Dublin Tech Summit: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
“Accelerate provides a dynamic platform for international startups & scaleups to exhibit their innovative businesses and ideas. Network and engage with new customers, industry partners, venture capitalists and private equity investors.” “Dublin Tech Summit has partnered with the Startup World Cup to host their regional pitch competition.”
- Next edition
- May 26–27, 2027 · Dublin Tech Summit 2027 source
- Where
- RDS (The Royal Dublin Society), Dublin, Ireland source
- Format
- in-person · 2 days (2026)
- Tickets
- €145–€445 + VAT (DTS26; startup offer at the low end and regular admission at the high end). The organiser’s phased ticket schedule also printed €395 ex VAT for a regular ticket and €225 ex VAT for a one-day ticket (DTS26). €145–€245 + VAT (DTS27; Startup Ticket to regular ticket). source
- Startup pass
- €145 + VAT (DTS27 Startup Ticket). The DTS26 dedicated startup ticket was also published at €145 ex VAT (DTS26). source
- Startup World Cup Irish Regional Competition
- The Dublin regional winner advanced to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale, where the overall champion was competing for a $1,000,000 investment (DTS26 programme). No separate Dublin regional cash prize is stated. source
- Cadence
- Annual; held in late May (2025–2027).
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Next edition
| Dates | May 26–27, 2027 source |
|---|---|
| Edition | Dublin Tech Summit 2027 |
| Venue | RDS Dublin, Dublin, Ireland source |
| Timezone | Europe/Dublin |
| Tickets | dublintechsummit.tech source |
Ticket tiers as published
| Tier | Price | Includes | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Startup Ticket source | €145 + VAT (DTS27) | Startup Ticket; specific access inclusions are not itemised on the offer page. | 2027 |
| Regular Ticket source | €245 + VAT (DTS27) | Regular event ticket; the linked registration lists regular tickets for the 2027 event. | 2027 |
| Startup Ticket source | €145 ex VAT (DTS26) | Dedicated startup ticket offer for eligible early-stage companies; inclusions are not itemised in the announcement. | 2026 |
| Regular Ticket — main booking price source | €445 + VAT (DTS26) | Regular event admission. | 2026 |
| One-Day Ticket source | €225 ex VAT (DTS26) | One-day event admission. | 2026 |
| Super Early Bird source | €145 ex VAT (DTS26; published as sold out) | Super Early Bird event ticket; the page also displayed €395 as its comparison price. | 2026 |
| Early Bird source | €275 ex VAT (DTS26; published as sold out) | Early Bird event ticket; the page also displayed €395 as its comparison price. | 2026 |
| Regular Ticket — phased-price schedule source | €395 ex VAT (DTS26) | Regular event ticket in the organiser’s phased-price schedule; the organiser’s separate main booking block displayed €445 + VAT for regular admission. | 2026 |
| Group Booking — 5 Tickets source | 5-ticket bundle: €1,180 + VAT early bird; €1,780 + VAT late booking; €1,500 + VAT also displayed (DTS26). | Five event tickets in the organiser’s group-booking offer. | 2026 |
| Group Booking — 10 Tickets source | 10-ticket bundle: €2,360 + VAT early bird; €3,560 + VAT late booking; €2,950 + VAT also displayed (DTS26). | Ten event tickets in the organiser’s group-booking offer. | 2026 |
| Group Booking — 20 Tickets source | 20-ticket bundle: €3,950 + VAT early bird; €5,950 + VAT late booking; €4,950 + VAT also displayed (DTS26). | Twenty event tickets in the organiser’s group-booking offer. | 2026 |
How founders get in
The Accelerate Hub gives founders a dedicated place to meet a curated network of advisors, mentors, and service providers for practical support with funding, validation, scaling, and commercial growth. Its adjacent stage featured founder-focused sessions on investor readiness, company growth, and exit (DTS26).
- DTS27: For standard admission instead, register through the official ticket link. The published regular ticket is €245 + VAT (DTS27).
- DTS26: For the startup exhibition and pitch programme, purchase the Accelerate startup package. The organiser says it included a branded expo stand and 5 full-access tickets (DTS26), as well as entry to the Startup World Cup pitch competition and networking benefits.
- DTS26: To enter the Startup World Cup regional pitch competition, join Accelerate and submit a 90-second pitch video (DTS26); the judges selected the top 50 submissions for live knockout rounds (DTS26).
