SaaStock: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
“The AI conference for founders and operators building B2B software.” “The Global Pitch Competition is for B2B AI & SaaS startups who want to position their business in front of the SaaS community.”
- Next edition
- Oct 13–14, 2026 · SaaStock Europe 2026 source
- Where
- RDS Simmonscourt / Royal Dublin Society (2025); Royal Dublin Society (announced for 2026), Dublin, Ireland source
- Format
- in-person · 3 days (2025 completed edition); 2 days (2026 announced edition).
- Tickets
- €719.20–€1,499 (2026; lowest listed Multiple price to highest listed single-ticket price). source
- Startup pass
- €899 single; €719.20 under Multiple pricing (2026). source
- Global Pitch Competition
- Investment package worth up to €1,000,000 (2025). source
- Cadence
- Annual, typically in October. The in-person European flagship has been held in Dublin since 2016, except for online editions in 2020 and 2021; it returned to Dublin in 2022.
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Next edition
| Dates | Oct 13–14, 2026 source |
|---|---|
| Edition | SaaStock Europe 2026 |
| Venue | Royal Dublin Society (RDS), Dublin, Ireland, Ireland source |
| Timezone | Europe/Dublin |
| Tickets | saastock-europe.com source |
Ticket tiers as published
| Tier | Price | Includes | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate Experience — Single source | €899 (2026) | For pre-seed, seed, and bootstrapped companies under $3M ARR; additional inclusions are not itemized. | 2026 |
| Growth Experience — Single source | €1,199 (2026) | For Series A, B, C, D+ and bootstrapped companies from $3M ARR; additional inclusions are not itemized. | 2026 |
| Investor Experience — Single source | €1,499 (2026) | For VCs and investors; additional inclusions are not itemized. | 2026 |
| General — Single source | €1,199 (2026) | For everyone else; additional inclusions are not itemized. | 2026 |
| Accelerate Experience — Multiple source | €719.20 (2026) | Multiple pricing for the Accelerate Experience, for founders and startups under $3M ARR; additional inclusions are not itemized. | 2026 |
| Growth Experience — Multiple source | €959.20 (2026) | Multiple pricing for the Growth Experience, for founders, CEOs, and executives scaling from $3M ARR; additional inclusions are not itemized. | 2026 |
| Investor Experience — Multiple source | €1,199.20 (2026) | Multiple pricing for the Investor Experience, for VCs and investors; additional inclusions are not itemized. | 2026 |
| General — Multiple source | €959.20 (2026) | Multiple pricing for General tickets; additional inclusions are not itemized. | 2026 |
How founders get in
For SaaStock Europe 2026, the organizer describes its Founder Track as practical strategies, stories, and systems for growing AI and SaaS companies: “not theory,” but playbooks and frameworks founders can apply. Topics include AI-first growth, repositioning, M&A and exits, and competing in the AI era.
- For SaaStock Europe 2026, select the Accelerate Experience if your company is pre-seed, seed, or bootstrapped and under $3M ARR.
- Purchase the pass through the ticket page: the published price is €899 for a single ticket or €719.20 under Multiple pricing (2026). General attendance is ticket purchase, not an application.
- For team tickets, the organizer advertises 25% off per ticket for purchases of 2+ and 40% off per ticket for purchases of 5+ (2026).
