Web Summit Lisbon 2026 Side Events: The (Almost) Complete List

Tickets

• The Longevity SalonFree
• The Longevity Salon @the TableFree

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The Lisbon Longevity Salon brings research, practice and capital together through a movement session, breakfast, expert talks, networking, an intimate partner and investor lunch, and a rejuv.bio longevity research technology demo.

Event host

Xragency hosts the Longevity Weekend. It is powered by REJUVE.BIO, with media captured by Beyond The Code.

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A pre-Web Summit afternoon for about 60 investors, executives and founders: keynotes on AI adoption inside companies and on AI video, an investor panel on where money goes in 2027, then networking.

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Slavi Slavev is a two-time founder who leads AI adoption inside organisations with more than $500M in revenue. Stan Slavev founded Quantum Studios AI, an official HeyGen partner agency that produces AI video and digital twins for international clients.

Tickets

• Guest€5
• Standard€15

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Eight startup teams play a 7-a-side football tournament. Players can register with a team or be placed in a mixed side with people from other startups, while guests can come for networking.

Event host

Manie works on energy pricing. Its stated mission is to give people a fair price for energy without making them do mental calculations.

Tickets

• Investor / LP / Family OfficeFree
• Additional Delegate€175
• Founder Deal Book Virtual€195
• Founder Early Access By Oct 29€395
• Founder Early Access By Nov 2€495
• Standard Founder Delegation€595
• Partner Delegate€798

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The delegation includes introductions based on stage, sector and goals, gatherings, programming, selected opportunities, a private delegate group, possible Deal Book inclusion and Yorkseed Connect access. No Web Summit ticket is required.

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Yorkseed Connect is a platform for startup founders raising capital. It is an application-based, vetted network with 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions, and has a presence in 50+ cities globally.

Tickets

• StandardFree
• VIP – without registration€10

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A relaxed breakfast gathering for founders, CEOs, investors and tech professionals. The format is networking and conversation over coffee, with no panels, presentations or formal speeches.

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George Petrovsky is the founder and CEO of MobileXApps. MobileXApps is a full-stack development company providing custom mobile application development for iOS, Android and Flutter.

Tickets

• Early Builder Pass€245
• Early Founder Pass€345
• Early Investor Pass€495
• Early Emerging Fund Manager€595
• Founding All-Access Week Pass€1450
• All-Access Week Pass€1650

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Yorkseed Summit is a curated venture gathering for founders raising capital, venture investors, emerging fund managers, LPs, family offices and operators in venture ecosystems, with a reverse VC pitch and emerging manager showcase.

Event host

Yorkseed Connect is a platform for startup founders raising capital. It is an application-based, vetted network with 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions, and has a presence in 50+ cities globally.

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A one-day hackathon for marketers: teams form around pitched ideas and build a whole campaign with agentic AI, from positioning to the site. It opens with an AI masterclass, and practitioners and an AI judge score each team.

Tickets

• Sundaze members✨€7.50
• Standard€10
• Late Bird 🦉€15
• Sundaze members & Brunch🍽️€22.50
• Brunch&Coffee Rave🥘 🪩€25

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People in town for Web Summit, Lisbon locals, founders, creatives, travellers and tech minds come together for coffee, music, dancing and natural conversations without pitching or awkward icebreakers.

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Sundaze Morning Social is a Sunday gathering that blends coffee culture, DJs and dancing. It creates a daytime setting for social connection.

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A three-hour lunch for 25 marketing leaders, agency owners and policy people, without panels. With each course a guest opens a topic: where AI agents save time, standing out when everyone runs them, and AI Act, GDPR and brand risk.

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Runners have 30 minutes to cover as many laps as they can of a 400-metre closed circuit, timed by RFID chip, with individual and corporate rankings. Heats run by pace through the afternoon, and an after-run party follows.

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iOn live organises Tech Run, a running event for the innovation and technology ecosystem, with 351 Startup Association and Unicorn Factory Lisboa. The run is part of Portugal Tech Week.

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A relaxed get-together for founders and builders before the conference week, over drinks and light bites.

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Founders, creatives and professionals from across the diaspora meet the Lisbon community before the conference begins. The gathering has an icebreaker, community wall, a panel moderated by Christina Waterman and breakout circles by goal.

