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 Calendar (2025–2026)

Browse upcoming African startup events including VC conferences, tech summits, demo days and founder meetups across the continent.

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21
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Ruby Conf Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
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29
2026
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2
2026
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24
2027
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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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2–4
2026
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GTSA 2026 convenes the full decision-making ecosystem, comprising regulators and ministries, licensed operators, fintechs, RegTech provid...
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...
Nov
2–5
2026
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A forum connecting government CSOs; policy-makers; cyber startups; ethical hackers; investors around cybersecurity; digital defense; capa...
Feb
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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25–26
2027
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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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11–12
2027
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After Kigali 2023:contentReference[oaicite:29]{index=29}, AWIEF continues rotating across Africa – the 2027 forum will connect and celebr...