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October 2026 — full agenda

30 events

Every startup, tech and founder event in València we could verify for October 2026, listed in full. Gathered weekly from the organisers themselves — Startup València, the CEEIs, the universities, the accelerators and the independent communities that run most of what actually happens here. Both Spanish- and English-language events are included, listing is free and never paid for, and times are local (Europe/Madrid).

Thu1

GoDigital 2026 — LUMEN

09:30·Edificio Veles e Vents, La Marina de València, Poblados Marítimos·by Cámara de Comercio de Valencia + CEEI Valencia·Free

The Comunitat Valenciana's reference day on digital transformation — AI, cybersecurity, automation, digital marketing, data and industry 4.0, framed around choosing well rather than chasing tools. GoPitch runs inside it: the ten startups of Cámara Valencia's Despega programme give their final demo day to a room of investors. Runs to 13:30.

Hackalencia — Weekly Co-working & Demos

10:00·Rotating coworking space in Valencia (announced weekly)·by Hackalencia — Hacka* Network·Free

Weekly Thursday co-working for people building their own independent apps and startups. Intros at 10:30, optional lunch at 13:00, demos of what you made that day at 16:30 and drinks after. Community-run, invite-request only, and the venue moves around the city.

Sobre Viviend@ — El Futuro del Real Estate

17:00·Base One Events, Base 1, C. de la Travesía s/n, Poblados Marítimos·by Match Owner·€49

Match Owner's sector gathering on where real estate is heading, with the platform's own founders alongside established industry names, running through the late afternoon into networking. Moved here from its original September date.

Cómo el branding puede hacer crecer tu Startup — Scale Your Brand

18:00·La Harinera, C/ de Joan Verdeguer 116, Aula 3·by El Sabio del Sultán with València Innovation Capital + CEEI Valencia·Free

The fifth edition of Scale Your Brand, on brand as a growth lever rather than a logo exercise. David Gil Cervera of El Sabio del Sultán and Fran Ceacero of Tu Arrocero on identity, communication and market positioning, with tools you can apply the next morning. One hour, free, in-person.

Fri2

Valencia Business Book Club

17:30·Veneno Concept, Av. de Peris i Valero 124·by Valencia International Community·Free

A monthly evening where entrepreneurs read one business book and then work out what to actually do with it — discussion over food rather than a lecture. The venue moves each month, so check the listing before you go.

Tue6

El profesional que la IA no reemplazará

09:30·Sabadell Hub Empresa, Porta de la Mar, C/ Justicia 2·by Sabadell Hub Empresa + CEEI Valencia·Free

What is left of your job when AI takes eighty percent of it. Not a tools session — a working hour on judgement, decisions, influence and the capabilities that get more valuable precisely because AI exists, opening with a ten-minute honest audit of where your own time actually goes.

Wed7

GSIC Summit Valencia 2026

08:30·La Harinera, C/ de Joan Verdeguer 30·by GSIC — Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft·€300–€600

Two days of international sportstech: case studies from clubs and leagues that actually deployed something, cross-sport learning, an exhibition floor and the Groundbreakers pitch sessions for startups. Runs 7–8 October. A limited number of complimentary passes are held for Valencia-based professionals — worth asking before paying.

REDIT Summit 2026 — Seguridad, Defensa, Emergencias y Aeroespacial

09:00·CaixaForum València, C/ d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera 1A·by REDIT — Red de Institutos Tecnológicos de la CV, with IVACE+i·Free

The sixth edition of the Valencian technology institutes' annual congress, this year on security, defence, emergencies and aerospace — the sectors where public money and industrial demand are moving fastest. Free, and the clearest single read on which research institutes are open for partnership. Runs to 14:00.

IoT Sparks 2026 — 3ª Edición

09:30·Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Av. del Professor López Piñero 1·by LORIOT·Paid — see tickets

The third Valencia edition of the B2B conference on IoT that actually ships — connectivity, smart city, logistics and sustainability tracks, with an exhibition floor pairing technology providers against organisations trying to deploy. Discounted places for the CEEI Valencia ecosystem.

Co-working Session for Entrepreneurs

09:45·Edom Coworking, Pça. del Xúquer 4, Algirós·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·Free

A weekly Wednesday morning work block for founders and freelancers — short introductions round the table, then a few focused hours of heads-down work alongside other people building something. The group's new standing daytime fixture, replacing the Business Coffee Club.

Entrepreneur Rooftop Bar Networking

20:00·Palau Alameda, C/ de Muñoz Seca 2·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·Free

Casual rooftop bar networking for Valencia entrepreneurs — drinks with a view of the park at Palau Alameda. Open to all.

Thu8

Hackalencia — Weekly Co-working & Demos

10:00·Rotating coworking space in Valencia (announced weekly)·by Hackalencia — Hacka* Network·Free

Weekly Thursday co-working for people building their own independent apps and startups. Intros at 10:30, optional lunch at 13:00, demos of what you made that day at 16:30 and drinks after. Community-run, invite-request only, and the venue moves around the city.

Sat10

Stop Looking Good. Start Looking Credible — A Colour Psychology Workshop

10:00·Esencia del Ritmo, Plaza Fray Luis Colomer 17·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·€99

A practical, psychology-based session for women whose expertise reads smaller than it is. How colour and visual presence shape the credibility people assign you before you have said anything, and how to make that signal match the actual depth of your work. Three hours, hands-on.

Wed14

Co-working Session for Entrepreneurs

09:45·Edom Coworking, Pça. del Xúquer 4, Algirós·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·Free

A weekly Wednesday morning work block for founders and freelancers — short introductions round the table, then a few focused hours of heads-down work alongside other people building something. The group's new standing daytime fixture, replacing the Business Coffee Club.

