FinTech Festival Kenya: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
Fintech Festival Kenya showcases outstanding achievements, groundbreaking innovations, and visionary leadership within the fintech ecosystem.
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
- Nov 4–5, 2026 · FinTech Festival Kenya 2026 source
- Where
- Sarit Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
- Format
- in-person
- Tickets
- Free–USD 1,000 (2026) source
- Startup pass
- Startups can apply to join the Startup Village or apply to exhibit by booking a stand. The standard attendee ticket is listed as free for 2026; no startup-specific application or stand price is stated. source
Next edition
| Dates | Nov 4–5, 2026 source |
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| Edition | FinTech Festival Kenya 2026 |
| Venue | Sarit Centre, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Tickets | fintechfestivalkenya.com source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Startups can apply to join the Startup Village or apply to exhibit by booking a stand. The standard attendee ticket is listed as free for 2026; no startup-specific application or stand price is stated. source |
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Pitch Sessions
Meeting investors there
Founders can give five-minute pitches followed by investor Q&A, join startup–investor matchmaking, and connect with investors through Startup Village matchmaking. 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 Pitch Sessions.
- 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: