ConvergeSouth 2026

Now in its 10th year, ConvergeSouth has grown to be one of the largest expositions of scalable, investable startups in the Southeast. This year, the conference is organized into three primary market vertical tracks, each with two days of programming, including demo tables in the expo halls, pitch stages, keynotes and workshops led by thought leaders. The vertical tracks include:

• Track 1: Healthtech and biotech
• Track 2: Artificial intelligence and B2B SAS
• Track 3: Food, beverage and AgTech

More than 500 founders, investors, and regional entrepreneurship leaders will convene over two days, highlighting emerging innovation in the Carolinas and Southeast Region and focusing future deal flow for investors with market vertical focus.

The primary venues will be Biotech Place and Bailey Power Plant in the Innovation Quarter, the largest master-planned, central business district research park in the US, and 500 West 5th, a downtown tower building vertically stacked with entrepreneurship support resources and home of the Flywheel Foundation.