Dublin Tech Summit

What Dublin Tech Summit does

Dublin Tech Summit is a privately held annual technology conference operated by Catalyst Media Group, founded in 2014 and headquartered in London with operations centered on Dublin, Ireland. The flagship event is held at the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) and is organized around six themed stages — Main Stage, Nexus Stage, Workshop Stage, Accelerate Stage, Tech Hive Stage, and Horizon Stage — covering AI, deep tech, quantum computing, cybersecurity, fintech, enterprise transformation, and startup growth. Supporting programs include the Accelerate Hub (a startup support zone powered by Irish BICs), Tech Hive (deep-technical content), DTS by Night (networking events), sponsor-hosted side events (e.g., SME Breakfast Meeting, Enterprise Reimagined Lunch), and a dedicated iOS/Android mobile event app enabling agenda personalization, networking, and live Q&A.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: (1) tiered ticket sales via Cvent (Super Early Bird €145, Early Bird €275, Regular €445, 1-Day €225, subsidized Startup tickets €145+VAT, plus group bookings of 5/10/20 tickets); (2) corporate sponsorship and partnership packages with enterprise and government partners such as Accenture, IBM, AIB, EY, Mason Hayes & Curran, Concentric AI, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Fáilte Ireland, and Skillnet Ireland; and (3) exhibition booth sales. Marketing is multi-channel, centered on the dublintechsummit.tech website with paid social, email newsletters, organic social (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube), and partner cross-promotion, including co-branding with Dublin Tech Week.

The customer base spans IT professionals and enterprise decision-makers seeking professional development and networking, founders and early-stage startups seeking funding and mentorship (via the Accelerate Hub and Local Enterprise Office mentoring), and large enterprises seeking lead generation, brand positioning, and talent attraction. The company operates with 11–50 employees, has no disclosed external funding, and is led by CEO Noelle O'Reilly. The tenth edition is scheduled for May 2026 as part of Dublin Tech Week, with the eleventh edition announced for May 26–27, 2027.

Name

Dublin Tech Summit

Legal name

Dublin Tech Summit

Website

https://dublintechsummit.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dublin Tech Summit is a privately held annual technology conference operated by Catalyst Media Group, running a multi-stage flagship event at Dublin's RDS plus startup, networking, and side-event programs, monetized via tiered ticket sales, corporate sponsorships, and exhibition booths for enterprise partners, IT professionals, and founders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Conferences and Business Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro primary industry

Conference Centers & Dedicated Meeting Venues (THAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Technology conferences
• Business networking events
• Corporate event sponsorship
• Startup pitch competitions
• Enterprise tech summits

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Ticket Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling tickets to the Dublin Tech Summit event. Ticket tiers include Super Early Bird (€145 ex vat), Early Bird (€275 ex vat), Regular (€445 ex vat), and 1-Day tickets (€225 ex vat). Group bookings for 5, 10, and 20 tickets are available at discounted rates. Startup tickets are available at €145 + VAT.
2. Sponsorship and Partnership Packages: Revenue from corporate partners and sponsors who exhibit at the event, gain lead generation opportunities, brand awareness, thought leadership positioning, and recruitment opportunities. Partners include major tech companies, government agencies, and trade organizations.
3. Exhibition Booth Sales: Companies can book exhibition space at the event to showcase their products and services to the high-calibre attendee audience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Dublin Tech Summit operates an annual multi-day technology conference held at the RDS in Dublin, featuring six themed stages covering AI, deep tech, cybersecurity, fintech, quantum computing, and startup topics. The company sells tiered individual tickets, group bookings, subsidized startup tickets, corporate exhibition booths, and sponsorship/partnership packages to tech companies and government agencies. The event is complemented by the DTS Event App for attendee networking, the Accelerate Hub startup program, and informal DTS By Night networking events.