Entrepreneur Rooftop Bar Networking

20:00·Palau Alameda, C/ de Muñoz Seca 2·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·Free

Casual rooftop bar networking for Valencia entrepreneurs — drinks with a view of the park at Palau Alameda. Open to all.

Thu15

Hackalencia — Weekly Co-working & Demos

10:00·Rotating coworking space in Valencia (announced weekly)·by Hackalencia — Hacka* Network·Free

Weekly Thursday co-working for people building their own independent apps and startups. Intros at 10:30, optional lunch at 13:00, demos of what you made that day at 16:30 and drinks after. Community-run, invite-request only, and the venue moves around the city.

Nit Biotec 2026 — 9ª edición

18:00·BioHub VLC, C. de la Travessia 15E, Base 5, Poblados Marítimos·by Clúster Bioval·Free

The annual night out of the Valencian biotech ecosystem, now in its ninth edition — the one evening where the region's companies, research groups and clinical side are all in the same room without a conference agenda between them. Runs to 22:00.

Innovación con Propósito

18:00·Las Naves, C/ de Joan Verdeguer 16·by Fundación Novaterra + Caixa Popular, with València Innovation Capital·Free

An evening on innovating through alliances rather than alone — what the Caixa Popular and Fundación Novaterra partnership has actually produced, and how purpose-led collaboration works in practice for companies in the social economy.

Mon19

Curso Comunicación de Impacto (sesión 1)

16:00·CEEI Valencia, Avda. Benjamin Franklin 12, Parque Tecnológico, Paterna·by CEEI Valencia, with Maribel Vilaplana·€425

Sixteen hours with journalist and presenter Maribel Vilaplana on being heard rather than merely being good: voice, presence, structure and the difference between an invisible expert and one who lands an investor. Four Monday afternoon sessions, 19 and 26 October then 2 and 9 November.

Tue20

The Gap in Between 2026

09:00·La Marina de València, Muelle de la Aduana s/n·by Social Nest Foundation·€50–€150

Europe's leading impact-innovation gathering, in its fourth edition, turning global problems into things a business can actually build. Startups, funds, corporates and policymakers in one venue, with the third IntraLab intrapreneurship hackathon running inside the programme. A full day, to 19:00.

Wed21

VDS 2026 — Valencia Digital Summit

09:00·Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av. del Professor López Piñero 7·by Startup Valencia·€99–€559

The ninth edition of the event that made Valencia a stop on the European tech circuit: 12,000 people from 120 countries, 600-plus speakers, an investor floor and two days of everything the ecosystem has been building toward all year. Runs 21–22 October, to 18:30 each day.

Co-working Session for Entrepreneurs

09:45·Edom Coworking, Pça. del Xúquer 4, Algirós·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·Free

A weekly Wednesday morning work block for founders and freelancers — short introductions round the table, then a few focused hours of heads-down work alongside other people building something. The group's new standing daytime fixture, replacing the Business Coffee Club.

Entrepreneur Rooftop Bar Networking

20:00·Palau Alameda, C/ de Muñoz Seca 2·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·Free

Casual rooftop bar networking for Valencia entrepreneurs — drinks with a view of the park at Palau Alameda. Open to all, and it lands on VDS night, so expect visitors.

Thu22

Hackalencia — Weekly Co-working & Demos

10:00·Rotating coworking space in Valencia (announced weekly)·by Hackalencia — Hacka* Network·Free

Weekly Thursday co-working for people building their own independent apps and startups. Intros at 10:30, optional lunch at 13:00, demos of what you made that day at 16:30 and drinks after. Community-run, invite-request only, and the venue moves around the city.

Mon26

Curso Comunicación de Impacto (sesión 2)

16:00·CEEI Valencia, Avda. Benjamin Franklin 12, Parque Tecnológico, Paterna·by CEEI Valencia, with Maribel Vilaplana·€425

The second of four afternoons in Maribel Vilaplana's sixteen-hour communication course. Booked as one course rather than per session; the remaining two run on 2 and 9 November.

Tue27

DTarde con... Pepe Rosell, CEO de S2GRUPO

17:00·The Terminal Hub Torres, C. de la Travesía, Poblados Marítimos·by Red CEEI Comunitat Valenciana·Free

CEEI's small-room interview format opens its season with Pepe Rosell, co-founder and CEO of S2GRUPO — a Valencian cybersecurity multinational with more than 700 staff across 35 countries. An unhurried hour on how he actually decides, then networking.

Wed28

Foro de digitalización con Mujeres Emprendedoras

09:30·Hub Empresa Banco Sabadell, C/ Justicia 2-4·by Oficina Acelera Pyme València COITT·Free

A morning built around women who are already running the digital transition rather than being lectured about it — voices from tech, rural business and industry, on leadership, digitalisation and staying standing. One hundred places, prior registration required. Runs to 12:00.

Co-working Session for Entrepreneurs

09:45·Edom Coworking, Pça. del Xúquer 4, Algirós·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·Free

A weekly Wednesday morning work block for founders and freelancers — short introductions round the table, then a few focused hours of heads-down work alongside other people building something. The group's new standing daytime fixture, replacing the Business Coffee Club.

Entrepreneur Rooftop Bar Networking

20:00·Palau Alameda, C/ de Muñoz Seca 2·by Valencia Entrepreneurs·Free

Casual rooftop bar networking for Valencia entrepreneurs — drinks with a view of the park at Palau Alameda. Open to all.

Thu29

Hackalencia — Weekly Co-working & Demos

10:00·Rotating coworking space in Valencia (announced weekly)·by Hackalencia — Hacka* Network·Free

Weekly Thursday co-working for people building their own independent apps and startups. Intros at 10:30, optional lunch at 13:00, demos of what you made that day at 16:30 and drinks after. Community-run, invite-request only, and the venue moves around the city.

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