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A free community for people actually building.
Malta Startup Space is a network of founders, investors and operators on the island. No fees, no cohorts, no applications. You show up, you ask for what you need, and you help someone else get what they need.
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C:\MSS\HOW-IT-WORKS.DOC
How it works
01
Show up
Claim a free profile, join WhatsApp, come to the next coffee or Build Day.
02
Ask for what you need
Intros, talent, legal, fundraising — post it. Someone in the room knows a guy.
03
Pay it forward
Answer someone else's ask. That's the whole model.
C:\MSS\VALUES.TXT — READ ONLY
> CAT VALUES.TXT
Seven things we hold to
01
FOUNDERS FIRST
We optimise for people building companies, not for spectators or sponsors.
02
BORN GLOBAL
Malta is the launchpad. The market is wherever the customer is.
03
OPENNESS
Share decks, intros, failures. Closed networks stay small.
04
CANDOUR
Say the hard thing early. Soft landings waste months.
05
RECIPROCITY
Ask freely. Give at least as much as you take.
06
MENTORSHIP
If you've done it once, help someone do it faster.
07
CONVICTION
Bet on people and ideas before they're obvious.
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C:\MSS\TEAM.DIR — WHO RUNS THIS
> LS -L /TEAM
Malta Startup Space is run by founders and operators who give a few hours a month. If the community has been useful to you, this is how you pay it forward.
Simon Theuma
Community Lead
Startup Consultant
Simon has been running the community since mid-2025. A software developer by trade, he's been involved in various startups for over a decade. Always happy to help out and always pushing to grow the startup scene in Malta.
Nikky Farrugia
Admin
Innovation Office Management
Nikky is the Founder/CEO of Innovation Office Management. She's very passionate about Office Management, and makes it her business to keep founders' back office running smoothly to keep them focused on building.
Delphine Ranson
Project Management
YBCE Consulting
Delphine lives in Gozo, and has 20+ years of consulting experience in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). She's also the founder of YBCE Consulting, a Salesforce pure-play consultancy.
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Help run the room
A few hours a month keeps this free. Pick a lane — we'll match you with whoever's already on it.
EVENT HOSTINGWRITING THE WIREPHOTOGRAPHYMENTORINGPARTNERSHIPSOPS & TOOLING
01 Tell us the lane and how much time you have.02 We pair you with the volunteer already running it.03 Show up to one thing. That's the whole commitment.
[ SIGN UP AS A VOLUNTEER ]CONTRIBUTE A STORY OR EVENTC:\MSS\JOIN.EXE
Ready to claim a seat?
Free membership, company profile, and access to the asks board.
C:\MSS\SUPPORT.EXE