Africa’s startup events calendar
African Startup Events Calendar 2025–2026
A curated calendar of the key African startup & VC conferences, investor summits, demo days and tech festivals — so you never miss a room you should be in.
Stop hunting through Twitter threads, WhatsApp groups and random Eventbrite links. Browse by date, city and focus, then click through for agenda highlights and registration.
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Nov 5, 2025
– Nov 7, 2025
• Nairobi, Kenya
Nov 6, 2025
• Kigali, Rwanda
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Nov 11, 2025
– Nov 14, 2025
• Cape Town, South Africa
Paid
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2025 Events
Flagship African startup & VC events taking place in 2025
| Dates | Event | City / Country | Focus | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 – Nov 7 | Big 5 Construct Kenya – Startup Zone 2025 | Nairobi, Kenya | Expo | Paid |
| Nov 6 | East Africa Tech Forum 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda | Forum | Paid |
| Nov 11 – Nov 14 | Africa Tech Festival (AfricaCom & AfricaTech) 2025 | Cape Town, South Africa | Festival | Paid |
| Nov 13 – Nov 15 | Africa Startup Ecosystem Builders Summit 2025 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Conference | Paid |
| Nov 26 – Nov 28 | Africa Investment Forum – Market Days 2025 | Rabat, Morocco | Forum | Paid |
| Nov 27 – Nov 28 | Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (AESIS) 2025 | Cape Town, South Africa | Summit | Paid |
| Nov 28 | Africa Startup Festival Nigeria | Lagos, Nigeria | General | Paid |
| Nov 28 – Nov 30 | YouthConnekt Africa Summit 2025 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | Summit | Paid |
| Dec 2 – Dec 3 | AfricArena Grand Summit 2025 | Cape Town, South Africa | Summit | Paid |
| Dec 3 – Dec 5 | Latitude59 x Kenya 2025 | Nairobi, Kenya | General | Paid |
| Dec 3 – Dec 5 | Africa Bitcoin Conference | Port Louis, Mauritius | Conference | Paid |
| Dec 4 – Dec 5 | Tech in Ghana – Royal Edition 2025 | Kumasi, Ghana | Conference | Paid |
| Dec 4 | Art of Technology Lagos 7.0 | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | Free (registration) |
| Dec 6 – Dec 8 | African Startup Conference 2025 | Algiers, Algeria | Conference | Paid |
| Dec 8 | Fireside chat with OpenAI: The future of AI in Africa | Nairobi, Kenya | Forum | Invite-only |
| Dec 10 – Dec 11 | Africa investment conference | Nairobi, Kenya | General | Paid |
2026 Events
Look ahead to the African startup & VC events already announced for 2026
| Dates | Event | City / Country | Focus | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11 – Feb 12 | Africa Agri Expo 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Expo | Paid |
| Feb 11 – Feb 12 | Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Summit | Paid |
| Feb 17 – Feb 18 | Lagos Tech Fest 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | Paid |
| Feb 25 – Feb 26 | Sankalp Africa Summit 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Summit | Paid |
| Feb 25 – Feb 26 | Africa Media Festival 2026 | nairobi, Kenya | General | Paid |
| Mar 3 – Mar 5 | Africa Energy Indaba 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Expo | Paid |
| Mar 9 – Mar 11 | AIBC Africa Summit 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Apr 1 | AVCA Annual Conference & VC Summit 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Conference | Paid |
| Apr 7 – Apr 9 | GITEX Africa 2026 | Marrakech, Morocco | Expo | Paid |
| Apr 21 – Apr 23 | ICT Africa Summit 2026 | Algiers, Algeria | Summit | Paid |
| May 14 – May 15 | Africa CEO Forum 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Forum | Paid |
| May 19 – May 21 | AI EVERYTHING KENYA x GITEX KENYA 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Expo | Paid |
| May 28 | Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Jun 3 – Jun 5 | eLearning Africa 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Expo | Paid |
| Jun 15 – Jun 18 | Africa Health ExCon 2026 | Cairo, Egypt | Expo | Paid |
| Jun 24 – Jun 25 | Fintech Summit Africa 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Sep 8 – Sep 9 | Seamless Africa 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Expo | Paid |
| Oct 28 – Oct 29 | AI Expo Africa 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Expo | Paid |
| Oct 29 – Oct 30 | Africa Startup Festival Kenya 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Festival | Paid |
| Nov 5 – Nov 6 | AWIEF 2026 (African Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum) | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | Paid |
| Nov 17 – Nov 19 | Africa Tech Festival (AfricaCom & AfricaTech) 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Festival | Free (expo) & paid (conference) |
| Nov 27 – Nov 28 | Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (AESIS) 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Summit | Paid (invite) |
| Dec 1 – Dec 3 | SuperReturn Africa 2026 | (TBA, likely Cape Town), South Africa | Conference | Paid |
| Dec 2 – Dec 3 | AfricArena Grand Summit 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Summit | Paid |
| Dec 4 – Dec 5 | Art of Technology Lagos 8.0 (AOT Lagos 2026) | Lagos, Nigeria | Conference | Free (invite) |