeOut, hackathons via ChallengeMeOut, and early-stage investment through MeOut Invest. The Education pillar delivers Erasmus+ KA1-funded professional trainings (TrainMeOut), short- and long-term mobility programs (MeOut Mobility, MeOut Pro), curriculum and digital learning tools (EduKit MeOut), and volunteering programs (MeOut Helps). The company organizes flagship events including EU-Startups Summit, InnovateMeOut, and Now We Can! Budapest.

Product overview

MeOut Group operates a diversified portfolio of products and services organized around two main pillars: Innovation and Education. The Innovation pillar includes EU-Startups (Europe's leading startup media platform), African-Startups.com (sister publication covering African startups), Global Startup Awards (world's largest startup competition), InnovateMeOut (community innovation events), Incubate MeOut (startup acceleration), Challenge MeOut (hackathons), MeOut Production (media services), and MeOut Invest (strategic investment). The Education pillar encompasses Train MeOut (professional training), MeOut Pro (long-term mobilities), MeOut Mobility (short-term mobilities), EduKit MeOut (digital learning tools), MeOut Helps (volunteering programs), and AVET (VET alliance). The company also organizes flagship events including the EU-Startups Summit and plans to launch the African-Startups Summit in 2027.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InnovateMeOut: Community-driven innovation event connecting founders, investors, ecosystem builders, students, and innovators from across Europe and beyond.
• IncubateMeOut
• MeOut Invest
• ChallengeMeOut
• MeOut Production
• TrainMeOut
• MeOut Pro
• MeOut Mobility
• MeOut Helps & Volunteering
• AVET
• EduKit MeOut
• Now We Can! Budapest

Products and services

• EU-Startups Europe's leading media platform dedicated to innovation, founders, and investors, providing editorial coverage of European startup ecosystem news, funding rounds, and ecosystem developments. Owned and operated by MeOut Group.
• African-Startups.com English-language media platform and sister publication to EU-Startups dedicated to covering startups, venture capital, and innovation across Africa. Aims to bridge the visibility gap for African startups through context-driven and internationally accessible coverage.
• Global Startup Awards The world's largest startup competition and global innovation ecosystem connecting startup ecosystems across more than 150 countries. Functions as a competition, event platform, and connector between founders, investors, and ecosystem actors. MeOut Group is co-founder of XO Group, the parent company.
• InnovateMeOut Community-driven innovation event series featuring inspiring talks, panel discussions, networking sessions, and community-driven activities. Connects founders, investors, ecosystem builders, students, and innovators across Europe.
• IncubateMeOut Startup incubation and acceleration program designed to help people with new business ideas get the support, training, and guidance needed to build successful startups.
• MeOut Invest Strategic investment initiative providing early-stage funding to founders focused on innovation and global scalability.
• ChallengeMeOut Hackathons for innovation that turn ideas into business while empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs.
• TrainMeOut Global training excellence program offering professional international trainings for educators, leaders, and entrepreneurs, fully fundable through Erasmus+ KA1 grants.
• MeOut Pro Long-term professional mobilities program empowering young adults in vocational training across Europe, delivered as a leading provider of Erasmus+ mobilities.
• MeOut Mobility Short-term international mobility programs for young people, VET learners, and university students across Europe.
• EduKit MeOut Digital learning and curriculum innovation services including innovative curriculum design, digital learning tools, and educational content development for modern education systems.
• MeOut Production Visual production and IT development services providing creative media and IT production for visibility, storytelling, and dissemination across ecosystem initiatives.
• EU-Startups Summit Flagship annual European startup event held in Malta bringing together Europe's startup community including founders, investors, exhibitors, and media, with 2,500+ attendees and 100+ speakers.
• Now We Can! Budapest Three-day international tech event in Budapest organized by MeOut, powered by EU-Startups, held at Akvárium venue, featuring networking and ecosystem building for the international tech community.

