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November 1, 2022

How to survive Web Summit

As tens of thousands of tech types prepare to descend on Lisbon, we get some tips for navigating this super-size event


Tim Smith

4 min read

Web Summit is — to put it plainly — a monster of an event. The organisers are expecting 70k attendees through the doors this year, including some 2,100 startups and 1,200 investors. To put that in perspective, last year Helsinki’s Slush saw 8,800 people attend, while Barcelona’s 4YFN is expecting a headcount of around 25k this year.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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