46 must-attend startup and VC events in 2025

By Olha Dub ???? , PR Writer at F1V

The Flyer One Ventures team has put together an extensive list of tech events scheduled for 2025 across various cities in Europe and the U.S. It's tailored for founders, entrepreneurs, startup teams, and venture capitalists.

You’ll also meet our team at some of these events.

Startup events in 2025

sTARTUp Day calls itself “the most startup-minded business festival.” In 2024, it drew over 3,400 attendees from 45 countries. The event features a stage program with over 150 speakers, AI-powered matchmaking, a demo area, a pitching competition, and a speaker contest.

Confirmed speakers: Milrem Robotics, The Launch Code, Seldon Digital, Miros AI, GSCAN, eAgronom.

Tickets: €139 for startups; €209 for investors.

Website: www.startupday.ee

TechChill is one of the biggest tech conferences in the Baltics. Over 2,300 attendees come to the event every year. It features a stage program, investor day, the Fifty Founders Battle startup contest with a €300K prize, workshops, side events, and parties.

Confirmed speakers: Lightyear, Paysera, Enlaza, Headway, Oura, Fade Proof.

Tickets: €69-99 for startups; €199-229 for investors; €59 for students.?

Website: www.techchill.co ?

The TECHARENA brings together the European tech ecosystem for networking and knowledge sharing. It’s hosted by the entrepreneurship and innovation platform Techarenan. The event agenda includes keynotes, investor day, panels, side events, the Pitch40 startup competition, and matchmaking.

Previous speakers: Apple, Uber, TechCrunch, Microsoft, Meta, Stripe, and the former Vice President of the United States.??

Tickets: TBA.

Website: techarena.se

4YFN partners with “the world’s largest connectivity event,” MWC Barcelona, connecting startups, investors, institutions, and corporations. Over 100k people from 110 countries attended it in 2024. The program includes stage content, the 4YFN Awards startup contest, and meetup opportunities.

Previous speakers: Norrsken, WhatsApp, Wikipedia, Amazon, Airbnb, Android, Visa.

Tickets: TBA (the price was €879–4,899 in 2024).

Website: 4yfn.com

Global Summit aims to improve human and planetary health through tech; it’s part of Hello Tomorrow ’s Deep Tech Days. Expect science and tech discussions, investor day, startup pitches, exhibitions, and side events.

Previous speakers: Danone, Nasa Ames Research Center, Planeteer Capital, Fifty Years, One Ventures.

Early bird tickets: €290 for startups; from €990 for investors; €65 for students.

Website: hello-tomorrow.org/global-summit ?

EU-Startups Summit “showcases Europe’s hottest startups,” gathering around 2,500 attendees each year. The event features a pitch competition, an on-stage program, networking meetings, and exhibitions.

Previous speakers: Atomico, Dealroom.co , Target Global, Novicap, Deloitte.

Tickets: €395 for investors; €230 for startups; €170 for students.

Website: www.eu-startups.com/summit ?

Podim Conference , started in 1980 as a nonprofit, is now “one of Europe’s 30 best startup events,” according to EU Startups. It has a limited attendance of 1,000 people to ensure connections without getting lost in the crowd. The event features a pitching competition, networking meetups, and discussions.

Previous speakers: Miro, Seedcamp, Venture Factory & Start:up Slovenia, Impulse4Women, Techstars.

Tickets: €590 for investors; €145 for startups; €145 for students.

Website: podim.org

SaaStr Annual, now in its 10th year, unites 13,000 cloud and SaaS founders, VCs, and executives for three days of tactical content, workshops, and networking. Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom, called it “the Super Bowl of SaaS.” Fun fact: I saw one investor write on Twitter that he signed a term sheet with a founder over poker at this event.

Previous speakers: Apollo, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Loom, GitHub, Calendly.

Early bird tickets: $549-749 for startups (<$20M ARR); $699-949 for investors (>$20M ARR).

