Startup Showcase

Startup Showcase puts your idea in the spotlight. Expect quickfire presentations from startups showcasing innovative solutions to the biggest issues in their industries.

Apply for our 2024 ALPHA startup program and join us next year in Rio de Janeiro.

Artur Negrão, Founder & CEO, Salvy on, Startup Showcase Stage during day three of Web Summit Rio 2023
Artur Negrão
Founder & CEO | Salvy

How does it work?

Startup Showcase brings together startups from a range of industries to present their company and vision to our attendees, investors and members of the international media. Every hour will see our top startups take to the stage to present under a uniting theme.

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Brand awareness

The world’s leading media publications and journalists will join us at Web Summit Rio in search of the next big story in tech. They’ll help take your startup’s message global.

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Funding

Investor to startup meetings are pre-scheduled sessions between the world’s most influential investors and the startups that excite them. If selected, you’ll get insider advice on making your startup irresistible to investors.

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Networking

Networking opportunities are woven throughout the Web Summit Rio experience. Use the Web Summit Rio app to start networking before the event even begins, and boost your profile with activations such as Startup Showcase in order to catch the attention of investors and find potential leads.

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Meaningful connections

Schedule meetings with founders who’ve overcome all the odds and with trendsetting companies in your industry, then follow up on these leads after the event. You never know who may become your new business partner, investor or mentor.

Meet the startups that took part in Startup Showcase at Web Summit Rio 2023

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Education
AI Collaborator, Inc.
AI Collaborator, Inc.
AI Collaborator, Inc.
AI & machine learning
AmFi
AmFi
AmFi
Fintech & financial services
Aravita
Aravita
Aravita
AI & machine learning
BexUp
BexUp
BexUp
Legal & professional services
Cardiotrack
Cardiotrack
Cardiotrack
Healthtech & wellness
Doutor123
Doutor123
Doutor123
Healthtech & wellness
Fazendinha em Casa
Fazendinha em Casa
Fazendinha em Casa
E-commerce & retail
Giro.Tech
Giro.Tech
Giro.Tech
Fintech & financial services
Güeno
Güeno
Güeno
AI & machine learning
Guide121
Guide121
Guide121
Travel & hospitality
InPlanet
InPlanet
InPlanet
Sustainability & cleantech
Lexio
Lexio
Lexio
Legal & professional services
LINGOPASS
LINGOPASS
LINGOPASS
Education
MINDSELF
MINDSELF
MINDSELF
Sports & fitness
Oddie
Oddie
Oddie
Fintech & financial services
Pink App
Pink App
Pink App
Telecommunications & IT
PontoE
PontoE
PontoE
Education
Pulsus
Pulsus
Pulsus
SaaS
Resilia
Resilia
Resilia
Education
Santuu Bike Ecosystem
Santuu Bike Ecosystem
Santuu Bike Ecosystem
Fintech & financial services
SAS Smart
SAS Smart
SAS Smart
Healthtech & wellness
Selzy
Selzy
Selzy
Advertising, content & marketing
SMO Solar Process
SMO Solar Process
SMO Solar Process
Sustainability & cleantech
Starbem
Starbem
Starbem
Healthtech & wellness

Meet some of the startups that have joined us

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“An exciting event with a global reach.”

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– Inc.

“One of the most highly regarded gathering places for startups.”

Kubo Robotics co-founder and CEO Tommy Otzen celebrates with arms in air after winning PITCH at Web Summit 2016.

– Entrepreneur

“Bridges the gap between creativity and tech.”

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– Forbes

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