Quantifiable outcome

• €3.4 billion raised by African startups in 2025 across 570 transactions — highlighting the visibility gap African-Startups.com aims to address
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Now We Can! BudapestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2026Now We Can! Budapest is a three-day tech event in Budapest organized by MeOut powered by EU-Startups. The event aims to be the biggest and most international tech event in Budapest's history, held at Akvárium venue on November 25-26.
• African-Startups.comflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026African-Startups.com is a new English-language media platform dedicated to covering African startups, venture capital, and innovation. Launched as a sister publication to EU-Startups under MeOut Group, it aims to bridge the visibility gap for African startups who raised €3.4B across 570 transactions in 2025 vs Europe's €66.2B.
• EU-Startups Summit MaltaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026EU-Startups Summit 2026 took place in Malta on May 7-8, bringing together Europe's startup community including founders, investors, and media. The event featured over 75 exhibitor companies, approximately 2,500 attendees, and around 100 speakers.
• Global Startup AwardsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Global Startup Awards, originating as a Nordic initiative, has grown into a global network connecting startup ecosystems across 150+ countries. The 11th global finale is held in partnership with EU Startup Summit and MeOut Group, expecting over 2,500 participants including 1,200 founders and 300 investors from 100+ countries.
• EU-StartupscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-Startups is Europe's leading platform for innovation, founders & investors. It is proudly owned and operated by MeOut Group, serving as a core owned asset for ecosystem connectivity and media coverage.
• XO GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerXO Group is the parent company of Global Startup Awards. MeOut Group is a co-founder of XO Group, contributing to startup recognition across 19 regions and 154 countries, with over 100,000 startups recognized and 16 unicorns identified.
• Erasmus+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeOut serves as a leading provider of Erasmus+ programs including KA1 mobilities, long-term vocational training, and professional development. Programs are fully fundable through Erasmus+ KA1 grants and support education initiatives across 50+ countries.
• AVET AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVET is a Brussels-based alliance representing VET (Vocational Education and Training) institutions worldwide and promoting excellence in VET. Led by MeOut Group, the alliance strengthens international work-based learning cooperation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Web Summit: Global tech conference organizer running flagship events in Lisbon, Rio, Qatar, and Vancouver, plus media platforms. Comparable to MeOut's EU-Startups Summit and Now We Can! Budapest flagship events at a larger scale.
• TechCrunch: Leading global technology media platform covering startup news, funding rounds, and ecosystem developments. Directly comparable to MeOut's EU-Startups and African-Startups.com editorial platforms, though at a larger scale and broader tech focus.
• Techstars: Global accelerator and venture capital network running programs across multiple continents with a portfolio of thousands of startups. Directly comparable to MeOut's IncubateMeOut and MeOut Invest offerings, though operating as a for-profit VC.

Direct peers

• Startupbootcamp: Global accelerator network running industry-specific programs across multiple continents. Directly comparable to MeOut's IncubateMeOut for startup acceleration, with broader geographic coverage.
• Startup Grind: Global startup community with events in 600+ chapters across 125+ countries, connecting founders and investors. Comparable to MeOut's community-driven ecosystem model and InnovateMeOut event portfolio at grassroots scale.
• Slush: Finnish-founded nonprofit organizing one of the world's largest startup events (Slush Helsinki) with global ecosystem-building programs for founders and investors. Highly comparable to MeOut's InnovateMeOut and EU-Startups Summit events, both run as nonprofit/community-driven models.
• Endeavor: Global nonprofit supporting high-impact entrepreneurs across 40+ markets with mentorship, events, and ecosystem programs. Highly comparable to MeOut's nonprofit structure, global mission, and founder-focused programs like IncubateMeOut.
• Founders Forum: Invitation-only community and events platform connecting tech founders, investors, and policymakers globally. Comparable to MeOut's curated ecosystem-building events and InnovateMeOut community model, with a more exclusive positioning.
• Seedstars: Switzerland-based organization focused on emerging market startup ecosystems, running the Seedstars World Competition and operating media, events, and acceleration programs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Strongly comparable to MeOut's African-Startups.com and Global Startup Awards initiatives.

Regional players

• Innovate UK: UK government agency supporting innovation and business growth through funding, training, and ecosystem programs. Comparable to MeOut's TrainMeOut and innovation programs, though geographically focused on the UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MeOutGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meout
• Instagraminstagram.com/meout_group

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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