Website: www.saastrannual.com ?

Impact CEE features the startup competition Impact Arena and covers a wide range of topics, from AI and digital innovation to mental health and women’s empowerment. Its fans refer to it as “a festival of ideas” with “buzzing energy and variety.” In 2024, over 6,000 people attended the event.

Previous speakers: Michelle Obama, Yale, Mastercard, The Economist, Dell.

Tickets: TBA.

Website: impactcee.com

Tech.eu , one of the most prominent European tech media outlets, hosts an annual conference to talk about the tech industry and network. It also gives startups the chance to present themselves and throws a party. Over 1,200 people attended the event in 2024.

Previous speakers: Endeavor Catalyst, Cherry Ventures, Seedcamp, 500 Emerging Europe, Northzone.

Tickets: TBA (the price was ￡300-￡1,750 in 2024).

Website: tech.eu/event/2025/summit-london ?

Latitude59 calls itself “a lovely yacht without the crowds.” It’s a festival-vibe event for startups and investors (the startup-investor ratio is about 50-50) with stage content, side events, the L59 Pitch Competition (€1M prize in 2024), matchmaking, and a demo area. About 3,000 people attended last year.

Previous speakers: Practica Capital, Zendesk, Salesforce, Panasonic, and the President and Prime Minister of Estonia.?

Super early bird tickets: €139 for startups; €209-249 for investors.

Website: latitude59.ee

SHIFT Business Festival is a two-day event at Turku Science Park, where “companies, people, and phenomena meet.” The program includes content across three stages, workshops, parties, a networking brunch, and employer presentations.

Previous speakers: PwC, Yes VC, Videobot, Great Minds, Silo AI.

Tickets: €129-299.

Website: theshift.fi

Mashup is an invite-only event for startups and investors to meet in a cozy atmosphere. Expect side events all over the city, a VC meetup, networking, boule-pétanque, dinners, roundtables, and even karaoke.

Partners: HubSpot, HSBC Innovation Banking, OVHcloud.?

Tickets: TBA (the price was €250-400 in 2024).

Website: www.mashup.day ?

Infoshare is one of the largest events in the CEE region for startups, VCs, developers, and tech enthusiasts. The program includes a startup contest, keynotes, side events, matchmaking, and expos. Nearly 6,000 people attended the event in 2024.

Previous speakers: Netflix, Google, Spotify, Harvard University, Microsoft.

Tickets: TBA (the price was $110-370 in 2024).?

Website: infoshare.pl/conference ?

Dublin Tech Summit is a “tech festival,” featuring four stages, live podcasts, and workshops. This year’s themes: enterprise innovations, the future of work, emerging tech, digital threats, and unicorn building. Over 8k people attended the event in 2024.

Previous speakers: NASA, Open AI, IKEA, Pinterest, IBM, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Tickets: €145-375, depending on the time.

Website: dublintechsummit.tech

Viva Technology is a four-day annual event featuring superstar speakers. In 2024, it hosted eight conference tracks — including on AI, deeptech, and future society. It also had five themed stages, a pitch studio, and workshop spaces.

Previous speakers: Elon Mask (SpaceX, Tesla, X), John Kerry (the 68th U.S. secretary of state), Arthur Mensch (Mistral AI), Harley Finkelstein (Shopify), Scott Crowder (IBM).

Tickets: €160 for startups; €430 for investors.?

Website: vivatechnology.com

South Summit was born in 2012 to help heal the Spanish economy during the economic crisis. Today, it’s a meeting point for thousands of entrepreneurs and investors. It features a startup competition (to date, its finalists have raised over $16B) and about 10 content tracks, including trust tech, climate tech, and space tech.

Previous speakers: Seedstars, Netflix, Google for Startups, Typeform, Asteroid Technologies.

Early bird tickets: €279 for startups; €975 for investors.

Website: www.southsummit.io/madrid ??

Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit is a two-day tech conference for women in IT and STEM. About 11k participants attend it each year. The event features five content stages, mentoring sessions, side events, workshops, and career fairs.?

Previous speakers: Paramount, CERN, Visa, GlobalLogic, Intel.

Offline tickets: $250; online $60; free for students.

Website: womenintechsummit.pl

Arctic15 is a two-day event in Northern Europe where “impactful founders, thought leaders, and top investors” from Europe, Asia, and the U.S. share stories about tech. It features talks, workshops, a pitch competition, and speed dating mingles.

Previous speakers: Seedcamp, SET Ventures, Startup Wise Guys, Norrsken VC.

Tickets: €349 for startups; €899 for investors.

Website: arctic15.com

Moldova Digital Summit connects investors, CEOs, researchers, innovators, and everyone interested in the future of a digital economy. It’s one of the largest tech events in Eastern Europe, attended by over 3k people and companies every year. Expect keynotes, expo area, workshops, and B2B meetings.

Previous speakers: Diverse AI, Microsoft, Google, Orange, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova.

Early bird tickets: €49 (1 day); €79 (2 days); €99 (4 days).

Website: moldovadigitalsummit.md ??

London Tech Week is a week-long tech conference. It’s attended by about 45k people, including 5k startups and 1k investors. In 2024, the event covered the latest tech innovation themes, with AI, data security, and green innovation among them.

Previous speakers: IBM, Microsoft, DeepL, Mastercard, Canva.

Tickets: TBA.

Website: londontechweek.com ?

Bucharest Tech Week’s main two events are Business Summits (covering innovation, HR, AI, software architecture, and Java) and TechExpo. The event gathers roughly 1,500 participants and 60 exhibitors presenting 800 products.

Previous speakers: Shazam, LinkedIn, TikTok, Picsart, RedHat, KPMG.

Early bird tickets: €239-1,345.

Website: www.techweek.ro ?

The Next Web Conference ( TNW ) connects startups, investors, and policymakers. Over 10,000 people attend it each year. In 2025, the event’s themes include “AI & Deeptech,” “Sustainable Societies,” “Growth & Venture,” and three others.

Previous speakers: Amazon, Monzo, Bolt, Wise, Reddit.

Tickets: TBA for startups; €700 for investors.

Website: thenextweb.com/conference ?

European Women in Technology calls itself “Europe's largest gathering of inspirational women in tech.” It brings together over 5k tech pioneers and leaders from various industries, including energy, healthcare, and finance.

Previous speakers: Danone, Logitech, Mambu, Uber Payments, Dell, Meta.

Tickets: €275-575, depending on the time.

Website: www.europeanwomenintech.com ?

Startups World inspires its participants to “become active agents in making the future a reality.” It invites founders, business pros, and investors to learn from some of the most remarkable leaders in tech and business.

Confirmed speakers: Runway Innovation Hub, MyHealthMirror, EDL, Summit Bridge Group Inc.

Offline tickets: €745-2,460; online: €159.?

Website: startupsworld.net

TechBBQ is a place where networking and content “meet hygge.” About 7,000 people attend the event, most of which are startups and investors. Originally, it began in 2013 as a casual BBQ for tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs in a Copenhagen park, which inspired its name.

Previous speakers: Siri, CNN, Y Combinator, Obama Foundation.

Tickets: TBA.

Website: techbbq.dk

Oslo Innovation Week is an umbrella event that unites over 80 events organized by over 200 Norwegian and international incubators, startups, and investors to drive the achievement of sustainable development goals. It is owned by the City of Oslo and managed by Oslo Business Region. Nearly 15,000 techies attend the conference.

Previous partners: Fori Inc., Proptech Norway, Xynteo, Startuplab, Devlight, Nova Digital.?

Tickets: Most events have free entry (registration required).

Website: oiw.no

IT Arena is one of the biggest tech conferences in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. It’s held offline in the west of Ukraine even during war, demonstrating the resilience of Ukraine’s tech industry and people. Since 2014, the event has connected up to 30k people, bringing together 3-5k attendees every year. It features a startup competition, speeches, and meetups.