- DTS26: Use the Dublin Tech Summit app, make your profile visible, and arrange meetings through the app’s Meeting Zone, which offered 30-minute meeting slots (DTS26).
| Startup programme | DTS27: apply for the reduced Startup Ticket through the organiser’s application form. Separately, DTS26’s Accelerate startup package was the route to exhibiting and joining its Startup World Cup pitch competition; do not assume that package’s DTS26 conditions carry over to DTS27. source |
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| Startup price | €145 + VAT (DTS27 Startup Ticket). The DTS26 dedicated startup ticket was also published at €145 ex VAT (DTS26). source |
| Includes | DTS27: the Startup Ticket page does not itemise inclusions. For comparison, the distinct DTS26 Accelerate startup package included a branded expo stand, 5 full-access tickets, the Startup World Cup pitch competition, a 90-second pitch listing on the website and app, DTS By Night access, and promotional/app listing benefits (DTS26). |
| Eligibility | DTS27: described as a Startup Ticket, but no specific company-age, employee-count, or funding-stage criteria are printed on the offer page. The DTS26 announcement described its €145 offer as being for eligible early-stage companies (DTS26). |
| Founder discounts | The published founder-rate offer is the Startup Ticket: €145 + VAT (DTS27), accessed by application. The organiser’s DTS26 announcement also described a €145 ex VAT startup ticket for eligible early-stage companies (DTS26). No separate founder coupon or additional founder discount is published. |
| Scholarships / free passes | The organiser’s terms say subsidised Diversity in Tech tickets are offered from time to time. No edition-specific DTS27 scholarship, diversity-ticket application, or free-pass programme is stated. |
| Press | For DTS26, press accreditation was decided by Dublin Tech Summit based on journalist credentials; journalists were directed to apply using the media accreditation form. No DTS27 accreditation deadline is stated. |
| Application required | No, tickets are purchased |
Startup World Cup Irish Regional Competition
| Prize | The Dublin regional winner advanced to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale, where the overall champion was competing for a $1,000,000 investment (DTS26 programme). No separate Dublin regional cash prize is stated. source |
|---|---|
| Format | Startup World Cup Irish Regional Competition. DTS27: the organiser has announced it will host the regional pitch competition, but has not yet published the DTS27 format. DTS26: startups joined Accelerate, submitted a 90-second pitch video, and judges selected the top 50 for live knockout rounds; the regional winner advanced to the Grand Finale. |
| Eligibility | DTS26: the organiser said any international company participating in Accelerate was invited to enter. DTS27 eligibility criteria are not yet published. |
Winners
- PraxiLabs (2026) — Invited to compete at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley; the overall grand-final champion prize is a $1,000,000 investment, not a prize awarded at Dublin. source
Judges
- Laurence Butler, Global Senior Director of Partnerships at HubSpot source
- Jamie Heaslip, Ireland Strategic Growth Lead at Stripe source
- Anne Bannon, Head of Healthcare, Life Sciences, TMT & Manufacturing at AIB source
- Lorna Malone, Regional Vice President at MongoDB source
- Helen McAuliffe, HPSU Senior Development Adviser at Enterprise Ireland source
- Peter Bennett, Head of Private Capital & Technology at Goodbody source
Meeting investors there
The organiser describes the Accelerate Hub as a place for founders to connect with investors, mentors, advisors, and ecosystem leaders. Its investor-focused content covered what investors look for, pitching, capital raising, and investment readiness (DTS26). The app supported attendee discovery and meeting requests (DTS26). source
| Matchmaking | Dublin Tech Summit app (DTS Event App) (DTS26). source |
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| Formats | Investor Insights sessions and Startup Strategies sessions within Accelerate (DTS26). · The Accelerate Hub’s curated network of advisors, mentors, and service providers, plus business scale-up mentorship (DTS26). · Networking and meeting booking through the Dublin Tech Summit app; attendees could set up in-person meetings in the Meeting Zone in 30-minute increments (DTS26). |
Investor firms the organiser lists (Published outcomes and lists describe the completed 2026 edition (27–28 May 2026, RDS Dublin). The next announced edition is 2027-05-26 to 2027-05-27 at RDS Dublin; its speaker lineup is not yet published. No cancellation, postponement, city move, or name change is identified in the official pages consulted.)
Norrsken VCBorderless VenturesElkstoneSure Valley VenturesWakeUp CapitalAtlantic BridgeMolten VenturesSeroba VC
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.
Who speaks (Published outcomes and lists describe the completed 2026 edition (27–28 May 2026, RDS Dublin). The next announced edition is 2027-05-26 to 2027-05-27 at RDS Dublin; its speaker lineup is not yet published. No cancellation, postponement, city move, or name change is identified in the official pages consulted.)
- Sarah Wynn Williams, Tech & Policy Expert and Author of “Careless People”
- Issam Hijazi, Founder & CEO · Upscrolled
- John Willett, Co-founder & COO · Rogo
- Vrushali Paunikar, CPO · Carta
- Eric Mosley, Founder & CEO · Workhuman
- Almar Latour, Publisher; CEO · The Wall Street Journal; Dow Jones
- Andrew Melchior, Creative Technologist & Producer · Bowie, Björk, and Massive Attack
- Bianca Zwart, Chief Strategy Officer · bunq
Full lineup: official speakers page.