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BLACK COMMUNITY AT WEBSUMMIT 2026 creates events for the Black, Afro-diaspora and BIPOC community during Web Summit Lisbon. Its programme includes community side events, meetups and Web Summit talks with Black and BIPOC speakers, with allies welcome.

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A guided sauna and cold plunge session before Web Summit, with a warm-up and rounds of hot and cold at each guest's own pace. Networking, light food and drinks follow; guests bring swimwear and flip-flops.

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Octo Health is a health prevention platform that helps people test, understand and act on their health. Its membership covers tests for 100+ biomarkers, brings together medical records, bloodwork and symptoms, and gives insights across 11 health categories.

Tickets

• StandardFree
• Co-Host Ticket€50
• Super Co-Host Ticket€70
• Sponsor Ticket€1000

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During this walking-and-talking meetup, the group keeps moving as participants meet others in their space. The walk heads straight to a rooftop event, and late arrivals are not coordinated by phone.

Event host

staaake is a platform for visibility sheets for founders, investors and creators. It lets people claim a username, state what they are looking for and offering, and get matched. It also runs founder and investor lists used at events and tech conferences worldwide.

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The evening includes a panel discussion, three startup crash tests and informal networking over pizza. It focuses on AI in regulated sectors including legal, fintech, cybersecurity and healthcare.

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Ironlane ai is an AI inference router. It lets users choose a priority while it selects the infrastructure.

Tickets

• StandardFree
• Co-Host Ticket€50
• Super Co-Host Ticket€70
• Sponsor Ticket€1000

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An AI/tech reverse networking event where people who connected online meet in one place and connect with multiple people at once.

Event host

staaake is a platform for visibility sheets for founders, investors and creators. It lets people claim a username, state what they are looking for and offering, and get matched. It also runs founder and investor lists used at events and tech conferences worldwide.

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A Russian-language quiz night hosted by Alexander Drouz, with teams of 5–7 discussing and answering the same original questions. Results are tracked on a leaderboard, followed by awards, an autograph session and networking.

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YR! Events is the organiser. Yellow Rocks! is a venture fund.

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The team is gathering friends and community members to reconnect over drinks. Conversation will look back on nine years in security and discuss where the market may head next.

Event host

HackenProof connects companies with 82,000+ verified security researchers. It does this through bug bounty programmes and security audit services.

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A networking event for people joining Web Summit.

How to get in

For Web Summit attendees only: the organiser checks named Web Summit tickets at the entrance. The free ticket on sale now is reserved for Web Summit ticket holders; a second free release opens on 3 November.

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WeRoad organises group travel and adventure trips worldwide. Its itineraries are built around shared travel and meeting other travellers.

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A delegation programme for female founders, entrepreneurs, executives and leaders, built to experience Web Summit beyond the conference itself. The fee includes a Web Summit Women in Tech ticket, according to the organiser's ticket descriptions.

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net4tec | 4 WoMen Careers in Technology works to close the gender gap in technology. It supports women's careers and builds community around a new culture of leaders.

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The relaxed international meetup in Lisbon marks the start of Web Summit week, where attendees can meet founders.

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EXPATS LISBON CONNECTION is a Lisbon community group for expats and locals, including newcomers and long-time residents. It aims to connect people and foster relationships and social networks.

Tickets

• Standard Guest€10
• Special Guest€35

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An evening party on the eve of the conference for founders, creatives, investors and executives, with DJ sets from Jag Mora and El Santos and no pitches or panels. Food and drinks are sold separately.

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Indvstry Clvb is a private digital members club for creative and entrepreneurial professionals that sets out to challenge gatekeeping.

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A dinner for up to 20 angels, VCs, fund managers and family offices, built around informal conversation rather than deals. A three-course dinner and drinks are included, and registrations are reviewed for a varied mix.

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Djassi Ventures sees venture investing as being about people and relationships. Under the Djassi Africa name it works to accelerate African and Afro-diasporan innovators and looks for high-impact, scalable startups built on technology.

Tickets

• Late Bird (1 drink included)€10
• Regular (1 drink included)€15

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FTB's first dinner, co-hosted with Nomad Girls Club, gathers women developers, founders, leaders and aspiring builders before the conference, so they start the week knowing people to meet again.

