What are the must-attend startup and VC events this year? Which of them should I visit? These questions often arise among startup and scaleup teams, founders, and investors. We created a collection of more than 85 opportunities for companies, including vertical-specific tech festivals and exhibitions, events for VC, CVC, PE funds, and LPs, and major ecosystem conferences that cannot be missed. Choose and mark your calendar!
For more networking opportunities, check out Vetsbee’s Top Startup and VC Events List, updated monthly with the latest additions.
January
sTARTUp Day
2025 dates: 29-31January
Location: Tartu, Estonia
sTARTUp Day is a startup festival that takes place annually in Tartu, bringing together over 3,500 entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators. In 2025, the event focuses on early-stage startups, with discussions on founders’ practical skills, marketing strategies, and deeptech.
Longevity Revolution Festival
2025 dates: 30 January
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
More details: https://cc.cz/eventy/longevity/
February
Women's Venture Capital Summit
2025 dates: 4-6 February
Location: Half Moon Bay (CA), US
More details: http://events.withintelligence.com/womensventurecapitalsummit
TechChill
2025 dates: 5-7 February
Location: Riga, Latvia
TechChill, a top annual Baltic tech event, brings together global and local investors, founders, and ecosystem players. This year’s lineup will feature speakers such as Heli Koskimäki from Oura, David Hooker from Printify, Madara Knutina from BADideas.fund.
AI Action Summit
2025 dates: 10-11 February
Location: Paris, France
More details: https://www.elysee.fr/en/sommet-pour-l-action-sur-l-ia
Doers Summit
2025 dates: 12-13 February 2025
Location: Athens, Greece
The Doers Summit in Athens will bring together founders, investors, and operators to collaborate and bridge the gap between the EU and the Middle East. Speakers include Parth Detroja from PAIR AI, Apostolos Apostolakis from Venture Friends, and Michelle Parsons from Lex.
0100 DACH 2025
2025 dates: 18-20 February
Location: Vienna, Austria
0100 DACH 2025 conference is a premier event for private equity and venture capital professionals, bringing together over 400 LPs, GPs, and decision-makers from 30+ nationalities. The 11th edition in Vienna will unite leading experts and decision-makers with a strong focus on the DACH region.
Techarena
2025 dates: 20-21 February
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Techarena is Scandinavia’s largest tech and business event, attracting over 12,000 leaders, investors, and innovators. This year, it features more than 350 speakers, including Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph and former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin.
MWC Barcelona 2025
2025 dates: 25-28 February
Location: Barcelona, Spain
More details: https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/
March
4YFN
2025 dates: 3-6 March
Location: Barcelona, Spain
4YFN, a Barcelona-based MWC event, brings together 101,000 innovators, 1,000 investors managing €50 billion in funds, and 2,000 founders. Featuring visionary speakers like Jürgen Schmidhuber, it highlights AI's transformative power.
Startup Festival
2025 dates: 12 March
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Startup Festival is a free admission event that provides one-on-one consultation slots, networking, and learning opportunities with industry experts. Last year, it brought together over 7,500 visitors, including more than 100 startups and 60 lecturers.
Cloud & AI infra
2025 dates: 12-13 March
Location: London, the UK
More details: https://www.cloudaiinfrastructure.com/
Hello Tomorrow
2025 dates: 13-14 March
Location: Paris, France
Hello Tomorrow Global Summit connects the global deeptech ecosystem, bringing together startups, investors, corporates, and researchers to address pressing global challenges. Held in Paris, the event expects 3,000 attendees, including over 100 speakers, and 500 investors.
CloudFest
2025 dates: 17-20 March
Location: Rust, Germany
More details: https://www.cloudfest.com
SET Tech Festival
2025 dates: 18 March
Location: Berlin, Germany
More details: https://www.startup-energy-transition.com/set-tech-festival-2025/
GCVI Summit
2025 dates: 18-20 March
Location: Monterey (CA), US
More details: https://www.gcvisummit.com/
START Summit
2025 dates: 20-21 March
Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland
More details: https://www.startglobal.org/start-summit
Tech.eu Summit
2025 dates: 25-26 March
Location: London, the UK
Tech.eu Summit in London will bring together over 2,000 attendees, including over 500 investors and speakers from leading firms like Endeavor Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners. It will offer a chance to explore new startups and growth opportunities in Europe’s tech ecosystem.