Previous speakers: Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Ministry, Google for Startups, Uber, TikTok, Intellias.

Tickets: TBA (the price was $250-500 in the last years).

Website: itarena.ua

Bits & Pretzels hosts 7,500 founders, investors, and tech leaders for three days during Munich Oktoberfest. After two days of the conference, participants can join 250 expert Table Captains at the legendary Oktoberfest to chat over a cold beer.

Previous speakers: Klarna, Andreesen Horowitz, FPV Ventures, General Catalyst, Miro.

Tickets: TBA (the price was about €150 in the last years).

Website: bitsandpretzels.com

Sifted Summit is a “bridge between investors and founders,” drawing a European audience of 6,000 startups, scale-ups, and their potential business partners. Currently, the main event’s theme is recalibrating the tech ecosystem and supporting the startup revival.

Previous speakers: Deel, Visa, Zoom, General Catalyst, Google, HubSpot.?

Tickets: ￡249-379 for startups; ￡549 for investors.?

Website: summit.sifted.eu

SaaStock calls itself a place “where the SaaS industry gathers to do business,” striving to help SaaS companies scale more efficiently. The event promises lots of life lessons from experienced speakers, action-led content, Saas.City bootcamp, masterclasses, and demo days.

Previous speakers: PandaDoc, G2, Theory Ventures, Typeform, Gong, EQT Ventures.

Tickets: TBA (the price was €550-850 in 2024).?

Website: saastock.com/saastock-2024 ?

Startup Fair is the largest startup event in Lithuania, organized by Startup Lithuania . The 2024 event set a new record with over 2k attendees. It features Pitch Battle, investor camp, talks, and side events.

Previous speakers: Practica Capital, Baltic Sandbox Ventures, Microsoft, Node, Meta.

Tickets: TBA.

Website: startupfair.lt ??

Maybe just a few people in the world haven’t heard of Web Summit . It’s the largest global tech event, drawing over 70k IT pros, founders, and investors. It features lectures, Q&As, roundtables, the ALPHA startup program, and plenty of side events. If you’re reading this before November 2024, you can still register for the 2024 event.

Previous speakers: Signal, Meta, Hugging Face, Adept AI, Bumble, Qualcomm.

Tickets: TBA (the price is €630-1,950 in 2024).

Website: websummit.com

Some people I know describe Slush as a startup “rock festival.” It’s a place with a super high concentration of investors and startups, attracting 13k attendees. It features four content stages, over 300 side events, a pitch competition, mentoring sessions, and mingles to “push the limits on creativity and technology.” If you’re reading this before November 2024, you can still register for the 2024 event.

Previous speakers: Twitch, Perplexity, Revolut, Founders Fund, Notion, Datadog.?

Tickets: TBA (the price is €295-1,095 in 2024).

Website: slush.org

Venture capital events in 2025

Women's Venture Capital Summit is a three-day conference “fostering connections and community” for female LPs, GPs, and other industry advisors. This will be the fourth edition of the summit, first held in 2022. The agenda includes sessions on growing a VC firm, attracting LPs, and raising a fund in a challenging environment.

Сonfirmed speakers: Recast Capital, Lux Capital, Tiger Iron Capital, Sapphire Partners, G2 Venture Partners.

Ticket: $3,590.

Website: events.withintelligence.com/womensventurecapitalsummit ?

In addition to the Tech Arena events I mentioned above, the conference hosts LP and GP mingles and dinners for targeted networking. Access is available with an Investor Pass.

Tickets: TBA.?

Website: techarena.se/lp-gp-exclusive

Financing the Future is a “VIP deep tech LP-GP event” by Hello Tomorrow, designed for limited partners (funds of funds, sovereign funds, PEs, corporates, family offices, etc.) and general partners interested in deep tech.

