Web Summit 2025
Web Summit is a leading global tech conference held annually in Lisbon, Portugal, attracting over 70,000 attendees, including 2,500+ startups, 1,000+ investors, and industry leaders. Other popular editions include Web Summit Qatar in Doha, held in February, and Web Summit Rio in Brazil, typically in April or May, both fostering regional tech ecosystems. Web Summit Vancouver, formerly Collision, takes place in Canada every June, while RISE in Hong Kong targets Asia’s tech scene. These events collectively attract thousands of startups, investors, and tech leaders worldwide.. Web Summit 2025 is scheduled for November 10–13, 2025, at the MEO Arena, Rossio dos Olivais, 1990-231 Lisboa, Portugal.
Themes and Celebrities to Expect
Web Summit 2025, a 4-day event from November 10–13 in Lisbon, Portugal, will feature 15 unique themes to engage over 70,000 attendees. Themes will include AI & Ethics, Fintech & Crypto, Sustainability & Clean Tech, Growth & Startups, Gov & Regulation, Creative & New Media and more. Influential speakers like Elon Musk, Serena Williams, Sam Altman, Melanie Perkins, Geoffrey Hinton, Margaret Atwood, Marques Brownlee, and David Beckham are likely to participate.
Ticket Pricing for Web Summit 2025
1. General Attendee Ticket – ~€630–€775
2. VIP Ticket – ~€1,992–€2,450
3. Executive (Chairperson) Ticket – ~€20,285–€24,950
4. Inspire Ticket (Ages 16–23) – Discounted
5. Virtual Access – Online option
6. Other Options –Startups, investors, media, and volunteers can apply for special passes or free entry.
AI-related startups at the event raised a total of $72.6 million. Sustainability & Governance, Green-tech solutions and UN Sustainable Development Goal–aligned startups. The summit reinforced the human element in tech, focusing on leadership, collaboration, and building diverse teams. Pharrell Williams, Brad Smith, and Tim Berners-Lee were among the notable speakers sharing their insights.
Why You Should Attending Web Summit 2025?
- Global Networking: At Web Summit Qatar 2024, an attendee networked with Morocco’s Minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform during the “Arab Tech” meetup, fostering connections in the region’s tech ecosystem
- Showcasing Startups: Intuitivo, a Portuguese edtech startup, won the 2024 PITCH competition among 105 finalists, gaining worldwide attention.
- Investment & Business Opportunities: Wayve, a 2018 PITCH winner, later raised over $1 billion from major investors like SoftBank and Microsoft.
- Global Media Coverage: Over 2,000 journalists from 76+ countries covered Web Summit 2024, helping startups get global visibility.
- Career & Talent Growth: Many young attendees used Inspire tickets and mentorships to build connections and join startups.
- Night Summit & Social Events: Night Summit mixers like “Robotics” and “FinTech” in Lisbon offered relaxed, fun networking after hours.
Success Stories of These Companies who started of at WEB SUMMIT
Uber
Uber participated in Web Summit during its early years of international expansion. The exposure helped Uber build key connections with investors, media, and potential partners in Europe. The event gave Uber visibility among tech influencers, government officials, and transportation regulators, which was crucial as it scaled operations globally. Web Summit served as a major platform for tech talent scouting, which helped Uber hire key roles for its international offices.
Strip
Stripe’s founders, John and Patrick Collison used Web Summit to gain visibility in European markets Web Summit brought together investors, tech founders, and enterprise partners from around the world. Stripe used the summit to build key relationships, including potential enterprise clients and funding around . $7.497 billion
Revolut
Revolut participated in Web Summit’s startup program during its early days, gaining attention from venture capitalists and media before becoming a unicorn. Web Summit helped Revolut raise funding, especially in the early rounds. The company networked with venture firms and angel investors who attended the event. With a total funding of $1.7 B. Like many fast-growing startups, Revolut used Web Summit as a way to attract tech talent, hiring developers, marketers, and product experts from the event’s massive pool of attendees.
Intutivo
Intuitivo, a Portuguese EdTech startup based in Porto, won the prestigious Web Summit Pitch Competition out of 105 finalists and around 2,700 startups world wide,This recognition placed them on the Center Stage, a massive networking opportunity. Winning the competition helped position Intuitivo as a leading provider in the $5 billion assessment software market
Talkdesk
Talkdesk, founded in Portugal in 2011, emerged as a cloud-native contact center platform and participated in early-stage tech events like Web Summit. Although the company gained high visibility and networking opportunities there, no specific portion of its funding has been publicly attributed to Web Summit investors. Since founding, Talkdesk has raised multiple rounds for a total of about $498 million in capital raised.
Intercom
Intercom, founded in 2011 by a group of Irish entrepreneurs and based in San Francisco, leveraged events like Web Summit to build early momentum and attract attention from investors and customers. However, no public record links any of its funding directly to contacts made at Web Summit. Its funding history includes, a total of $ 224 M, led by investors such as Social Capital, Bessemer, Index Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins.