Cyprus packs most of its startup calendar into two stretches: October to November, when the Limassol forums, the innovation awards and the new Plug and Play expo take place, and May, when Reflect Festival brings thousands of founders and investors to the Limassol seafront.
This guide lists startup, tech, investor and women-founder events in Cyprus from October 2026 to the end of 2027. We checked every date on the organiser's own website. Where a date isn't published yet, we say so, and we mark each event as Confirmed (date on the official site), Announced (date from a reliable second source) or Expected (based on past editions only).
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Best Startup Events in Cyprus 2026–2027: Calendar from October 2026 to May 2027
Autumn 2026: October to December
Limassol Economic Forum: 23 October 2026
This year's theme is "The World in 2027": geopolitics, the economy and business. More useful for meeting Cyprus's business and investor establishment than for early-stage pitching.
Cyprus Innovation Awards: 26 October 2026
The 19th Cyprus Innovation Awards, run by the employers' federation OEB, are presented together with the Research and Innovation Foundation's awards. The President of Cyprus hands them out.
DevFest Cyprus: 31 October 2026
Google Developer Group Cyprus's yearly conference, with speakers from Google, Plum, Bold.org and Eurobank. The cheapest serious tech event on the island.
Startups4Peace Pitch Battle: 15 October 2026
Startups4Peace is an EU-funded accelerator, run by GIZ, for Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot founders building together. The 2026 pitch battle awards €20,000 in seed prizes (€10,000, €5,000 and €5,000), and the top three teams go to Web Summit Lisbon. Applications closed on 10 August 2026, and the pitch battle is listed for 15 October 2026, still marked "to be confirmed". It is a closed cohort, not a public event. startups4peace.eu
Plug and Play Cyprus Expo: 11 November 2026
Plug and Play opened in Cyprus in April 2026, and this is the demo day for its first accelerator cohort of 10 startups. Free to attend, and daytime mentoring sessions are open by application. The best free event this autumn for meeting investors in Cyprus.
Cyprus Fintech Summit: 12–13 November 2026
The second day's investment forum covers AI, deep tech and startup scaling. The organisers expect around 1,000 delegates.
International Funds Summit: 16 November 2026
A gathering of Cyprus's fund industry. Useful if you are raising from funds or building for asset managers.
NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum: 19 November 2026
Topics include instant payments, the new EU payment rules (PSD3 and PSR), stablecoins and the digital euro. Go if you sell to Cyprus's large payments industry.
BPW Mediterranean Symposium: 20–21 November 2026
"Mediterranean Horizons 2026: Empowering Women in the Era of Digital and Green Transition", organised by the Cyprus Federation of Business and Professional Women, with panels on AI and the green transition.
Unicorn Pitches Limassol: 24 November 2026
A pay-to-pitch format: startups buy a pitch ticket, while guests and investors can attend for less. Useful mainly for AI founders who want investor feedback in Limassol.
2027: January to October
Banking, Payments & FinTech Forum: 15 January 2027
The 2027 theme is "The Intelligent Bank". A good place to meet bank innovation teams as a fintech founder.
Cyprus Diaspora Forum: 5–8 May 2027
The fourth edition. Earlier editions included pitching sessions, which makes it a route to diaspora investors with ties to Cyprus.
Reflect Festival: 20–21 May 2027
The biggest startup event in Cyprus, with around 10,000 people according to the organisers. At the Reflect Pitch, 20 startups pitch to active funds. In 2026 the Limassol event ran under the name Doers Summit; for 2027 it is back as Reflect Festival. Super early bird prices end on 31 October 2026.
Eastern Mediterranean Energy Conference: October 2027
The EMC conference and exhibition now runs every two years; the organisers say "see you in October 2027" in Limassol. Relevant mainly to energy and cleantech founders. emc-cyprus.com
Dates not announced yet
- RIF's The BASH. The Research and Innovation Foundation's networking event was held in July 2026 with more than 200 people. Expected again in July 2027.
- HackTech. The last edition was on 15–16 November 2025 in Limassol, with a €30,000 prize pool. No 2026 edition has been announced.
- The Ventures Award, Cyprus final. Last held on 23 September 2025 in Nicosia. No 2026 or 2027 date yet.
- Cyprus Seeds Demo Day. The 2026 demo day took place at the Doers Summit in May 2026; the next one is expected around May 2027.
- Global Entrepreneurship Week Cyprus. The global week runs on 16–22 November 2026, but no Cyprus host or programme has been published.
- Cyprus Forum. The policy forum in Nicosia is usually held in late September; the official site's dates are unclear.
