European Startup Events

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Now that 2022 is upon us, we are ready to kickstart another year of learning, connecting, and startup eventing! 

You asked, and we’re here to answer. Our team of unicorns has been working tirelessly to compile the most comprehensive yet refined list. Voilà, our “Top European startup events in 2022.” 

Let’s go!

Arctic15

2 February | Tampere, Finland & 7 – 8 June 2022 | Helsinki, Finland 

Okay, so think of Arctic15 as a dating app for startups, investors, corporates, media, and influencers. The event aims at making deals and creating great connections – we hope it’s a match!

4YFN

28 February – 3 March 2022 | Barcelona, Spain 

4YFN is a startup event of the world’s largest exhibition for the mobile industry, with programmes aimed at zeroing in on startups and innovation in Digital Heath, Impact, Frontier Tech, Fintech, SportsTech, Investors, Communities, and Diversity4Tech. Their vision? To build a startup ecosystem for a brighter and better future. If that doesn’t sell it to ya…we don’t know what will.

Start Summit

24 – 25 March 2022 | St. Gallen, Switzerland

This one is special because it’s run by students and aims to connect 5000 startups, investors, corporates, and young talents. START summit will also be a hybrid event held in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and online. You know what they say – the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow!

Autonomy

16 – 17 March 2022 | Paris, France

The ‘World’s Leading Mobility Trade Show’ hosts a massive business summit for B2B and B2G. This conference is vital as it aids networking and connections between people, business, and tomorrow’s sustainable mobility decision-makers.

HUB Berlin

5 – 6 April 2022 | Berlin, Germany

Dubbed one of the most critical summits for driving digitization into reality, the 2022 HUB event will cover four pillars: Hub.conference – boasting inspirational content, Hub.experience – creative areas and get-togethers, Hub.exhibition – an interactive show floor, and Hub.career – your professional opportunity. 

TechChill

27 – 29 April 2022 | Riga, Latvia & Online

C’mon, let’s chill with this non-profit organization aiming to assist Latvian and Baltic startups in succeeding! They do this by having the best in biz from all over the world offer insights and fill the gaps in knowledge, skills, and community. TechChill has grown into the most critical startup event in the Baltics, a region that is exploding with hot, hot startups.

EU Startups Summit

12 – 13 May 2022 | Barcelona

Hosted by EU-Startups.com, the leading online startups’ publication in Europe, the EU-Startups Summit is an annual event that gathers the hottest startups and entrepreneurs.

Tech.eu summit

17 May | Brussels, Belgium

Join the revolution as premier online publication (with a commitment to the growing European technology ecosystems), tech.eu, has its FIRST EVER summit! The tech.eu summit endeavors to bring together more than 1,800 top entrepreneurs and execs, the all-important investors, journalists, academics, policy experts, and so much more. In an industry growing exponentially by the day, there are still hurdles we need to jump over, the tech.eu summit is here for us to find out how not to stumble!

Latitude59

19 – 20 May 2022 | Tallinn, Estonia & Online

We’re unicorns; they’re unicorns; it’s just meant to be. Estonia may be a small Baltic country, but it has quickly become a startup heavyweight. Join the unicorns (and unicorns-to-be) of the North at Latitude59 in Tallinn for a gathering of incredible regional startups and markets with global investors that has been going for ten years!

EMERGE

25 – 26 May 2022 | Yerevan, Armenia. 

This global tech product conference is happening in URL and IRL in Yerevan. Check it out as tech experts, scientists, and investors get together for product development, scaling, and growth across all industries. As EMERGE operates in rising tech hubs, they also shine a big ‘ol torch on some tech underdogs! 

Hinterland of Things

1 June 2022 | Bielefeld, Germany

This is a prestigious invite-only event with a mission of creating “a sustainable ecosystem of visionary minds to fuel innovation,” it is also a fantastic opportunity for next-level networking. Join 120+ startups from 10+ countries, 80+ investors with over 8 billion euro assets, and 50+ editors looking to cover hot and happening new startups.  Very fancy, get yourself there if you can! 

Lead Today – Shape Tomorrow

1 – 2 June 2022 | Vienna, Austria

Let’s hear it for the ladies! This conference is all about women in tech, bringing founders, young business leaders, corporates, students, and investors together to discuss diversity in entrepreneurship. Not enough conferences give sufficient or any attention to diversity, but Lead Today is all about it!

Web Marketing Festival

6 – 18 June 2022 | Rimini, Italy

Here’s to the future! WMF aims to enhance digital education and promote innovation. It will host over 100 topics and offer the largest startup competition in Italy, with a total value of prizes equating to over 2 million euros at the previous festival!

London Tech Week

13-17 June | London, United Kingdom

Hit up London Tech week to divulge the broadest range of topics, including the hottest tech discoveries! Connect with London’s most promising entrepreneurs and 20,000+ of the most incredible founders, thought-leaders (both local and international), investors, and rising tech stars.

Dublin Tech Summit

15 – 16 June 2022 | Dublin, Ireland

Dublin Tech Summit is a tech conference that brings together some of the world’s most prominent tech players. For two years, the tech event has been happening online, and now for the first time, it will be live in 2022 – woohoo! The conference will gather innovators, thought-leaders, and opinion-shapers.

Viva Technology

15-18 June | Paris, France

In the past, speakers like Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Trudeau, Tim Cook, Holly Ridings – and so many more incredible leaders – have graced the Viva Technology stage. It’s “Europe’s biggest Startup and tech event,” so it really stands to reason that you don’t want to miss out on this business hub, where innovation endeavors to spark positive change.

TNW Conference

16-17 June | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rumor has it; it took just a year for thenextweb.com to gain 100,000 visitors on the site per month; by 2016, it received 8-10 million monthly visitors… which is reason enough for us to be verrryy interested in The Next Web’s conferences. Their next one is in June 2022. Come along to gain invaluable knowledge for growth in your career with a whole whack of keynotes, panel sessions, and workshops. PLUS, you can get recommendations for one-on-one meetings based on mutual interest and AI!

sTARTUp Day

24-26 August | Tartu, Estonia & Online

Estonia loves startups so much, they even named a city after them. We thought we start with the stats on what has been coined “The Most Startup-Minded Business Festival.” 3100 Participants. 163 Speakers. 330 Startups. 160 Investors. 50 Media. 67 Countries. 91 Pitches. Listen in as founders share their successes and failures, get expert tips and tricks, and send your Startup into the stratosphere with world-class workshops. Get insight into marketing, legal, finance, strategy, mindfulness, and HR. Meet 20 investors per hour in a valuable one-on-one setting and discover the latest business opportunities, possible employees, and new clients. Plus, you can compete during the sTARTUp Pitching sessions for fantastic prizes.

Tech BBQ

14 – 15 September 2022 | Copenhagen, Denmark.

Gather ’round the BBQ, grab a beer and let’s talk business. TechBBQ will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, and online. This conference boasts an intimate educational experience with the opportunity to hear from the most impressive thought-leaders and heavy-weights in the Nordic tech scene. This conference also emphasizes mental health in the workplace, which gets a thumbs up from us. 👍  

Data Natives

28 – 30 September 2022 | Berlin, Germany

Do you pronounce it data or data? Either way, if you’re a numbers person, this event is for you as Data Natives is the largest conference for data-focused and AI professionals. It was established in 2015 and brings together individuals interested in data science and machine learning: top startups, investors, and others in the field present.

WebSummit

1 – 4 November 2022 | Lisbon, Portugal

Through this event, famous (and we mean like, really famous) speakers, tech companies, and media outlets exchange insights. It’s one of the most significant technology events globally, conducting aggressive promotion activities with main themes including the internet, upcoming technologies, and venture capitalism. Websummit offers exceptional networking in Lisbon, and the weather is still great in November, so come for the event and stay for the excellent wine, food, and exquisite views!

Slush

17-18 November 2022 | Helsinki, Finland

This conference gathers investors, executives, media outlets, and leading founders to create a worldwide startup community. Get yourself over to Finland for a two-day crash course from crucial contenders in the startup world, gain well-informed entrepreneurial advice, have eyes on up-and-coming startups, and network like it’s nobodies business… well, it’s yours. 😉 

Sifted Summit

There are no details on this one just yet, but keep your eyes peeled – since Sifted is *the* top European startup publication backed by The Financial Times – it’s sure to be a goodie! However, what we can tell you is that last year was phenomenal! There were fireside chats, roundtables, panel discussions for days, as well as hot takes on finding other possible funding routes, ways to scale teams, plus some unconventional opinions on corporates.

There’s no feeling like opening a new diary at the start of a year – so grab your pens and get to scheduling all these INCREDIBLE events. As your friendly neighbourhood unicorns, we wanna make sure you’re connected to high-quality information and events. 

P.S. Think we missed any awesome events that the startup community should know about? Let us know!

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