Product overview

Dublin Tech Summit is a multi-day annual technology conference event featuring multiple themed stages and programs. The core offering is the DTS26 Conference, a flagship tech event with six distinct stages: Main Stage for global tech leaders, Nexus Stage for innovation breakthroughs, Workshop Stage for hands-on solutions, Accelerate Stage for startups, Tech Hive for deep technical content, and Horizon Stage for cross-border innovation. Supporting products include the DTS Event App (a mobile application for attendee engagement and networking), the Accelerate Hub (a startup support program powered by Irish BICs), Tech Hive content programming, DTS by Night networking events, and Side Events including SME and enterprise-focused sessions. The event is part of Dublin Tech Week, a week-long celebration of innovation across Dublin City and County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DTS Annual Conference (DTS26 / DTS27) Multi-day annual technology conference held at the RDS in Dublin, featuring six themed stages (Main Stage, Nexus Stage, Workshop Stage, Accelerate Stage, Tech Hive Stage, Horizon Stage) covering AI, cybersecurity, fintech, deep tech, quantum computing, and blockchain. Tickets are sold to individuals, teams, and startups; corporate partnership and exhibition packages are sold separately.
• DTS Event Mobile App Official Dublin Tech Summit mobile application available on iOS App Store and Google Play Store, allowing event attendees to personalize their agenda, network with other participants, set up meetings in 30-minute increments, access live polls and Q&A during sessions, and view maps, speaker bios, and exhibitor details.
• Accelerate Hub Startup Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of new connections made at each event
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Enterprise IrelandflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnterprise Ireland is Ireland's economic development agency and a key partner of Dublin Tech Summit. The agency helps Irish start-ups, SMEs, and Irish multinational companies succeed globally and is ranked #1 in Europe for Seed/VC investment by Pitchbook. Enterprise Ireland supports DTS through the High Potential Start-up (HPSU) program and startup engagement.
• Irish BICsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish BICs (Business Innovation Centres) power the Accelerate Hub at Dublin Tech Summit, providing a dedicated area for founders and early-stage business leaders. The network offers practical business development support through a curated network of advisors, mentors, and service providers.
• AccenturecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAccenture is a 2026 partner of Dublin Tech Summit, providing brand engagement, lead generation, and thought leadership opportunities through the event.
• IBMcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIBM is a 2026 partner of Dublin Tech Summit, participating in brand engagement and thought leadership activities.
• AIB (Allied Irish Banks)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAIB is a 2026 partner and sponsor of the SME Breakfast Meeting side event at Dublin Tech Summit, demonstrating their support for Irish business growth and technology adoption.
• Mason Hayes & CurrancoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMason Hayes & Curran is a 2026 partner co-sponsoring the SME Breakfast Meeting alongside AIB. The law firm supports the startup and fast growth companies ecosystem at DTS.
• Concentric AIcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerConcentric AI is a 2026 partner hosting the Enterprise Reimagined Lunch as an invite-only event, demonstrating thought leadership in AI-powered data security.
• IDA IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDA Ireland (Industrial Development Authority) is a 2026 partner supporting foreign direct investment and technology ecosystem development in Ireland.
• Fáilte IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFáilte Ireland is the national tourism development authority and a 2026 partner of Dublin Tech Summit, supporting event promotion and tourism in Ireland.
• Dublin Tech WeekflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDublin Tech Summit is proud to be part of Dublin Tech Week, a week-long celebration of innovation and technology across Dublin City & County from May 22-29, 2026, uniting tech lovers, professionals, and communities.
• Catalyst Media GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalyst Media Group is the organizing force behind Dublin Tech Summit and powers the event's operations, marketing, and partnerships. They are committed to protecting attendee privacy and managing the event experience.
• EYminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEY was a past partner of Dublin Tech Summit. Testimonials indicate the event organization and setup were brilliant with superb calibre of attendees.
• Sigma SoftwareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSigma Software is a past partner of Dublin Tech Summit. Their Head of Business Development described DTS as having a unique warm atmosphere with intangible desire to share and network.
• Media MonksminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia Monks (now Monks) was a past partner that exhibited at Dublin Tech Summit, generating good leads and fantastic engagement at their workshop.
• VeChainminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVeChain was a past partner of Dublin Tech Summit, participating in the event for lead generation and brand awareness.
• Skillnet IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkillnet Ireland is a 2026 partner supporting national workforce programmes focused on upskilling, reskilling, and talent development in Ireland.
• Local Enterprise Office Dublin CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Local Enterprise Office Dublin City is a 2026 partner providing free mentoring sessions at DTS 2026, offering 30-minute in-person sessions with industry experts on business strategy, innovation, marketing, IP, and finance.
• HubSpot for StartupsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHubSpot for Startups is a 2026 partner of Dublin Tech Summit, supporting startup participants with go-to-market resources and tools.
• CventcoreTechnology or IntegrationCvent provides the event ticketing and registration platform for Dublin Tech Summit, powering online ticket sales, group bookings, and event registration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MoneyConf: MoneyConf (formerly a Web Summit property) is a fintech-focused conference that overlapped with DTS's fintech and enterprise themes. It serves as a comparable vertical-focused event within the broader European tech conference landscape.
• Slush: Slush is a major founder- and investor-focused tech conference held annually in Helsinki. It targets a similar startup/enterprise tech audience as DTS, draws similar sponsor categories, and competes for the same European tech event calendar slot.
• SaaStock: SaaStock is a Dublin-based SaaS-focused conference, historically a peer in the Irish tech event ecosystem. It targets SaaS founders, VPs of Sales, and investors, overlapping with DTS attendee and sponsor segments, and historically shared the Irish tech event spotlight.
• Collision Conference: Collision is a major North American tech conference (now in Toronto) that is a direct category peer. It targets the same startup, enterprise, and investor audiences and competes for the same global sponsor relationships as Dublin Tech Summit.
• Web Summit: Web Summit is the largest tech conference in Europe, held annually in Lisbon and operating sister events (Collision in Toronto, MoneyConf, Web Summit Rio). It directly competes with Dublin Tech Summit for European tech conference sponsors, attendees, and speakers, and is the dominant anchor reference point in the category.
• TechCrunch Disrupt: TechCrunch Disrupt is a leading global startup and tech conference with flagship editions in San Francisco and Europe. It competes for startup founders, enterprise sponsors, and tech press attention, sharing DTS's target audience of founders, investors, and enterprise tech buyers.
• TNW (The Next Web) Conference: TNW Conference in Amsterdam is one of Europe's flagship tech events targeting startups, scale-ups, and enterprise tech buyers. It directly competes with DTS for European tech event sponsorship dollars, startup programming, and international speaker lineups.

Others

• Catalyst Media Group: Catalyst Media Group is the organizing company behind Dublin Tech Summit. As the parent/operator, it is the most structurally related entity but not a market competitor.
• Cvent: Cvent is the event management and ticketing platform provider that powers Dublin Tech Summit's registration and ticketing. As an enabling technology vendor rather than a competing event, it is a key infrastructure peer for the business.

Emerging players

• Fierce Tech Week: Various sector-specific European tech weeks and conferences (e.g., London Tech Week, Barcelona Tech Week) overlap with DTS in audience and sponsor overlap but operate in different geographies or verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dubtechsummit
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnpjwZLx0LDKpxNusCmQgoA
• Facebookfacebook.com/dublintechsummit
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dublin-tech-summit
• Instagraminstagram.com/dublintechsummit

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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