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.
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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.
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.
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.
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

























Meet some of the startups that have joined us
“An exciting event with a global reach.”
– Inc.
“One of the most highly regarded gathering places for startups.”
– Entrepreneur
“Bridges the gap between creativity and tech.”
– Forbes