| Startup programme | The Accelerate Experience is the published founder/startup ticket tier; buy it through the ticket page. No separate application is listed for this pass (2026). source |
|---|---|
| Startup price | €899 single; €719.20 under Multiple pricing (2026). source |
| Includes | The ticket page identifies it as the pass for founders and startups under $3M ARR; it does not itemize additional inclusions for this tier (2026). |
| Eligibility | Pre-seed, seed, and bootstrapped companies under $3M ARR (2026). |
| Founder discounts | Team-ticket discounts: 25% off each ticket when purchasing 2+ tickets, or 40% off each ticket when purchasing 5+ tickets (2026). |
| Exhibiting | The organizer describes exhibition booths but directs prospective sponsors to request pricing; no public 2026 booth price is stated. |
| Investor pass | Purchase the Investor Experience ticket through the organizer’s ticket page; no separate application is specified there. source |
| Investor eligibility | For VCs and investors (2026). |
| Application required | No, tickets are purchased |
Global Pitch Competition
| Prize | Investment package worth up to €1,000,000 (2025). source |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Published 2025 criteria: B2B AI and SaaS startups with fewer than 35 employees, less than $3M raised, and ARR under $1.5M. Applicants applied and qualifying teams were contacted by SaaStock; successful 2025 applicants had to purchase an event ticket. |
Winners
- Limelight (2025) — Investment package worth up to €1 million, David Walsh source
Judges
- Al Russell, Investment Partner / COO at TempoCap source
- Alex Reed, Partner at Mountside Ventures source
- Ana Fernandez, Investor at Nauta Capital source
- Andrea Gurnari, Partner at 2100 VC source
- Ben Gammon, Partner at Pledge Ventures source
- Chris Pistorius, Associate at Q Ventures source
- Chris Wilkinson, Partner at VYZN source
- Cristian Dina, Co-founder at Tekpon source
- Christopher Polligkeit, Associate at Plug & Play Center source
- Ciara Gumsheimer, Senior Associate source
- Dominik Hoerner, Associate at Yttrium source
- Dylan Scully, Investor at Frontline Ventures source
- Elliot Schouten, Associate at Curiosity VC source
- Frank Appeldoorn, Managing Partner at Arches Capital source
- Hanna Lewis, Investor at Blue Wire Capital source
- Imtiyaz Basharat, Investor at HEARTFELT_ source
- Jaren Schippert, Associate at Identity VC source
- Jay G, Head of Founding at Rekford AG source
- Jebran Raashed, Investment Manager at Octopus Ventures source
- Kaan Anit, General Partner at First Degree Capital source
- Kitty Harris, Head of BD at Regent Capital Ventures source
- Kitty Mayo, CEO at Project Europe source
- Lorenzo Cerchi, VC Investor at Singular source
- Maria Wagner, Investment Director at HSBC Ventures source
- Menno Axt, Head of Platform at Dogpatch Labs source
- Nadja Carina Reischel, Investor at Cherry Ventures source
- Olamide Ogunrinola, Head of Investment Ecosystem at OPUS source
- Rich Bolton, Principal at Octopus Ventures source
- Ken Donald, Managing Director at OPUS source
- Sarah Finegan, Associate Partner at Antler source
- Stephen Fahy, Partner – Venture Debt at Salica Investments source
- Ties Hagemeijer, Associate at Arches Capital source
- Toyosi Ogendengbe, Principle (as published) at Ascension source
- Alistair Russell, Investor at Venrex source
- Andreas Hadjitofi, Associate at Quadri Ventures source
- Sam Nasrolahi, Principal at InMotion Ventures source
- Kenneth Kelly, Principal at Ignite Ventures source
- Scott Law, Head of Ventures at Quadri Ventures source
- Yiannis Eftychiou, Partner at 33 East source
Meeting investors there
The organizer promotes pre-scheduled Hosted Meetings and structured networking. Its post-event account of the completed edition describes 300+ one-to-one founder meeting tables (2025). The current event page lists the SaaStock Event App as coming soon, without specifying its matching functions. source
| Investors attending | 128 active investors (2025) source |
|---|---|
| Matchmaking | SaaStock Event App (listed as coming soon; matching functions not specified). source |
| Formats | The organizer describes Hosted Meetings with pre-scheduled meetings between sponsors and vetted founders, C-suite leaders, and senior decision-makers (2026); this is not described as a guaranteed founder–investor matching service. · The completed Dublin edition had 300+ one-to-one founder meeting tables (2025). · The 2026 ticket page offers an Investor Experience ticket for VCs and investors. |
| Meetings arranged | 15,000+ pre-scheduled onsite introductory meetings planned for the programme (2025); no final completed-meeting total published source |
Investor firms the organiser lists (Latest completed Dublin flagship: SaaStock Europe 2025. The organizer's archive lists Europe 2025 as its latest Dublin edition and lists SaaStock USA 2026 separately. Its current calendar announces a Europe 2027 flagship in London for May 24–26, 2027; the site also says the brand is rebranding as the AI Growth Summit. No 2026 Dublin edition is listed in the archive.)
Bessemer Venture PartnersTempoCapMountside VenturesNauta Capital2100 VCPledge VenturesQ VenturesFrontline VenturesOctopus VenturesAntlerHSBC VenturesCherry VenturesVYZNArches CapitalBlue Wire CapitalIdentity VCFirst Degree CapitalRegent Capital VenturesSingularOPUSSalica Investments33 EastVenrexQuadri VenturesInMotion VenturesIgnite VenturesHEARTFELT_
The full investor list is available to registered attendees; see the official investor page.
