+30 Global Startup Conferences You Need to Know
Entrepreneurs know that running a business is a never-ending learning experience. They also know it’s crucial to make connections and learn from the best—that’s why startup conferences are popular nowadays. In a startup conference, businesspeople learn from experts, meet potential partners, and even get inspiration to make their businesses flourish. These are some of the many ingredients that make a successful business, especially when paired with our services for startups. If you’re ready to grow your business at a conference, check out the list below.
The Big Squeeze
General focus: Belgian startupsDescription: Belgium’s leading startup conference, where you can expect a massive gathering of the key players in the Belgian startup ecosystem and meet with the exact right people. Learn more.
Techsauce
General focus: Thai startupsDescription: A full day and evening of keynotes and panels by Thailand’s best startups, VCs, and investors. Learn more.
Summit
General focus: European startupsDescription: An annual flagship event showcasing a selection of Europe’s hottest startups, where businesspeople come together to learn from some of the most successful European entrepreneurs of our time. Learn more.
PODIM
General focus: Balkan startupsDescription: PODIM was co-created by the most active stakeholders of the startup ecosystem from Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Hungary, and Croatia. Learn more.
TNW Conference
General focus: Tech startupsDescription: TNW Conference is designed to give startups at all stages a unique opportunity to showcase their businesses to 15,000 decision makers, executives, and investors from the tech community. Learn more.
Latitude 59
General focus: Tech startupsDescription: Latitude 59 is the flagship startup and tech event of the world’s first digital society. In its tenth year, Latitude 59 has developed into a great platform for innovators and startup entrepreneurs to meet investors and potential partners. Learn more.
Spark.me
General focus: Montenegro business/internetDescription: Spark.me is one of the most carefully curated business/internet conferences in Southeast Europe. The conference has been organized annually in the seaside resort of Budva, Montenegro, since 2013 as a part of the Corporate Social Responsibility program of Domain.ME, a private company in charge of Montenegro’s national internet domain, .ME. Learn more.
Pioneers
General focus: Tech startupsDescription: The ultimate meeting point for tech founders, innovation executives, and investors to build partnerships and shape the future. Learn more.
Lisbon Investment Summit
General focus: European startupsDescription: Lisbon Investment Summit is Europe’s surprisingly informal and slightly unexpected startup conference, which brings together top investors, entrepreneurs, and executives from all over the world in a casual and straightforward setting. Learn more.
Startup Extreme
General focus: General startupsDescription: Startup Extreme Conference is a knowledge-sharing event with talks, lectures, and seminars. Most importantly, attendees create buzz in hallways, in pitches on stage, and in closed-room discussions and meetings with their next partners. Learn more.
The Europas
General focus: European tech startupsDescription: The Europas are the premier awards for Europe’s hottest tech startups. They consist of a fun and fascinating daytime conference as well as an evening awards ceremony, party, and after-party. Learn more.
VivaTech
General focus: General startupsDescription: VivaTech helps dynamic startups engage with proven leaders to come up with business solutions that will change tomorrow’s business and society. Learn more.
EdTechXEurope
General focus: European startupsDescription: EdTechXEurope is the premier thought leader summit, bringing together executive-level investors, innovators, and industry influencers from European and international education companies. Learn more.
UnPluggd
General focus: Indian startupsDescription: UnPluggd is the only conference in India where attendees hear “straight from the heart” stories. The speakers are very well curated and open to talking about struggles/failures/successes and everything in between. Learn more.
Chatbot Summit
General focus: Chatbot startupsDescription: Chatbot Summit is the world’s leading chatbot conference series, with a mission to connect the leading players of the newly formed chatbot economy. The latest summit hosted over 1,500 delegates, over 80 speakers, and dozens of startups in the field of chatbots, messaging, and AI. Learn more.
Chatbot Summit Startup Boulevard
General focus: Chatbot startupsDescription: Chatbot Startup Boulevard was designed to give startups a unique opportunity to demo and pitch their products to general Chatbot Summit attendees. Learn more.
*ship
General focus: General startupsDescription: *ship connects the next generation of entrepreneurs with mentors worldwide. It brings together accelerators, growth startups, early-stage startups, investors, students, and other entrepreneurial-minded sailors out there. Learn more.
RISE
General focus: General Hong Kong startupsDescription: RISE is produced by the team behind Web Summit, Europe’s largest tech conference. People from the world’s biggest companies and most exciting startups will come to Hong Kong to share their stories and experiences at RISE. Learn more.
