Startup Incubator · Malta

We build founders,
for the future.

HATCH is a startup incubator in Malta. Early-stage founders with traction get the mentorship, resources and networks to turn an idea into a business that lasts.

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How It Works

What You Get

From idea to execution.

Most early ventures stall on the same few barriers: know-how, access and focus. We clear them away, so your energy goes into the core of what you're building.

Structured mentorship

Guidance matched to your stage, from your first customer conversations through to getting investment-ready.

A founder community

Build alongside other founders and experts. Share what works, find collaborators and stop figuring everything out alone.

Access to networks

Introductions into Malta's innovation system and European programmes, so you reach funding, talent and customers sooner.

How It Works

Four steps from application to launch.

One clear process, whatever your sector. Applications are open all year, and you'll always know what happens next.

Tell us what you're building

A short online application in four steps: you, your venture, your traction and what you need from us. Tell us where you are today, not where you think you should be.

You get: a reply from the HATCH team within a couple of weeks, with clear next steps.

Talk it through with our team

If there's a fit, we'll meet to understand your goals, your market and what's holding you back right now.

You get: a shared view of where HATCH can help most.

Build with structure and support

Work through mentorship, workshops and resources shaped around your venture, so you can focus on the core of the business.

You get: clear priorities and steady, measurable progress.

Step through the next door

Get ready to meet investors, partners and funding programmes, and stay part of a network that keeps opening doors.

You get: introductions to the people who can take you further.

Built for

Early-Stage Founders Student and Researcher Founders SMEs Launching Something New Founders Moving to Malta

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Recurring Programme

The Innovation Exchange

The first full edition, on 14 November 2025, brought founders, researchers, policymakers and European partners to Villa Arrigo Hall to name the barriers to innovation in Malta, and to start removing them.

Next Edition: November 2027

First full edition · 14 Nov 2025 · Villa Arrigo Hall
Between editions · initiatives such as a panel at the Urban Mobility Mixer, 13 Oct 2026

speakers on the 2025 programme

panel discussions on Malta Vision 2050

live startup demos in urban mobility

exploratory workshop tracks

Three tracks, one question

Each track paired EIT innovation areas with two Malta Vision 2050 pillars, and asked what helps innovation and what holds it back.

“What are the barriers and drivers of innovation for enterprises that can promote green and blue economies?”

Low-Carbon Economy Blue/Green Growth

Malta Vision 2050 pillars explored in Track 1

“What are the barriers and drivers of innovation for enterprises that can improve health and social wellness?”

Healthy Society Inclusive Society

Malta Vision 2050 pillars explored in Track 2

“What are the barriers and drivers of innovation for enterprises in sectors pivotal to regional economic growth?”

Knowledge-Intensive SMEs Industry 4.0

Malta Vision 2050 pillars explored in Track 3

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In the news

Times of Malta TVM News Business Now Who's Who

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Some of our collaborators

EIT Community Office European Institute of Innovation & Technology Malta Enterprise MDIA Xjenza Malta Climate Action Authority Climate KIC InnoEnergy MCAST EIT Food EIT Health EIT Manufacturing EIT Urban Mobility Deep Tech Foundry Malta Accelerate EIT Community Office European Institute of Innovation & Technology Malta Enterprise MDIA Xjenza Malta Climate Action Authority Climate KIC InnoEnergy MCAST EIT Food EIT Health EIT Manufacturing EIT Urban Mobility Deep Tech Foundry Malta Accelerate

What We Stand For

Five values, one vision.

To be Malta's premier incubator, empowering entrepreneurs across diverse impactful sectors to innovate, grow, educate and create tangible societal impact.

Our vision

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