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Startup Operators Global Summit

A global summit for technical founders, startup operators, CTOs, venture builders, consultancy leaders and developer-first companies.

Date

December 8th, 2026

Location

Global

Format

Virtual

CFP

Open now

Startup Operators Global Summit community
Startup Operators Global Summit community
Startup Operators Global Summit community

About this conference

Startup Operators Global Summit

The Startup Operators Global Summit is a global virtual summit for the people building and operating technology companies. It brings together technical founders, startup operators, CTOs, engineering leaders at growth-stage companies, consultancy leaders and venture builders to share real lessons from the front line of building, scaling and sustaining technology businesses. The summit covers everything from hiring and culture to fundraising, open source, AI adoption, go-to-market and the operational realities of running a technical company in 2026 and beyond.

Who attends

Technical founders and co-founders
CTOs and VPs of engineering at startups and scale-ups
Startup operators and chief of staff roles
Venture builders and studio operators
Consultancy leaders and managing directors
Angel investors and early-stage investors
Developer advocate and community leads at startups

Programme

What we cover

Sessions are practitioner-led. Every topic comes from things people are actually working on.

01Building and scaling engineering teams
02Technical leadership and CTO operating models
03Fundraising, venture capital and financial strategy
04Open source business models and developer adoption
05AI adoption and AI product strategy for startups
06Go-to-market strategy for technical products
07Engineering culture, hiring and retention
08Consultancy operations, delivery and commercial models
09Developer experience and product-led growth
10Technical co-founder dynamics and early-stage decisions
11Scaling from startup to growth stage
12Operating in uncertainty and managing rapid change

Call for Speakers

We want practitioners on stage, not just presenters.

If you have shipped something, learned something hard, built a platform, led a migration, adopted AI, or made a decision that mattered, that is a talk worth giving. We prioritise specific, honest content over polished pitches.

What we look for

  • Real production experience, not theoretical frameworks
  • Specific decisions made, not general advice
  • What went wrong as well as what worked
  • Talks that practitioners can act on
  • Speakers from operator and practitioner backgrounds

Ecosystem

Part of the Finance Technology & Startups ecosystem

This conference is part of the Finance Technology & Startups ecosystem on Community Stack. The ecosystem runs year-round communities, meetups and events for practitioners in this space.

From the community

Finance Technology & Startups community

Talks from previous events

Startup Operators in the Open Source Era

Sean M Tracey & Victor Deng

Mitchell Technologies & Dash0

Running a Tech Consultancy in the Age of AI

Ben Davison & Alex Manly

Axiologik & Colibri Digital

Sponsorship

Reach a focused practitioner audience.

The Startup Operators Global Summit connects you with technical founders, CTOs, startup operators and consultancy leaders from across the world. Its virtual format delivers broad international reach across the Finance Technology & Startups ecosystem, with an audience actively building and operating technology companies.

Audience type

Practitioners

Format

Virtual

Location

Global

CFP

Open now

Communities

3 in ecosystem

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