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European startup events
Which European startup events are worth the ticket, the flight and the two days - costed and compared.
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Half the Slush 100 builds hardware
Fifty-two of the 100 companies Slush selected for 2026 sell something that…
Sep 16 · 11 min
IFA 2026: the twenty startups who pitched, and the one who won
A company that prints implantable human tissue won a pitch competition at…
Sep 10 · 7 min
AI events in Europe: the conferences that matter
Research conferences, industry expos and festival AI stages do different jobs -…
Aug 28 · 7 min
Startup events in Paris: the scene, the seasons and the rooms that matter
How the Paris event year really works: VivaTech in June, the rentrée…
Aug 28 · 7 min
Creative tech in Europe runs on grants. San Sebastián’s finalists prove it
Ten startups pitched at the San Sebastián Film Festival on 24 September. I went through every one of them afterward and couldn’t…
Ben Costantini · September 28, 2026 · 5 min