Upcoming Startup & Funding Events - 12 Dec 2025
From Pitch competitions to Global tech challenges, here are the key events driving startup growth and investment opportunities this season.
Startup Events:
Name: Global Startup Summit 2026 | Delhi NCR
Date: 11 April 2026
Location: Gurugram / Delhi NCR, India
Description: Another edition of the summit series in India aimed at connecting founders, investors, helping scale-ups, global growth.
Website: https://www.globalstartups.club/
Name: Dublin Tech Summit 2025
Date: 12-13 June 2025
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Description: A major European conference for technology, startups and innovation covers fintech, AI, cybersecurity, and offers startup showcases, networking, panel discussions and potential investment/partnership opportunities.
Website: https://dublintechsummit.tech/
Name: GITEX Europe 2026
Date: 2026 (exact dates to be known)
Location: Berlin, Germany (Europe)
Description: Europe’s large-scale tech & AI expo ideal for startups, deep-tech and enterprise-tech ventures aiming for European markets; includes exhibitions, investor presence, partnership opportunities.
Website: https://www.gitexeurope.com/
Name: Collision Conference 2026
Date: 17–20 June 2026
Location: Toronto, Canada
Description: One of North America’s fastest-growing tech conferences with 40,000+ founders, VCs, media & startup showcases.
Website: https://collisionconf.com
Name: The Next Web (TNW) Conference Europe 2026
Date: June 2026 (Annual event)
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Description: Europe’s leading tech/startup festival with founders, investors, workshops, and scale-up networking opportunities.
Website: https://thenextweb.com
Name: Nordic Startup Festival 2026
Date: May 2026
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Description: A Scandinavian startup event that brings together Nordic founders, angels, deep-tech startups, and global accelerators.
Website: https://nordicstartupfestival.com
Startup Funding Opportunities:
1. Name: MassChallenge Early Stage 2026
Date: 30 January 2026
Amount: Up to $1,000,000
Equity Taken: 0% equity
Website: https://masschallenge.org/2026-fintech-challenge-program/
Name: IndieBio (SOSV) NY Spring 2026
Date: 15 February 2026
Amount: $525,000 package
Equity Taken: 6–10% equity
Website: https://indiebio.co/
Name: Startup Wise Guys SaaS (Winter–Spring 2026)
Date: 25 May 2026
Amount: €65,000
Equity Taken: 8% equity
Website: https://startupwiseguys.com/
Name: UNDP Timbuktoo Africa Innovation Fund 2026
Date: 10 May 2026
Amount: $25,000–$150,000
Equity Taken: 0% equity (grant)
Website: https://timbuktoo.africa
Name: Bayer Grants4Impact 2026
Date: 01 June 2026
Amount: €10,000–€75,000
Equity Taken: 0% equity
Website: https://grants4apps.bayer.com
Name: Zeroth AI Accelerator Asia 2026
Date: 28 April 2026
Amount: $120,000
Equity Taken: 6% equity
Website: https://zeroth.ai