Birmingham Tech Week: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
Birmingham Tech Week brings the people, ideas and opportunities together.
Verified ·7 official sources·Organised by TechWM; Birmingham Tech CIC
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
- Oct 19–23, 2026 · Birmingham Tech Week 2026 source
- Where
- Multiple venues across Birmingham; no single festival venue published, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Format
- in-person
- Startup pass
- Founders can register through the event’s Get Tickets link; the programme also invites organisers to host fringe events. No dedicated startup pass or startup ticket price is published. source
- Cadence
- Annual, October
GeneralistFoundersInvestorsCorporatesDevelopersStudents
Next edition
| Dates | Oct 19–23, 2026 source |
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| Edition | Birmingham Tech Week 2026 |
| Venue | Multiple venues across Birmingham; no single festival venue published, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Tickets | eur.cvent.me source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Founders can register through the event’s Get Tickets link; the programme also invites organisers to host fringe events. No dedicated startup pass or startup ticket price is published. source |
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Meeting investors there
Founders can meet investors through programme networking and fringe events; The Decision Room brings selected founders together with investors, buyers and other business partners. 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 8, 2026:
Birmingham Tech Week: frequently asked
When is Birmingham Tech Week 2026?
Birmingham Tech Week 2026 runs Oct 19–23, 2026 at Multiple venues across Birmingham; no single festival venue published, Birmingham, according to the organiser's published dates.
How do startups get into Birmingham Tech Week?
Founders can register through the event’s Get Tickets link; the programme also invites organisers to host fringe events. No dedicated startup pass or startup ticket price is published.
How big is Birmingham Tech Week?
8,000 attendees attendees (2024), from 16 countries countries, per the organiser.