Vestbee CEE VC Summit
2025 dates: Warsaw, Poland
Location: 25-26 March
CEE VC Summit 2025 in Warsaw is an exclusive, invitation-only event that will bring together over 200 top VC fund managers and LPs from Central and Eastern Europe. Last year, the summit featured speakers from top global VCs and LPs, such as Staffan Helgesson from Creandum and Chris Wade from Isomer Capital.
Check out how the CEE VC Summit 2024 unfolded in our reportage from the event.
Skinnovation
2025 dates: 26-28 March
Location: Innsbruck, Austria
Skinnovation, held in Innsbruck, Austria, is a startup festival combining skiing and networking. With 600 participants, 70 speakers, and 100 startups, it offers unique opportunities to connect on the slopes. Key speakers include Benedikt Böhm, Louisa Plasberg, and Ijad Madisch.
April
AustrianStartups Summit
2025 dates: 1 April
Location: Vienna, Austria
More details: https://austrianstartups.com/page/summit
ScaleUp with Wolves & CVC Awards
2025 dates: 2-3 April
Location: Berlin, Germany
Scale Up with Wolves and the European Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Awards bring together growing companies and investors for networking and recognition. The event connects expanding businesses with post-Seed and Series A investors, while the CVC Awards honours the best corporate venture capitalists in 15 categories.
0100 Europe 2025
2025 dates: 2-4 April
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
0100 Europe 2025, held in Amsterdam, is the 3rd edition of this networking event for private equity and venture capital investors, fund managers, and service providers from Europe and North America. Top industry experts will share insights, including Ara Yeromian from Teachers’ Venture Growth and Markus Benzler from UBS Asset Management.
Paris Blockchain Week
2025 dates: 8-10 April
Location: Paris, France
More details: https://www.parisblockchainweek.com/
EU Startups Summit
2025 dates: 24-25 April
Location: Valletta, Malta
Each year, the EU-Startups Summit offers networking opportunities, engaging keynotes, fireside chats, and a pitch competition featuring Europe’s top startups. In 2025, this two-day event is expected to bring together over 2,500 founders, startup enthusiasts, corporates, angel investors, VCs, and media professionals from across Europe.
May
Turing Fest
2025 dates: 7-8 May
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Turing Fest, celebrating its 10th edition in Edinburgh, brings together more than 1,200 attendees, including startup founders, product leaders, and over 100 early-stage investors. The event features keynotes, fireside chats, debates, an expo, networking, dinners, and side events.
ViennaUP
2025 dates: 8-16 May
Location: Vienna, Austria
ViennaUP is a city-wide festival focused on entrepreneurship and innovation, organized by more than 35 program partners with support from the Vienna Business Agency. Throughout the week, the event provides a chance to explore Vienna's startup ecosystem and connect with founders, investors, and professionals worldwide.
ETHBratislava
2025 dates: 9-10 May
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
More details: https://ethbratislava.com/
PODIM
2025 dates: 12-14 May
Location: Maribor, Slovenia
PODIM is a tech and startup conference that brings together startups, investors, and entrepreneurs. The event showcases over 70 international speakers across three stages, 150 handpicked startups, 400 investors and corporate representatives, and facilitates more than 1,300 one-on-one meetings.
Iceland Innovation Week
2025 dates: 12-16 May
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
More details: https://www.innovationweek.is/
Deep Tech Momentum
2025 dates: 13-15 May
Location: Berlin, Germany
Deep Tech Momentum (DTM) is an invite-only event that connects Europe’s top deeptech startups, investors, and corporate innovators. Attendees can network, secure PoCs, and participate in one-on-one meetings. Notable speakers include Anna Christmann, Christian Lindner, René Obermann, and Hermann Hauser.
