India Blockchain Week (IBW) Conference: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
India Blockchain Week (IBW) Conference is India's flagship Web3 gathering, bringing together the global blockchain 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 1–2, 2026 · India Blockchain Week 2026 source
- Where
- Fairmont Mumbai, Mumbai, India
- Format
- in-person
- Tickets
- ₹999–₹29,999 (INR, IBW 2026; taxes extra) source
- Startup pass
- Attend with a conference pass; startups seeking a showcase can join the IBW Demo Day waitlist and apply for selection. The organiser says applications are free and the showcase is for early-stage Web3 startups with a working product or MVP. source
- Cadence
- Annual; the 2026 conference is in early November, following the December 2025 edition.
Next edition
| Dates | Nov 1–2, 2026 source |
|---|---|
| Edition | India Blockchain Week 2026 |
| Venue | Fairmont Mumbai, Mumbai, India |
| Tickets | indiablockchainweek.com source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Attend with a conference pass; startups seeking a showcase can join the IBW Demo Day waitlist and apply for selection. The organiser says applications are free and the showcase is for early-stage Web3 startups with a working product or MVP. source |
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IBW Demo Day
Meeting investors there
Selected founders pitch live to investors at Demo Day, where the organiser says investment decisions are made on stage; the showcase also offers access to Hashed Emergent’s global investor network. 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 IBW Demo Day.
- 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: