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Startup Extreme 2026
A unique startup conference set in the fjords of Voss, Norway, combining outdoor adventure activities with startup pitching, investor meetings, and networking. Attracts 600+ founders and investors for an intimate, high-energy experience. Known for its unconventional format mixing kayaking and hiking with deal-making. Tickets from EUR 400-800.
Startup Fair 2026
Lithuania's leading international startup event at LITEXPO, with keynotes, panels, and the country's largest Pitch Battle (40+ startups, 200+ investors). The 2025 edition drew 2,000+ attendees from 65 countries — the flagship founder-investor event of the Lithuanian ecosystem.
Startup Fest Europe 2026
Pan-European startup festival in Amsterdam connecting early and growth-stage founders with investors, corporate innovation teams, and ecosystem builders. Features pitch competitions, workshops, and structured networking across multiple stages.
Startup Ole Luxembourg 2026
The Luxembourg edition of the Startup Ole international roadshow, connecting early-stage startups with corporates and investors from the Greater Region (Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Germany). Features speed-dating investor sessions and pitch battles. Free for selected startups, EUR 50 general admission.
Startup World Cup Prague 2026
The Czech regional qualifier for Startup World Cup, offering a USD 1M global investment prize. Early-stage startups pitch to local and international VCs in Prague. A great launchpad for Czech founders seeking cross-border visibility and investment.
Sten Tamkivi
Sten Tamkivi is an Estonian entrepreneur and investor who spent over eight years at Skype as an early executive, helping grow the Tallinn R&D office to 450 people before its $8.5 billion acquisition by Microsoft. He co-founded Teleport (acquired by Topia in 2017) as an EIR at Andreessen Horowitz, and made roughly 40–50 angel investments before co-founding the Taavet+Sten partnership with Taavet Hinrikus in 2020. He is currently a partner at Plural, a pan-European early-stage VC fund focused on ambitious founders.
Stephan Morais
Managing General Partner and co-founder of Indico Capital Partners, Portugal's leading independent venture firm. Formerly an executive at Caixa Capital, he has built Indico into a >€244M multi-fund platform and is one of Southern Europe's most prominent early-stage investors, backing companies such as Sword Health and Anchorage Digital.
Stephen Chandler
Managing Partner and co-founder of Notion Capital, the London B2B SaaS and fintech firm he started in 2009 with the MessageLabs team. He has backed European software leaders including GoCardless and Currencycloud and helped grow Notion to over $1bn AUM.
Steven Bartlett
British entrepreneur, investor and author. He founded social-media marketing firm Social Chain in 2014 and later co-founded Flightstory, a media and investment company. He hosts The Diary of a CEO, one of the world's most listened-to business podcasts, and is an investor on the BBC's Dragons' Den.
Stina Wallmark
Stina Wallmark is Investment Director for Life Sciences at Voima Ventures, a leading Finnish venture capital firm investing in deep technology and life sciences startups. She focuses on early-stage science-based companies in the Nordic and Baltic region. Voima Ventures is recognized as one of Finland's most active investors in transformative science-based innovation across health, biology, and materials.
Sting Demo Day 2026
Sting Demo Day is the flagship pitch event of Sting (Stockholm Innovation & Growth), one of Sweden's leading startup accelerators. Carefully selected high-potential founders from Sting's climate, health, AI, and deep-tech programs each deliver a 3-minute pitch of their vision and growth plans. The invite-only audience gathers 200+ handpicked investors and ecosystem allies, making it a prime fundraising and networking moment in the Stockholm ecosystem.
SuperReturn International 2026
Europe's premier private equity and venture capital conference, gathering 5,000+ LPs, GPs, and fund managers at the Intercontinental Berlin. Essential for founders seeking growth equity and fund managers exploring European tech opportunities.
SuperReturn International 2027
SuperReturn International 2027 runs 7-11 June at the InterContinental Hotel Berlin, billed as the leading gathering for private capital with 7,000+ attendees from 80+ countries and 2,500+ LPs managing $50 trillion in AUM. The main conference is preceded by two days of specialist summits including Private Debt, AI & Technology Innovation and Secondaries.
Swiss Economic Forum 2026
Switzerland's leading business conference, drawing top corporate leaders, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs to Interlaken, and host of the Swiss Economic Award for young companies. For a growth-stage founder it is the prime venue to reach Swiss corporate decision-makers and capital at the senior level.
Swiss Nordic Bio 2026
A high-level partnering and investor conference connecting life-science innovators, investors, and industry across Switzerland, Austria, and the Nordics. For a biotech or healthtech founder it provides structured 1-to-1 partnering meetings with investors and pharma in a focused single-day format.
Swiss Startup Days 2026
The nationwide Swiss deep-tech catalyst event at Kursaal Bern, bringing startups, investors, corporates, and enablers together for one high-density day of 1-to-1 matchmaking, pitch sessions, and a curated deep-tech newcomers cohort. The single best day to compress months of Swiss investor and corporate introductions into a few hours.
Swiss Startup Days 2027
Swiss Startup Days' next edition is confirmed for 27 May 2027 at Kursaal Bern, described on-site as 'the Swiss deep-tech catalyst event'. The nationwide event brings startups, investors, corporates, and enablers together for a high-density day of 1-to-1 matchmaking and pitch sessions.
Sylwester Janik
Co-founder and Managing Partner of Cogito Capital Partners, the Warsaw and New York growth-stage VC. Formerly a senior partner at MCI Capital, he backs CEE B2B software scale-ups expanding to the US, including companies such as Allica Bank and Preply.
Taavi Veskimägi
Taavi Veskimägi is the CEO and Founding Partner of Sentris Capital, a venture capital firm focused on the Nordic and Baltic energy and deep tech investment landscape. He previously served as CEO of Elering, Estonia's national electricity transmission system operator, giving him deep expertise in Nordic energy infrastructure and the energy transition. Veskimägi is a confirmed speaker at NORDEEP 2026.
Take Off Istanbul 2026
International startup summit co-organized by the Turkish Presidency's Investment Office, bringing 5,000+ attendees from EMEA and Central Asia. Features the Take Off Pitch Contest with cash prizes, B2B matchmaking, and strong government support. Free for selected startups and investors.
