Entrepreneurship Summit: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
The Entrepreneurship Summit is an annual conference for entrepreneurs in Berlin.
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 17–18, 2026 · Entrepreneurship Summit 2026 source
- Where
- Henry Ford Building, Berlin, Germany
- Format
- in-person
- Tickets
- €30–€240 (2026) source
- Startup pass
- Register for an attendee ticket (€30–€240 for 2026). For startup-stage opportunities, apply to Proof of Concept 2026 (published deadline: June 28, 2026) or to the limited-place expert-pitch sessions (registration opened September 1, 2026). source
- Cadence
- Annual, October
Next edition
| Dates | Oct 17–18, 2026 source |
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| Edition | Entrepreneurship Summit 2026 |
| Venue | Henry Ford Building, Berlin, Germany |
| Tickets | entrepreneurship.de source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Register for an attendee ticket (€30–€240 for 2026). For startup-stage opportunities, apply to Proof of Concept 2026 (published deadline: June 28, 2026) or to the limited-place expert-pitch sessions (registration opened September 1, 2026). source |
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Proof of Concept 2026
Meeting investors there
Founders can connect through the summit’s networking programme and Pitch & Growth sessions, which include live pitches, expert discussions and financing pathways; no dedicated investor-matching system is specified. 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".
- Pitch Deck Roaster — a slide-by-slide pass before you submit to Proof of Concept 2026.
- 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: