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Software Development startup ecosystem

We track 63 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.

63 entries.

Agile Prague

Prague, Czech Republic · Event Organisator

Community organiser behind the annual Agile Prague conference, one of the first agile-focused conferences in Central Europe. It brings together international speakers and local practitioners for two days of technical and practical talks, Open Space sessions, and a Coaches Clinic on agile, Scrum, and team practices.

Agile Prague (Sept 2026)

Prague, Czech Republic · Event

Agile Prague is one of the first agile-focused conferences in the heart of Europe, gathering more than 25 international speakers across two days at the OK System Conference Center on Pankrác. It blends technical and practical talks with a mid-day Open Space and a Coaches Clinic running through the breaks, fostering direct conversation on agile, Scrum, and team practices.

Aino Corry

Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Person

Technical retrospectives and patterns expert, author of "Retrospectives Antipatterns," who teaches teams how to run effective retrospectives and apply software patterns. She is an announced speaker at Codecamp Cluj-Napoca 2026.

Alin Simion

Iași, Romania · Person

Senior Cloud Engineer at CrowdStrike specialising in scalable cloud infrastructure and security engineering. He is an announced speaker at DevDays Iași 2026, where he addresses developers and architects on cloud systems.

Arne Blankerts

Hamburg, Germany · Person

Arne Blankerts is Co-Founder of thePHP.cc, a Germany-based software consultancy specializing in PHP architecture, clean code, and software quality best practices. He is a recognized speaker and educator in the PHP and broader software development community, with expertise in software design, refactoring, and dependency injection. Blankerts has contributed extensively to open-source PHP tooling and regularly presents at major PHP and software conferences across Europe and internationally. He co-leads thePHP.cc alongside PHPUnit creator Sebastian Bergmann.

AWS Community Day Poland 2026 (Sept 2026)

Warsaw, Poland · Event

AWS Community Day Poland 2026 is a community-run conference for AWS cloud builders, developers, and architects, held at Multikino in Złote Tarasy, Warsaw. It features talks across multiple screening-room stages on AWS cloud, serverless, and DevOps topics, plus hands-on sessions and networking, and is organised by AWS User Group community members rather than AWS itself, free to attend with registration.

Balazs Horvath

Budapest, Hungary · Person

Balazs Horvath is the Founder and Lead Architect of VisualLabs, a Hungarian technology company specializing in Microsoft Power Platform, Business Intelligence, and AI-driven automation solutions. He is an active speaker in the European Microsoft community, presenting on topics including multi-agent architectures and autonomous agents built on Microsoft's Business Application and cloud stack. Horvath also supports the Hungarian Microsoft practitioner community through sponsorship and participation in the annual Shift+Enter Summit.

Code Europe

Warsaw, Poland · Event Organisator

Code Europe is Poland's largest tech festival for software engineers, founded in 2016 and operating as an independent organization with 11-50 employees. The organization runs annual multi-day events bringing together thousands of developers from across Central and Eastern Europe, combining in-person and online sessions. Its 2026 edition, branded 'Tech Builders Festival for Engineers,' is scheduled for September 14-15 at Stadion Legii in Warsaw, with tracks covering AI engineering, cloud and DevOps, software architecture, and security.

Codecamp

Bucharest, Romania · Event Organisator

Romanian organiser of the Codecamp conference series, running developer-focused conferences and masterclasses since 2008 across multiple cities including Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iași and Timișoara. Programmes cover software development, software architecture, artificial intelligence and engineering leadership for the local IT community.

Codecamp Cluj-Napoca (October 2026)

Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Event

Regional Cluj-Napoca edition of the Codecamp conference series, running since 2008, held at the Grand Hotel Italia. A one-day main conference of software-development talks on October 20 is followed by two days of hands-on masterclasses on software architecture and AI, aimed at the local IT community of developers, architects and engineering leads.

Dave Thomas

Copenhagen, Denmark · Person

Programmer and author, co-author of The Pragmatic Programmer and a signatory of the Agile Manifesto, a longstanding influence on software craftsmanship and developer practice. He is a confirmed speaker at GOTO Copenhagen 2026, reflecting on pragmatic programming in the age of AI.

DevDays

Iași, Romania · Event Organisator

Organiser of DevDays, an 'Unstacked Engineering' software conference held in Iași, Romania. The team grew out of the long-running dotnetdays.ro conference and now runs a broader event focused on the real-world practice of modern, polyglot and distributed software engineering, spanning architecture, AI, cloud and DevOps.

DevDays Iași (September 2026)

Iași, Romania · Event

DevDays (subtitled 'Unstacked Engineering Conference') is a Romanian software-engineering conference held at the Agora event center in Iași. Evolved from the long-running dotnetdays.ro conference, the 2026 edition runs pre-conference workshops on September 21-22 and a main conference day on September 23, with tracks spanning software development, architecture, AI, cloud infrastructure, DevOps and security.

DevOpsDays Vilnius

Vilnius, Lithuania · Event Organisator

DevOpsDays Vilnius is the local chapter of the global, community-run DevOpsDays conference series, organised by a volunteer team of Lithuanian engineers. The non-profit event focuses on DevOps culture, software delivery, automation and the intersection of development and operations, drawing practitioners from across the Baltics.

