Slush says 76% of the people at its Helsinki show are startups or investors. That ratio is the reason we keep this list: a good event puts the people you need in one building for two days. Below are the startup and investor events we’d put in a founder’s calendar between mid-October 2026 and June 2027, Milan and Lombardy first (Investor Days, SMAU, Founders Cove, AI Week), then the rest of Europe, from Web Summit in Lisbon to VivaTech in Paris. Dates come from each organiser’s site, checked on 8 October 2026.
Getting more out of an event
- Investors compare your deck with your one-pager more often than you’d think. If the revenue line differs between them, you’ll spend the meeting explaining it. Our free investor-readiness test takes about four minutes and flags that kind of gap.
- Write within 48 hours, attach the deck and propose one next step with a date (a call, a data room link, a second meeting).
There’s a 14-day fundraising sprint too, if you’d like us to go through the deck, the model and the investor list with you before a big event. Templates are on the resources page.
Deadlines coming up
- AI Festival 2027: the first round of the startup call closes on 15 October.
- AI WEEK 2027: the super early bird price ends on 16 October.
- Founders Cove 2026: early bird tickets end on 18 October.
- Investor Days 2026, Lombardy: startup registration closes on 18 October.
Milan and Lombardy
| Date | Event | City | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Tot.Circle Community Day | Milan | New founders, Milan networking |
| 21 Oct 2026 | CES Unveiled Milan | Milan | Exhibiting and pitching in Milan |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Private Equity as a growth driver: the Pavia case (AIFI with Assolombarda) | Pavia | SMEs weighing private equity |
| 28-29 Oct 2026 | 0100 International 2026 | Milan | Seeing which funds are active |
| 3-4 Nov 2026 | SMAU Milano 2026 | Milan | Corporate pilots |
| 10-24 Nov 2026 | International partner search and negotiation workshop (Milan Chamber of Commerce) | Milan | Finding partners abroad |
| 13-14 Nov 2026 | Founders Cove 2026 | Milan | Milan founder community |
| 24-26 Nov 2026 | Il Salone dei Pagamenti 2026 | Milan | Fintech and bank partners |
| 25-26 Nov 2026 | Investor Days 2026 (Regione Lombardia and Finlombarda) | Milan | Deep-tech pitches, free |
| 16 Dec 2026 | SIOS26 Winter – StartupItalia Open Summit | Milan | Investors and partners in Milan |
| 11-12 Feb 2027 | AI Festival 2027 | Milan | AI founders raising in Italy |
| 10-11 Mar 2027 | Go International 2027 | Milan | Export finance and expansion |
| 25-26 May 2027 | AI WEEK 2027 | Rho (Milan) | AI pitch day and competition |
Europe
| Date | Event | City | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | AustrianStartups Summit 2026 | Vienna | Contacts in Vienna and DACH |
| 19-23 Oct 2026 | Czech Startup Week 2026 | Prague | Central Europe expansion |
| 19-23 Oct 2026 | Oslo Innovation Week 2026 | Oslo | First contact with the Nordics |
| 21-22 Oct 2026 | Valencia Digital Summit 2026 | Valencia | Spanish investors, 1:1 meetings |
| 26-30 Oct 2026 | Poland Tech Week 2026 | Warsaw | Polish and CEE investors |
| 5-6 Nov 2026 | Startup Nights 2026 | Winterthur | Swiss angels and VCs |
| 9-12 Nov 2026 | Web Summit 2026 | Lisbon | Pre-booked investor meetings |
| 18-19 Nov 2026 | Slush 2026 | Helsinki | Many investor meetings in two days |
| 25-26 Nov 2026 | MeOut Summit 2026 | Budapest | Low-cost CEE networking |
| 2-4 Feb 2027 | IPEM Wealth 2027 | Cannes | Family-office capital |
| 3-4 Feb 2027 | TechArena 2027 | Stockholm | Nordic VCs, speed dating |
| 1-4 Mar 2027 | 4YFN 2027 (at MWC Barcelona) | Barcelona | Investors plus telecom partners |
| 16-17 Mar 2027 | CEE VC Summit 2027 | Warsaw | Map of CEE funds (invite only) |
| 18-19 Mar 2027 | START Summit 2027 | St. Gallen | Swiss and DACH early stage |
| 18-19 Mar 2027 | TechChill 2027 | Riga | Baltic and Nordic funds |
| 7-8 Apr 2027 | Wolves Summit Warsaw 2027 | Warsaw | Up to 35 investor meetings a day |
| 20 Apr 2027 | Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS) 2027 | London | Fintech: banks and regulators |
| 26-28 Apr 2027 | ChangeNOW 2027 | Paris | Impact funds and angels |
| 10-14 May 2027 | ViennaUP 2027 | Vienna | Austrian and CEE investors |
| 13-14 May 2027 | EU-Startups Summit 2027 | Valletta | European founders and investors |
| 19-20 May 2027 | Infoshare 2027 | Gdańsk | Polish tech scene |
| 19-21 May 2027 | Latitude59 2027 | Tallinn | Baltic and Nordic investors |
| 24-29 May 2027 | SXSW London 2027 | London | Visibility and partnerships |
| 2-4 Jun 2027 | EBAN Congress 2027 | Leipzig | European angel groups |
| 2-4 Jun 2027 | South Summit Madrid 2027 | Madrid | Spanish investors |
| 7-11 Jun 2027 | London Tech Week 2027 | London | UK investors and corporates |
| 7-11 Jun 2027 | SuperReturn International 2027 | Berlin | Later stage and private equity |
| 8-10 Jun 2027 | Founders Forum Global 2027 | London | Growth-stage founders (selective) |
| 8-10 Jun 2027 | Money20/20 Europe 2027 | Amsterdam | Payments and fintech |
| 16-17 Jun 2027 | Arctic15 2027 | Helsinki | Nordic investors, low cost |
| 16-19 Jun 2027 | VivaTech 2027 | Paris | Corporate partners, French investors |
| May 2027, dates TBA | Dublin Tech Summit 2027 | Dublin | Dublin as an EU base |
| Apr 2027, dates TBA | Tech.eu Summit | London | European VCs and tech press |
Organising an event?
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List last checked on 8 October 2026 against the official pages. Seen a date move? Let us know and we’ll fix it.