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
Nov 11, 2025 – Nov 14, 2025 • Cape Town, South Africa
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2025 Events

Flagship African startup & VC events taking place in 2025

16 events
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

25 events
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)