Startup Grind Global Conference 2027

The Startup Grind Global Conference is the annual flagship of Startup Grind, a global startup community active in 150 countries. The 2027 edition, which marks 15 years of Startup Grind events, focuses on how AI is changing how startups are built, staffed, sold, priced, funded and scaled, and what founders should build as a result.

Who attends

Founders, investors, builders and operators from Silicon Valley and abroad. Ticket types are aimed at pre-seed and seed founders, founding teams and the people who support startups.

Programme

Two main conference days at the Fox Theatre's indoor and outdoor spaces, with exhibiting startups arriving a little earlier for their own activities.

• Mainstage talks from market leaders
• Startup Expo and Startup Tent
• Office Hours with VCs
• Investor Dinner
• Quickfire Pitches
• Networking Tent and meeting booking in the event app

Key figures

The organizer's 2027 page cites more than 5,000 people in the room, more than 800 investors, more than 150 exhibiting startups and more than 175 sessions, and says past exhibitors have raised more than $1.5 billion.

Tickets & passes

• Startup Ticket — USD 299: Launch pricing, for pre-seed and seed founders
• Ecosystem Ticket — USD 399: Launch pricing, for people who support startups
• Team Bundle (x3) — USD 799: Three full-access passes