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Demo Day for the eighth cohort of the AMS Startup Booster — AMS Institute's 20-week urban-tech accelerator. Ten ventures present what they have built after months of customer discovery, prototyping and testing, working on circular materials, climate resilience, digital infrastructure for cities and social inclusion. Audience includes corporate innovation leads, public sector partners, academic researchers and investors looking for Amsterdam-grounded urban-tech deal flow.

The Benelux Regional final of the Startup World Cup — a global pitch competition with regional rounds in 100+ countries feeding into a Silicon Valley grand finale with a $1M investment prize. Selected Benelux startups pitch to a panel of investors at AI House Amsterdam (powered by Prosus), with the regional winner advancing to the global final in San Francisco later in 2026. A high-quality evening for founders, investors and operators interested in the strongest deep-tech and AI-driven companies coming out of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

After more than a decade in Paris, Europe's leading deep tech summit moves to Amsterdam for the first time. Hello Tomorrow 2026 brings 3,000+ founders, investors, researchers, corporates and policymakers to NDSM Producties — Amsterdam's iconic waterfront industrial space — for two days of serious deep tech programming across 4 stages and 125 exhibitors. The summit focuses on the breakthroughs and strategic priorities that matter most to the deep tech sector right now: healthcare innovation, climate technology, advanced computing, food & agriculture systems, resilience and sovereignty. The Deep Tech Days programme (June 8–10) also runs across Amsterdam this week, offering additional side events for the global deep tech community arriving in the city. This is the flagship event for anyone investing in, building on, or partnering with Europe's most ambitious science-to-market ventures.

An unofficial Hello Tomorrow side event held at the STRAAT Museum, pulling in the international deep tech community arriving in Amsterdam that week. Curated showcase of ventures emerging from the DT Launch Pad — a year-long European programme that supports research-based teams from leading universities through training, mentoring and early commercialisation. Short pitches followed by structured networking. No Hello Tomorrow ticket required — this is an open evening for investors, founders and operators who want early visibility on the strongest research-driven deep tech companies in Europe.

One-day Amsterdam edition of the AfricArena Tour — the long-running African tech ecosystem accelerator that culminates each year in the Grand Summit in December. Held at Google Amsterdam, the programme features curated pitches from African startups raising in Europe, keynotes from senior investors and corporates active across the continent, and structured networking with LPs, GPs and founders. Strong fit for European VCs looking at African deal flow and for diaspora founders connecting back to the continent.

Afternoon pitch competition and networking at TNW City run by ACT | The App Association to open Amsterdam Tech Week. Eight European startups from the App Association's Scale Lab cohort pitch live to a panel of mentors, policymakers and industry insiders — with the angle that regulatory intelligence (AI Act, DSA, compliance-as-moat) is becoming a real competitive edge for early-stage tech companies, not just a tax. Programme includes opening remarks, a policy-leader keynote, a panel on Compliance as a Competitive Edge, the lightning pitches, a winner announcement (with a spotlight slot at the App Association's TNW Conference booth), and networking that flows into the larger TNW opening party. Free to attend, registration required.

Grand finale of Innovators Arena 2026 at the E|SPORTS TECH CAMPUS (H20 Esports Stadium) in Amsterdam Zuidoost. Eight selected startups pitch on stage to a room of investors, corporate innovation leads and partners; all programme participants — including teams not pitching — showcase live demos and real-world applications from 18:30. Notable because the venue itself is a Living Lab — innovations are tested in operation, not just on slides.

Ascent Valley's recurring Amsterdam tech and AI networking evening, this month at Side Quest Bar in the city centre. Founders, operators and investors from across 23 cities in Ascent Valley's network; a credible alternative if you're looking for a smaller-room conversation during Dutch Blockchain Week. Light pitching plus structured intros.