Africa’s startup events calendar
African Startup Events Calendar 2025–2026
A curated calendar of African startup and tech conferences, investor summits, demo days and festivals for 2025–2026 — so you never miss a room you should be in.
Stop hunting through Twitter threads, WhatsApp groups and random Eventbrite links. This is your single view of African startup events in 2025–2026 — browse by date, city and focus, then click through for agenda highlights and registration.
Featuring flagship events like AfricaCom, MWC Kigali, RiseUp Summit, AfricArena, AVCA, Sankalp Africa Summit, GITEX Africa and more.
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⭐ Featured & Flagship Events
Major pan-African summits you shouldn't miss
⭐ Featured & Flagship Events
Major pan-African summits you shouldn't miss
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2025 Events
Flagship African startup & VC events taking place in 2025
2026 Events
Look ahead to the African startup, fintech & tech events already announced for 2026.
Looking for something specific? Top African Tech Events 2026, Fintech Events Africa 2026 and Startup Summits in Africa 2026.
2026 Highlights: Top Tech, Fintech & Startup Summits
💡 Top African Tech Events 2026
Looking for the biggest African tech and digital infrastructure events in 2026? Start with these conferences:
- Tech Revolution Africa 2026 – lagos, Nigeria
- RiseUp Summit 2026 – Giza, Egypt
- Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya
- Africa Agri Expo 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya
- Lagos Tech Fest 2026 – Lagos, Nigeria
💳 Fintech Events Africa 2026
Working in payments, banking or digital finance? These are the fintech-focused events to watch:
- Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya
- Africa Agri Expo 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya
- SAVCA Private Equity & VC Conference 2026 – Cape Town (area), South Africa
- GITEX Africa 2026 – Marrakech, Morocco
- The Gaming Tech Summit Africa (GTSA) 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya
🚀 Startup Summits in Africa 2026
Big founder and investor gatherings across the continent – multi-day summits worth travelling for:
- RiseUp Summit 2026 – Giza, Egypt
- Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya
- Sankalp Africa Summit 2026 – Nairobi, Kenya
- AIBC Africa Summit 2026 – Cape Town, South Africa
- South Africa Innovation Summit 2026 – Johannesburg, South Africa
| Dates | Event | City / Country | Focus | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30 – Jan 31 | Tech Revolution Africa 2026 | lagos, Nigeria | Conference | Paid |
| Feb 5 – Feb 7 | RiseUp Summit 2026 | Giza, Egypt | Summit | Paid |
| Feb 11 – Feb 12 | Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Summit | Paid |
| Feb 11 – Feb 12 | Africa Agri Expo 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Expo | Paid |
| Feb 17 – Feb 18 | Lagos Tech Fest 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | Paid |
| Feb 25 – Feb 26 | Africa Media Festival 2026 | nairobi, Kenya | General | Paid |
| Feb 25 – Feb 26 | Sankalp Africa Summit 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Summit | Paid |
| Mar 3 – Mar 5 | Africa Energy Indaba 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Expo | Paid |
| Mar 9 – Mar 11 | AIBC Africa Summit 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Mar 10 – Mar 11 | SAVCA Private Equity & VC Conference 2026 | Cape Town (area), South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Mar 16 – Mar 20 | South Africa Innovation Summit 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Summit | Free |
| Apr 7 – Apr 9 | GITEX Africa 2026 | Marrakech, Morocco | Expo | Paid |
| Apr 21 – Apr 23 | ICT Africa Summit 2026 | Algiers, Algeria | Summit | Paid |
| Apr 27 – May 1 | AVCA Annual Conference & VC Summit 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Conference | Paid |
| May 4 – May 6 | GITEX Future Health Africa 2026 | Casablanca, Morocco | Expo | Paid |
| May 14 – May 15 | Africa CEO Forum 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Forum | Paid |
| May 19 – May 21 | AI EVERYTHING KENYA x GITEX KENYA 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Expo | Paid |
| May 28 | Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Jun 2 – Jun 4 | The Gaming Tech Summit Africa (GTSA) 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | General | See details |
| Jun 3 – Jun 5 | eLearning Africa 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Expo | Paid |
