Startup events in July 2026 – Calendar

Catolica-Lisbon's annual sustainability convening at Beato Innovation District & Santander Center. ~700 attendees across keynotes, academic sessions & workshops on sustainable finance, policy and business under the theme 'Building Sustainability Together'.

The 6th edition of a Brussels policy-and-business forum at the intersection of the European space industry and EU institutions. Relevant for NewSpace founders navigating funding, regulation, and procurement.

Berlin edition of the global GITEX brand focused on sovereign AI, cybersecurity, and digital finance, connecting European startups with international buyers and investors. The event uses tiered passes (from low-cost expo tickets to premium access) and features Supernova startup competitions, with reported equity-free funding prizes up to EUR 100,000.

Seventh edition of Georgia's flagship technology conference at Factory Tbilisi, gathering 1,000+ IT professionals and 50+ speakers across AI & digital transformation, big data, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure tracks.

DIGITALEUROPE's annual policy summit convening EU Member State representatives, the European Commission and global tech industry leaders on Europe's digital sovereignty, AI regulation, data governance and sustainability under the theme 'Scaling the Digital Frontier'.

A two-day developer and product conference in Montpellier in its 7th edition, with around 85 sessions across five tracks. Aimed at developers, product people, and designers — a solid mid-sized event for technical founders building in the south of France.

Hands-on web development conference organised by Croatian agency Netgen since 2012, held at the five-star Hotel Ambasador in Opatija on the Adriatic coast. Across three days (2-4 July 2026) it runs interactive workshops, small-group discussions and networking across six specialised tracks, including JavaScript for Developers and a Digital Change track, aimed at developers, designers, project managers and founders.

Three-day AI conference at Radisson Blu Larnaca with 40+ speakers covering AI applications across healthcare, finance, law, education and creative work, with keynotes, workshops, startup showcases and live demos.

NANOTEXNOLOGY is an annual deep-tech research, networking and matchmaking event described by organisers as one of Europe's largest in its field, gathering over 2,000 professionals across nanotechnologies, organic electronics and nanomedicine. It runs seven concurrent conferences plus an international exhibition, summer schools and a dedicated Business Forum (July 7-9) where startups, spin-offs and SMEs deliver pitch presentations and business-development meetings.

A multi-day Ethereum festival with 2,500+ attendees and 100+ speakers, blending conference, culture, and a paired hackathon. For web3 founders and developers it offers protocol-level networking, builder-community access, and a hackathon to prototype and recruit.

Developer conference on the French Riviera at SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis: one Deep Dive day plus two conference days, 50 talks and 30 workshops for around 700 attendees across web, cloud, DevOps and AI tracks.

The United Nations' flagship AI-for-good event, organized by the International Telecommunication Union. It convenes governments, technology companies, startups, academia and UN agencies around applied AI for the Sustainable Development Goals, with a large exhibition, robotics demos and a startup and innovation track. It is one of the largest AI gatherings in Europe, relevant to founders seeking visibility, partners and policy context.

A full-day summit at City of Dreams Mediterranean on the convergence of crypto, blockchain and mainstream finance. Sessions cover MiCA and DORA regulation, the Digital Euro and CBDCs, stablecoins, tokenization of real-world assets and institutional digital-asset allocation, through keynotes, fireside chats and panels.

A large-scale AI leadership summit at the Carrousel du Louvre with 9,000+ attendees, 350+ speakers, and 2,000+ companies, centred on enterprise AI adoption and ROI. Useful for AI and SaaS founders targeting enterprise buyers and seeking visibility with corporate innovation teams and investors.

Riga EVO VC & Startups is an evening networking social run by the global EVO VC & Startups community, hosted at PILS Bar in the Grand Palace Hotel in Riga's old town. It connects investors and tech founders — including micro-cap and deep-tech founders — for informal conversations around finding co-founders, team, funding or scaling partners.

Europe's largest developer conference at Messe Berlin, with software engineering, architecture, and platform scaling tracks. High-leverage venue for DevTools and API startups and for founder-led engineering recruitment.

Demo-day expo showcasing the third Armenian startup cohort of the Plug and Play International Pre-Accelerator, powered by Armenia's Ministry of High-Tech Industry. The evening brings together government officials, founders, corporates, investors and VCs for startup pitches and networking. Plug and Play's third Armenia program launched in Yerevan in April 2026.

Europe's largest Python community conference, held in 2026 at the ICE Krakow Congress Centre in Krakow, Poland. Around 1,500 developers, data scientists and ML engineers gather for tutorials (Jul 13-14), three main conference days (Jul 15-17) and sprints (Jul 18-19). Content spans Python for AI/ML, web frameworks, data engineering and open source, with keynotes from Python creator Guido van Rossum and core developers.

The UK's leading games-industry conference, marking its 20th anniversary in 2026. For games-startup founders and developers it offers business and publishing tracks, an indie showcase, and an expo — strong for funding conversations, partnerships, and hiring across the UK games ecosystem.

Regional iGaming, sports betting, and affiliate-marketing summit at the Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace, expecting 2,500+ delegates and 70+ speakers from Eastern Europe and Central Asia covering regulation, tech, and operations.

Armenia's specialized trade fair at the intersection of logistics, e-commerce, and supply chain innovation, combining expo, summit, and hackathon formats at the Karen Demirchyan Complex. Summit tracks cover sustainable logistics, cross-border trade compliance, AI in supply chains, and digital commerce trends.

Monthly AI and data-science meetup in Kyiv with 200+ ML engineers, data scientists, and AI founders. July edition focuses on LLM applications and RAG architectures in Ukrainian startups. Free. One of the best ways to connect with Kyiv's deep ML talent pool outside of conference season.

Pragma Lisbon is a curated single-track Web3 summit organised by ETHGlobal, featuring high-signal talks from industry leaders for founders and builders. Held the day before the ETHGlobal Lisbon hackathon as part of the Onchain Lisbon week, it focuses on protocol design, scaling and the future of onchain applications.

ETHGlobal's flagship Ethereum hackathon returns to Lisbon. 36 hours of building with hundreds of Web3 developers, sponsor bounties, workshops & mentorship from leading protocols, closing with judged demos and prizes for the best on-chain projects.

Second edition of the joint PyData and PyCon conference at the American University of Armenia, organized with NumFOCUS and PyData Global as partners. Two-day program brings together engineers, researchers, and founders across data science, machine learning, AI, and the broader Python ecosystem.

A week-long startup bootcamp and networking retreat on the shores of Lake Sevan, combining outdoor activities with intensive mentoring, pitch sessions, and investor meetings. Attracts 500+ founders and mentors from the Armenian diaspora and international ecosystem. Known for its unique lakeside format and strong community bonds. Tickets from EUR 100-300.

Finland's legendary demoscene and gaming festival, running since 1992, now combines its traditional demo competitions with esports tournaments, indie-game showcases, and creative-coding workshops. 5,000+ attendees bring their computers for a LAN party atmosphere. Relevant to gaming, creative-coding, and entertainment-tech startups as both a community event and a recruiting ground for engine and graphics talent.

Second annual summit at Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel uniting iGaming studio heads, product managers, game designers and marketing leads for two days of market-expansion strategy, technology insights and cross-region networking.