Startup events in June 2026 – Calendar

Recurring startup pitch and talent-networking series in Amsterdam (often hosted at venues such as The Social Hub), designed for pre-seed founders, angel introductions, and technical co-founder hiring. Late spring to early summer editions run as frequent community meetups rather than a single expo format.

26th EBAN Congress brings hundreds of European business angels, VCs, and ecosystem leaders to Vilnius for keynotes, an awards gala, and a Lithuanian startup study visit, with focus on Space & Defence Tech, BioTech, and CleanTech.

Major sustainability-focused exhibition and conference at Messe Berlin, founded by Nico Rosberg, showcasing climate innovation across mobility, circular economy, and supply chains. Exact 2026 dates are to be announced.

Flagship gathering of the Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium at the National Museum in Oslo, summarising Norway's leading AI research, innovation, and education initiatives.

World's largest maritime exhibition at Metropolitan Expo Athens, drawing 2,000+ exhibitors from 145 countries with 60+ conferences covering shipping tech, green fuels, digitalization and maritime innovation, plus a dedicated startup zone.

A full-day national startup gathering at The Egg Brussels with stages for founders, investors, service providers, and corporates, plus a live pitch competition for a €100,000 convertible loan. The flagship convening point for the Belgian startup ecosystem.

The 20th-edition annual conference connecting the Nordic and Baltic cleantech ecosystem, with startup pitch competitions, workshops, and one-on-one investor pitching. Explicitly founder- and investor-focused.

Stockholm's premier developer conference at Kistamässan, with 70+ international speakers across web development, architecture, AI/ML, and cloud.

European Commission-backed flagship telecoms conference at FYCMA Málaga combining EuCNC's 35th edition and 6G Summit's 8th edition, drawing close to 1,000 delegates from 40+ countries to discuss Beyond 5G and 6G networks, with a 50+ exhibitor floor.

Grand finale of the 2026 HIPTHER Baltics series at Hilton Tallinn Park. Three parallel tracks on digital governance, fintech compliance, AML, digital identity, and Nordic market expansion with 150+ delegates and 30+ speakers.

The Benelux's leading B2B games-industry event at WTC Rotterdam, bringing together game developers, publishers, and investors. The key annual deal and showcase venue for gametech and interactive-media founders in the region.

The 19th International Invention and Innovation Show at the Katowice International Congress Centre, under WIPO and IFIA patronage. Connects inventors, deep-tech founders and R&D teams with investors and institutions around intellectual property, funding and commercialisation. Useful for hardware, cleantech and university-spinout startups seeking partners, awards and grants.

Fifth edition of Türkiye's flagship Web3 conference at Hilton Bomonti, gathering founders, developers, investors, and policymakers across DeFi, AI agents, real-world asset tokenization, stablecoins, and layer-2 scaling.

LeadDev's London conference for engineering leaders, with 2,500+ attendees across three stages on leading teams, building systems, and industry shifts. For technical founders and engineering leaders it is the strongest UK venue for engineering-leadership depth and peer networking.

The premier global event for the fintech and financial services industry in Europe, held annually in Amsterdam, showcasing innovation and future trends in payments and commerce.

Full-day national startup conference at The Egg Brussels with four stages (Founders, Investors, Service Providers, Corporates), culminating in the Belgium Startup Awards ceremony and a pitch competition with a €100,000 convertible loan prize.

Europe's premier private equity and venture capital conference, gathering 5,000+ LPs, GPs, and fund managers at the Intercontinental Berlin. Essential for founders seeking growth equity and fund managers exploring European tech opportunities.

Inaugural European SXSW edition across Shoreditch and East London, mixing startup pitches with tech, music, and interactive media programming. Strong fit for media-tech, AR/VR, and consumer innovation teams.

Nordic startup and investor matchmaking conference in Helsinki with a focus on curated 1:1 meetings between founders, VCs, and corporate partners. Known for its high meeting-to-attendee ratio and strong Nordic/Baltic deal flow.

