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found📍10 startup and tech events you shouldn't miss in 2026
Hamburg’s coolest startup and tech events, delivered to your inbox every Monday.
Kyrylo Korsun
January 05, 2026
Editor’s Note
Hey, dear reader!
Happy New Year! 🥳 I hope you managed to slow down over the holidays and spend some quality time with your loved ones.
For the first issue of 2026, I’ve put together a list of the 10 most anticipated startup and tech events of the year. From large-scale conferences to smaller, niche formats, this selection is meant to help you plan ahead, pick your highlights early, and make the most of what the ecosystem has to offer in the months ahead.
Next week, the community spotlight returns featuring deeptech founders who chose Hamburg over the US to build their startup. More on that very soon 🏄️
In the meantime, check out our Instagram page for other short interviews with local founders.
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Cheers!
Save the Date 🗓️
Want to stay updated on future events? Check out our Luma calendar.
January 31–February 1: Cursor AI-Hackathon Hamburg (English) — Build real AI projects over two days, win prizes, and connect with builders and investors to accelerate your skills and startup ideas.
April 10–11: Future Leader Summit (English/German) — Accelerate your career and leadership skills with 60+ masterclasses, networking with 10,000+ talents and industry leaders, and actionable insights to shape your next big move.
June 2: Health & Life Science Venture Day (English/German) — Connect with investors, industry experts, and startups in biotech, pharma, medtech, and digital health to gain insights and partnerships in the life sciences ecosystem.
June 18: Hamburg Innovation Summit (English/German) — Explore forward-looking solutions across AI, climate, mobility, health and more with panels, pitches, masterclasses, and networking to accelerate your innovation impact.
June 22–26: ISC High Performance (English) — Explore cutting-edge HPC, AI, and quantum computing innovations, attend technical sessions and workshops, and expand your global tech network in Hamburg.
June 25–26: Product at Heart (English) — Immerse yourself in practical product leadership and craft insights with curated talks and workshops to elevate your approach to building impactful products.
August 25–26: techcamp (English/German) — Explore focused tech talks, hands-on sessions and community networking in a relaxed St. Pauli atmosphere to sharpen skills and meet local developers.
September 8: KI-SUMMIT (English/German) — Deepen your AI expertise with expert-led insights, practical sessions and networking to accelerate your understanding and application of artificial intelligence in business and tech.
October 16–17: DevFest’26 (English) — Connect with the Google Developer community through hands-on workshops and talks on web, mobile, cloud and open source tools to broaden practical dev skills.
November 4–5: code.talks (English) — Gain actionable developer knowledge from 100+ talks and panels on architecture, security, AI and systems to level up your engineering practice.
Startup 101 🔨
January 8: THRST. | Selfcare (German) — Strengthen your productivity and resilience by learning how to integrate healthy daily routines and stress-management strategies that keep energy and focus high in demanding work phases.
Tech Bite 🧑💻
January 8: AWS User Group January Meetup (English) — Dive into actionable AWS cloud best practices with talks on functionless serverless workflows and re:Invent highlights, plus hands-on networking with local cloud practitioners.
Get Inspired ✨
January 7: Female Founders Breakfast (English) — Connect with female founders over breakfast in Hamburg to share startup insights, expand your network, and gain practical advice on launching or growing your business.
Every Saturday: Founders Running Club (English) — Energize your weekend with fellow entrepreneurs during a judgment-free 5K run followed by coffee and meaningful networking conversations.
That’s a wrap! Thanks for staying with me on this one. Hope you found it useful :)
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Kyrylo from found Hamburg