About this Event
🚀 Join Startup OLÉ Salamanca ’26: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity!🚀
startupole.eu
13–15 October 2026
Castilla y León Conference and Exhibition Centre and University of Salamanca
Are you ready to connect with the people shaping the future of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship?
Startup OLÉ Salamanca returns for its 13th edition, bringing together more than 5,000 attendees, 800 international speakers and 500 companies, alongside startups and scaleups, investors, corporations, universities, public institutions and media organisations from around the world.
Confirmed speakers include leading figures associated with Angry Birds, BlaBlaCar, BQ, Matarromera, Renault Group and the European Investment Fund.
🏆 International Pitch Competition:
Innovative startups will present their projects to international investors and corporate leaders. The competition is linked to the Pegasus Tech Ventures Startup World Cup, giving the regional winner the opportunity to compete in San Francisco for a $1 million investment prize
🤝 High-Value Networking:
Connect with startups, investors, corporations, institutions and innovation leaders from Spain and abroad.
🎯 Investor Meetings and Funding Opportunities:
Take part in matchmaking activities, investor meetings and funding rounds designed to generate meaningful business opportunities.
💡 Innovation Across Key Sectors:
Explore artificial intelligence, dual-use technologies, cybersecurity, digital health, sustainability, biotechnology, deep tech and other emerging fields.
🎤 Knowledge and Inspiration:
Attend conferences, panel discussions and specialised forums addressing entrepreneurship, investment, inclusion, female leadership, European funding and rural development.
🌍 An International Innovation Ecosystem:
Meet representatives from leading European institutions, international delegations, embassies, investment funds, corporations and universities.
Attendance is free with prior registration.
Join us in Salamanca from 13 to 15 October 2026 and become part of one of Europe’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship gatherings.
Event venue & nearby stays
Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Castilla y León, S/N Cuesta de Oviedo, Salamanca, Spain
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