Community-driven cybersecurity conference at Kablys with a workshop day (DEF CON CTF, AI Red Teaming, Bash for hackers) plus a main conference day of talks and CTF competitions covering offensive and defensive security.

The largest IT conference in Romania, at Romexpo, with 160+ speakers across 14 stages. A major recruiting and ecosystem touchpoint for tech founders hiring or selling dev tooling in Romania.

The largest tech conference in Central & Eastern Europe at Romexpo Pavilion B1, with 14 stages on AI, machine learning, cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, quantum, and dev leadership; 100,000+ developers, tech leaders, and IT decision-makers.

41st edition of ASIT's regional ICT conference and exhibition, gathering Southeast European public-sector IT leaders and vendors around current topics in government technology, security, and digital services.

A professional drone-industry conference and exhibition at HCA Airport, organised by Denmark's robotics cluster Odense Robotics. Covers defence, legislation, and advanced air mobility — relevant for hardware and dual-use founders.

Two-day Java & JVM conference organized by the Bulgarian Java User Group at Sofia Tech Park. 2026 theme is 'The AI agents are among us', with 33+ sessions on Java, JVM languages, mobile, web, cloud, and AI agents.

Two-day governance, risk and compliance summit at the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, powered by NC3. The 2026 edition centres on cyber governance in the age of AI, covering sovereign AI, European Data Spaces and post-quantum cryptography.

Two-day high-tech expo and forum at the Karen Demirchyan Complex where Armenian R&D companies, engineering teams, and research centers showcase products across cybersecurity, defense, and engineering. Organized by the Union of ICT Employers with the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, with three thematic forum tracks and 50+ exhibitor booths.

IEEE Zooming Innovation in Consumer Technologies conference at University of Novi Sad, themed 'Outsmarting the Narrative: People, AI, and Technology' — applied research and industry talks on AI, trust, and consumer tech.

Turkey's main AI summit, organised by the Artificial Intelligence Policies Association at JW Marriott Ankara, bringing together AI researchers, policymakers, enterprises, and startups. A notable flagship in the capital rather than Istanbul.

Budapest's flagship software craftsmanship conference held at the Railway Museum, attracting 1,500+ senior engineers and CTOs. Focuses on software architecture, engineering leadership, and emerging tech with speakers from major global companies. Tickets around EUR 500-800.

One-day GreenTech & digital conference at CYBER CITY Vilnius, co-funded by EDIH Vilnius and Digital Europe, bringing together innovators, startups, investors, and policy leaders around sustainable tech, data, and resilient industry.

Europe's leading conference for digital nomads and remote-first founders, set against Dubrovnik's stunning Adriatic coastline. Covers remote team building, cross-border taxation, and building location-independent businesses. Attracts 800+ attendees from 40+ countries. Tickets from EUR 150-350.

A Web3 and creative-economy summit bundling eight sub-events — including the Non Fungible Conference, Stablecoin Day, an agents-vs-agents hackathon, and Longevity Day — at Lisbon's Unicorn Factory. Useful for web3, AI, and creative-tech founders wanting exposure to major brand sponsors and the crypto-creative crossover.

Switzerland's leading business conference, drawing top corporate leaders, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs to Interlaken, and host of the Swiss Economic Award for young companies. For a growth-stage founder it is the prime venue to reach Swiss corporate decision-makers and capital at the senior level.

Large interdisciplinary tech festival at Funkhaus Berlin combining AI, synthetic biology, Web3, and health tech with music, art, and science programming. Includes startup visibility opportunities and a headline startup pitch competition.

Europe's largest WordPress community event, drawing thousands of developers, agency owners, founders and open-source contributors to the ICE Krakow Congress Centre. A Contributor Day on 4 June precedes two days of talks, workshops and networking. Strong ground for SaaS builders, plugin and agency startups, and bootstrapped founders in the open-source WordPress economy.

One of Spain's largest community-driven developer conferences, with around 70 talks backed by 40 tech communities spanning web, mobile, cloud, architecture, and AI. Strong fit for technical founders and engineering teams wanting to recruit, learn current practice, and plug into Madrid's developer community.

