Featured events
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi
Nairobi • Feb 12–13
Lagos Startup Demo Day
Lagos • Mar 20
Cape Town VC Summit
Cape Town • May 7–8
Cairo Fintech Forum
Cairo • Feb 3–4
Kigali Startup Week
Kigali • Jan 24–26
Casablanca Climate Day
Casablanca • Apr 16
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi
Nairobi • Feb 12–13
Lagos Startup Demo Day
Lagos • Mar 20
Cape Town VC Summit
Cape Town • May 7–8
Cairo Fintech Forum
Cairo • Feb 3–4
Kigali Startup Week
Kigali • Jan 24–26
Casablanca Climate Day
Casablanca • Apr 16

African Startup Events (2025–2026)

Find upcoming events where startups meet investors across Africa — conferences, summits, demo days and meetups maintained by Startup Map Africa.

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Africa Agri Expo 2026
Nairobi, Kenya
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Ruby Conf Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
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Nairobi AI Hackathon
Nairobi • Jun 10–12
Casablanca Climate Summit
Casablanca • Jul 18–19
Francophone Pitch Week
Dakar • Sep 2–3
Johannesburg Fintech Meetup
Joburg • May 21
Nairobi AI Hackathon
Nairobi • Jun 10–12
Casablanca Climate Summit
Casablanca • Jul 18–19
Francophone Pitch Week
Dakar • Sep 2–3
Johannesburg Fintech Meetup
Joburg • May 21

Events in Kenya

Discover conferences, summits, and meetups in Kenya.

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11–12
2026
Africa Agri Expo 2026
Nairobi, Kenya
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A expo connecting agritech startups; farmers; agribusiness firms; suppliers; government agencies around agritech; agribusiness; policy. E...
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11–12
2026
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A summit connecting startups; VCs; corporates; ecosystem enablers around fintech; Web3; climate-tech; multi-track. Expect pitches; panels...
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25–26
2026
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A pan-African gathering for media and creatives to reflect on how media is practised, funded and sustained in Africa. This edition centre...
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A summit connecting social entrepreneurs; impact investors; DFIs; thought leaders around impact entrepreneurship; inclusive finance; clim...
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2026
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A conference connecting LPs; GPs; DFIs; growth-stage founders around private capital; PE & VC. Expect panels; LP-GP networking. Organized...
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19–21
2026
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AI EVERYTHING KENYA x GITEX KENYA is billed as East Africa’s largest AI, tech-and-startup event, held over three days (19–21 May 2026) in...
Aug
21–22
2026
Ruby Conf Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
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RubyConf Africa is a two-day conference that brings together developers, entrepreneurs, and open-source contributors across Africa to lea...
Oct
29–30
2026
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A high-energy festival bringing together African startup founders, venture investors, ecosystem enablers, and corporates to network, pitc...
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2–5
2026
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A forum connecting government CSOs; policy-makers; cyber startups; ethical hackers; investors around cybersecurity; digital defense; capa...
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24–25
2027
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Pan-African impact summit aiming to unlock funding for startups via live deal rooms and pitches, with 1,500+ global delegates expected:co...
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Pan-African gathering for media innovators to re-imagine and fund the future of African media and creative industries:contentReference[oa...
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After Kigali 2023:contentReference[oaicite:29]{index=29}, AWIEF continues rotating across Africa – the 2027 forum will connect and celebr...