DevOpsDays Vilnius 2026 (September 2026)

Vilnius, Lithuania · Event

DevOpsDays Vilnius is a community-run, non-profit technical conference focused on DevOps, software delivery, automation and the intersection of development and operations. The two-day program at the Kablys 2.0 venue combines 30-minute talks, 5-minute ignite sessions and participant-led open-space discussions, and is part of the global DevOpsDays series drawing engineers from across the Baltics.

Emmanuel Bernard

Paris, France · Person

Emmanuel Bernard is a software engineer and open-source leader who created Hibernate ORM, Hibernate Search, and Hibernate Validator, three foundational frameworks in the Java enterprise ecosystem used by millions of developers worldwide. He served for many years as a member of the Java Community Process (JCP) Expert Groups for the Java Persistence API and Bean Validation, directly shaping the standards that underpin Java enterprise application development. Previously a Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat, he now leads Hexactgon and remains an influential voice in the Java and open-source community.

Frontendisti.cz

Prague, Czech Republic · Event Organisator

Czech frontend developer community that organises FrontKon, Prague's frontend conference. The bilingual programme spans web technologies, accessibility, architecture, and AI across multiple stages plus workshops, drawing hundreds of developers and designers each edition.

FrontKon 2026 (Oct 2026)

Prague, Czech Republic · Event

FrontKon is Prague's frontend conference, returning to O2 Universum with more than 30 talks across three stages plus workshops and around 900 attendees. The bilingual programme (Czech with English interpretation for international speakers) goes beyond frontend basics to cover web technologies, accessibility, architecture, and AI.

Full Stack Conf

Sofia, Bulgaria · Event Organisator

Organising team behind Full Stack Conf, a developer conference in Sofia focused on full-stack and 'T-shaped' engineering in the AI era. The programme spans Flutter, Java, Kotlin, React, PHP, SQL and cloud technologies, delivered through talks, workshops and case studies at the Inter Expo Center.

Full Stack Conf (October 2026)

Sofia, Bulgaria · Event

Full Stack Conf is a one-day developer conference at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia, focused on full-stack and 'T-shaped' engineering in the AI era. The programme spans Flutter, Java, Kotlin, React, PHP, SQL and cloud technologies, delivered through talks, workshops and case studies for backend, frontend and mobile developers.

GOTO Copenhagen 2026 (September 2026)

Copenhagen, Denmark · Event

A major software-engineering conference at TAP1 in Copenhagen under the 2026 theme of engineering for reality, covering distributed systems, testing and debugging, legacy modernization, resilience and observability, security, sustainable computing and agentic AI software development. It is one of the longest-running developer conferences in the Nordics.

GUG.cz

Prague, Czech Republic · Event Organisator

GUG.cz is the Czech Google Developer Group community and organiser of DevFest.cz, Prague's community developer conference. The volunteer-run organisation hosts meetups and an annual conference covering AI, Android, web, cloud, Flutter, security, and open source for the local developer community.

Guillaume Laforge

Paris, France · Person

Guillaume Laforge is a Developer Advocate at Google and one of the most recognized figures in the Java and open-source software ecosystem. He is the creator of Apache Groovy, a widely adopted dynamic programming language for the Java Virtual Machine, and has contributed to numerous Java community standards and tooling efforts over more than two decades. Laforge is a prolific international conference speaker and a recognized thought leader in cloud-native Java development and generative AI tooling for developers.

J. B. Rainsberger

Cluj-Napoca, Romania · Person

Software development consultant and trainer known as "The Code Whisperer," running Diaspar Software Services and teaching test-driven development, refactoring and evolutionary design. He is an announced speaker at Codecamp Cluj-Napoca 2026.

Kent Beck

Copenhagen, Denmark · Person

Software engineer best known for creating Extreme Programming and Test-Driven Development and for his influence on agile software practices. He is a confirmed speaker at GOTO Copenhagen 2026, where he addresses software engineering, testing and developer productivity.

Laravel Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark · Event Organisator

A non-profit community association behind Laravel Live Denmark, the Danish edition of the international Laravel and PHP developer conference circuit. It brings together hundreds of developers from around the world for learning, inspiration and networking around the Laravel framework and modern PHP.

Nikola Lazarov

Sofia, Bulgaria · Person

Software engineer at Progress Software focused on developer tools and application platforms. He is an announced speaker at the DEV: Challenge Accepted 2026 conference in Sofia, presenting to developers and architects.

Nikolay Papazov

Sofia, Bulgaria · Person

Bulgarian software engineering professional working at IBM, focused on enterprise software development and architecture. He is an announced speaker at the DEV: Challenge Accepted 2026 conference in Sofia, where he presents to a developer and architect audience.

Ognyan Chikov

Sofia, Bulgaria · Person

Blockchain and software engineer at LimeChain, building decentralised applications and distributed-ledger systems. He is an announced speaker at the DEV: Challenge Accepted 2026 conference in Sofia.

