ScaleUp:AI 2026
by Insight Partners
Insight Partners' invitation-scale AI conference, livestreamed worldwide
About This Event
ScaleUp:AI 2026 is Insight Partners' flagship AI conference, held on Tuesday 6 October 2026 at Quorum by Convene, 1221 6th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, and livestreamed in full to a global virtual audience. The in-person room is deliberately small, at 350+ AI CEOs, builders, enterprise executives, academics and investors. The single-day agenda runs from 08:30 registration through sessions from 09:30 to 16:30, with a cocktail reception for premier in-person ticket holders from 16:30 to 18:30. Programme themes are building in the next AI stack, the future of work and the evolving workforce, automation and efficiency with a focus on AI agents in the enterprise, and the investor view on where value accrues. Prior editions drew 300+ in-person attendees alongside 2,800+ virtual participants from 70+ countries.
Key Dates & Deadlines
- Cancellation cutoff for 50% refund
At a Glance
- Date
- October 6–6, 2026
- Location
- Quorum by Convene, 1221 6th Ave, New York
- Format
- Hybrid
- Event Type
- Conference
- Status
- Upcoming
- Expected Attendance
- 350+
- Pricing
- Mixed (Free tier available)
- Organizer
- Insight Partners
- Added
- Jul 9, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓AI startup CEOs and founders
- ✓Enterprise CIOs and CTOs
- ✓Chief AI Officers
- ✓Heads of AI and applied ML
- ✓Venture and growth investors
- ✓Academics and researchers
Why Attend
This is the cheapest way to hear how enterprise AI is actually being financed and deployed rather than marketed. Insight sits on both sides of the table, so the agenda is built around the questions a buyer and a builder share: what the next AI stack looks like, where agents genuinely replace workflow rather than decorate it, and which categories investors think will still exist in two years. If you can get an in-person pass the curated one-on-ones are the product; if you cannot, the free livestream loses very little.
Event Features
- ✓Full-day single-track programme, 09:30-16:30 ET, livestreamed in full
- ✓Building in the next AI stack
- ✓Future of work and the evolving workforce
- ✓Automation and efficiency: AI agents in the enterprise
- ✓Investor sessions on where AI value accrues
- ✓Curated one-on-one meetings for in-person pass holders
- ✓Cocktail reception, 16:30-18:30, for premier in-person ticket holders
- ✓Complimentary Academic Pass covering keynotes and masterclasses
- ✓On-demand session recordings within a week of the event
What Makes This Unique
- ★Run by Insight Partners, so the room is portfolio operators and enterprise buyers rather than a vendor exhibition floor
- ★In-person attendance is deliberately capped at roughly 350 while the whole programme is livestreamed, which in prior editions reached 2,800+ virtual attendees across 70+ countries
- ★Premier in-person passes include curated one-on-one meetings, so the value is scheduled introductions rather than hallway luck
- ★A complimentary Academic Pass for .edu email holders covers keynotes and masterclasses
- ★Single day, single track, in midtown Manhattan, with recordings posted on demand within a week
Industries Represented
Pricing Details
ScaleUp:AI does not publish pass prices. Three tiers are offered: a Virtual Pass (platform access, keynotes, live sessions, networking and recordings); an In-Person Pass (full conference plus curated one-on-one meetings and the networking reception, with limited capacity); and a complimentary Academic Pass for .edu email holders covering keynotes and masterclasses. Cancellations before 16 September 2026 receive a 50% refund.
Organizer
Insight Partners
insightpartners.com/Frequently Asked
- When is ScaleUp:AI 2026?
- ScaleUp:AI 2026 takes place October 6–6, 2026 in New York.
- Where is ScaleUp:AI 2026 held?
- ScaleUp:AI 2026 is held in New York. The event format is hybrid.
- What is the ScaleUp:AI 2026 submission deadline?
- The next ScaleUp:AI 2026 deadline is cancellation cutoff for 50% refund on Sep 16, 2026.
- How much does ScaleUp:AI 2026 cost?
- ScaleUp:AI 2026 is mixed, with a free tier available. ScaleUp:AI does not publish pass prices. Three tiers are offered: a Virtual Pass (platform access, keynotes, live sessions, networking and recordings); an In-Person Pass (full conference plus curated one-on-one meetings and the networking reception, with limited capacity); and a complimentary Academic Pass for .edu email holders covering keynotes and masterclasses. Cancellations before 16 September 2026 receive a 50% refund.
- Who should attend ScaleUp:AI 2026?
- ScaleUp:AI 2026 is aimed at AI startup CEOs and founders, Enterprise CIOs and CTOs, Chief AI Officers, Heads of AI and applied ML, Venture and growth investors, Academics and researchers.
- What topics does ScaleUp:AI 2026 cover?
- ScaleUp:AI 2026 covers Enterprise AI agents, The AI stack, Future of work, Automation and efficiency, AI investment and value capture, Applied enterprise AI, AI go-to-market.
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