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Africa Tech Summit Nairobi
Lagos Startup Demo Day
Cape Town VC Summit
Cairo Fintech Forum
Kigali Startup Week
Casablanca Climate Day
African Startup Events Calendar (2025–2026)
Browse upcoming African startup events including VC conferences, tech summits, demo days and founder meetups across the continent.
May
28
2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Jun
24
2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Sep
8
2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
Expo
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Sep
16
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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Oct
28
2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nov
10
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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Nov
17
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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Dec
1
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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Dec
2
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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Mar
3
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Mar
9
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Apr
12
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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May
27
2027
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Oct
13
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Oct
27
2027
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Nov
16
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Nov
26
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Nairobi AI Hackathon
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Francophone Pitch Week
Johannesburg Fintech Meetup
Nairobi AI Hackathon
Casablanca Climate Summit
Francophone Pitch Week
Johannesburg Fintech Meetup
Events in South Africa
Discover conferences, summits, and meetups in South Africa.
May
28
2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Region’s leading conference on technology in healthcare – 10th edition will gather stakeholders to shape the future of digital health in ...
Jun
24–25
2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
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A conference connecting fintech startups; banks; mobile money operators; regulators; investors around fintech; digital banking; payments;...
Sep
8–9
2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
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A expo connecting banks; fintech startups; merchants; regulators; tech vendors around payments; fintech; banking; e-commerce. Expect expo...
Sep
16–17
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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Regional edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress returning to Africa in 2026 to catalyze collaboration among Africa’s startup eco...
Oct
28–29
2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Africa’s largest AI business event, with 110+ exhibitors and thousands of delegates exploring real-world AI and automation use cases:cont...
Nov
10–11
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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Leading pan-African forum advancing women’s participation in entrepreneurship; includes the AWIEF Awards recognizing top women-led startups.
Nov
17–19
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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Africa’s largest tech event uniting telecom operators, startups, investors, and governments to drive African innovation.
Dec
1–3
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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A conference connecting GPs; LPs; DFIs; growth companies around private equity; venture capital; ESG; infrastructure financing. Expect ne...
Dec
2–3
2026
Cape Town, South Africa
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AfricArena’s year-end summit showcases Africa’s best startups (50+ finalists) to international investors, following a tour of regional pi...
Mar
3–5
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Continental energy forum connecting IPPs, cleantech startups, investors and policymakers around deals in Africa’s power sector.
Mar
9–11
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Regional edition of the world-leading AI & Blockchain summit series, convening Africa’s blockchain and AI startups alongside global inves...
Apr
12–13
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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The premier African private capital forum driving conversations on mobilizing local and global capital for African industry:contentRefere...
May
27
2027
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Continental summit convening healthcare innovators and decision-makers to accelerate tech-driven healthcare solutions in Africa.
Oct
13–15
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Africa’s leading PE/VC conference where global investors meet African fund managers to discuss deals and opportunities:contentReference[o...
Oct
27–29
2027
Johannesburg, South Africa
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10th anniversary edition of Africa’s leading AI expo, expected to break attendance records as AI adoption surges (3,400+ attended 2025):c...
Nov
16–18
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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29th edition in 2026 drew 15,000+ attendees; the 2027 festival will continue showcasing African tech innovation on a global stage:content...
Nov
26–27
2027
Cape Town, South Africa
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Continental investor summit convening early-stage funders and ecosystem leaders to drive startup investment in Africa:contentReference[oa...