Major Madrid conference at La Nave with 20,000+ attendees, 2,000+ investors, and 6,000+ startups across fintech, energy, mobility, and health tech. Founder passes typically EUR 300-700 with free access for selected startups. Its selective startup competition awards EUR 100,000 prizes, a key bridge between European and Latin American markets.

Part of the established fwdays conference series, focused on building and scaling high-load systems and infrastructure, running in a hybrid format with an in-person day in Kyiv plus online streaming. Relevant for technical founders and CTOs scaling engineering systems.

International naval defence conference connecting Nordic & EU industry with Ukraine's frontline maritime expertise. 30+ military, government, and industry speakers plus 40+ manufacturers of unmanned naval systems, with Day 2 dedicated to live demonstrations.

A one-day enterprise-AI gathering at the Lisbon Congress Centre with 30+ keynotes and workshops across three stages. Aimed at senior tech executives, founders, and policymakers — strong for AI startups seeking enterprise buyers, real implementation case studies, and curated networking.

Government-backed UK flagship tech week at Olympia with 45,000+ attendees, 5,000+ startups, and 300+ investors across AI, quantum, fintech, and health tech. Main-stage passes typically GBP 600-1,500 with free fringe events. Founder tracks, UK policy programming, and EQL:HER make it a key entry point for founders targeting UK enterprise buyers.

Croatia's largest general technology conference, organised by Bug, with around 100 talks across six parallel tracks. Draws globally successful speakers and a broad developer and tech-leader audience — a good ecosystem pulse for Zagreb-based founders and engineering hires.

Leading international B2B event on AI and exponential technologies at FYCMA Málaga, bringing 400+ companies presenting 700+ innovations across AI, data, cybersecurity, cloud, IoT, retail tech, and startups to 15,000 C-level professionals.

The 20th edition of the EU's largest sustainable-energy conference. Cleantech and energy founders use it to engage policymakers, EU funding bodies, and corporates shaping the regulatory environment.

IFEMA's flagship sustainable-mobility congress in its 4th edition, with 300+ speakers and 500+ exhibitors covering AI fleet management, seamless travel corridors, decarbonised infrastructure, and mobility regulation. Useful for mobility, traveltech, and climate-tech founders seeking corporate pilots and public-sector partnerships.

Enterprise AI conference at the ExCeL featuring case studies from Fortune 500 AI deployments, an expo floor with infrastructure and tooling vendors, and a startup showcase. Attracts 5,000+ enterprise AI buyers and builders. Tickets EUR 300-1,500.

Amsterdam deep-tech flagship structured across Investor Day (June 10) and Global Summit (June 11-12), with LP/GP and founder-investor tracks. Startups targeting curated Investor Day access typically apply via Deep Tech Pioneer selection, with deadlines usually in early spring 2026.

An annual technology festival that takes over central Kongsberg with hundreds of free debates, exhibitions, and talks on technology and value creation, spanning space and defence tech.

A curated investor-founder matchmaking event in Lisbon connecting 200+ VCs and angels with 100+ pre-screened startups. Structured around 1:1 meetings and themed roundtables on fintech, healthtech, and climate tech. Backed by Beta-i and Portugal's startup visa ecosystem. Tickets from EUR 300 for startups.

Luxembourg's flagship tech and innovation conference at Luxexpo The Box, positioned as a bridge between the Greater Region's corporates, the Luxembourg fund industry, and international deep-tech founders. Programming spans AI, space tech, fintech, and sustainable finance with 4,000+ attendees and an exhibition floor featuring Luxembourg-based scale-ups like Paul Wurth, Gcore, and LuxAI. The 2024 edition launched with ministerial support and has since become the country's primary innovation showcase. Tickets EUR 100-400.

Invite-only fintech conference hosted at the Palais Brongniart, gathering 2,500+ senior executives, regulators, and investors from the global financial-services and fintech ecosystem. Content spans open banking, embedded finance, crypto regulation, payments innovation, and insurtech. Tickets EUR 1,500+.

