The Irish AI Startup Conference 2026
2026-12-02 · Dublin
The Convention Centre Dublin
Held at The Convention Centre Dublin, The Irish AI Startup Conference 2026 brings together early-stage founders and venture capital investors for a focused day on artificial intelligence ventures.
The Irish AI Startup Conference 2026 gathers 100 VCs and Irish AI Startup Founders for a full day of discussion, learning, and networking, held at The Convention Centre Dublin. Attendance is curated with 70 early-stage founders and 20 venture capital investors.
Founder brief
Who should attend
Pre-seed and seed-stage founders building deeptech and artificial intelligence companies will get the most value from this gathering. Teams focusing on building defensible technical moats, securing institutional funding, and scaling specialized engineering groups are directly targeted by the conference theme.
What happens
Programming spans a full day dedicated to learning, discussion, and networking around current market demands. The day centers entirely on the theme of building defensible moats, raising early capital, and scaling technical teams, without scheduled stage pitch opportunities.
Who's in the room
Curated participation caps the audience to ensure close contact between founders and financiers. Attendees comprise seventy early-stage Irish AI startup founders alongside twenty venture capital investors actively looking across the pre-seed and seed landscape.
How to prepare
Arrive ready to discuss your technical architecture and customer retention models in depth, as investors will scrutinize what makes your software defensible. Because there is no onstage pitching, practice clearly explaining your valuation targets, capital requirements, and hiring plans during conversation.
At a glance
- Theme
- The AI Startup Imperative: Building Defensible Moats, Securing Funding & Scaling Technical Teams.
- Stage
- Pre seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Artificial intelligence, Deeptech