AVCA Annual Conference & VC Summit: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
The premier global gathering for investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and business leaders committed to shaping the future of private capital in Africa.
The essentials from the organiser's own pages: when, where, how big, and how founders get in. Speakers, investor lists and past editions are on the official site.
- Next edition
- Dates not yet announced
- Where
- Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
- Format
- in-person
- Startup pass
- The official pages reviewed do not specify a startup pass, application route, or startup ticket price for the 2027 edition. source
- Cadence
- Annual
Next edition
The organiser has not published dates for the next edition; historically it annual. We re-check weekly and list dates only when the organiser prints them with a year.
How founders get in
| Startup programme | The official pages reviewed do not specify a startup pass, application route, or startup ticket price for the 2027 edition. source |
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Meeting investors there
The organiser promotes networking at the conference, but the official pages reviewed do not specify a dedicated founder–investor matchmaking mechanism. source
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Official links and socials
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 26, 2026: