Past Startup Events in Africa
Discover upcoming African startup events, VC conferences, tech summits and founder meetups across the continent.
Compass AI & Tech Summit 2026 brings together technology, design, data, leadership, and product thinking to build successful, real-world products in the AI e...
The Opkalla Tech Summit boasts one of the largest IT expo halls in Charlotte, with top-notch speakers across main stage keynotes and breakouts. IT leaders en...
Planning Africa Conference 2026 (PAC2026), hosted by the South African Planning Institute (SAPI), brings together planners, policymakers, academics and built...
HR Tech & AI Summit 2026 is the first edition of a new event dedicated to technology, artificial intelligence, and the future of the HR function, organized j...
Themed "Legacy in Motion: Powering the Digital Renaissance," Nigeria Fintech Week 2026 returns to Lagos (with reach into Abuja and Port Harcourt) as Africa's...
The Bespoke Global Legal (IP, AI, Legal Tech) Summit 2026 brings together legal, IP and technology leaders in Dubai to discuss intellectual property, artific...
Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 brings founders, investors, operators, startup teams, and future builders together for two days of ideas, capital, talent, visibil...
100% online virtual 1:1 VC pitch conference connecting founders and investors with 20+ 1:1 pitches per startup/VC, co-investor and LP/GP/FO matches, and fami...
Regional edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress returning to Africa in 2026 to catalyze collaboration among Africa’s startup ecosystem leaders.
.NEXT on Tour 2026, organized by Nutanix, brings IT leaders and practitioners together to explore how a single platform simplifies their entire infrastructur...
PMI Global Summit Series Cape Town 2026 brings together project management professionals from across Africa for two days of sessions, networking, and communi...
Ohio's premier energy innovation gathering exploring the decisive leadership and technology development needed to strengthen the grid in the age of AI. Hoste...
Africa NPO Summit 2026, hosted by Nonprofits Consulting Hub in Johannesburg, brings together nonprofit sector leaders, funders and regulators under the theme...
Africa Events Summit 2026 (AES 2026) – East Africa Chapter brings together event professionals, policymakers, tourism stakeholders, corporate leaders and ent...
The Retail & E-commerce Innovation Marketing & Tech Summit returns to the Philippines, bringing together retail, e-commerce, marketing and technology leaders...
The Summit is the beating heart of Fintech Week London, uniting key players across fintech, payments, crypto and blockchain around the central theme of Growt...
A expo connecting banks; fintech startups; merchants; regulators; tech vendors around payments; fintech; banking; e-commerce. Expect expo; conference session...
A expo connecting global tech companies; government ICT agencies; startups; investors around digital economy; innovation; startup showcase. Expect expo; conf...
Shift+Enter Summit 2026 brings the Microsoft tech and soft skills community back to Budapest for a day of sessions on Power Platform, AI & Copilot, Cloud & M...
EDB Postgres AI Summit Seoul 2026, themed "Change the Game," brings together leading Korean enterprises to share their Postgres migration journeys and explor...
The DiCyFor & AI Security Summit brings together leading CISOs, CIOs, cybersecurity experts, and technology innovators to explore the trends, technologies, a...
LG Innovate 2026 is the national AI summit for local government, held at Melbourne Town Hall. As councils across Australia are increasingly asked to make dec...
A panel discussion hosted by Women+ in Technology of Central Arkansas's executive board on how AI is being used in everyday work across finance, education, c...
A full day dedicated to connection, innovation and growth, bringing together founders, investors, industry leaders and ecosystem partners from across Austral...
A curated gathering by Founders Connect, in collaboration with Scaler School of Technology, bringing together ambitious founders, investors, startup leaders ...
Hosted by Web3bridge. Three days of workshops, talks and hackathons spanning blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, RWAs and Web3 education, bringing together founders, inv...
The CNBC Africa AI Summit 2026 spotlights cutting-edge global trends in Artificial Intelligence with a Pan-African focus. Each theme for the day is anchored ...
A casual networking happy hour hosted by Knoxville Women in Technology, bringing together women in the local tech community for informal connection and conve...
A large in-person gathering of founders, investors and ecosystem builders in Pune, India, bringing together the startup community for a day of networking, pi...
