Iceland Innovation Week: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
A festival that celebrates and showcases innovation, bringing together founders, investors, creatives, policymakers and curious minds from all over the world for a week of connections, ideas and experiences across Reykjavík.
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
- Apr 28–29, 2027 · Iceland Innovation Week 2027 source
- Where
- Austurbæjarbíó, Reykjavík, Iceland
- Format
- in-person
- Tickets
- €80–€400 (2027 early bird: Student €80, Startup €110, General €380, Investor €400) source
- Startup pass
- Startups buy a Startup Pass (early-bird €110) covering Founders in Focus workshops, IIW Main Day, meeting tool & networking area, Ok bye Climate Theatre and afterparty; companies can also apply to pitch — ten selected companies pitch in the Fermented Shark Tank semi-finals. source
- Cadence
- Annual, late April (main program two days, side events across the week)
Next edition
| Dates | Apr 28–29, 2027 source |
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| Edition | Iceland Innovation Week 2027 |
| Venue | Austurbæjarbíó, Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Tickets | tickettailor.com source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Startups buy a Startup Pass (early-bird €110) covering Founders in Focus workshops, IIW Main Day, meeting tool & networking area, Ok bye Climate Theatre and afterparty; companies can also apply to pitch — ten selected companies pitch in the Fermented Shark Tank semi-finals. source |
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Fermented Shark Tank
Meeting investors there
Investors get a dedicated Investor Day ('an intimate gathering of investors, where Icelandic nature meets global capital') plus a meeting tool & networking area for founder–investor connections. 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 Fermented Shark Tank.
- 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: