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Welcome to Silicon Valletta

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About Silicon Valletta.


Silicon Valletta is an association set up by Malta based tech entrepreneurs that want to accelerate Malta’s attractiveness & strengthen knowledge sharing within Maltese startup community. We do this through a number of events and activities, mentorship, investor groups and support for our community.

90+ members.

95% CEOs & Founders.

Employing 1,500+ people.

€65m+ Revenue.

Malta is becoming one of the most dynamic hubs in Europe.


English speaking, business friendly, secure, sunny… many reasons that can explain this impressive on going success.

Supported by KPMG, and a number of local businesses, the goal of Silicon Valletta is to create an efficient local network & raise awareness for the Maltese digital sector.

In 2016, a few local entrepreneurs decided to create Silicon Valletta, in order to federate influential individuals from the young digital ecosystem.

We aim to share knowledge, attract talent, investors and start-ups from all over the world.

Who We Support


STARTUPS

One of our main goals at Silicon Valletta is to offer help and advice to other start-ups to help them become more successful. Most of our members have passed through the hardships of starting up a company and we will gladly share our experiences with you.

PARTNERSHIPS

The business leaders who form part of Silicon Valletta are an influential group in Malta whose digital businesses cross borders across the globe. All members and attendees have been highly vetted and we pride ourselves on having a premium selection of digital businesses.

INVESTORS

Our ambition at Silicon Valletta is to attract forward-thinking, supportive and active investors that can help our members through the early challenges, and then beyond into funding international expansion. Helping member tech start-ups to get off the ground.

Our Members

Simon Azzopardi

Simon Azzopardi

Silicon Valletta President
Stephen Chetcuti Bonavita

Stephen Chetcuti Bonavita

Co-Founder & VP of Sales/Marketing, Altaro
Silicon Valletta Board Member
Johan Zammit

Johan Zammit

Founder & CEO, Smart Studios
Silicon Valletta Board Member
Russel Mifsud

Russel Mifsud

Economist, Director, Gaming Lead & Global SME, KPMG
Silicon Valletta Board Member
Kris Vella Petroni

Kris Vella Petroni

Partner and Co-Founder, BRND WGN
Michael Debono

Michael Debono

Group Strategic Director, Debono Group

Our Supporters

Recent Events & News

Make Europe the new Global Powerhouse for Startups
May 11, 2021 | News

Make Europe the new Global Powerhouse for Startups

Silicon Valletta represent Malta in Action Plan to Make Europe the new Global Powerhouse for Startups. On the 10th May,…

Silicon Valletta’s first Peer Learning Session
March 5, 2020 | Events

Silicon Valletta’s first Peer Learning Session

Event info – Monday, March, 16, 2020 In collaboration with A Founders’ guide to getting the most out of your Board…

Featured Superhero – Steve Mercieca, profit for purpose
March 4, 2020 | News

Featured Superhero – Steve Mercieca, profit for purpose

Steve Mercieca is a long-standing member of Silicon Valletta and Co-Founder and CEO of Quicklets and Zanzi Homes. A risk-taker by nature, Steve constantly promotes…

Silicon Valletta has grown, so we are upping our game
March 3, 2020 | News

Silicon Valletta has grown, so we are upping our game

When we started Silicon Valletta, we were just a handful of members, who knew each other relatively well and were…

Summer Meet-up 2019
June 21, 2019 | Events

Summer Meet-up 2019

On June 20th 2019, Silicon Valletta welcomed 100 of Malta’s leading tech entrepreneurs, CEO’s and co-founders to our exclusive annual summer…

SV @ Investor Connect
May 23, 2019 | Events

SV @ Investor Connect

SV @ Investor Connect On the 9th May 2019 Silicon Valletta actively participated in “Investor Connect” – an event aimed…

Testimonials

Become a Member

The requirements for members is an evaluation done based on the following criteria:

• Applicants are C-level, ideally entrepreneurs / investors / shareholders / founders
• Minimum of 15 people in their company
• €100K+ in revenue per year