| Jun 15 – Jun 18 | Africa Health ExCon 2026 | Cairo, Egypt | Expo | Paid |
| Jun 16 – Jun 18 | MWC Kigali 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Conference | Paid |
| Jun 24 – Jun 25 | Fintech Summit Africa 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Aug 5 – Aug 7 | Diaspora Homecoming 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Summit | See details |
| Aug 7 – Aug 8 | Abia Web3 & Digital Economy Conference 2026 (AWDEC2026) | Aba, Nigeria | Conference | See details |
| Aug 15 | Global Digital Economy Summit 5.0 (GDES 2026) | Lagos, Nigeria | Summit | See details |
| Aug 17 | Badger Startup Summit 2026 | Madison, United States | Summit | Free |
| Aug 17 | London Tech Connector® | Technology, AI & Innovation Networking London | London, United Kingdom | Meetup | See details |
| Aug 18 | Startup Summit Kuopio 2026 | Kuopio, Finland | Summit | See details |
| Aug 18 | AI EXPORT X - Pakistan New Supply Growth Summit 2026 (Sialkot) | Sialkot, Pakistan | Summit | Free |
| Aug 18 | Innovation Day – Building Smarter Tech Ecosystems | Sydney, Australia | Forum | See details |
| Aug 19 – Aug 21 | AI Summit Seoul & Expo 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | Expo | Paid |
| Aug 19 | AI EXPORT X - Pakistan New Supply Growth Summit 2026 (Gujranwala) | Gujranwala, Pakistan | Summit | Free |
| Aug 19 – Aug 22 | Africa Human Resource Summit (AHRS) 2026 | Arusha, Tanzania | Summit | See details |
| Aug 19 | Madison Women in Tech Job Fair | Madison, United States | Meetup | Free |
| Aug 19 | 27th Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 | Cairo, Egypt | Summit | Paid |
| Aug 20 | 2026 HVBA Innovation Summit - Tampa, FL | Tampa, United States | Summit | Free |
| Aug 20 | AI & Data Governance Summit 2026 (ADG) | Melbourne, Australia | Summit | See details |
| Aug 20 | 6th Annual MSME & Startup Economic Summit 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Summit | See details |
| Aug 21 – Aug 22 | Ruby Conf Africa | Nairobi, Kenya | Conference | Paid |
| Aug 21 | Vietnam Securities Tech Summit 2026 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Summit | Invite-only |
| Aug 21 | Women in Tech London Summit | London, United Kingdom | Summit | Paid |
| Aug 21 | 6th Railway Infrastructure & Innovation Summit & Awards 2026 | New Delhi, India | Summit | Invite-only |
| Aug 22 | Global Startup Summit 2026 | Pune | Pune, India | Summit | See details |
| Aug 27 – Aug 29 | Web3Lagos Conference 5.0 (W3LC 2026) | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | See details |
| Aug 27 | CNBC Africa AI Summit 2026 | Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa | Summit | Paid |
| Aug 27 | Women in Tech Networking Happy Hour - August 2026 | Knoxville, United States | Meetup | Free |
| Aug 30 | Startup & Investors Summit 2026 (Bangalore Edition) | Bengaluru, India | Summit | See details |
| Sep 1 | September Connect - Women+ in Tech Central AR | Little Rock, United States | Meetup | Free |
| Sep 1 | Startup to Scaleup Summit 2026 | Sydney, Australia | Summit | Paid |
| Sep 2 – Sep 3 | LG Innovate 2026: The National AI Summit | Melbourne, Australia | Summit | Paid |
| Sep 2 | DiCyFor & AI Security Summit - Bangkok 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | Summit | See details |
| Sep 3 | EDB Postgres AI Summit Seoul 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | Summit | Invite-only |
| Sep 4 | Shift+Enter Summit 2026 | Budapest, Hungary | Conference | Paid |
| Sep 7 – Sep 10 | GITEX Nigeria – Tech Expo & Future Economy Summit 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Expo | Paid |
| Sep 8 – Sep 9 | Seamless Africa 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Expo | Paid |
| Sep 9 – Sep 10 | Fintech Week London Summit 2026 | London, United Kingdom | Summit | Paid |
| Sep 10 – Sep 11 | Africa Events Summit 2026 (AES 2026) – East Africa Chapter | Nairobi, Kenya | Summit | See details |
| Sep 10 | Retail & E-commerce Innovation Marketing & Tech Summit: Philippines 2026 | Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines | Summit | Paid |
| Sep 10 | 2026 Energy Innovation Summit: Grid to Growth | Columbus, United States | Summit | Paid |
| Sep 10 | Africa NPO Summit 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Summit | See details |
| Sep 14 – Sep 15 | PMI Global Summit Series Cape Town 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Summit | See details |
| Sep 16 – Sep 17 | GEC+ Africa 2026 (GEN Entrepreneurship Congress) | Cape Town, South Africa | Summit | Invite-only |
