MicroConf US 2027

About the event

MicroConf US is the flagship conference of MicroConf, a community for founders who build software businesses without venture capital. The organizer calls it the longest-running SaaS conference for founders who are not on the venture track. The 2027 edition comes to Austin for the first time and runs from April 18 to 20 at Hotel Van Zandt, starting with a Sunday evening welcome reception.

The format is deliberately small, with around 250 people at most. Mornings are general sessions with talks from SaaS founders and operators; afternoons offer group excursions, workshops and founder-led sessions; and each day ends with a reception. The content is about growing profitable B2B SaaS companies: tactics, frameworks and founder stories aimed at reaching six-, seven- and eight-figure valuations. Informal conversations between sessions are a core part of the event.

The organizer reports more than 230 attendees from over ten countries. About a third run businesses with more than $100K in monthly recurring revenue, and half are first-time attendees.

For app founders this is a learning and peer community event, focused on B2B SaaS rather than mobile apps, and the site does not mention acquirers or M&A sessions. It is still useful for founders of subscription software who think about valuation and an eventual exit, since many attendees already run established businesses.

Who should attend

Suited to bootstrapped and self-funded founders of SaaS and subscription software, including app founders with recurring revenue who want to grow profit rather than raise money. They get practical growth tactics and a small room of peers with established businesses.

Tips: in the breaks, ask peers whether they have been through a sale and how they prepared for it. Bring your MRR, churn and margin figures, because any useful talk about valuation or an exit depends on them.