If you’re going to Web Summit, you can’t miss SIM Conference
📆 14-15 May 2026
📍 Porto, Portugal
If Web Summit is where the global tech world gathers, SIM is where startups, investors, corporates,
and ecosystem builders connect in a more curated setting, with real room for follow-up.
Find out all the ticket options!
Exclusive discount for the Web Summit community!
What is SIM?
SIM = Startups & Investment Matching
- More than a conference, it is a meeting point for the startup ecosystem, built around meaningful connections through curated content and formats.
- If you are looking for a setting where networking feels more intentional, conversations go deeper, and follow-up comes more naturally, SIM is designed for that.
📆 14-15 May 2026
📍 Porto, Portugal
Why is SIM worth my time?
Meet the right people
Founders, investors, corporates, and ecosystem enablers in the same place.
Less random, more curated
SIM is designed around formats that help make networking more efficient and more intentional.
Two days you can actually use well
A compact event with content, meetings, and side moments that make it easier to build relationships that go somewhere.
What can I do at SIM?
Join talks and workshops with founders, investors, and operators
Book and activate meetings through the event app
Take part in curated networking and matching moments
Explore opportunities for partnerships, investment, and ecosystem collaboration
SIM Conference 2026 brings together the people shaping startups, investment, and innovation in Portugal and beyond. If that is your world, this is where it all connects.
Choose how to join
Startup
For founders who want visibility, meetings, and access to the ecosystem.
General
For ecosystem builders, and people who want to connect with the startup ecosystem in a structured way.
Investor
For investors looking for curated dealflow, founder access, and efficient networking.
Corporate
For innovation teams and companies looking to connect with startups, investors, and ecosystem players.