Startups, Scaleups & Trade Agencies
The Accelerate Hub
What is the Accelerate Hub?
Accelerate Hub is the official area for all your Startup needs at DTS26
The Accelerate Hub, powered by Irish BICs, is a dedicated area at Dublin Tech Summit, designed for founders and early-stage business leaders seeking expert guidance and support. Within this space, you’ll find a curated network of advisors, mentors, and service providers offering practical business development support.
The adjacent Accelerate Stage, features a specially programmed content series covering everything emerging entrepreneurs and potential scale-ups need to know, from validation and funding to team building and market strategy. This integrated hub and stage offering creates a complete learning and support ecosystem for businesses at every early stage.
Dublin Tech Summit 2026
Accelerate Hub
Stage Agenda
Why
Accelerate?
Funding
Brand Elevation
Lead Generation
Learning
Expert Feedback
Startup World Cup
Startup World Cup
Pitch to win $1,000,000 investment at grand finale
What is the Startup World Cup?
Dublin Tech Summit has partnered with the Startup World Cup to host their regional pitch competition. Any international company participating in the Accelerate programme is invited to enter.
The Startup World Cup is the largest international pitch competition and boasts over 50 regional competitions around the globe. The winner of the DTS pitch competition will be invited to join all the other regional winners in Silicon Valley to pitch in the Grand Finale where the overall Champion will receive a $1 million dollar investment.
How can I
participate?
- Purchase a Startup Package for the Accelerate Programme
- Submit your 90-second pitch video.
- Our judges will choose the top 50 finalists to compete in the live knockout rounds at DTS26.
- The Dublin winner will go on to compete against other startups in the Silicon Valley grand finale in November 2026 for a $1,000,000 investment.
Success Stories
“Of all the tech conferences that are out there, I think DTS is certainly my absolute favourite, and primarily because of the attendees. There’s such a broad spectrum of people who are attending across every aspect of not only Irish and European, but the international tech sector.”
“Thank you DTS for providing Data Science Wizards with a fantastic platform to accelerate our start-up journey. We had extremely productive meetings with new customers, business partners and VCs”
“We made great connections at DTS and will soon be launching our product in Ireland thanks to the people we met during the event”
“DTS catered to all of our needs and helped us make fantastic connections. We would highly recommend every startup and SME participate in DTS next year”
Programme Highlights
Accelerate at DTS offers a diverse array of sessions and workshops over two action-packed days:
Investor Insights
Delve into sessions by investors, for investors, exploring market trends, investment challenges, and ecosystem analyses.
Startup Strategies
Uncover what investors seek in sessions delivered by investors for startups. Learn how to attract investment, the ideal stage for seeking investors, pitching techniques, capital raising, negotiating terms, and more.
Going Global
Navigate the complexities of internationalisation, including scaling into different regions, legal and cultural barriers.
Business Scale-up Mentorship
Practical workshops on scaling your business cover Sales, Marketing, HR, Website UX, and beyond.