Europe's largest women-in-tech event in Warsaw, attracting 5,000+ attendees across mentoring zones, startup competitions, and employer branding stages. Features workshops on leadership, technical skills, and inclusive hiring. Valuable for startups seeking diverse talent pipelines and founders looking to build inclusive engineering teams.

The leading conference of the Swiss medical technology industry, organized by Swiss Medtech at Kursaal Bern. Attracts 800+ industry representatives annually with the 2026 edition focusing on integration under the multi-year theme 'Mastering Complexity'.

Invite-style AI & Data summit at Hotel Histria for 200 senior leaders across banking, telecom, healthcare, retail and public sector, with 50+ speakers focused on business value of enterprise AI.

Europe's largest Bitcoin conference, now in its fourth edition, bringing together 8,500+ enthusiasts, 250+ speakers, and 100+ companies across three stages to discuss Bitcoin technology, economics, sovereignty, and culture.

Curated venture day focused on urban transition topics including climate infrastructure, mobility, district energy, and smart buildings. Program is aligned with Amsterdam deep-tech week and targets investor plus city-infrastructure stakeholder matchmaking.

International SEO and digital growth conference on the Adriatic coast featuring 18 speakers, 5 masterminds and hands-on workshops covering technical SEO, content strategy and AI search.

Central and Eastern Europe's digital industry festival covering digital marketing, e-commerce, and content creation. Brings 1,000+ marketing and growth professionals to Bucharest with strong representation from regional tech companies and agencies. Tickets from EUR 100.

Invitation-only Berlin conference connecting 1,500+ digital CEOs, growth investors, and corporate M&A leads across fintech, SaaS, marketplaces, and digital health. Passes typically EUR 2,000-3,500. Known for high-quality pre-scheduled 1:1 matchmaking, a key deal-flow venue for Series B+ founders seeking late-stage capital.

Long-running monthly morning meetup of Krakow's startup community at Yolk Workspace, gathering founders, freelancers, investors and tech professionals for informal networking over coffee. Free to attend and a reliable entry point for early-stage founders building their local network and finding collaborators in the Krakow ecosystem.

The 5th edition of Southeast Europe's flagship deep-tech and science-to-business conference, gathering 400+ speakers and around 40 breakthrough spinoff teams. It pairs university and research-spinoff founders with investors, clusters, and policymakers — strongly relevant for science-based founders raising early capital.

The Bratislava chapter of the global Startup Grind community powered by Google for Startups. Hosts monthly fireside chats with successful founders and an annual flagship event bringing together 400+ Slovak and Central European entrepreneurs. Free to attend with RSVP.

Iceland's premier startup and entrepreneurship conference founded by Bala Kamallakharan, bringing together Nordic and international founders, investors, and thought leaders in Reykjavik. Known for its intimate, high-quality format with 400+ attendees and strong focus on sustainability, geothermal energy, and ocean tech. Tickets from EUR 200-400.

The island of Ireland's flagship tech-innovation conference, running in Belfast for the first time. Founders get a full-day programme of keynotes and panels, a startup pitch competition and showcase, and 600+ attendees mixing startups, enterprise, and investors — a good wedge into the Northern Ireland ecosystem.

Free, annual community conference organized by Red Hat Czech Republic, focusing on open source, Linux, cloud, and containerization. Attracts 1,800+ developers to Brno's Faculty of Information Technology. An essential event for open-source startups and developer hiring in the CEE region.

Official demo day of the Ukrainian Startup Fund, a government-backed grant program supporting early-stage startups with up to USD 75K in non-dilutive funding. Features 20-30 portfolio startups pitching to local and international investors. Free attendance for qualified investors.

Ukraine's largest crypto and Web3 gathering, returning for its fourth edition at Parkovy with 3,000+ attendees and 50+ speakers across a main stage and workshop track. 2026 emphasis is on AI integration in Web3, with BingX, OKX, and MEXC headlining.