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 (Latest completed Dublin flagship: SaaStock Europe 2025. The organizer's archive lists Europe 2025 as its latest Dublin edition and lists SaaStock USA 2026 separately. Its current calendar announces a Europe 2027 flagship in London for May 24–26, 2027; the site also says the brand is rebranding as the AI Growth Summit. No 2026 Dublin edition is listed in the archive.)
- Justina Chung, Vice President · Bessemer Venture Partners
- Máire O'Herlihy, GTM · OpenAI
- Kieran Flanagan, SVP Marketing & Growth (AI & GTM) · HubSpot
- Nikola Mrksic, Co-founder & CEO · PolyAI
- Guy Podjarny, Founder & CEO · Tessl
- Nathan Latka, Founder & CEO · Founderpath
Full lineup: official speakers page.
Notable past speakers
- Nathan Latka, Founder & CEO · Founderpath (2024)
- Jason Cohen, Founder & Chief Innovation Officer · WP Engine (2024)
- Ashley Kramer, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer · GitLab (2024)
- Nigel Verdon, Co-founder & CEO · Railsr (2024)
- Joaquim Lecha, Former CEO · Typeform (2024)
- Godard Abel, Co-founder & CEO · G2 (2024)
Sponsors and partners
Platinum 4
BBVABeefreeFounderpathOkta
Gold 10
AirwallexAkamai TechnologiesAmazon Web ServicesAmplemarketAtlassianDeelDrataMaxioRemoteRippling
Sponsor/partner; individual tier not stated 46
ElasticScaleExpandi.ioFE InternationalKeboolaLushaAccelerAsiaAccoilAccorianAlbatoArchways AIAscendrBond AgencyKifloBuzz OutreachCMSChargebeeClearBankClimboCustomerscore.ioDamson CloudDesign HuddleEvergrowthFloatGraphite NoteGrowthMentorHome Run FinanceHoneycomb SoftwareHookHuman.VideoInfinite CFOIntrowInvenJump Start JourneyLaunchedLight LoyaltyMegadeals InternationalMollieNextoriaOctopus VenturesOptik AIOyster HRPleoRedTrackReditusReelFlowRiverside Acceleration Capital
+24 more sponsors and partners on the official partners page.
Full list: official partners page.
Startups there
SaaStock Europe 2025: no exhibiting-startup total was published. The organizer separately featured 14 startups to watch, but did not identify that as an exhibitor count.
Alumni the organiser highlights
- Limelight (2025) — Europe 2025 Global Pitch Competition winner; founder David Walsh received the announced investment package worth up to €1M. source
- Compare Ethics (2024) — Europe 2024 Global Pitch Competition winner; the organizer describes it as an AI-enabled SaaS platform for ESG compliance. source
- Tipple (2023) — Europe 2023 Global Pitch Competition winner; the organizer reports its seed round closed at $4.3M. source
- Caribou (previously Rebank) (2022) — Europe 2022 Global Pitch Competition winner; founder said the competition helped the company raise a round with more investors. source
- Usercentrics (2020) — Europe 2020 remote Global Pitch Competition winner; the organizer later reported €27.2M raised and growth to more than 200 employees. source
- Crankwheel (2019) — Europe 2019 Global Pitch Competition winner; the organizer says the win brought PR opportunities and VC interest. source
- Cledara (2018) — Europe 2018 Global Pitch Competition winner; the organizer reports it later raised a $20M Series A. source
Programme
| Tracks | Founder Track: building AI-first advantages for efficient growth (2026). · Founder Track: reprioritising, repositioning, and deciding where to double down (2026). · Founder Track: mergers, acquisitions, and exits (2026). · Founder Track: founder-led playbooks for competing and scaling in the AI era (2026). · AI-native go-to-market (2025). · Enterprise AI ROI (2025). · Pricing and growth in the AI era (2025). · Durable SaaS at scale (2025). source |
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| Side events | The official recap describes Investock, investor-only programming, and SaaSociety, an invite-only retreat for founders of $5M+ ARR companies, alongside the completed Dublin edition (2025). The current event pages reviewed do not give a detailed 2026 evening or side-event schedule. |
| Hackathon | No hackathon is described on the official 2026 Founder Track or Global Pitch pages reviewed. |
| Official app | SaaStock Event App (listed as coming soon) |
Past editions, as published
| Edition | Dates | Attendees | Investors | Startups | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Dublin, Ireland source | Oct 13–15, 2025 | 1,680 attendees across 1,367 organizations (2025) | 128 active investors (2025) | — | recap · video · photos |