SaaStr Annual
2025 dates: 13-15 May
Location: San Francisco, the US
More details: https://www.saastrannual.com/buy-tickets-2025
Impact CEE
2025 dates: 14-15 May
Location: Poznan, Poland
Impact, held annually in Poznan, gathers 6,000 participants and 650 speakers and features 10 interactive stages across 23 tracks. The event includes workshops, roundtables, startup competitions, and art, with notable speakers such as Michelle Obama, Sanna Marin, and Timothy Snyder .
0100 Emerging Europe 2025
2025 dates: 14-16 May
Location: Budapest, Hungary
0100 Emerging Europe 2025 is a networking event for the CEE region’s private equity and venture capital industry. Speakers include Deimantė Korsakaitė from INVL Asset Management and Maja Tomanic Vidovic from Slovene Enterprise Fund, offering insights into the region's investment landscape.
Reflect Fest
2025 dates: 15-16 May
Location: Limassol, Cyprus
Reflect Fest is a major tech event tailored for startups, investors, and decision-makers from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. With over 10,000 attendees, 250 investors, and 250 speakers, it offers workshops, networking, and a startup competition.
Cleantech Scandinavia
2025 dates: 19-20 May
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Cleantech Capital Day is a two-day event that gathers around 200 professionals from the cleantech sector. Attendees will engage in networking, company pitches, and targeted sessions focused on expanding cleantech businesses across Europe, China, the Middle East, and North America.
Impact Investor Global Summit
2025 dates: 20-21 May
Location: The Brewery, London
More details: https://cleantechscandinavia.com/Events/cleantech-capital-day/
Upstream Rotterdam
2025 dates: 21-22 May
Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Upstream is a two-day event in Rotterdam for startup founders, investors, and corporate leaders. The program features fireside chats, deep dives, pitches, roundtables, and speed dating, with side events highlighting the Dutch startup ecosystem.
GITEX Europe
2025 dates: 21-23 May
Location: Berlin, Germany
More details: https://www.gitex-europe.com/
Latitude59
2025 dates: 21-23 May
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Latitude59 gathers 3,500 founders and more than 800 investors from 65 countries in Tallinn, Estonia. The event focuses on showcasing innovations, connecting startups with investors, and exploring the future of technology.
Infoshare Conference
2025 dates: 27-28 May
Location: Gdansk, Poland
Infoshare Conference returns for its 19th edition in Gdansk, expecting over 6,500 attendees, 150 speakers, and 500 startups. The event centres on technology, startups, and collaboration, driving discussions on the future of innovation in the CEE region.
Mashup
2025 dates: 27-28 May
Location: Malmö, Sweden
Mashup is an event that gathers VC funds like Highland Europe, Cherry, byFounders, and Ventech. It offers a chance to connect with leading VCs from the Nordics and beyond, focusing on follow-on investments and co-investment opportunities.
Dublin Tech Summit
2025 dates: 28-29 May
Location: Dublin, Ireland
More details: http://dublintechsummit.tech/
June
SuperVenture
2025 dates: 2-4 June
Location: Berlin, Germany
More details: https://informaconnect.com/superventure/
SXSW London
2025 dates: 2-7 June
Location: London, the UK
SXSW London is the first-ever European edition of the iconic festival, blending technology, culture, and creativity. The event will feature keynote talks, performances, screenings, and activations.
Innovations United 2025
2025 dates: 3-4 June
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Innovations United 2025, held at Prague Castle, offers €3 million investment opportunities. The event features stages on innovation, AI, e-commerce, and female leadership and a pitch competition for startups.
Money 20/20
2025 dates:3-5 June
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
More details: https://europe.money2020.com/
Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit
2025 dates: 4-5 June
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2025 is the largest conference and career fair for women in STEM, Tech, and IT across Europe and Asia. With 14,000 participants, 500 speakers, and 105 tech companies, it is a collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and professional growth hub.
Arctic15
2025 dates: 4-5 June
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Arctic15 Startup Conference connects startups, businesses, and investors, focusing on values-based matchmaking. It is a key event in the Nordics and Baltics for building relationships and making deals.
South Summit
2025 dates: 4-6 June
Location: Madrid, Spain
South Summit in Madrid brings together startups, investors, and companies to drive innovation and business growth. The 2025 In Motion theme focuses on aligning business with global needs, using innovation to tackle challenges, and taking action for positive change.
