# Event Details - **Event Name**: Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 | Founder, Startup & Investor Event - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 am (+01:00) - **Event Description**: 2,000+ founders, investors & innovators. Lisbon, Sept 17-18. 150+ speakers, 200+ booths, 40+ countries. Be in the room where it happens.About this EventTwo days. One city. The entire startup ecosystem in one building.Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 takes over Unicorn Factory Lisboa on September 17-18 for two days of talks, panels, firesides, workshops, startup showcases, and the kind of networking that actually leads somewhere. Curated side events run across Lisbon throughout the week.This isn't a conference where you sit in a chair for eight hours and leave with a lanyard and a LinkedIn request from someone selling CRM software. This is where a conversation at the coffee station turns into an investor intro. Where the founder at the booth next to yours becomes your first integration partner. Where the person you meet at the rooftop party ends up joining your team six months later.If you're building something, backing something, or looking for the thing you want to build next, this is where to be. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/52183580-a795-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w1200-h113-dc2898f8-gmir.jpg Because most startup events are too big to be useful or too small to be worth the flight.Startup Summit Lisbon sits in the sweet spot: big enough to attract serious founders, investors, and operators from 40+ countries. Small enough that you'll actually meet them. Every networking session, every social event, every side experience is designed to make real connections happen, not just badge-scanning and small talk.150+ speakers across keynotes, panels, and firesides covering fundraising, AI, growth, product, hiring, scaling, regulation, and founder resilience. These aren't motivational talks. They're operators sharing what actually worked and what didn't.200+ startup booths showcasing the companies people will be talking about next. Founders pitching live. Investors browsing. Partners scouting. If you want eyes on your product, this is where to put it.3 stages running simultaneously so you can choose depth over breadth. Skip the generic panel. Go to the workshop that solves your specific problem.2,000+ attendees who are actually doing things, not just talking about doing things. Founders with traction. Investors with cheques. Operators with scars. The density of ambition in this room is the point. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/523fe1c0-a795-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w1200-h113-dcf8c808-gmir.jpg The best connections don't happen during "networking breaks." They happen when the format gets out of the way.Speed networking - structured 1:1 meetings so you skip the small talk and get straight to "how can we help each other?"App-based meeting scheduling - browse attendees before the event, request meetings, show up with a plan instead of hoping for the best.Roundtables and lunches - smaller groups, deeper conversations, actual problem-solving.Investor office hours - sit down with active investors who are there to find deals, not collect business cards.Social events across Lisbon - the Founder Social, rooftop gatherings, pub crawl, morning runs, bike ride, surf camp, and the Closing Party. Because the best conversations happen when nobody's wearing a lanyard.VIP Sunset Cruise - premium networking on the water with the Lisbon skyline behind you. Some conversations are better with a drink and a view. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/526c21e0-a795-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w1200-h113-dc2898f8-gmir.jpg 150+ speakers. Not keynotes from people who haven't built anything since 2015. Founders who raised last quarter. Investors who deployed capital last month. Operators who hired, fired, pivoted, and scaled in the last twelve months.Topics include:Fundraising strategy and investor relations. AI and automation for startups. Product-market fit and growth. Hiring and team building. Scaling operations internationally. Regulatory navigation. Founder resilience and mental health.Every session is chosen because it answers a question founders are actually asking right now, not because a sponsor paid for a speaking slot. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/529ca7c0-a795-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w1200-h113-dcf83828-gmir.jpg Lisbon isn't a random venue choice. It's one of Europe's fastest-growing startup ecosystems, a city that attracts founders from across the continent, and a place where the energy genuinely matches the ambition. The weather helps. The food helps more. The fact that you can have a serious business conversation over pasteis de nata at 10pm helps most of all.The summit is at Unicorn Factory Lisboa. The side events are across the city. The whole week feels like the startup ecosystem took over Lisbon. Because it did. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/52d766d0-a795-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w1200-h113-dc2898f8-gmir.jpg All passes include access to summit talks. The difference is how deep you want to go.