Startup Georgia · Fabrika Tbilisi · 12–13 June 2026
For early-stage founders, regional accelerators, venture funds, corporate innovation teams, the GITA and Innovation & Technology Agency delegation, university entrepreneurship centres and CEE / MENA press teams that need booth apparel, high-volume giveaways, lead-capture gifts, VIP kits and booth material delivered on opening day of the stand at Fabrika Tbilisi. EUR + 21% VAT invoiced through FACe and the Suministro Inmediato de Información (SII) of the Agencia Tributaria (AEAT), with 18–24 working-day production from the Madrid hub and 24–48 h delivery to a named consignee at Fabrika or at the partner hotel near Freedom Square / Rustaveli Avenue.
Tbilisi Startup Summit is the flagship event of the Startup Georgia initiative and the regional gathering that pulls together founders from Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the wider South Caucasus with CEE and MENA venture funds. The June 2026 edition lands in early summer when Tbilisi's creative campus of Fabrika is at full capacity, with founders pitching from the courtyard terraces and VCs holding office hours in the refurbished sewing-floor rooms. For brand teams the issue is not just printing the artwork: it is coordinating quantities by shift (the audience is heaviest during demo night and lighter during VC matching), pre-labelling by recipient tier (founders vs. investors vs. press), avoiding bottlenecks at the Fabrika entrance where badge control is tight, and keeping margin for emergency restock at the stand when tote bags run out before the demo-night pitch rounds.
A typical brief that lands on our desk combines 220 GSM organic-cotton polos and T-shirts with embroidery or screen print of the startup or fund logo, softshell-style light layers for partners who walk between the courtyard and the indoor pitches (Tbilisi in June is warm outdoors and cool inside the air-conditioned halls), recycled-cotton tote bags and 500 ml bottles with single-colour engraving for fast counter hand-out, thick-ribbon lanyards with metal clip and pocket holders for the credentialed attendees, 5 000–10 000 mAh power banks with integrated cable for qualified investor meetings, and gift boxes with engraved hip-flask, pin and notebook for lead VCs invited to the founders' dinner at the Stamba Hotel or at the Chateau Mere wine estate. The audience skews young and international, which shifts the apparel split toward medium, and the colour palette tends to favour navy, anthracite and burgundy over lighter shades that mark easily during long courtyard days.
220 GSM organic-cotton polos and T-shirts with embroidery or screen print of the startup or fund, softshell-style light layers for partners walking between courtyard and indoor pitches, caps for outdoor pitches at the Fabrika terraces, and aprons for hospitality staff at the demo-night bar.
Recycled-cotton tote bags with two-colour screen print, 500 ml stainless-steel bottles with single-colour engraving, A6 notebooks with recycled-paper cover, blue-ink pens with cardboard barrel, thick-ribbon lanyards with metal clip and transparent credential holders for Summit badges.
5 000–10 000 mAh power banks with integrated cable, wireless chargers, USB-C hubs, cork and bamboo desk sets, and in-ear headphones with charging case — reserved for conversations with investors, founders and corporate innovation leads identified in the exhibitor CRM.
Boxes with engraved hip-flask, pin and premium notebook for lead VCs and invited founders, numbered sets for GITA / Innovation & Technology Agency officials, 12 L backpacks with padded compartment for CEE / MENA press, and neutral packaging with personalised card for the corporate innovation delegation.
The Tbilisi Summit calendar leaves little margin: the average founder or fund locks the product list and quantities six weeks before doors open and needs a physical prototype approved four weeks before the June dates to avoid marking errors that get paid in reprints. We usually hold reserved stock in the Madrid hub for recurring pieces (white polos, tote bags, lanyards, bottles) that we can produce and deliver in 7–10 working days; for pieces with bespoke embroidery (startup logo, fund name, portfolio cohort) the window stretches to 10–14 working days. For VIP sets and gift boxes we recommend closing the order 4–5 weeks before so we can present a physical prototype to the client and validate packaging, engraving and personalised card against the live appearance of the brand identity.
The Tbilisi leg is reserved for last-mile and emergency restock: when stock runs out before the demo-night pitch rounds we can ship a top-up from our partner warehouse in the Vera district with scheduled delivery to Fabrika in under 24 hours. The customs flow for lots arriving from outside Georgia is coordinated with the client's freight forwarder and stays out of our invoice: we deliver the goods with the import customs declaration already processed by the client, ready to enter Fabrika through the courtyard loading dock and be signed for by the named consignee at the stand.
The B2B invoice is issued in EUR with 21% VAT added, dispatched via FACe and the Suministro Inmediato de Información (SII) of the Agencia Tributaria (AEAT); for intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for Georgian and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without VAT citing the relevant EU directive article, and the client settles the Georgian VAT through its own filings. Each delivery is signed at destination and, when requested, with a photo of the material unloaded at the stand or in the partner hotel concierge. The returns flow is documented on the day after breakdown with a manifest of surplus stock that we collect from Fabrika and consolidate for the next edition or for the regional roadmap in Batumi, Kutaisi or Telavi.
Tbilisi Startup Summit 2026 takes place 12–13 June 2026 at Fabrika Tbilisi (the converted sewing factory campus in the Vera district), with stand build on 11 June, demo night on 12 June at 20:00 and VC matching on 13 June. The official dates are confirmed on tbilisi.startup.ge; we use that reference for every shipment that cannot tolerate a date slip.
Yes, with a prior slot. The Fabrika courtyard loading dock has restricted loading windows (morning of 11 June) and requires a delivery note signed by the exhibitor; we recommend combining that delivery with backup stock at the partner hotel near Freedom Square or at our Vera-district warehouse for emergency restock during the summit.
We coordinate with the client's freight forwarder. We invoice in EUR and deliver the material to the forwarder's warehouse in Tbilisi with the import customs declaration already processed by the client; the forwarder handles the clearance and the final delivery to Fabrika through the courtyard loading dock.
No. Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier that helps founders, VCs and attending teams prepare their own merch for the Tbilisi Startup Summit. It does not organise, sponsor or represent Startup Georgia, GITA or Fabrika.
Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier for companies participating in Tbilisi Startup Summit 2026. This page helps those teams prepare their own merch for the event; it does not represent Startup Georgia, GITA, Fabrika or any accelerator, fund or association.