About the African Startup Conference
A continental platform for innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology.
A continental platform for innovation, entrepreneurship and technology.
Africa is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by a new generation of ambitious and visionary entrepreneurs. In this context, the African Startup Conference (ASC) was created as a continental platform for innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology.
Organized under the High Patronage of the President of the Algerian Republic, the Conference embodies the continent’s determination to build a future led by its youth, a future rooted in creativity, technological sovereignty, and sustainable development.
Since its first edition held in December 2022, the African Startup Conference has brought together governments, policymakers, investors, startups, incubators, the African diaspora and other relevant stakeholders to coordinate efforts and design a robust, inclusive, and interconnected startup ecosystem.
An Africa that leads through innovation.
The African Startup Conference envisions an Africa that leads through innovation, a continent where startups thrive, create jobs, drive economic resilience, and shape the technologies of tomorrow.
Its purpose is to empower African startups to become regional and global champions, strengthen continental cooperation, and promote a shared prosperity based on knowledge, creativity, and inclusion.
Through policy dialogue, strategic partnerships, and capacity building, The African Startup Conference seeks to make innovation a cornerstone of Africa’s sustainable growth, while ensuring that African youth have the tools, networks, and opportunities to compete globally.
From a bold initiative to a continental movement.
- 2022
The Next Revolution
The inaugural edition with the ministerial summit laid the foundations for cooperation with the Algiers Declaration on Startup Development, later endorsed by the African Union.
- 2023
From Ideas to Impact
Adoption of the African Charter for Talent Retention and launch of AFBAN, solidifying the conference’s institutional structure with a Permanent Secretariat.
- 2024
Reimagine Africa with AI
Focus on AI as a driver of transformation, resulting in the adoption of a continental AI policy framework and action plan.
- 2025
Raising African Champions
The 4th Edition, December 6–8, 2025 at CIC Algiers, marks a defining moment under the theme “Raising African Champions”.
- 2026
DEEPTECH: The Real Challenge
The 5th Edition, December 5–7, 2026 at CIC Algiers, pushes Africa's innovators to confront the frontiers of AI, robotics, and deep science under the theme “DEEPTECH: The Real Challenge”.
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Event highlights in numbers
Explore the scale, impact, and global reach of our continental conference.
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ASC 2025 in pictures
A quick look at memorable moments.
Not just a gathering — a Call to Action.
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