November 9–12, 2026 Lisbon, PTMEO Arena (Altice Arena) and FIL Exhibition Centre, Parque das Nações, Lisbon
annual
The largest European technology gathering by headcount, Web Summit draws 70,000+ attendees across four days in Lisbon. Best approached as a PR and visibility event rather than a sales or recruiting trip.
Who goesGrowth-stage founders, corporate innovation teams, mid-tier European VCs, journalists looking for stories
Web Summit packs 70,000 attendees into Lisbon over four days, making it more of a media moment than a networking event. The scale means chance meetings are rare unless you book through the app well in advance; the real value for founders is the PITCH competition press exposure and the side events circuit that runs parallel to the main stage. Budget for chaos: queues, crowds, and a LinkedIn spike in the weeks that follow.