Ukraine's largest popular-science and deep-tech conference, with 50+ speakers from 15+ countries, held in person in Kyiv despite wartime conditions. Relevant for deep-tech and science-driven founders looking for research collaboration and talent.

A global festival for innovation, digital, and social enterprise, bringing together the startup ecosystem in Italy and beyond.

The 25th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, held in Zakopane in the High Tatras with proceedings published by Springer. A research-heavy gathering of AI scientists and engineers, relevant for deep-tech and AI founders scouting cutting-edge methods, recruiting research talent and exploring research-to-startup spinouts.

A global games-industry conference for 1,000+ professionals, with 17 tracks, 100+ speakers, indie showcases, and investor matchmaking. Built for gaming startups, with structured pitching to publishers and investors plus a dedicated indie and career programme.

One of Europe's leading public-policy-meets-industry cybersecurity forums. For security and infrastructure founders it offers access to EU policymakers, CISOs, and defence and critical-infrastructure buyers — strong for startups navigating regulation and enterprise or government sales.

Pan-European health innovation conference at RAI Amsterdam connecting providers, payers, pharma, policymakers, and digital health startups. Strong entry point for navigating fragmented national healthcare systems through centralized buyer and partner access.

A unique startup conference set in the fjords of Voss, Norway, combining outdoor adventure activities with startup pitching, investor meetings, and networking. Attracts 600+ founders and investors for an intimate, high-energy experience. Known for its unconventional format mixing kayaking and hiking with deal-making. Tickets from EUR 400-800.

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.

Europe's premier payments and transaction banking summit, organised by the Euro Banking Association and Finextra at Bella Center Copenhagen. Brings together 1,400+ professionals and 100+ speakers across open banking, payments, digital identity, and cross-border innovation.

The flagship summit of the French quantum ecosystem, held at Station F for its 5th edition. For deeptech founders and researchers it concentrates the country's quantum hardware and software players, corporates, and specialist investors into one day of conferences and demos.

Travel-tech startup pitch competition at Phocuswright Europe in Barcelona. Application deadline: April 1, 2026. Live pitch date: June 16, 2026. Format typically selects seed and scale-up companies for investor and corporate jury exposure.

Luxembourg's largest tech conference held at the European Convention Center, attracting 5,000+ attendees from the fintech, space tech, and cybersecurity sectors. Strong institutional presence from EU bodies and Luxembourg's financial regulators. Features a startup pitch zone and investor meetings. Tickets from EUR 200.

Premier online trading and fintech expo at City of Dreams Mediterranean, drawing 6,500+ attendees, 200+ exhibitors and 100+ speakers from over 120 countries across brokerage, payments and trading-tech.

The flagship conference of the Association of Business Service Leaders, gathering leaders of global GBS/SSC operations, investors, and public administration. Valuable for B2B and enterprise-SaaS founders targeting large service-sector clients and corporate innovation budgets in CEE.

One-day Vienna summit bringing together fintech founders, banks, corporates, regulators, and investors. Held with Vienna Blockchain Week and NEOB.ai. Covers digital finance, tokenization, AI, payments, regulation, and enterprise adoption with 500+ attendees and 30+ speakers.

Southeastern Europe's leading tech and innovation exhibition at Metropolitan Expo Athens, themed 'AI: Digital to Physical' for 2026, with focus on AI, cybersecurity, smart cities, ESG applications, digital governance and startups; targeting ~30,000 attendees.

Two-day festival at the intersection of business, technology and innovation near Rzeszów, bringing together 1,500 participants, 50+ investors and 150 speakers for keynotes, panels and a startup competition with a PLN 150,000 prize pool.

One of Europe's top developer conferences, Devoxx Poland draws 2,700+ attendees to Krakow for three days of deep-dive talks on cloud-native architecture, AI/ML tooling, and Java/Kotlin. The hallway track and job fair make it a prime venue for startups recruiting senior backend and platform engineers from Central Europe's talent pool.