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Female Tech Builders (FTB) is a new, inclusive community that puts the spotlight on the women behind technology, their stories and perspectives.

Tickets

• FoundersFree
• InvestorsFree
• General Admission€15
• Guarantee Entry + 1 drink€20
• Bronze Partnership€150
• Silver Partnership€250
• Gold Partnership€350
• Ruby Partnership€450
• and 2 more at the organiser

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An evening for a select group of founders and investors to meet new people, reconnect and exchange ideas before Web Summit gets busy. It is part of the Yorkseed Passport Series: Web Summit Lisbon 2026 Edition.

Event host

Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through more than 100 events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform is an application-based, vetted network for founders raising capital, with AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

Event host

Wellness × Tech Portugal is a wellness and health stream within the technology field. It brings together global clinicians, founders and researchers focused on the future of human health across five Portuguese cities.

Tickets

• Free Tour – 9:30 – 09/11Free
• Free Tour – 11:00 – 09/11Free
• Free Tour – 16:30 – 09/11Free
• Free Tour – 9:30 – 10/11Free
• Free Tour – 11:00 – 10/11Free
• Free Tour – 09:30 – 11/11Free
• Free Tour – 11:00 – 11/11Free
• Free Tour – 09:30 – 12/11Free
• and 1 more at the organiser

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A tour focused on the Beato Innovation District, connected with WebSummit Lisboa.

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Unicorn Factory Lisboa was envisioned by Lisbon City Council to expand Lisbon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, from startups to scaleups and eventually unicorns. It is a platform of programmes and hubs that supports startups and seeks to attract talent, new projects and investment.

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Founders discuss scaling beyond Portugal, EU regulatory strategy and international expansion at a breakfast roundtable. The discussion is followed by networking with policy experts, investors and other founders.

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Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) is a global membership organisation for technology startups, scaleups and independent developers. It works with governments to advocate for policies that reward innovation by small technology companies and provides resources to help them raise capital, scale globally and create jobs.

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A hands-on workshop sets up a second-brain folder for work, notes, meetings and decisions. The setup syncs with Google Drive so Claude can access context across laptop, cloud and phone.

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Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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A private breakfast for creators, agencies, platforms and investors on the creator economy: turning followers into paying customers, retention, how AI changes communication with audiences and where people are still needed.

Event host

Enchant brings together a venture studio, an accelerator, an AI VC and an academy, along with startup events and a growing portfolio of live AI products.

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Participants take a walking-and-talking route through the castle area, historic centre, Pink Street, Time Out Market and hidden spots. The group keeps moving, with time to meet other people in tech.

Event host

staaake is a platform for visibility sheets for founders, investors and creators. It lets people claim a username, state what they are looking for and offering, and get matched. It also runs founder and investor lists used at events and tech conferences worldwide.

Tickets

• Canopy Members€100
• Websummit ticket holders€125
• Starndard Ticket€250

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Founders work with the In Residence team and fellow founders to prepare for investor conversations during Web Summit week. Role play, peer feedback and expert support help sharpen the startup story, pitch and answers to likely questions.

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Canopy is a membership community for startups and scaleups, with hubs in Lisbon, London, Boston and Bangalore, offering its members a network and resources. This event runs on Canopy's own community calendar.

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A series of four curated breakfasts for founders, C-level executives and investors.

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R-Founders Global is a global community and growth environment for founders, CEOs and team leaders. It is for people building companies at international scale.

Tickets

• Standard – Early Bird€8
• Standard€10

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Founders, investors, technology executives and ecosystem leaders meet for coffee, networking and discussion. Topics include cross-border expansion, capital, strategic partnerships and turning Web Summit meetings into next steps.

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Selected scaleups with US$5M+ ARR engage with investors, institutions, experts and strategic partners. Admission requires a confirmed invitation.

How to get in

Free, but admission needs a confirmed invitation: the organiser's page links separate request forms for scaleups, investors, and partners and ecosystem.

Event host

Tesla Venture Studio runs the TESLA Soonicorn Showcase, a setting where selected scaleups with more than US$5M in annual recurring revenue meet investors, institutions, experts and strategic partners.

