Portfolio of Events

SiliconCaribe is the leading producer of Caribbean tech events and experiences for entrepreneurs, digital business owners, digital creatives, and investors. We’ve produced over 300 events across 10 Caribbean countries, plus the Diaspora in the US, UK, and Nairobi. We’ve directly impacted over 100,000 people as our events are designed to gather, inspire, and educate our Tech Community.

We’ve helped entrepreneurs meet-up with their peers, find co-founders, upskill, hire talent, connect to investors, get ecosystem player support, and be accepted into global accelerators. Plus, almost US $1M in deals for 6 entrepreneurs in the last 18 months through partnerships with Entrepreneurs Across Borders and Techstars – with startups now valued between US $3M and US $8M.

Our Portfolio of Events

Flagship Event Series

Kingston BETA (2007 – Present)
The Caribbean’s first and longest-running tech event series and entrepreneur community that kick-started Jamaica’s startup ecosystem.

Kingston BETA House (2025 – Present)
A coworking pop-up experience that blends productivity with curated community.

Beyond the Beach: Caribbean Impact Investment Summit (2023 – Present)
A global convening connecting Caribbean innovators with U.S. and diaspora investors. Done in partnership with Entrepreneurs Across Borders.

Beyond the Beach Impact Tours (2023 – Present)
Immersive cultural and investment tours linking international investors to Caribbean entrepreneurs and creatives. Done in partnership with Entrepreneurs Across Borders.

Dinner with Rebels – Private Dinners (Launched in New York 2025)
Intimate, curated dinner salons bringing together unconventional thinkers, investors, and creators.

Caribbean Tech Week ( February 2026)

Caribbean Tech Week is a high-energy, decentralised, hybrid festival of events celebrating and spotlighting the people, products, businesses, and ideas driving the rise of the Digital Caribbean.

Produced by SiliconCaribe and powered by partners, the week comes alive through dozens of events-meetups, forums, panels, mini conferences, pitch competitions, live podcasts, demos, workshops, and conversations-hosted both in-person and online.

From entrepreneurs and digital business owners to investors, corporate innovators, creators, podcasters, bloggers, universities, industry regulators, and ecosystem leaders, Caribbean Tech Week brings together the English, French, Spanish, and Dutch Caribbean, plus the UK and U.S. diaspora, to amplify Caribbean tech entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Digital Culture.  

One week. Many Cities. One Digital Caribbean.

Pioneering Events & Milestones

2012 – 2013: The Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Conferences – Caribbean BETA
The first regional tech entrepreneurship conference series. 

2012: Travelling Startup Showcase – Nairobi, Kenya
Took Caribbean startups to the global stage at a major agri-finance conference, Fin4Ag.

2013: Jamaica’s First Startup Weekend (Second in the Caribbean)
Kickstarted Jamaica’s startup culture and practical innovation movement.

2013: First Caribbean-Wide Hackathon – AgriHack
Brought together innovators from six countries to develop agri-tech solutions.

2018: First Blockchain & Crypto Event in Jamaica
Introduced blockchain and digital currency discussions to the national stage.

2020: Digital Caribbean – Online Tech Conference
Pivoted globally during the pandemic to host this Caribbean virtual tech conference for over 200 attendees from 23 countries.

2021: Future of Caribbean Money (Fintech Conference)
Pioneered conversations on blockchain, crypto, and fintech trends, held across the Bahamas, Jamaica, and online.

SiliconCaribe: the community and movement that’s helping to Future-Proof the Caribbean Since 2007.

We’ve done the following:

Kingston BETA. Caribbean BETA. Startup Weekend Jamaica.  AgriHack. Fintech FWD. Fin4Ag. Digital Jam 2.0. Black Tech Week. SXSW Accelerator. Caribbean Bloggers Week. Caribbean Women in Tech.  Future of Caribbean Money. Beyond the Beach. TeenTech Ja. Invest: Tech Plus Coworking Pop Ups. Trend Forums. Private Investor Dinners. Impact Tours. Tech Happy Hours. Online Workshops. Bootcamps.

Impact

Through our events, communities, and connections, we have helped hundreds of founders hire talent, upskill, meet co-founders, and gain access to accelerators.

Let’s Collaborate

Want to partner on events in your Caribbean, Diaspora, or Commonwealth Country? Let’s talk now. Email Community@kingstonbeta.com