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Rio Innovation Week
Rio Innovation Week is a major global conference focused on technology and innovation, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It connects the global innovation community and attracts around 185,000 participants.
Overview
What Rio Innovation Week does
What Rio Innovation Week is
Rio Innovation Week is a major global conference focused on technology and innovation, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It connects the global innovation community and attracts around 185,000 participants.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Structured capabilities
- Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 25, 2026
Official channels
Find Rio Innovation Week elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Rio Innovation Week as an event host
Event focus
Rio Innovation Week (RIW) focuses on technology and innovation, aiming to expand access to these fields for diverse audiences. The conference features a variety of events, including keynote speeches, panel discussions, and networking opportunities for startups, investors, and industry leaders.
Format narrative
The conference includes various programs such as keynote speeches, panel discussions, and networking opportunities. It also features a Pitch Competition where startups present their ideas to investors and expert judges, and a Demo Day for live demonstrations of innovative technologies developed by participating startups.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- August 4, 2026
- Next event location
- Pier Mauá, Rio de Janeiro
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Builders
- Regions
- Global · Latam
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable speakers from the 2025 edition included Denis Mukwege, Amy Webb, Sebastian Vettel, Graça Machel, and Marcelo Gleiser.
Common questions
What to know about Rio Innovation Week
Upseed classifies Rio Innovation Week under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 25, 2026
Known limits
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