Previous speakers:? Fifty Years, One Ventures, Supernova Invest, European Investment Fund (EIF).?

Tickets: free upon request for LPs; €1,265-€1,859 for GPs (early bird).

Website: hello-tomorrow.org/financing-the-future ?

GCVI Summit gathers top corporate venturing, venture capital, and innovation managers. Expect keynotes, workshops, fireside chats, roundtables, and 1-to-1 meetings. About 800 people attend the summit each year.

Confirmed speakers: Citi Ventures, AI Fund, Shell Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, New Business Ventures.?

Tickets: $2,945-$7,695, depending on the role and time.

Website: www.gcvisummit.com ??

0100 Conference Europe is a networking event for GPs (44%), LPs (29%), and service providers (14%) from Europe and North America, attended by over 700 people. In 2025, participants will discuss VC trends, deep tech, new capital sources, and other topics.

Confirmed speakers: 500 Global, Dawn Capital, Verdane, Cipio Partners, Stafford Capital Partners.?

Early bird ticket: €1,000 for GPs.?

Website: https://bit.ly/4eLQn1Z ?

0100 Emerging Europe is designed for GPs (40%), LPs (25%), and service providers (21%) interested in the CEE region. About 500 decision-makers attend the event. In 2025, participants will talk about the CEE region's attractiveness, the criteria LPs follow when choosing VC funds to invest in, and the next unicorns in the region.

Confirmed speakers: Flyer One Ventures.

Early bird ticket: €700 for GPs.

Website: https://bit.ly/3UatblU ?

The Bridge Conference is one of the events organized by Bridge Funding Global, an organization focused on building a global ecosystem for underrepresented emerging GPs. This two-day event features GP and LP one-to-one meetings and stage content.

Previous speakers: Hall Capital Partners, Flat World Partners, GREE LP Fund, SouthState Bank.

Tickets: Only community members can participate, contact the organizer for the details.

Website: https://bit.ly/4eXLHpO ??

GCV Symposium positions itself “as one of Europe’s most prominent corporate investment and innovation events.” In 2024, it gathered over 340 investors, startups, universities, government bodies, and ecosystem supporters.?

Previous speakers: the European Investment Bank (EIB), IBM, TDK Ventures, the president of Estonia.

Tickets: TBA.

Website: www.gcvsymposium.com ?

Mind Invest Summit is where “Ukrainian businesses begin their journey to the West, and European businesses begin their journey to Ukraine.” It gathers over 1k participants: investors, government officials, and businesses. After the official program, everyone is invited to the Lviv Jazz Festival.

Previous speakers: UFuture, Kormotech, Bank Lviv, Softserve, Cisco Ukraine, Kyivstar.?

Tickets: $150-360.

Website: investsummit.mind.ua/en ?

World Venture Forum is a conference for investors in the Austrian mountains. It spans a week, bringing together over 500 people to focus on five key topics, along with networking sessions, dinners, and even a golf tournament.

Confirmed speakers: Plug and Play, Venionaire Capital.

Tickets: €399-€2,025.?

Website: worldventureforum.info ?

In addition to the main program, Startup Fair organizes a day full of content and discussions for investors. In 2024, investors chatted about life sciences, AI, syndicating, impact investing, and more.

Previous speakers: Firstpick, Contrarian Ventures, Coinvest Capital, Practica Capital.

Early bird ticket: €150.?

Website: startupfair.lt/investor-camp-2024 ?

Hoping to become a “hub of energy” for senior female investors, Women's Venture Capital Summit welcomed over 200 women to its first European edition in 2024 to talk about VC trends. The agenda for 2025 is still being set up. But if you’re reading this before December 2024, there’s still time to attend this year’s event.

Previous speakers: Molten, Puzzle Ventures, EQT Group, Frontline Ventures, NATO Innovation Fund.?

Tickets: TBA (the price is ￡750 in 2024).?

Website: events.withintelligence.com/womensventurecapitalsummiteurope ?

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