Upcoming Startup & Funding Events - 10 Oct 2025

Oct 10, 2025

From Pitch competitions to Global tech challenges, here are the key events driving startup growth and investment opportunities this season.

Startup Events:

1. Name: Slush 2025

Date: November 19–20, 2025
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Description: One of the world’s most founder-focused startup events, bringing together startups, investors, media, and ecosystem players across stages, networking, and curated matchmaking.
Website: https://slush.org/

2. Name: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Date: October 27–29, 2025
Location: San Francisco, USA
Description: Major conference for startups and VCs, featuring panels, demos, pitching stages, and networking for early to growth-stage startups.
Website: https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2025/

3. Name: GITEX GLOBAL 2025

Date: October 13–17, 2025
Location: Dubai, UAE
Description: One of the world’s largest tech and innovation expositions, with deep focus on AI, startups, enterprise tech, digital transformation, and global deals.
Website: https://www.gitex.com/

4. Name: Web Summit 2025

Date: November 10–13, 2025
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description: Massive global tech & startup conference bringing together thousands of founders, investors, media, corporates to discuss technology trends, innovation, networking, startup exhibitions.
Website: https://websummit.com/

Startup Funding Opportunities:

1. Name: EIC Pre-Accelerator 2025

Date: Applications open until 18 Nov 2025.
Amount: €300k–€500k grant
Equity Taken: 0%
Website: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-pre-accelerator_en

2. Name: MSME Idea Hackathon 5.0 (IIT Indore)

3. Name: IPHatch® Innovation Programme (Asia)

4. Name: Techstars Tokyo Accelerator