Startion has been ranked among the world’s TOP 5 creative startups at the Creative Business Cup World Finals in Copenhagen.

From September 14–16, 2025, the Creative Business Cup Global Finals, the world championship for creative industries startups, was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Hungarian-founded Startion was ranked among the world’s top five startups, earning outstanding international recognition.

The Creative Business Cup (CBC) is the world’s leading creative industries startup event, a global competition built on national championships held in more than 80 countries and organized annually for the past 13 years.  The Hungarian edition was organized in August by the Creative Business Network’s local partner, Tech In The City, and this year hosted by Bäse Budapest. The jury selected the Startion team to advance, officially giving them the opportunity to represent Hungary at the global finals.

On the first day of the Copenhagen finals, each participating startup presented its pitch, after which the jury selected the finalists. In the second round of the finals, the selected startups pitched again, and from this group the jury chose and named the world’s TOP 5 creative startups (Top 5 Global Finalist). The competition was ultimately won by a project from Botswana, but Startion’s TOP 5 placement proves that Hungarian creative industry innovations are among the world’s best. Their success marks another milestone in the international recognition of Hungarian startups. In addition, the finals provided Startion with an outstanding opportunity to connect with investors, partners, and industry experts from around the globe.

Startion.io is a MusicTech startup from Debrecen that digitalizes and standardizes the management of bands’ stage and technical requirements (stage plots and riders). The integrated platform simplifies and makes communication between performers and organizers more transparent, making concert organization faster, more efficient, and more sustainable. The solution addresses time- and cost-intensive challenges present in international event organization and offers a scalable answer, potentially setting a new global standard in the future. In the coming period, the team will focus on entering international markets, building strategic partnerships, and attracting investors to make their solution more widely accessible.

“We are proud that Startion has been chosen among the world’s five best creative startups at the Creative Business Cup finals. This is tremendous feedback that Hungarian creative industry innovations are relevant internationally and proves that our vision can have global, future-shaping impact in the music and event industry.” said B. Farkas Gergő, founder and CEO of Startion.

Startion’s participation was also supported by Márk László Baranyai, Commercial Attaché of the Embassy of Hungary in Denmark, who was present at the event. A joint photo was also taken with the attaché.

This is not the first time Startion has been in the international spotlight: the startup was one of the winners of the HEMI music industry incubation program, was selected among only ten startups for the Music Tech Europe Academy program last year, and more recently competed at an international music industry startup competition in Bogotá, Colombia.