Tickets

• Founders€20
• Investors€20
• General Admission€20
• Co-Host an Office Hour with Us€550

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Yorkseed House is open all week as a drop-in base for founders and investors, with coworking, meeting space and access to the house programme except the kickoff party. It follows editions at SXSW Austin and New York Tech Week.

Event host

Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through 100+ events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform supports startup founders raising capital with a vetted, application-based network, 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

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Pitch sessions, networking and B2B matchmaking for startups, scaleups, investors and strategic partners, run by IAPMEI on b2match. The only on-site part is this morning session at Myriad Crystal Center; online matchmaking meetings continue until 13 November.

Event host

IAPMEI is the Portuguese Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation.

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COOs, ops leaders, team leads, founders and anyone using Notion to manage teams or run businesses take a relaxed walk to swap ideas and tips, then chat over a drink or bite with no fixed talks or presentations.

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Non Code Studio is a Notion consultancy for growing teams. It helps teams clean up Notion, connect tools, automate manual work and turn AI into practical workflows.

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An invite-only brunch for VCs, angels and family offices, with curated introductions and honest talk about the market and emerging opportunities from Enchant's studio and wider network.

How to get in

Invite only, for VCs, angel investors and family offices. Register on the event page to request a place; attendance is subject to approval.

Event host

Enchant brings together a venture studio, an accelerator, an AI VC and an academy, along with startup events. Its studio builds and validates AI-native startups across B2B AI, SaaS, gaming and the creator economy, with products already live.

Tickets

• Third Release€67
• SPONSOR€165

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A curated networking lunch for women leaders and entrepreneurs before the conference opens: guests introduce themselves with a short pitch and swap tips for the week over a full-course meal.

Event host

Women Leaders Circle is an ecosystem to elevate women in leadership, entrepreneurship and purpose, founded by Jessica and Lara.

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Mariana Castro Lopes, founder of Bsustain, discusses sustainability reporting for SMEs across Europe, the pressure from clients, banks and partners behind it, and how technology and automation reduce ESG compliance costs and complexity.

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Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

Tickets

• Founder & Operator Early Bird€79
• Investor & Executive Admission€89
• Standard Admission€89
• Ruby Partner€550
• Yorkseed All-Access Week Pass€950
• Sapphire Partner€1250
• All-Access Week Pass x 2€1450

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Founders, executives, investors, fund managers, family offices, corporate leaders and ecosystem builders meet over a seated lunch with introductions, relationship-focused conversations and three personalised connection suggestions.

Event host

Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through 100+ events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform supports startup founders raising capital with a vetted, application-based network, 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

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Participants start with an idea, set up the tools, then use AI to build and launch an app together. A fallback app idea is provided if needed, and the session closes with Q&A.

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Trisha Lim is a software engineer with 10 years’ experience and a designer. She helps nontechnical girls build their first app without writing code.

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The afternoon brings investor roundtables, talks, the COREangels Awards, networking and pitches from startups raising through its syndication network. A boat party on the Tagus follows, with food, drinks and music.

How to get in

The afternoon (14:00–18:00) is free, and the organiser reviews every request: register on the event page. The Boat Party (20:00–22:00) is a separate ticket on the organiser's page: €110 with food and drinks, €70 for COREangels Club members.

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COREangels Club is a global membership community focused on early-stage startup investing. Its members include angel investors, exited founders and operators.

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Participants meet before the conference, then ride the subway together for the Opening. The plan includes early arrival and badge collection if needed.

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staaake is a platform for visibility sheets for founders, investors and creators. It lets people claim a username, state what they are looking for and offering, and get matched. It also runs founder and investor lists used at events and tech conferences worldwide.

Tickets

• NetworkingFree
• Playing€7

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A padel mixer for all levels: 32 players on 8 courts play six rounds, grouped by level, with partners and opponents rotating. Every game counts towards a leaderboard. Non-players can come to network; food and drinks follow.

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Octo Health is a proactive health platform that helps people test, understand and act on their health. Its membership covers tests for 100+ biomarkers, brings together medical records, bloodwork and symptoms, and gives insights across 11 health categories.

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This fourth edition asks whether Europe can build the systems it depends on ethically and still compete. Debate, working sessions, a pitch competition and a celebration cover AI in energy, health, food, care, mobility and public platforms.