Startupfest
General focus: General startupsDescription: Startupfest has grown into a global gathering of the world’s best entrepreneurs, founders, investors, and mentors. It features world-class content, from back-of-napkin ideas to champagne-popping exits, across three days of keynotes, interactive how-to sessions, thought-provoking predictions, and a healthy dose of irreverence. Learn more.
AcceleratorFest
General focus: Acceleration program leadersDescription: Designed for the managing directors, general managers, program managers, and community managers of acceleration programs across the globe, this day is all about connections through deep-diving content, interactive roundtable discussions, and a healthy dose of play. Learn more.
PIRATE Summit
General focus: Early-stage startupsDescription: PIRATE Summit is Europe’s largest invitation-only conference for early-stage startups, investors, and corporate executives. PIRATE Summit represents true grassroots entrepreneurship: authentic, crazy, and real. Learn more.
NEXT Conference
General focus: Technologies/digital productsDescription: Two days, more than 1,300 digital minds, a vibrant and inspiring atmosphere: Join the conversation on how emerging technologies and digital products are shaping the world we live in—and explore what that implies for you and your business in NEXT. Learn more.
Bits & Pretzels
General focus: General startupsDescription: Bits & Pretzels is a three-day founders festival that connects 5,000 startup enthusiasts with speakers and table captains like the founders of Virgin, Airbnb, Evernote, and Zendesk. Learn more.
Oslo Innovation Week
General focus: General startupsDescription: Oslo Innovation Week brings together speakers, experts, entrepreneurs, investors, startups, and innovators from around the globe and challenges them to solve problems, collaborate, and drive sustainable change. Learn more.
South Summit
General focus: General south entrepreneursDescription: South Summit is the leading event from the south, connecting the most innovative entrepreneurs with the most important investors in the world and with corporations seeking to improve their global competitiveness through innovation. Learn more.
StartupCon
General focus: German startupsDescription: StartupCon is Germany’s largest startup conference, a highly concentrated mecca for startups and innovators. Learn more.
Startup Launchpad
General focus: Asia’s hardware tradeshowDescription: Startup Launchpad is Asia’s largest hardware trade show that facilitates global distribution between startups and renowned online and offline retailers. It features a full-fledged conference program with more than 30 thought leaders covering topics from ideation to distribution and from emerging trends to new innovations of the future. Learn more.
The Business Show
General focus: Business exhibitionDescription: The Business Show is a free business exhibition and offers a wealth of opportunity, advice, and information crucial for ongoing business growth within a challenging economy. Learn more.
Slush
General focus: Tech startupsDescription: Slush brings together the leading actors of the global tech scene to Helsinki for something very special. Learn more.
TechChill
General focus: Baltic startupsDescription: TechChill brings together startup teams, entrepreneurs, challengers, and curious minds from the Baltics and beyond. This year’s agenda will focus on the experiences and insights at the core of startup life, the human side of tech, with speakers that range from promising startups with passionate ideas to experienced entrepreneurs. Learn more.
Startup Olé
General focus: General startupsDescription: Startup Olé brings together all the key players in the startup ecosystem, the ideal event to network and find opportunities to collaborate with the European Commission, accelerators, investors, corporates, public institutions, universities, talent, media, and, of course, startups. Learn more.
infoShare
General focus: Tech startupsDescription: Developers, startuppers, investors, executives, innovation leaders, marketers, and media come to infoShare to explore the world of technology. infoShare is where you can share your story and make your ideas happen. Learn more.
Startup Iceland
General focus: General startupsDescription: Startup Iceland is the flagship conference for startup founders, entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors. The event combines TED-style talks, networking, and the opportunity for every participant to connect one on one in first-come, first-served mentoring sessions with all the speakers and mentors participating in the event. Learn more.
HEUREKA Conference
General focus: Digital startupsDescription: The conference is a platform to connect all stakeholders of the digital economy with one another, including founders, startup enthusiasts, digital experts, investors, and media representatives. The program aims at sharing necessary knowledge of the key factors for sustainable success, particularly for early-stage startups. Learn more.
There’s no harm in attending a conference for your business, only valuable takeaways. Why not attend one and see for yourself? If you’re interested in growing your business, we also recommend checking out our many services for startups:
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