Recurring meetups and communities
- TechIsland community meetups: free meetups in Limassol for HR, finance, tech, legal and marketing people, several a month. TechIsland events
- Startup Grind Cyprus: "The Night Shift" networking evenings in Limassol, the latest on 24 September 2026; tickets €15 plus VAT. Startup Grind Cyprus
- GDG Cyprus: developer events through the year, including DevFest and an International Women's Day build event. GDG Cyprus
- Founder Institute Cyprus: a pre-seed accelerator with online info sessions, the next on 27 October 2026. fi.co
- IDEA Innovation Center (Bank of Cyprus): a nine-month programme with €20,000 in seed capital per startup, with yearly calls. ideacy.net
Some events from earlier versions of this guide are gone. Tech Talks Cyprus has had no events since January 2022, the SFC.CY website no longer exists, and we found no 2026 edition of the Cyprus International Technology Relocation Summit or the Elevate Bootcamp demo day. We could not find any trace of a "Where to Invest Forum" or an "Artificial Intelligence Forum" in Cyprus.
Events for women founders in Cyprus
The main confirmed women's event this year is the BPW Mediterranean Symposium in Nicosia on 20–21 November 2026, for women in business and the professions. There is no dedicated women-founder pitch event in Cyprus that we could confirm. The other places to start are the Women in Tech Cyprus community, run by TechIsland with more than 600 members, and GDG Cyprus, which held a SheBuilds event for International Women's Day in March 2026.
If you organise an event for women founders in Cyprus, send it to us and we'll add it.
Funding and support to know before you go
- Corporate tax is now 15%, up from 12.5% on 1 January 2026, according to PwC's tax summaries.
- IP box: 80% of qualifying IP profit is deducted, so the effective rate on that profit is about 3% at the new 15% rate.
- Investor tax incentive: individuals who invest in innovative startups can deduct 50% of the investment from taxable income, up to €150,000 a year. Invest Cyprus
- Cyprus Startup Visa: lets non-EU founders get permission to live and work in Cyprus to set up an innovative startup.
- Research and Innovation Foundation: its 2026 calendar lists a Pre-Seed call. RIF also funded up to 15 startups to attend Slush 2026.
For more options, see our lists of government grants for startups in Cyprus, angel investors in Cyprus and startup funding support programmes in Cyprus.
How to get the most out of Cyprus startup events
- Buy Reflect tickets early. Super early bird prices end on 31 October 2026, and the startup and investor crowd there is the largest of the year.
- Use the free events. The Plug and Play expo and the TechIsland meetups cost nothing and bring together the people who matter in Limassol.
- Know where your buyers are. Cyprus has a big payments, funds and fintech industry; the November forums in Limassol are where its decision-makers meet.
- Watch the pitch programmes. Startups4Peace, Founder Institute and the IDEA Innovation Center each run yearly calls. See more startup competitions.
- Split your time between cities. Most events are in Limassol, but Nicosia hosts the awards, DevFest and the banking forum.
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This article is regularly updated with new events. Do you know about an event that needs to be added? Send us some info and we will see if it's a fit.
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Startup events in other countries
- Best startup events in Europe (with all country guides)
- Startup events in Malta
- Startup events in Italy
FAQ
What is the biggest startup event in Cyprus?
Reflect Festival in Limassol, with around 10,000 attendees according to the organisers. The 2027 edition is on 20–21 May at Kolla on the seafront.
Are there free startup events in Cyprus?
Yes. The Plug and Play Cyprus Expo on 11 November 2026 is free with registration, and TechIsland community meetups are free.
Where can I pitch my startup in Cyprus?
At the Reflect Pitch in May 2027, the Startups4Peace pitch battle for bicommunal teams, and through accelerators such as Plug and Play Cyprus, Founder Institute and the IDEA Innovation Center.
Are there events for women founders in Cyprus?
The BPW Mediterranean Symposium in Nicosia on 20–21 November 2026 is for women in business. There is no dedicated women-founder pitch event; the Women in Tech Cyprus community (600+ members) and GDG Cyprus's International Women's Day events are good starting points.
Which city in Cyprus has the most startup events?
Limassol hosts most of them, including Reflect, the Plug and Play expo and the fintech forums. Nicosia hosts the innovation awards, DevFest and the banking forum.
What is the corporate tax rate in Cyprus for startups?
15% from 1 January 2026, up from 12.5%. Qualifying IP profits can use the IP box, which brings the effective rate on them to about 3%.
About the Author
Violetta Bonenkamp, also known as MeanCEO, is an experienced startup founder with an impressive educational background including an MBA and four other higher education degrees. She has over 20 years of work experience across multiple countries, including 5 years as a solopreneur and serial entrepreneur. Throughout her startup experience she has applied for multiple startup grants at the EU level, in the Netherlands and Malta, and her startups received quite a few of those. She’s been living, studying and working in many countries around the globe and her extensive multicultural experience has influenced her immensely.