🚀 General Pass You want to be in the room. Hear the talks. Walk the expo. Feel the energy.Startup Summit talks accessExpo and startup showcasePublic networking areas🤝 Founder Pass You want connections, not just content. Built for founders who came to meet people.Everything in GeneralFounder-focused networking sessionsSpeed networkingFounder Social access🏢 Startup Booth Package You want eyes on your product. Visibility in front of 2,000 founders, investors, and partners.Exhibition booth in the startup showcase2 summit passesPitching eligibilityFounder Social accessStartup visibility across the event💼 Investor Pass You want deal flow. Built for angels, VCs, family offices, and capital ecosystem players.Summit talks accessInvestor-focused networkingSpeed networking with foundersFounder Social access👑 VIP Experience Pass You want the full experience. Priority everything. Premium access. The sunset cruise.Summit talks accessPriority check-inReserved seating for selected sessionsPremium networking accessVIP Sunset Cruise https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/52e60cd0-a795-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w1200-h113-dcf878c8-gmir.jpg This event is perfect for:Entrepreneurs and aspiring founders with an idea they want to exploreEarly-stage founders looking for advice, confidence and useful connectionsStartup teams searching for customers, partners, talent or growth opportunitiesFounders raising investment or preparing for their next funding roundInvestors looking to meet ambitious founders and discover new opportunitiesStudents, graduates and future entrepreneurs who want to learn from people already building companiesOperators, mentors and startup professionals who want to expand their networkAnyone interested in joining Lisbon’s growing startup communityWhether you already run a company, are working on your first idea or simply want to understand the startup world, there is something here for you.When: September 17-18, 2026 (side events throughout the week)Where: Unicorn Factory Lisboa, Lisbon, PortugalWho: 2,000+ founders, investors, operators, and innovators from 40+ countriesScale: 150+ speakers, 200+ booths, 3 stagesCome for the talks. Stay for the conversations. Leave with connections that actually matter.See you in Lisbon.September 16🕑: 07:00 PM - 10:00 PMWelcome Drinks- Speakers/Investors/VIPInfo: Informal welcome at Beato Innovation District. No stage, no programme — just a great place to meet your people before it all starts. Music, drinks, and good conversations. Runs until midnight.September 17🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AMMorning Run - Self-organising · meets at venue entrance · free · back by 08:30🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AMDoors OpenInfo: Registration · expo floor · food trucks open · check-in🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:10 AMWelcome to Startup Summit 2026- Unicorn StageInfo: Opening Keynote - Unicorn Stage🕑: 10:20 AM - 10:45 AMFrom Zero to Series A: What Nobody Tells YouInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 10:20 AM - 10:50 AMThe LP Perspective: Where Capital is Moving in 2026Info: Impact Stage🕑: 10:55 AM - 11:20 AMThe Fundraising Meta-Game: What VCs Actually Look ForInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 10:55 AMOne Insight That Changed EverythingInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 11:20 AM - 11:40 AMOne Decision That Changed My TrajectoryInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMAI or Die: How Operators Are Rebuilding Their StackInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:15 PMConviction Investing: Backing Founders Before TractionInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:50 PMThe Bet I Almost Didn't MakeInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:55 PMThe Thing I Wish Someone Had Told Me at the StartInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 12:30 PM - 02:00 PMLunch BreakInfo: Food trucks · Beer Hall · Praça Café · Mexican restaurant · Outdoor and indoor seating throughout🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:25 PMHow I Rebuilt My Entire Business With AIInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:25 PMWhen Investors Say No: Turning Rejection Into a RoadmapInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 02:00 PM - 05:00 PMRoundtables + Investor Office HoursInfo: Topic roundtables · 10 people max · Investor slots via app · Bar open · Runs all afternoon🕑: 02:35 PM - 02:50 PMFailure, Then Growth: The Session Nobody Wants to GiveInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 02:35 PM - 03:10 PMInvestors Tell You Exactly What They WantInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PMGTM Without a Budget: Growth Tactics That Actually WorkInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 03:20 PM - 03:50 PMPricing Power: How Startups Win on Value, Not CostInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 03:40 PM - 03:55 PMThe Uncomfortable Truth About Product-Market FitInfo: Unicorn Stage- Intimate Keynote🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PMLive Podcast RecordingInfo: Unicorn Stage, more details to be announced on our website www.startupsummit.io🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PMBuilt in Europe, Backed Globally: What It Really TakesInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 04:40 PM - 05:10 PMThe Future of Work: Building Teams That Don't Need an OfficeInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 05:20 PM - 05:45 PMCapital Allocation in Uncertainty: A Founder-Investor ConversationInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 06:00 PM - 11:00 PMFounder Social Info: Wristbanded entry · two arrival waves · bar · ends 22:00 Founder Pass Startup Booth Investor Pass🕑: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PMVIP Sunset CruiseInfo: VIP SUNSET CRUISE · TAGUS RIVER / VIP tickets only🕑: 08:00 PM - 12:00 AMSPEAKERS DINNER · WATERFRONT RESTAURANTInfo: Speakers Dinner Invite only · CEO-hosted🕑: 08:00 PM - 12:00 AMLisbon Pub CrawlInfo: Departs venue · 3–4 bars · ends around midnightSeptember 18🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AMMorning Run- Self-organising · free · all welcome 🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AMDoors Open🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:05 AMPortuguese Unicorn ConversationInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 09:55 AM - 10:25 AMFund II Lessons: What We Got Wrong and Why It Didn't MatterInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:35 AMWhat I Built With AI: A Founder's Honest AccountInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 10:35 AM - 11:00 AMThe Operator's Playbook: Scaling Without Losing the CultureInfo: Impact🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AMThe Pivot That Saved the CompanyInfo: Unicorn Stage - Intimate Keynote🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:35 AMHardware Meets Software: The New Frontier of Deep TechInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AMThe Moment I Almost Quit — And Why I Didn'tInfo: Impact Stage - Intimate Keynote🕑: 11:40 AM - 12:05 PMSecondaries & Liquidity: The Hidden Part of the MarketInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PMRegulation as a Moat: How Smart Founders Win in Tight MarketsInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:35 PMFrom Side Project to Series A: The Accidental FounderInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 12:30 PM - 02:00 PMLunchInfo: Lunch🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:50 PMBuilding Deep Tech in Europe: Patient Capital WinsInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 12:40 PM - 12:55 PMThe Exit Nobody Talks About: Inside an Acqui-hireInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:25 PMWhat It Takes to Build a Category-Defining CompanyInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PMHow I Replaced Three Tools With One AI AgentInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 02:00 PM - 05:00 PMRoundtables + Investor Office HoursInfo: Topic roundtables · 10 people max · Investor slots via app · Bar open · Runs all afternoon🕑: 02:35 PM - 02:55 PMSelling Your Company: What the Deal Room Really Looks LikeInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:05 PMThe CFO Conversation: When and How to Hire Your Finance LeadInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 03:05 PM - 03:35 PMHiring Your First 10: Culture Before ProcessInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:40 PMBacking Deep Tech: Patience, Capital and ConvictionInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:16 PMBacking Deep Tech: Patience, Capital and ConvictionInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:15 PMFounder Mental Health: The Conversation the Industry Keeps AvoidingInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 04:25 PM - 04:50 PMWhat Comes After Product-Market FitInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 04:25 PM - 04:55 PMThe Global Startup: Building From Day One for International MarketsInfo: Impact Stage🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:25 PMWhat I'd Tell My Day One Self: Founders in ConversationInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 05:05 PM - 05:45 PMThe Mission Continues- Closing CeremonyInfo: Unicorn Stage🕑: 06:00 PM - 12:00 AMClosing PartyInfo: Summit closing night · bar · ends ~22:00 Founder Pass Startup Booth Investor Pass VIP Pass🕑: 08:00 PM - 12:00 AMLisbon Pub CrawlInfo: Departs venue · 3–4 bars · ends around midnightSeptember 19🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PMBIKE RIDE TO BELÉMInfo: Explore Lisbon on two wheels. Follow the Tagus riverside path all the way to Belém, stop for coffee and a pastel de nata, and ride back through one of Europe's most beautiful waterfronts.~8km route · Returns by midday · Route map provided ~€10–15 Bike hire included · Available to all ticket holders · Book post-purchase Booking opens closer to the event🕑: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PMSURF CAMPInfo: Spend Saturday morning in the Atlantic at Costa da Caparica, one of Lisbon's best surf beaches. Professional instruction, boards, and wetsuits provided. No experience needed. ~30 min from Lisbon · Returns early afternoon · All levels welcome ~€45 Includes instruction, board and wetsuit · Available to all ticket holders · Book post-purchase Booking opens closer to the even - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lisboa/startup-summit-lisbon-2026-founder-startup-and-investor-event/100001987781295364 - **Event Categories**: business, parties, exhibitions, pub-crawl, bar-crawls, entertainment, cycling, conferences, charities, meetups, food-drinks, workshops, health-wellness, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: under_16_with_guardian - door_time: 2026-09-17T08:00:00Z - Duration: 14 hours 30 minutes - Location: Unicorn Factory Lisboa - Beato Innovation District ① - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 22.5, max: 199, currency: EUR ## Event venue details - **city**: Lisboa - **state**: LI - **country**: Portugal - **location**: Unicorn Factory Lisboa - Beato Innovation District ① - **lat**: 38.730336 - **long**: -9.107232400000001 - **full address**: Unicorn Factory Lisboa - Beato Innovation District ①, 71 Rua da Manutenção, Lisboa, Portugal ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 | Founder, Startup & Investor Event - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/d4e1124066faccd3e55b536db1c7a59fa210e661abf3eebf2d8bed1c019e0355-rimg-w1200-h300-dc8afa5c-gmir.jpg?v=1777384052 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 | Founder, Startup & Investor Event being held? - **A:** Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 | Founder, Startup & Investor Event takes place on Thu, 17 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 am to Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 am at Unicorn Factory Lisboa - Beato Innovation District ①, 71 Rua da Manutencao, Lisboa, Portugal. - **Q**: Who is organizing Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 | Founder, Startup & Investor Event? - **A:** Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 | Founder, Startup & Investor Event is organized by Startup Summit. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Startup Summit Lisbon 2026 | Founder, Startup & Investor Event is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lisboa, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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