Notable past speakers
- Chris Hadfield, Astronaut, Business Leader, Tech Entrepreneur, Author, Global Speaker
- Adam Cheyer, Co-Founder · Siri
- Emma Redmond, Associate General Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection · OpenAI
- Werner Vogel, CTO · Amazon
- Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO · MakeLoveNotPorn
- Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO · VaynerMedia
- Dame Vivian Hunt, Chief Innovation Officer · UnitedHealth Group
- Dr. Omar Hatamleh, Chief Advisor, Artificial Intelligence & Innovation · NASA
- Eímear Noone, Conductor and Award-Winning Irish Composer
- Christopher Wylie, Whistleblower · Cambridge Analytica
Sponsors and partners
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Partner 21
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+12 more sponsors and partners on the official partners page.
Media partners: FinanceX Magazine, Innovup, Waysconf, 24Creative
Government partners: Invest Northern Ireland, Invest Hong Kong, Embassy of Brazil in Dublin, Local Enterprise Office Dublin City, Italian Trade Agency
Full list: official partners page.
Startups there
150 startups to discover (2026); 150 startups to discover (2027, announced) · official startup directory
Alumni the organiser highlights
- Inspeq AI (2024) — DTS24 Startup World Cup regional winner; the organiser later reported it had raised $1.1 million. source
- Flexiwage (2017) — Identified by the organiser as a DTS17 Startup100 Pitch Competition winner. source
Programme
| Tracks | DTS26 Accelerate Stage: Deal Killers: Why Investors Say No. · DTS26 Accelerate Stage: Pitch-Ready: What Actually Gets You in the Room. · DTS26 Accelerate Stage: From Startup to Exit: Building, Scaling, Selling. · DTS26 Accelerate Stage: Crafting Your Core Story for Investors. · DTS26 Accelerate Stage: Beyond AI: Why Human Networks Still Build Great Companies. · DTS27 published speaker-interest focus: emerging technology and the future of work; detailed DTS27 tracks/stages are not yet listed. source |
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| Side events | The organiser’s DTS26 startup-package benefits included access to DTS By Night networking events. The DTS27 side-event/night programme is not yet itemised in the cited organiser pages. |
| Awards | The published startup award/pitch programme is the Startup World Cup Irish Regional Competition. PraxiLabs won the regional competition at DTS26 and advanced to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale; the overall Grand Finale champion was competing for a $1,000,000 investment (DTS26 programme). No separate DTS26 cash prize for the Dublin regional winner is stated. |
| Hackathon | No hackathon is named in the cited DTS26 startup-programme announcement, and no DTS27 hackathon is listed in the published programme information. |
| Call for speakers | For DTS27, the organiser invites speaker/moderator interest through its form, but says the speaker lineup is invitation-only and submissions are reviewed for strategic fit. Its published focus is emerging technology and the future of work. No application deadline is printed. source |
| Volunteering | The organiser invited applications to join the DTS Volunteer Crew for DTS26; the deadline was 2026-05-14 at 17:00. Volunteers received training/briefing, food on site, and a volunteer pack, with event roles across areas such as registration, venue, speakers, media, and side events. No DTS27 volunteer deadline is published. source |
| Official app | Dublin Tech Summit |
| Hashtag | #dubtechsummit |
Past editions, as published
| Edition | Dates | Attendees | Investors | Startups | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 source | May 27–28, 2026 | 8,000 attendees (2026) | — | PraxiLabs won the Startup World Cup Irish Regional Competition (2026). | recap · photos |
| 2025 source | May 28–29, 2025 | 8,000 tech and business professionals (2025; organizer-published event-overview figure) | — | — | |
| 2024 source | May 29–30, 2024 | Over 8,000 tech industry decision-makers (2024) | — | Inspeq AI won the Startup World Cup Dublin final; 48 startups advanced to on-stage knockout rounds and five finalists pitched on Day 2 (2024). | recap · photos |
| 2022 source | Jun 15–16, 2022 | Over 8,000 professionals expected (2022; organizer announcement) | — | — | |
| 2020 · Virtual edition. source | Oct 14, 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 source | Feb 15, 2017 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 source | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 · Virtual edition. source | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 source | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 source | — | — | — | — |
Who attends
| Geography | 70 countries represented (2026) source |
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| Roles | Founders, Investors, Corporates, Policy & government, Partners |
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed, Growth |
Official links and socials
Travel & apps
In the press
- “He could have been a great politician”: Sorrell on Tony O’Reilly, Ireland’s neutrality, and AI’s “revolutionary impact” — The Currency (2024)
- E146 Live from Dublin Tech Summit! An overview of the ‘Tapping into AI’s Potential’ panel discussion — AI Ireland (2024)
- All-island Web portal gives fresh view on tech ecosystem — TechCentral (2024)
- The impact of artificial intelligence will be just as seismic as climate change – Nasa expert — Business Post (2024)
- Investors and start-ups take temperature of the sector at Dublin Tech Summit — The Currency (2024)
- Largest ever Dublin Tech Summit kicks off today, with international and Irish speakers from Open AI, NASA, UNICEF And Stripe — Irish Tech News (2024)
- TechIreland Launches New Innovation Portal — Women Mean Business (2024)
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".
