What are the unmissable European events for startups in 2025?
If you want to organize your calendar and attend various events in Europe, whether to network, seek investment, or simply promote your startup, check out this information.
As the end of 2024 starts to approach, it becomes necessary to start planning for what's to come in 2025. In this regard, and to improve your search, we offer you a list of the best events of 2025 -from a longer list done by Black Unicorn- that you should add to your work map.
| DATE | EVENT | COUNTRY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29-31 January 2025 | sTARTUp Day | Tartu, Estonia | https://www.startupday.ee/ |
| 5-7 February 2025 | TechChill | Riga, Latvia | https://techchill.co/ |
| 20 February 2025 | Bilbao Slush’D | Bilbao, Euskadi | https://www.bilbaoslushd.com/ |
| 20-21 February 2025 | Techarenan | Stockholm, Sweden | https://techarena.se/ |
| 3-6 March 2025 | 4YFN | Barcelona, Spain | https://www.4yfn.com/ |
| 13-14 March 2025 | Hello Tomorrow | Paris, France | https://hello-tomorrow.org/global-summit/ |
| 20-21 March 2025 | START Summit | St. Gallen, Switzerland | https://www.startglobal.org/start-summit |
| 25-26 March 2025 | Tech.eu Summit | London, UK | https://tech.eu/ |
| 24-25 April 2025 | EU Startups Summit | Valletta, Malta | https://www.eu-startups.com/eu-startups-summit-2024/ |
| 7-8 May 2025 | Turing Fest | Edinburgh, Scotland | https://turingfest.com/turingfest-2025/ |
| 8-16 May 2025 | ViennaUP | Vienna, Austria | https://viennaup.com/ |
| 21-23 May 2025 | Latitude59 | Tallinn, Estonia | https://latitude59.ee/ |
| 21 - 22 May 2025 | Upstream Festival | Rotterdam, Netherlands | https://www.upstreamfestival.com/ |
| 28-29 May 2025 | Dublin Tech Summit | Dublin, Ireland | https://dublintechsummit.tech/ |
| 2-7 June 2025 | SXSW London | London, UK | https://sxswlondon.com/ |
| 4 June 2025 | "The Reveal" by UnternehmerTUM | Munich, Germany | https://www.unternehmertum.de/en/landingpages/the-reveal |
| 4-5 June 2025 | Arctic15 | Helsinki, Finland | https://arctic15.com/ |
| 4-6 June 2025 | South Summit | Madrid, Spain | https://www.southsummit.io/ |
| 5 June 2025 | Hinterland of Thing | Bielefeld, Germany | https://hinterlandofthings.com/ |
| 9-13 June 2025 | London Tech Week | London, UK | https://londontechweek.com/ |
| 11-14 June 2025 | VivaTech | Paris, France | https://vivatechnology.com/ |
| 19-20 June 2025 | The Next Web Conference | Amsterdam, Netherlands | https://thenextweb.com/conference |
| August 27-28 2025 | TechBBQ | Copenhagen, Denmark | https://techbbq.dk/ |
| 24-26 September 2025 | Italian Tech Week | Turin, Italy | https://italiantechweek.com/ |
| 29 September - 1 October 2025 | Bits & Pretzels | Munich, Germany | https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/ |
| 09-10 October | Innovation Week | Prague, Czech Republic | https://www.innovationweek.ai/startups |
| 20 - 24 October | Oslo Innovation Week | Oslo, Norway | https://oiw.no/ |
| 19-20 November 2025 | Slush | Helsinki, Finland | https://slush.org/ |