Ondřej Mirtes

Copenhagen, Denmark · Person

Czech software engineer and creator of PHPStan, the popular static analysis tool for PHP that helps developers find bugs before runtime. He is a confirmed speaker at Laravel Live Denmark 2026 in Copenhagen, where he discusses static analysis and code quality in modern PHP.

Open Conf 2026

Athens, Greece · Event

An annual tech conference at the Dais Events center in Marousi, Athens, supported by the Greek software and IT sector including major companies, open communities, startups, hubs and research centers. The 2026 edition centers on AI-Native Engineering, Tech with Impact and Software Craftmanship, drawing 700+ attendees across talks, panels, mentoring and tech challenges.

Open Source Summit Europe 2026 (Oct 2026)

Prague, Czech Republic · Event

Open Source Summit Europe is the Linux Foundation's premier vendor-neutral conference for the global open-source ecosystem, featuring keynotes, breakout sessions, and a Solutions Showcase. The 2026 edition is hosted in Prague, convening maintainers, developers, technologists, and community leaders shaping the future of open source, with co-located events on the preceding days.

Pauline Vos

Copenhagen, Denmark · Person

Software engineer working with MongoDB and an active voice in the Laravel and PHP developer community, focused on databases and backend engineering. She is a confirmed speaker at Laravel Live Denmark 2026 in Copenhagen, addressing data persistence and developer experience.

Pavel Lukeš

Prague, Czech Republic · Person

Technology leader heading IT at Direct pojišťovna / Direct Technologies, where he led the rebuild of the insurer's core systems around AI and multi-agent delivery. A confirmed speaker at FrontKon 2026 in Prague on AI-first software delivery.

Riki Fridrich

Prague, Czech Republic · Person

Veteran Czech-Slovak JavaScript developer and educator with two decades of frontend experience across companies such as Outreach, Mall.cz, TopMonks, and Economia. He teaches JavaScript through public and corporate courses and speaks regularly at conferences; a confirmed speaker at FrontKon 2026 in Prague.

Sebastian Bergmann

Hamburg, Germany · Person

Sebastian Bergmann is the creator of PHPUnit, the most widely adopted unit testing framework for the PHP programming language, used by millions of developers worldwide. He is Co-Founder of thePHP.cc, a German consultancy specializing in software quality, PHP architecture, and test-driven development. Bergmann is a prolific open-source contributor and internationally recognized speaker at major software development conferences. His work on PHPUnit has had a foundational impact on software quality practices in the PHP ecosystem.

Taylor Otwell

Copenhagen, Denmark · Person

Creator of the Laravel PHP framework and founder of the company behind it, one of the most widely used open-source web frameworks. He is a confirmed speaker at Laravel Live Denmark 2026 in Copenhagen, where he addresses the Laravel ecosystem and modern PHP development.

TechTok 2026

St. Julian's, Malta · Event

Malta's full-day developer and technology conference at the Hilton Malta in Portomaso, St. Julian's, featuring 7 tracks and 25+ talks. The 2026 edition runs under the theme 'With great power comes great responsibility', spotlighting quantum computing, artificial intelligence and modern software development for developers and digital professionals.

Tejas Kumar

Prague, Czech Republic · Person

Developer relations engineer, author, and international conference speaker focused on web development, JavaScript, and AI tooling. A keynote speaker at FrontKon 2026 in Prague, he is known for talks on modern frontend architecture and developer experience.

The Linux Foundation

Prague, Czech Republic · Event Organisator

Nonprofit foundation supporting open-source projects worldwide and organiser of Open Source Summit Europe, its premier vendor-neutral open-source conference. The Europe edition convenes maintainers, developers, technologists, and community leaders, and in 2026 is hosted in Prague with co-located events.

Troy Hunt

Copenhagen, Denmark · Person

Security researcher and creator of Have I Been Pwned, the widely used service that lets people check whether their accounts have been exposed in data breaches. He is a confirmed speaker at GOTO Copenhagen 2026, addressing web security and lessons from real-world breaches.

VXSoft

Yerevan, Armenia · Startup

VXSoft is an Armenian software company specializing in e-Governance solutions, including electronic document management systems, business registers, and civil status registers for the public sector. Co-founded by Ruben Manukyan (CTO and Architect) and Vahagn Mkhitaryan (Founder and President), the company operates offices in Yerevan, Dublin, and other locations, with core software development carried out in Armenia. VXSoft is the Diamond Sponsor of PyData PyCon Yerevan 2026, and its CTO Ruben Manukyan serves as a member of the event organizing committee.

Webbicus

Sofia, Bulgaria · Event Organisator

Sofia-based organiser of the 'Challenge Accepted' technology conference series, including DEV: Challenge Accepted and QA: Challenge Accepted, held at the John Atanasoff Forum in Sofia Tech Park. The multi-track events bring international and Bulgarian speakers together on software development, architecture, cloud, AI, DevOps and quality assurance.

WordCamp Belgrade 2026

Belgrade, Serbia · Event

The official WordPress community conference for Belgrade, held over two days at Dom omladine Beograda. The 2026 edition expects more than 300 attendees across talks and hands-on workshops running in parallel halls, bringing together WordPress developers, designers, agencies and content creators.