| 2024 · Dublin, Ireland source | Oct 14–16, 2024 | 3,119 attendees (2024) | — | — | |
| 2023 · Dublin, Ireland source | Oct 16–18, 2023 | 3,521 attendees (2023) | — | — | |
| 2022 · Dublin, Ireland source | Oct 17–19, 2022 | 3,510 attendees (2022) | — | — | |
| 2020 — SaaStock Remote · Online · Online pandemic-era edition; the organizer's archive lists the June event as SaaStock Remote and separately lists SaaStock EMEA Online for October 2020. source | Jun 10–11, 2020 | 2,500+ registered attendees (2020) | — | — | |
| 2019 · Dublin, Ireland source | Oct 14–16, 2019 | 2,500 attendees (2019) | — | — | |
| 2018 · Dublin, Ireland source | Oct 15–17, 2018 | 2,409 attendees (2018) | — | — | |
| 2017 · Dublin, Ireland source | Sep 20, 2017 | 1,364 attendees (2017) | — | — | |
| 2016 · Dublin, Ireland source | Sep 22, 2016 | 643 attendees (2016) | — | — | |
| 2021 — SaaStock EMEA · Online · Online pandemic-era edition; the organizer's archive labels it SaaStock EMEA 2021. source | — | — | — | — |
Cities: Dublin, Ireland — 2016–2019 and 2022–2025; Dublin announced for 2026; Online — 2020 (SaaStock Remote) and 2021 (SaaStock EMEA)
Formerly: SaaStock Remote (2020 online replacement edition), SaaStock EMEA (2021 online edition)
Who attends
| Breakdown | 302 founders (2025); 133 C-level operators (2025); 94 directors (2025); 60 VPs (2025); 128 active investors (2025). source |
|---|---|
| Geography | 39 countries (2025); United Kingdom: 348 attendees (2025), Ireland: 111 (2025), United States: 54 (2025), Netherlands: 43 (2025), Germany: 37 (2025). source |
| Roles | Founders, Investors, Partners |
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Growth |
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 Global Pitch 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:
- saastock-europe.com
- saastock-europe.com/global-pitch
- saastock-europe.com/schedule
- saastock-europe.com/speakers
- saastock-europe.com/sponsor
- saastock-europe.com/whos-attending
- saastock.com
- saastock.com/blog/saastock-global-pitch-competition-alumni
- saastock.com/blog/your-top-takeaways-from-saastock-europe
- saastock.com/code-of-conduct
- saastock.com/europe/2020
- saastock.com/europe/2021
- saastock.com/europe/2024
- saastock.com/europe/2025
- saastock.com/europe/2025/gallery
- saastock.com/events
- saastock.com/press
- saastock.com/recordings
- saastock.com/subscribe
- saastock.com/tickets
- prweb.com/releases/saastock-rebrands-as-shift-ai-to-lead-the-conversation-on-software-in-the-ai-era-302746232.html
SaaStock: frequently asked
When is SaaStock 2026?
SaaStock 2026 runs Oct 13–14, 2026 at RDS Simmonscourt / Royal Dublin Society (2025); Royal Dublin Society (announced for 2026), Dublin, according to the organiser's published dates.
How much does SaaStock cost?
Published ticket prices run €719.20–€1,499 (2026; lowest listed Multiple price to highest listed single-ticket price).. Startups: The Accelerate Experience is the published founder/startup ticket tier; buy it through the ticket page. No separate application is listed for this pass (2026). (€899 single; €719.20 under Multiple pricing (2026).).
How do startups get into SaaStock?
The Accelerate Experience is the published founder/startup ticket tier; buy it through the ticket page. No separate application is listed for this pass (2026). Eligibility as published: Pre-seed, seed, and bootstrapped companies under $3M ARR (2026).
How many investors attend SaaStock?
The organiser reports 128 active investors investors for the 2025 edition. The organizer promotes pre-scheduled Hosted Meetings and structured networking. Its post-event account of the completed edition describes 300+ one-to-one founder meeting tables (2025). The current event page lists the SaaStock Event App as coming soon, without specifying its matching functions.
What is Global Pitch Competition?
SaaStock's pitch competition. Prize as published: Investment package worth up to €1,000,000 (2025).. Eligibility: Published 2025 criteria: B2B AI and SaaS startups with fewer than 35 employees, less than $3M raised, and ARR under $1.5M. Applicants applied and qualifying teams were contacted by SaaStock; successful 2025 applicants had to purchase an event ticket.
How big is SaaStock?
1,680 attendees attendees (2025), from 39 countries countries, per the organiser.