Vietnam Securities Tech Summit 2026 brings together regulators, industry leaders, and senior executives from securities firms and financial companies to disc...
Hosted by FemTechConf, Europe's largest community for women in technology, the Women in Tech London Summit brings together hundreds of women and allies from ...
RubyConf Africa is a two-day conference that brings together developers, entrepreneurs, and open-source contributors across Africa to learn, share best pract...
RailTech India 2026: Powering the Future of Railway Infrastructure and Innovation. India is witnessing an unprecedented transformation in its railway and met...
The 2026 HVBA Innovation Summit brings together health and voluntary benefits professionals for an in-person networking event hosted by the Health & Voluntar...
Annual summit hosted by The Economic Forum Series focused on digitizing MSMEs to unlock Nigeria's non-oil revenue. Sessions cover alternative credit scoring,...
Australia's largest independent conference focused on Data and AI Governance returns for its second year. Held in Melbourne, ADG brings together data leaders...
Africa Human Resource Summit (AHRS) 2026, hosted in Arusha, Tanzania by the African Human Resources Confederation (AHRC) and the Tanzania Human Resources and...
Madison Women in Tech is hosting its fifth annual job fair as part of DevFest WI and Forward Fest. Attendees can explore opportunities with a wide variety of...
The 27th Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026 (North Africa Edition) brings together banking CEOs, fintech founders, regulators, te...
Since its launch in 2018, AI Summit Seoul & Expo has brought together global companies, public institutions, academic experts, and industry leaders to explor...
AI EXPORT X-Pakistan New Supply Growth Summit 2026 brings Pakistan's biggest B2B export summit to Gujranwala, hosted by WebExcels.com (Official Channel Partn...
A business technology event bringing together industry peers to explore how smarter technology ecosystems can accelerate business growth and customer outcome...
AI EXPORT X - Pakistan New Supply Growth Summit 2026 is an exclusive summit for Sialkot's powerhouse industries — Sports Goods, Sportswear, Surgical Instrume...
A one-day startup event in Kuopio, Finland featuring a startup pitching competition, expert insights, a panel discussion, and guided networking, held 12:00-1...
London Tech Connector® is a professional networking event bringing together founders, entrepreneurs, technology professionals, innovators, investors, executi...
A day-long startup summit in Madison, WI hosted by 100state as part of Forward Fest, featuring a fireside chat, founder workshops (idea to first customers, s...
GDES 5.0 is JCI Nigeria's Global Digital Economy Summit, a cross-continent business exchange bringing together over 1,500 entrepreneurs, business leaders, in...
Themed "Building the Digital Economy," AWDEC2026 brings Web3 and digital economy conversations to Southeast Nigeria with workshops, blockchain literacy progr...
A landmark gathering of 750+ global diaspora leaders in Kigali connecting diaspora capital and expertise with Africa's growth markets. Brings together founde...
Fintech Summit Africa 2026 is one of Africa's leading financial technology events, bringing together innovators, financial institutions, investors, startups,...
A conference connecting telecom operators; startups; device makers; regulators; corporate VCs around mobile; 5G; fintech; mobile money; digital inclusion. Ex...
A expo connecting health professionals; policymakers; startups; investors around health-tech; medical trade; health systems. Expect expo; conference; network...
A expo connecting edtech entrepreneurs; educators; ministers; investors around edtech; e-learning policy; skills; VR/AR. Expect exhibition; conference; minis...
GTSA 2026 convenes the full decision-making ecosystem, comprising regulators and ministries, licensed operators, fintechs, RegTech providers, and legal and p...
Region’s leading conference on technology in healthcare – 10th edition will gather stakeholders to shape the future of digital health in Africa.
AI EVERYTHING KENYA x GITEX KENYA is billed as East Africa’s largest AI, tech-and-startup event, held over three days (19–21 May 2026) in Nairobi. It brings ...
A forum connecting CEOs; bankers; PE investors; heads of state; ministers around private sector leadership; investment; entrepreneurship. Expect panels; keyn...
GITEX Future Health Africa 2026 is the continent’s first major healthcare innovation summit and expo focused on accelerating digital health transformation ac...
A conference connecting LPs; GPs; DFIs; growth-stage founders around private capital; PE & VC. Expect panels; LP-GP networking. Organized by AVCA, the event ...
A major pan-African ICT event bringing together technology leaders, innovators, startups, investors and public sector across the continent. Covers digital tr...
A expo connecting startups; global investors; corporates; policymakers around AI; fintech; agritech; deep tech. Expect expo; networking; keynotes. Organized ...
A summit connecting entrepreneurs; VCs; corporate innovation heads; policymakers around startups; open innovation; investment. Expect pitches; accelerator me...
A conference connecting PE/VC fund managers; institutional investors; executives around private equity; venture capital; fundraising; exits. Expect market in...
A conference connecting AI & blockchain startups; tech investors; regulators around AI; blockchain; emerging tech; Web3. Expect keynotes; panels; startup exh...
A expo connecting utilities; IPPs; oil & gas; ministers; financiers; cleantech startups around energy investment; aggregated procurement; renewables. Expect ...
A summit connecting social entrepreneurs; impact investors; DFIs; thought leaders around impact entrepreneurship; inclusive finance; climate-tech; agritech; ...
A pan-African gathering for media and creatives to reflect on how media is practised, funded and sustained in Africa. This edition centres on the theme “Resi...
A conference connecting enterprise leaders; founders; investors; government reps around enterprise tech; startup ecosystem. Expect panels; CEO roundtable; pi...
A expo connecting agritech startups; farmers; agribusiness firms; suppliers; government agencies around agritech; agribusiness; policy. Expect expo; conferen...
A summit connecting startups; VCs; corporates; ecosystem enablers around fintech; Web3; climate-tech; multi-track. Expect pitches; panels; networking; compet...
MENA’s largest entrepreneurship event, connecting thousands of innovators and startups in Cairo
A continent-shaping tech summit bringing together startups, investors, enterprise leaders, policymakers and ecosystem builders to explore Africa’s digital ec...
AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2025 is the premier annual gathering that brings together Africa’s top investors, deal-makers and business leaders under one roof...
A fireside-conversation featuring OpenAI’s Africa Lead (Emmanuel Lubanzadio), hosted by Antler East Africa, discussing the role of AI in shaping Africa’s fut...
A conference connecting entrepreneurs; investors; policymakers; ecosystem builders around tech innovation; startup policy; AI. Expect keynotes; panels; netwo...
A conference connecting startups; investors; policymakers; tech leaders; government officials around future tech; sustainable city; innovation. Expect keynot...
A conference connecting startups; hubs; investors; diaspora; government agencies around fintech; agritech; edtech; creative tech; innovation. Expect showcase...
ABC is Africa’s largest gathering of the Bitcoin and freedom-tech community, held annually to bring together activists, innovators and decision-makers across...
Latitude59 x Kenya 2025 is a three-day startup and tech conference in Nairobi bringing together 3,000+ participants — including 1,500 entrepreneurs, 350 inve...
A summit connecting startups; VCs; tech executives around startup pitching; venture investing. Expect pitches; keynotes; panels; VC unconference. Organized b...
A summit connecting youth founders; investors; government leaders; UN; accelerators around youth entrepreneurship; innovation; skills. Expect networking; tra...
The Africa Startup Festival is one of the continent’s premier gatherings for the tech and startup ecosystem. Held annually in Lagos, Nigeria (and sometimes i...
A summit connecting angels; VC fund managers; accelerators; select startups around early-stage investing; ecosystem development. Expect matchmaking; workshop...
A forum connecting global investors; DFIs; government; business leaders; startups (growth) around deal making; investment brokering. Expect deal rooms; match...
A conference connecting incubator managers; accelerator leads; hub founders; angel leaders; agencies around ecosystem building; accelerators; collaboration; ...
A festival connecting startups; investors; telcos; public-sector leaders around telecoms; digital innovation; connectivity. Expect conferences; pitches; exhi...
A forum connecting startups; investors; industry peers from East Africa around regional tech; investment; deal-flow. Expect market insights; pitch sessions; ...
A expo connecting startups; real estate developers; contractors; architects; investors around construction-tech; proptech; clean-tech. Expect expo; pitches; ...