The spring edition of Slovakia's leading technology conference, focused on digitalisation, govtech, and the digital economy. Relevant for govtech and public-sector-facing founders seeking institutional buyers and policy contacts.

Slovakia's flagship technology and public-administration conference at Crowne Plaza Bratislava, covering agent-based AI, cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, post-quantum security & modern eGovernment with Meet-the-Speakers and masterclass formats.

5th edition of CEE's premier fintech festival at Oradea Fortress with 700+ delegates from 40+ countries; tracks span banking digital transformation, AI roadmap, InsurTech, next-gen payments, digital assets, and sustainable finance.

Europe's largest startup and technology event at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, marking its 10th anniversary in 2026. Core value for founders is open-innovation deal flow with corporates and investors. Startup Challenge applications typically run on rolling tracks and often close in late March to early April 2026 depending on partner challenge.

One of the largest tech and innovation summits in Southeast Europe, bringing 5,000+ attendees to Sofia's National Palace of Culture. Features a Founders Games startup competition, government innovation tracks, and strong representation from SEE ecosystem players. Entry-level tickets from EUR 100.

FinTech Belgium, Sailpeak and Vlerick Business School unveil the third edition of the AI Barometer at SilverSquare North, tracking how Belgian financial institutions are moving from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment, with keynotes, use cases, panel and networking.

Invitation-only gathering of top tech founders, CEOs, and investors at a prestigious London venue. Known for intimate, high-trust networking and off-the-record conversations among Europe's most influential technology leaders.

France's main annual gathering of video game professionals, in its 8th edition, organised by Game IN and the SNJV at the Université Catholique de Lille. For game-studio founders and developers it is two days of industry talks, workshops, and B2B networking.

Ireland's international sci-tech festival organized by Silicon Republic, known for its strong focus on diversity and inclusion in tech. Attracts 3,000+ attendees with programming across AI, biotech, space, and social innovation. Features a fringe festival with arts and culture alongside the main conference.

A two-day product conference — a workshops day plus a talks day — at the Museum of the Orient on Lisbon's riverfront, for product managers, designers, founders, and leaders. Practical, craft-focused content on building better products, teams, and strategy, strong for early-stage founders refining product discovery and delivery.

The Tbilisi stop of the Seedstars World Tour, a global pitch competition for pre-Series A startups from emerging markets. The local winner advances to the Seedstars Summit in Switzerland. Includes mentoring sessions and investor matchmaking. Free for selected startups, open attendance with registration.

14th edition of Sónar festival's creative-tech congress at Llotja de Mar in central Barcelona, with talks, workshops and installations across three tracks: AI & Music, Beyond the Screen, and Digital Gardens. New affordable standalone passes (€15/day) debut in 2026.

Major European technology conference in Amsterdam featuring curated tracks on AI, sustainability, and startup growth. Draws 10,000+ attendees including founders, developers, and investors for talks, expo, and networking at NDSM Wharf.

Three-day decentralized tech & innovation festival at Factory Tbilisi with 200+ speakers across five stages and 80+ side events. Brings founders, investors, and creatives together around Web3, AI, FinTech, iGaming, and AgriTech.

A 48-hour fintech hackathon, backed by the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance and powered by Tenity, where students and professionals team with industry partners on real financial-sector challenges; in 2026 it anchors the inaugural Swiss FinTech Week. A fast route for developers and early founders to industry mentors, APIs, and pilot opportunities.

Regional satellite event of the WeAreDevelopers congress, bringing world-class developer content to Zagreb. Features workshops and talks on full-stack development, DevOps, and emerging frameworks. A key gathering point for Croatia's fast-growing developer community.

Free week-long festival at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, with the SNF Nostos Conference (June 22-26) bringing international speakers on health, education, climate and the future of society alongside concerts and interactive programming.

A two-day London AI conference for senior decision-makers in AI and robotics innovation at the Kensington Conference and Events Centre. Relevant for an AI founder seeking enterprise customers and a senior-level audience.