- Pitch Deck Roaster — a slide-by-slide pass before you submit to Startup World Cup Irish Regional Competition.
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 7, 2026:
- dublintechsummit.com/home
- dublintechsummit.tech
- dublintechsummit.tech/about
- dublintechsummit.tech/accelerate-hub
- dublintechsummit.tech/accelerate-hub/ ; https://x.com/DubTechSummit/status/1896594553123053853
- dublintechsummit.tech/accelerate-startups-investors
- dublintechsummit.tech/accommodation
- dublintechsummit.tech/agenda
- dublintechsummit.tech/app
- dublintechsummit.tech/category/virtual
- dublintechsummit.tech/dublin-tech-summit-2022-back-live
- dublintechsummit.tech/dublin-tech-summit-2024-press-feedback
- dublintechsummit.tech/dublin-tech-summit-launches-new-accelerate-hub-for-startups-and-scaling-businesses
- dublintechsummit.tech/dublin-tech-summit-startup-world-cup-regional-winner
- dublintechsummit.tech/faq
- dublintechsummit.tech/group-tickets
- dublintechsummit.tech/home
- dublintechsummit.tech/media-outlets
- dublintechsummit.tech/mediakits-dublin-tech-summit
- dublintechsummit.tech/partnerships
- dublintechsummit.tech/past-speakers
- dublintechsummit.tech/speakers
- dublintechsummit.tech/tag/dts
- dublintechsummit.tech/tag/prism
- dublintechsummit.tech/tickets
- dublintechsummit.tech/volunteer
- dublintechsummit.tech/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2024/10/DTS25-Event-Overview.pdf
- web-eur.cvent.com/event/64d6028d-975d-4776-b20c-aafd142534e5/regProcessStep1
- instagram.com/dublintechsummit/p/DY6_NPBkq3N/?hl=el
- instagram.com/p/C3Fz1puM5AP
- instagram.com/p/DXbbRtNDp3c
- instagram.com/p/DYhILntk_8m
- instagram.com/p/DYmHjLzoLJR
- instagram.com/p/DZKmgIICdlC
- instagram.com/p/DZZz_QhlDOZ
- startupworldcup.io/dublin-regional-2026
- x.com/DubTechSummit/status/2061813535919742982
Dublin Tech Summit: frequently asked
When is Dublin Tech Summit 2027?
Dublin Tech Summit 2027 runs May 26–27, 2027 at RDS (The Royal Dublin Society), Dublin, according to the organiser's published dates.
How much does Dublin Tech Summit cost?
Published ticket prices run €145–€445 + VAT (DTS26; startup offer at the low end and regular admission at the high end). The organiser’s phased ticket schedule also printed €395 ex VAT for a regular ticket and €225 ex VAT for a one-day ticket (DTS26). €145–€245 + VAT (DTS27; Startup Ticket to regular ticket).. Startups: DTS27: apply for the reduced Startup Ticket through the organiser’s application form. Separately, DTS26’s Accelerate startup package was the route to exhibiting and joining its Startup World Cup pitch competition; do not assume that package’s DTS26 conditions carry over to DTS27. (€145 + VAT (DTS27 Startup Ticket). The DTS26 dedicated startup ticket was also published at €145 ex VAT (DTS26).).
How do startups get into Dublin Tech Summit?
DTS27: apply for the reduced Startup Ticket through the organiser’s application form. Separately, DTS26’s Accelerate startup package was the route to exhibiting and joining its Startup World Cup pitch competition; do not assume that package’s DTS26 conditions carry over to DTS27. Eligibility as published: DTS27: described as a Startup Ticket, but no specific company-age, employee-count, or funding-stage criteria are printed on the offer page. The DTS26 announcement described its €145 offer as being for eligible early-stage companies (DTS26).
What is Startup World Cup Irish Regional Competition?
Dublin Tech Summit's pitch competition. Prize as published: The Dublin regional winner advanced to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale, where the overall champion was competing for a $1,000,000 investment (DTS26 programme). No separate Dublin regional cash prize is stated.. Eligibility: DTS26: the organiser said any international company participating in Accelerate was invited to enter. DTS27 eligibility criteria are not yet published.
How big is Dublin Tech Summit?
8,000 attendees (2026; organiser-published figure) attendees, 150 startups to discover startups, from 70 countries represented countries, per the organiser.