Suggestion for Your Startup Diary — The TOP 10+7 European Events In 2017
Back in 2016, we’ve visited and experienced some of the best startup conferences in Europe, in the process of figuring out which ones are to be most significant and why.
Europe is a bit of a mess, in terms of conferences and viewed from a different continent. Every single country seems to have its own major conference on tech startups. And so we need a single overview of what’s going on because these are the places where you’ll find:
- Free PR possibilities
- Fast meeting opportunities with potent investors
- Easy ways to collect the contact of future partners, pre-buyers, followers, etc.
In this listing you will not find developer events or hackathons or meet ups. We’d prefer to concentrate on events where startups get pitched and where investors gather.
And of course this list does not include local events either. For example Women Startup Competition has local events in Berlin, Prague, Kotka, Vienna, Warsaw and London too from February to March and Central European Startup Awards also have some local events from September to December. Please check the listed events links to find out about localized events, near your country.
And if think a little bit like me — a Series Entrepreneur, blogger and mentor of tons of Startups — you would like to work on and develop your business too, therefor you must limit yourself to visit maximum 6–10 conferences a year.
What We suggest to do there?
- Try to win any competition there
- Try to get on the stage
- Check the speaker list if there is some interesting to listen to.
- Check the visitors list too and make sure to book a meeting few weeks in advance!
- Speak to everybody during your pitch in those maximum 2–4 minutes ;)
- Collect business cards, vcards or Bumps and write a memo what you discussed.
- When you arrive home send a feedback to all of them ( 1–2 days work — depends of your promises, but it’s well work it)
Whether you are already running a company or you are just curious of what will be trending in the future, attending these events will definitely help you get noticed, expand your network, and meet prospective customers or investors.
Here is our list of the startup events to visit in 2017. Enjoy!
Best startup events to visit in Europe in 2017
Startup events in January 2017
DLD17, January 15–17, Munich, Germany | Digital-Life-Design is a global conference on innovation, digitization, science, and culture.
Startup events in February 2017
Mobile World Congress, February 27-March 2, Barcelona, Spain | The world’s largest annual gathering of mobile and related industry C-Level executives.
Startup events in March 2017
CeBIT, March 20–24, Hannover, Germany | One of the largest global conferences that brings together entrepreneurs interested in big data, digital transformation, Internet of Things and social businesses.
Startup events in April 2017
SeedStars Summit World , April 6, Lausanne, Switzerland | Get ready for breakout sessions, panel discussions and specialized workshops on FinTech, EdTech, digital health, agrotech, IoT, hardware, space, social networking, clean tech — and much more.
WEBit Festival , April 25–27, Sofia, Bulgaria | The most influential digital & tech gathering for the markets of Central & Eastern Europe.
Startup events in May 2017
The Next Web Europe Conference, May 18–19, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | A global event where business and culture collide.
Nordic Startup Awards Grand Finale, May 31, Reykjavik, Iceland | The Nordic Startup Awards is a series of events in the Nordic countries, to recognize and celebrate the startup ecosystems based in the Nordic region.
Startup events in June 2017
Pioneers Festival , June 1–2, Vienna, Austria | 2 500 tech innovators shaping the future in a two-day event fueled with business meetings, inspiring innovations, founder stories, industry insights, successful collaboration cases and an amazing tech show.
Brain Bar Budapest , June 2–4, Budapest, Hungary | Brain Bar Budapest is where the challengers and trendsetters from across the world give us a glimpse of what’s to come. Philosophers take on disrupters. Technologists clash with ethicists. All interspersed with music and performance with unique and unpredictable slants on what the future holds.
Startup events in July 2017
Women Startup Competition Europe — Final Demo Day , July 1, London, UK | The most influential women based / gender diverse competition in Europe, across 7 countries.
Startup events in August 2017
Startup Fest, August 26–27, Hyderabad, Telangana, India*| One of the biggest startup festivals in Asia. 12000+ startup enthusiasts, 100+ speakers and 300+ investors & accelerator representatives.
*I have not find good event in Europe that why we choose this event.
Startup events in September 2017
Pirate Summit, September 6–7, Köln, Germany | An event that links entrepreneurs with venture capitalists and business angels.
Startup events in October 2017
Os!o Innovation Week, October TBA, Oslo, Norway | Oslo Innovation Week (OIW) is the largest innovation convention in Europe, making it a significant meeting place to discuss opportunities and practices for growth and innovation every year.
Startup events in November 2017
Web Summit, November 6–9, Lisbon, Portugal | The largest tech and business convention in Europe.
Slush, November 30 — December 1, Helsinki, Finland | Slush brings together the leading actors of the global tech scene to Helsinki for something very special. Described by many as “Burning Man meets TED”, the event has grown in just a few short years to 17,500 attendees and 1 million live stream viewers, over 2,300 startups, 1,100 venture capitalists, and 600 journalists from over 120 countries.
Startup events in December 2017
Startup Battlefield Disrupt London, December 5–5, London, UK | Startup Battlefield is the startup competition of TechCrunch Disrupt. 15 teams pitch their products live on the Disrupt stage in front of judges, press, live and online audience. TechCrunch’s editors, VCs, entrepreneurs and product experts select 6 companies for a final, “drama-filled” round. The winner takes it all — a £30,000 check and the coveted Disrupt Cup.
LeWeb, TBA December 2017, Paris, France | Conference for digital innovation and internet-driven businesses.
Central European Startup Awards 2017, December TBA | The Central European Startup Awards is a series of events in the CEE countries, to recognize and celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and startup ecosystems of this colorful and diverse region.
Did we miss any other interesting events? Let us know! Please leave your feedback in the comments, and we will take them into consideration. Thanks!
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