A three-day invitation-driven forum at Kongresshaus Zurich with 2,000+ attendees and 80+ regulators and central banks, on digital assets, AI in finance, and policy. For a fintech or web3 founder it offers unusually direct access to regulators and central banks alongside investors.

Košice IT Valley's flagship summer networking evening combined with the ESG Awards, recognising sustainable business practices across the eastern-Slovak tech & industry cluster at Hotel & Restaurant Resort Barca.

First edition of an Industry 4.0 trade show at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, with 100+ exhibitors, 4,000+ visitors and 40+ conferences on industrial software, IT/OT convergence, AI, connected robotics and supply chain 4.0.

Techarena's tech-and-policy track inside Almedalsveckan on Gotland, with three stages, 150+ speakers, 60+ panels, a Nordic startup showcase, and 3,000 invited VIPs alongside Sweden's political class.

The tenth annual FinTech North Leeds conference, debuting a Pitch360 startup competition and backed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Mastercard. A direct, founder-relevant day for a Northern fintech startup to pitch, meet investors, and connect with corporates.

Edition 37 of Warsaw's free founder pitching night, hosted at PKO Bank Polski (Strategic Partner, Let's Fintech program). Up to 8 startups pitch for 5 minutes each to an audience of mentors, investors, VC funds and business angels, followed by instant, honest feedback. Strong fit for early-stage founders practicing their pitch and seeking pre-seed connections across Poland and CEE; ~100 attendees per edition.

Romania's premier technology conference in Cluj-Napoca, the country's fastest-growing tech hub. Attracts 1,500+ senior developers, CTOs, and founders for talks on AI, product engineering, and scaling startups. Known for high-quality speakers from companies like Google, Spotify, and Stripe. Tickets EUR 200-400.

Forbes Ukraine's flagship annual gathering for business owners, CEOs, top managers and entrepreneurs focused on growth, transformation and scaling. The 2026 edition brings together 1,000+ entrepreneurs, 60+ speakers and around 20 workshops across two days of practical case studies and networking in wartime Kyiv.

The flagship showcase of the Bordeaux and Nouvelle-Aquitaine tech ecosystem at Stade Atlantique, in its 5th edition with 50 startup stands and 700+ decision-makers. For regional founders it is the key local visibility and networking event with investors and corporate leaders.

A one-day industry gathering at the Paragraph Tabori (Autograph Collection) in Tbilisi focused on payment infrastructure, cross-border settlements, acquiring, banking integrations, stablecoin payments and compliance. The format includes a main stage, roundtable sessions, a networking lounge and a VIP dinner, drawing payment providers, banks, fintech startups, crypto businesses, investors and regulators.

New summer edition of Game Industry Conference bringing 120+ speakers across 8 parallel tracks, 30+ B2B exhibitors and 1200+ attendees to Silesia's International Congress Centre with lower ticket prices than the Poznań flagship.

A community-run technical infosec conference at ISEP Porto — workshops on Friday, then main tracks, villages, an electronic badge, and a Capture-The-Flag on Saturday, with roughly 800 attendees. Valuable for security-minded founders and engineers, and for any startup wanting to plug into Portugal's cybersecurity talent pool.

A large multi-vertical affiliate-marketing and business conference at Expo Georgia, expecting up to 7,000 attendees across four indoor halls plus an open-air area. Verticals include crypto and finance, iGaming, nutra, dating and mVAS, with 50+ speakers, 100+ booths, a startup pitch segment, awards and a networking afterparty.

Two-day startup summit at IT Warehouse Limassol focused on cross-border growth, connecting Cyprus and European founders, investors and support organisations through pitching, panels and matchmaking.

Inaugural BSides chapter in Maribor: a free, community-driven information security conference at Hotel City Maribor covering offensive security, detection engineering, cloud security, AI in cybersecurity, and incident response.

Catolica-Lisbon's annual sustainability convening at Beato Innovation District & Santander Center. ~700 attendees across keynotes, academic sessions & workshops on sustainable finance, policy and business under the theme 'Building Sustainability Together'.