Non-Fungible Conference (NFC)
2025 dates: 4-6 June
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
More details: https://www.nonfungibleconference.com
Hinterland of Things
2025 dates: 5 June
Location: Bielefeld, Germany
More details: https://hinterlandofthings.com/
Moldova Digital Summit
2025 dates: 5-7 June
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
More details: https://moldovadigitalsummit.md/
London Tech Week
2025 dates: 9-13 June
Location: London, UK
More details: https://londontechweek.com/
Viva Technology
2025 dates: 11-14 June
Location: Paris, France
Viva Technology (VivaTech) is Europe’s largest annual startup and tech event, held in Paris, France. Since 2016, it has brought together global innovators, leaders, and investors, now with a digital platform. The 2024 edition featured prominent speakers like Elon Musk, Clara Shih from Salesforce AI, and Dario Amodei from Anthropic.
Bucharest Tech Week
2025 dates: 14-20 June
Location: Bucharest, Romania
More details: https://www.techweek.ro/
GCV Symposium
2025 dates: 18-19 June
Location: London, UK
More details: https://www.gcvsymposium.com/
SuperAI
2025 dates: 18-19 June
Location: Singapore
More details: https://www.superai.com/tickets
TNW Conference
2025 dates: 19-20 June
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
TNW Conference is a two-day tech festival held in Amsterdam. It brings together over 4,500 attendees, including startups, scaleups, investors, corporates, and innovators, to showcase big ideas and spot the next unicorn. With tailored programs and a deep connection to Europe’s startup ecosystem, it’s the place to network, get inspired, and stay ahead of the curve.
UNCHAIN Fintech Festival
2025 dates: 19-20 June
Location: Oradea, Romania
UNCHAIN Festival connects the financial and tech sectors in the CEE region to drive collaboration and innovation. Held at the historic Oradea Fortress, it brings together industry leaders to explore trends, address challenges, and transform digital solutions into personal connections.
BTC Prague
2025 dates: 19-21 June
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
More details: https://btcprague.com/#
European Women in Technology
2025 dates: 25-26 June
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
European Women in Technology is a leading event to discover the latest tech innovations and enhance skills within an inclusive community, fostering career growth. Each year, it brings together over 5,000 women in tech. Past speakers include Aurelija Pletiene from Vinted, Hanna Hennig, CIO at Siemens AG, and Ali Niknam from Bunq.
Techsylvania
2025 dates: 25-26 June
Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
This year, Techsylvania will welcome confirmed speakers such as Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, and Sebastian Dobrincu, Revocalize.ai co-founder, sharing insights on emerging trends. The event also features workshops, Startup Alley program, executive roundtables, and satellite events, offering unique opportunities to learn, network, and shape the future of tech.
Unicorn Summit
2025 dates: 29 June-2 July
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Unicorn Summit brings together investors, politicians, policymakers, and tech founders to address a question: How can we build the next unicorn companies and make the world a better place? The event extends beyond the discussions, offering exclusive themed parties and events each night for networking and enjoying Lisbon.
World Venture Forum
2025 dates: 30 June-5 July
Location: Kitzbühel, Austria
More details: https://worldventureforum.info/
July
R.AI.SE Summit
2025 dates: 8-9 July
Location: Paris, France
The R.AI.SE Summit, held at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, aims to disrupt and connect the AI landscape with real-world use cases and a winning AI playbook. Tracks include Finance, Healthcare, Cybersecurity, Blockchain & Decentralization, Marketing & Retail. The 2025 speaker lineup features Clement Delangue from Hugging Face, Scorr Belsky from Adobe, and Illia Polosukhin from NEAR Protocol.
August
TechBBQ
2025 dates: 27-28 August
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
TechBBQ, founded in 2013 as a BBQ gathering for tech enthusiasts, has evolved into Scandinavia’s leading startup summit. The event now attracts over 8,000 attendees, including 1,200 investors, 2,200 startup representatives, and 400 speakers, featuring prominent figures like Adam Cheyer, Siri’s co-founder, Ida Tin from Clue, and Geoff Ralston from Y Combinator.
