Directory

Data Science startup ecosystem

We track 18 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.

18 entries.

Data Festival 2026

Munich, Germany · Event

Munich-based conference on applied data science, machine learning, and AI in the enterprise, with talks from data leaders at BMW, Siemens, Allianz, and top European scale-ups. Strong focus on real-world ML use cases, data engineering, and MLOps. 2,000+ attendees. Tickets EUR 450-990.

Data Science Conference Belgrade 2026

Belgrade, Serbia · Event

Southeast Europe's largest data science and AI conference, held in Belgrade with 1,200+ data scientists, ML engineers, and analytics leaders from across the Balkans, CEE, and Western Europe. Three days of talks, hands-on workshops, and a career fair. Content spans applied ML, LLMs in production, MLOps, and data engineering at scale. Tickets EUR 200-600.

Datamole

Prague, Czech Republic · Startup

Data, IoT and AI company building custom and pre-made machine-learning solutions for industrial clients in agriculture, manufacturing, biotech and foodtech, with a team of 80+ across Prague and Brno.

Deepnote

Prague, Czech Republic · Startup

Deepnote is a collaborative, browser-based data notebook often described as “Figma for data scientists.” It enables teams to explore data, build analyses, and share results in real time without the friction of local environments. By 2026, it is a default tool for modern data teams and has significant traction in the US market. The company is a Czech-born SaaS success story with global adoption.

EIA Nordic 2026 - Nordic Energy Informatics Academy Conference

Reykjavik, Iceland · Event

The Nordic Energy Informatics Academy Conference, held at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, explores the intersection of energy systems and informatics. Sessions span smart grids, district heating, electric mobility, industrial efficiency and sustainable buildings, with a dedicated Nordic track on the region's energy transition, bringing together academic researchers and industry innovators.

Energyworx

Houten, Netherlands · Startup

Cloud-native time series platform for energy data management and smart grid analytics, automating ingestion, processing and visualization for DSOs and utilities like E-REDES. Acquired by Gridspertise in 2025.

EuroPython 2026

Krakow, Poland · Event

Europe's largest Python community conference, held in 2026 at the ICE Krakow Congress Centre in Krakow, Poland. Around 1,500 developers, data scientists and ML engineers gather for tutorials (Jul 13-14), three main conference days (Jul 15-17) and sprints (Jul 18-19). Content spans Python for AI/ML, web frameworks, data engineering and open source, with keynotes from Python creator Guido van Rossum and core developers.

Funnel

Stockholm, Sweden · Startup

Marketing data platform that collects, cleans and normalizes data from 600+ ad, analytics and CRM sources into a unified marketing data hub. Founded 2014 in Stockholm.

IEEE AICT 2026 - Application of Information and Communication Technologies

Baku, Azerbaijan · Event

The 20th-anniversary edition of the IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies, hosted by ADA University in Baku with technical co-sponsorship from IEEE and its Azerbaijan chapters. The program spans 12 tracks and 80+ topics including data science, machine learning, cybersecurity and software engineering, drawing researchers, academics and industry practitioners from across the Caucasus, Central Asia and Europe.

Kyiv AI & Data Meetup (Summer 2026)

Kyiv, Ukraine · Event

Monthly AI and data-science meetup in Kyiv with 200+ ML engineers, data scientists, and AI founders. July edition focuses on LLM applications and RAG architectures in Ukrainian startups. Free. One of the best ways to connect with Kyiv's deep ML talent pool outside of conference season.

NumFOCUS

Austin, United States · Support Organization

NumFOCUS is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes open source scientific computing through fiscal sponsorship of more than 60 projects, including NumPy, Pandas, and Jupyter. It operates the PyData educational program globally, which organizes conferences and community events for data scientists and developers around the world. NumFOCUS serves as a Super Organizer and institutional backbone for PyData PyCon Yerevan 2026.

PyCon Greece 2026

Athens, Greece · Event

PyCon Greece 2026 is the annual Greek Python community conference at Technopolis City of Athens, run by volunteers under PyGreece. It gathers developers, data scientists and Python enthusiasts for talks and networking across web development, data science, machine learning and AI.

PyData Yerevan

Yerevan, Armenia · Event Organisator

PyData Yerevan is the Yerevan chapter of the global PyData network, hosted at the American University of Armenia (AUA) Akian College of Science and Engineering. It organizes monthly meetups and is the primary organizing body for PyData PyCon Yerevan, an annual international Python and data science conference. The chapter fosters learning and collaboration among data scientists, machine learning practitioners, and Python developers across Armenia and the South Caucasus region.