Merge Madrid 2026 | Web3Voyager

Name: Merge Madrid 2026 | Web3Voyager
Start: 2026-10-27T00:00:00
End: 2026-10-29
Location: Palacio de Cibeles (sede del Ayuntamiento de Madrid)

2026-10-27 · 00:00:00 · Madrid

Palacio de Cibeles (sede del Ayuntamiento de Madrid)

Pl. Cibeles, 1, Retiro, 28014 Madrid, Spain, Madrid

Merge Madrid 2026 brings Web3 founders and corporate leaders together at Palacio de Cibeles for institutional summits, startup programming, and an exhibition.

MERGE Madrid 2026 on Web3Voyager: institutional conference with Bolsa de Madrid summit, Palacio de Cibeles congress, and startup track.

Founder brief

Who should attend

Web3 founders seeking institutional partnerships, enterprise adoption, or competition prizes should consider attending. The startup contest specifically targets companies less than four years old that have raised under five million euros and hold a direct tie to the Web3 ecosystem.

What happens

The schedule begins with an Institutional Summit featuring roundtables, panels, and an evening VIP cocktail. The following two days host the main congress with conferences across three stages, an exhibition floor, dedicated startup programming, VIP lunches, happy hours, and a final evening closing party.

Who's in the room

Expect over 200 speakers, more than 40 exhibitors, and 400 attendees at the opening summit. Key participants include leadership from traditional finance and Web3 firms, such as Ripple, Banco Santander, BBVA, and Mastercard, alongside sponsors like BitGo and Crypto Finance.

How to prepare

If applying to the startup contest before the September 6 deadline, prepare your pitch around tokenomics and technical architecture. For the exhibition area and one-on-one meeting formats, bring clear enterprise collateral that demonstrates how your product integrates with established financial systems.

Organizer: MERGE

At a glance

Tickets: 99 EUR
Format: Split across an Institutional Summit, a two-day main congress, an exhibition area, networking formats, 1:1 meetings, and startup programming.
Who can apply: Startup contest open to projects less than four years old, with less than €5 million raised, and a direct relationship with the Web3 ecosystem.
Prizes: €50,000+ in prizes, mentoring, cloud credits, legal advice, training, infrastructure, introductions to VCs, pitch and tokenomics workshops, and access to ecosystem partners.
Attendance: 400 attendees at Institutional Summit; 3 stages, 200+ speakers, 7,000 m2 exhibition area, 40+ exhibitors
Sectors: Crypto web3

Agenda

Oct 27 · Institutional Summit — Welcome session, institutional tracks, roundtables, panels, and evening VIP cocktail.
Oct 28 · Main Congress Day 1 — Conferences, panels, expo and experience areas, networking, startup programming, VIP lunches, and happy hour.
Oct 29 · Main Congress Day 2 & Closing Party — Conferences, panels, expo, startup track, and closing party on the final evening.

Speakers, judges and hosts

Cassie Craddock — VP and Managing Director for the UK and Europe, Ripple (Speaker)
Coty de Monteverde — Global Head of Crypto & Digital Assets, Banco Santander (Speaker)
Francisco Maroto — Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets, BBVA (Speaker)
Massimo Cervesato — VP Global Blockchain & Digital Assets, Mastercard (Speaker)