Top Middle East Startup Events 2026 22 of 22 events Event Month Date / next edition City Country Sector RiseUp Summit Feb Feb. 5–7, 2026 Cairo Egypt Entrepreneurship Investopia Mar Mar. 31–Apr. 2, 2026 Abu Dhabi UAE Investment LEAP and DeepFest Aug Aug. 31–Sept. 3, 2026 Riyadh Saudi Arabia Tech / AI AIM Congress Sep Sept. 7–9, 2026 Dubai UAE Investment Money20/20 Middle East Sep Sept. 14–16, 2026 Riyadh Saudi Arabia Fintech GISEC Global Sep Sept. 16–18, 2026 Dubai UAE Cybersecurity Global Entrepreneurship Congress Sep Sept. 21–24, 2026 Doha Qatar Entrepreneurship Seamless Middle East Sep Sept. 22–24, 2026 Dubai UAE Fintech Future Investment Initiative Oct Oct. 26–29, 2026 Riyadh Saudi Arabia Investment Dubai AI Festival Oct Oct. 26–27, 2026 Dubai UAE AI Dubai FinTech Summit Nov Nov. 2–3, 2026 Dubai UAE Fintech Enterprise AI Expo Nov Nov. 25–26, 2026 Muscat Oman AI Black Hat Middle East and Africa Dec Dec. 1–3, 2026 Riyadh Saudi Arabia Cybersecurity Blockchain Life Dec Dec. 1–2, 2026 Dubai UAE Web3 / Blockchain GITEX Global Dec Dec. 7–11, 2026 Dubai UAE Tech / AI Abu Dhabi Finance Week Dec Dec. 7–10, 2026 Abu Dhabi UAE Fintech Expand North Star Dec Dec. 8–10, 2026 Dubai UAE Startup / VC Cybertech Global Tel Aviv Jan Next: Jan. 25–27, 2027 Tel Aviv Israel Cybersecurity Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival Jan Next: Jan. 30–31, 2027 Sharjah UAE Entrepreneurship Web Summit Qatar Jan Next: Jan. 31–Feb. 3, 2027 Doha Qatar Startup / VC Step Dubai Feb Next: Feb. 3–4, 2027 Dubai UAE Startup / VC TOKEN2049 Dubai — Postponed to Apr. 21–22, 2027 Dubai UAE Web3 / Blockchain Source: StartupBlink event research · dates verified July 2026Click any event name to visit its official site →