September
Tech Village
2025 dates: 11-13 September
Location: Butuceni, Moldova
More details: https://techvillage.md/
Infobip Shift
2025 dates: 14-16 September
Location: Zadar, Croatia
More details: https://shift.infobip.com/
Quantum World Congress
2025 dates: 16-18 September
Location: Washington, US
More details: https://www.quantumworldcongress.com
SuperReturn Asia
2025 dates: 16-19 September
Location: Singapore
SuperReturn Asia gathers top LPs and GPs to network and explore the latest trends in Asian private markets. Join over 3,000 private capital professionals from more than 50 countries in Asia, North America, Europe, Oceania, Africa and beyond, including over 1,500 GPs and 1,000+ LPs, all attending in person.
Italian Tech Week
2025 dates: 24-26 September
Location: Turin, Italy
More details: https://italiantechweek.com/en
IT Arena
2025 dates: 26-28 September
Location: Lviv, Ukraine
IT Arena is an annual tech conference in Lviv. Despite the challenges of ongoing war, it unites global tech enthusiasts with a focus on startups, local companies, and deep tech. Last year’s event covered topics like cybersecurity, drone warfare, mobile apps, automation, community-driven growth, networking, and afterparties.
Bits & Pretzels
2025 dates: 29 September-1 October
Location: Munich, Germany
Bits & Pretzels is a three-day conference for startups and tech enthusiasts, attracting 7,500 founders, investors, and industry leaders. Held during Munich Oktoberfest, it combines learning, networking, and business opportunities. Past speakers have included leaders from LinkedIn, Dropbox, Klarna, and La Famiglia VC.
October
How To Web
2025 dates: 1-2 October
Location: Bucharest, Romania
How to Web is Eastern Europe’s technology conference that brings builders and visionaries together. In 2024, attendees had the opportunity to engage with over 100 speakers from major global brands, including Netflix, Stripe, Zoom, Creandum, and Startup WIse Guys.
Sifted Summit
2025 dates: 8-9 October
Location: London, UK
Sifted Summit is a two-day event that will gather over 3,000 attendees for panel discussions, roundtables, networking, and exclusive side events for scaleup CXOs leading Europe's high-growth businesses. Previous speakers include Anne Boden, former CEO of Starling Bank, John Collison, co-founder and president of Stripe, and Miki Kuusi, co-founder of Wolt.
Startup Fair
2025 dates: 9 October
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Startup Fair is Lithuania's largest startup event organized by Startup Lithuania. In 2024, it broke records with over 2,000 participants, more than 430 investors, and attendees from 68 countries. The event features over 60 distinguished speakers and an exciting Pitch Battle with 44 participants.
SaaStock
2025 dates: 13-15 October
Location: Dublin, Ireland
More details: https://www.saastock.com/saastock-2024/
Oslo Innovation Week
2025 dates: 20-24 October
Location: Oslo, Norway
More details: https://oiw.no/
Engaged Investment Conference
2025 dates: 22-23 October
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
More details: https://engaged.investments
TechCrunch Disrupt
2025 dates: 27-29 October
Location: San Francisco, US
TechCrunch Disrupt is a three-day conference in San Francisco that highlights cutting-edge tech with top industry leaders. The Startup Battlefield 200 features 200 early-stage startups, 20 of which will compete for a $100,000 prize. The event also offers networking activities, roundtables, and parties.
November
Smart City Expo World Congress
2025 dates: 4-6 November
Location: Barcelona, Spain
More details: https://www.smartcityexpo.com/
WebSummit
2025 dates: 10-13 November
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Since 2009, Web Summit has grown from a 150-person conference in Dublin into a global event series with over 140,000 attendees each year. Recent speakers include Lidiane Jones, CEO of Bumble; Brad Smith, President and Vice Chairman of Microsoft; and Kuo Zhang, President of Alibaba.com.
Slush
2025 dates: 19-20 November
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Slush, held annually in Helsinki, is the world’s top startup event and the largest VC gathering, with $4 trillion AUM. With 5,500 founders and operators making up 70% of attendees, it hosts the most relevant crowd in the global startup ecosystem.
Women of Silicon Roundabout
2025 dates: 26-27 November
Location: London, UK
More details: https://women-in-technology.com/