| Sep 17 – Sep 18 | Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 | Lisbon, Portugal | Summit | Paid |
| Sep 17 | Virtual 1:1 VC Pitch Conf | Online, Online | Investor forum | Paid |
| Sep 21 – Sep 22 | Bespoke Global Legal (IP, AI, Legal Tech) Summit 2026 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Summit | Paid |
| Sep 22 – Sep 23 | Nigeria Fintech Week 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | See details |
| Sep 24 | HR Tech & AI Summit 2026 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Summit | Paid |
| Sep 29 – Oct 2 | Planning Africa Conference 2026 (PAC2026) | Cape Town, South Africa | Conference | See details |
| Oct 1 | Opkalla Tech Summit 2026 | Charlotte, United States | Summit | Free |
| Oct 1 – Oct 2 | Compass AI & Tech Summit 2026 | Budapest, Hungary | Summit | Paid |
| Oct 8 – Oct 9 | Africa Fintech and Banking Summit Nairobi 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Summit | Paid |
| Oct 8 – Oct 9 | Africa Traveltech Summit & Expo 2026 (ATTSE2026) | Maputo, Mozambique | Expo | Paid |
| Oct 9 – Oct 10 | 333 Africa Swine Industry Technical Conference 2026 | Abuja, Nigeria | Conference | See details |
| Oct 9 | Africa CX Focus Day 2026 (Pilot) | Pan-African (Virtual), Africa (Multiple Countries) | Meetup | See details |
| Oct 12 – Oct 13 | Startup Mountain Summit | Johnson City, United States | Summit | Paid |
| Oct 12 – Oct 16 | African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Conference | See details |
| Oct 13 – Oct 14 | AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2026 | London, United Kingdom | Investor forum | See details |
| Oct 13 – Oct 15 | TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | San Francisco, United States | Conference | See details |
| Oct 14 – Oct 15 | Inspire Africa Conference 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | General | See details |
| Oct 15 | Blockchain Africa Conference 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Conference | See details |
| Oct 15 – Oct 17 | Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 (ABF2026) | Nairobi, Kenya | Festival | See details |
| Oct 20 – Oct 22 | Gendering AI Conference 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Conference | See details |
| Oct 20 – Nov 25 | ARDA Forums 2026 (Supply Chain & Jet Fuel Forum + 3rd LPG Forum) | Nairobi & Dar es Salaam, Kenya & Tanzania | Forum | See details |
| Oct 28 – Oct 29 | Moonshot by TechCabal 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | See details |
| Oct 28 – Oct 29 | AI Expo Africa 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Expo | Paid |
| Oct 29 – Oct 30 | Africa Startup Festival Kenya 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Festival | Paid |
| Nov 2 – Nov 5 | Africa Cyber Defense Forum 2026 – Cyber Carnival | Nairobi, Kenya | Forum | Paid |
| Nov 3 – Nov 4 | Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS) 2026 | Luanda, Angola | Summit | See details |
| Nov 9 – Nov 12 | Web Summit 2026 | Lisbon, Portugal | Conference | See details |
| Nov 10 – Nov 11 | Africa Fintech & Banking Summit Johannesburg 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Summit | Paid |
| Nov 10 – Nov 11 | AWIEF 2026 (African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum) | Cape Town, South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Nov 12 – Nov 13 | Cyprus Fintech Summit 2026 & CFS Forum | Nicosia, Cyprus | Summit | Paid |
| Nov 17 – Nov 19 | Africa Tech Festival (AfricaCom & AfricaTech) 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Festival | Free (expo) & paid (conference) |
| Nov 18 – Nov 19 | Slush 2026 | Helsinki, Finland | Conference | See details |
| Nov 19 – Nov 20 | Choiseul Africa Business Forum 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Forum | See details |
| Nov 19 – Nov 20 | Africa Fintech Summit (Kigali) 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Conference | Paid |
| Dec 1 – Dec 3 | SuperReturn Africa 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Dec 2 – Dec 3 | AfricArena Grand Summit 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Summit | Paid |
| Dec 4 – Dec 5 | Art of Technology Lagos 8.0 (AOT Lagos 2026) | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | Free (invite) |
| Dec 6 – Dec 9 | US-Africa Business Summit 2026 | Port Louis, Mauritius | Summit | See details |
| Dec 7 – Dec 11 | GITEX Global 2026 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Expo | See details |
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