TechVillage - where startup founders and investors meet to talk, properly.
18 - 20 September 2026 · Republic of Moldova · AI-powered cross-vertical
APPLYPrimarily EU, Eastern Partnership countries (EaP) and Western Balkans startups.
Interested in EU, Eastern Partnership countries (EaP) and Western Balkans founders.
In 2025, Moldova's tech ecosystem had its loudest year on record with 2 exits: Planable and Parkopedia.
A fast-rising startup ecosystem, Moldova offers founders and tech companies a clear operating environment through its unified 7% tax framework.
Moldova offers a calm, welcoming, and easy-to-navigate experience, with the TechVillage team handling the key logistics from arrival to on-site support.
Moldova blends hospitality, wine culture and breathtaking landscapes into a cultural experience that feels grounded, memorable, and distinctly local.
"If you are investing in the CEE region, put TechVillage on your radar. This was a very different kind of startup networking: I just spent 3 days in a small village in Moldova instead of a crowded conference. The depth of the conversations and zero 'expo noise' made the event truly special."
"Events like TechVillage are critical because they bridge ecosystems that do not often have the chance to meet. Europe needs more cross-border collaboration, and gatherings like this allow ideas, capital, and talent to move more freely. It is not just about pitching, it is about building long-term trust and relationships. After all, it takes a village to raise your startup."
"I've been to every big startup event. TechVillage overshadowed them all. Picture it: forty startups, forty investors, all in one village - and the investors pitching to us. Some of them more nervous than the founders. Fifty-minute deep-dive meetings, no rush, real curiosity, real conversation. All of it in a calm, beautiful place where we could finally drop the startup armor and just be human again."
"I've pitched in offices, Zoom rooms, and conference stages. But this was the first time pitching on a carpet, in a vineyard, sitting on hay. Building brain tech out of Armenia and sharing it with the region - one hay bale at a time."
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