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Phil Smirnov explains how Motka rebuilt its studio knowledge around LLMs, including a curated wiki that an agent reads before writing proposals, case studies and posts. The English talk includes questions and a short screen demo.

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Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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An invitation-only gathering with EDGE Partners and the US Embassy Lisbon on transatlantic scaling and cross-border venture investment, with a presentation on opportunities around LA28, then a networking reception.

How to get in

By invitation only. The event page takes requests, and the hosts approve each one.

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Innovate Bay is a deep-tech incubator and innovation platform in Fremont and San Ramon, California, led by Rohan Brown. It runs soft-landing and pilot programmes for startups and companies entering the US market.

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The third STUDIOS.PT side event, for venture studios, corporates, investors, public institutions and universities. It includes a keynote by Dennis List, first figures from the Portuguese Venture Studio Ecosystem Report and a fireside chat.

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STUDIOS.PT is the Portuguese Venture Studio Association. It aims to help build a venture studio industry in Portugal and make the model an option for entrepreneurs, corporations, universities and investors who want to create new businesses in a structured, lower-risk way.

Tickets

• RSVP $100M AUMFree
• VIP Open Ticket (Not Investor)$250
• Invest Michelin-Dinner$250
• FOIS+Dinner$500
• Longevity IV Therapy$600

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Family Offices Investors Summit pairs a Michelin dinner with live trading.

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FamilyOfficesInvestors is an investor-focused organisation centred on family offices, private equity and hedge funds. It reports 10,000+ investors with $1T in assets under management and 3,000+ pre-IPO deals, with a stated focus that also includes commodities.

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A live demo builds a site tailored to people in the room. Tyron Dolpire of Algomarketing covers what changes when AI shortlists and buys for customers, measuring beyond the click and a no-budget test of what AI says about a company.

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Algomarketing is a global, AI-first marketing agency working with high-growth and enterprise B2B companies. In Lisbon it is building a community where non-traditional thinkers grow through participation and learning.

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A gathering for principals, GPs, emerging managers and LPs around a live Q&A with members of the first Mastermind cohort on fundraising, LP relationships, sourcing and building momentum. Attendees can also give a one-minute pitch.

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The VC Coach and PitchMeFirst jointly created a Mastermind programme for principals and emerging fund managers; its next cohort starts in January 2027.

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An informal, hour-long walk in Lisbon with Richard Lucas, supported by Ben Brabyn, during which participants tackle a wicked problem. An optional drink follows to continue the conversation.

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Walkabout Lisbon is the Lisbon chapter of the global Walkabout movement. It is a community that brings people together for regular monthly walk-and-talk events to foster conversations, build connections and explore big ideas.

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Ovee is an AI co-moderator for live events that works with hosts and moderators to involve the audience. It listens, asks relevant questions, groups responses and gives moderators points to explore while people remain in charge.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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An evening summit for founders, engineering leaders, CTOs and product leaders on how AI is reshaping engineering teams and workflows. The programme includes a talk, a panel, mastermind roundtables, and time for networking, drinks and bites.

How to get in

Curated, about 70 places: register on the event page and the hosts approve each registration.

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AI Builders is a global community where people building with AI meet and build things together. It runs local events in cities around the world.

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The programme pairs 8-minute lightning talks with round tables on creatives, performance marketing, payment systems, web funnels, growth trends and funding for mobile apps. It ends with food, music and networking.

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web2wave is a web2app tool for mobile apps and games. It helps convert web traffic into subscribers, optimise payments, keep attribution, cut app-store fees, and runs growth-focused events for mobile app founders and marketers.

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The community's first global networking event, open to founders, CEOs and investors from different countries and hubs, and meant to become an annual tradition. Applications are reviewed by the community team.

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FOUNDERS is a private community of tech entrepreneurs and investors that helps members tackle business challenges and grow together.

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The session covers commercial foundations of market expansion: demand, GTM strategy and preparing the sales organisation to scale. It is for founders and commercial leaders developing new markets and bringing new technologies to customers.

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An opening-night rooftop gathering in Lisbon with founders and investors from around the world. The evening includes drinks, live pitches and a DJ.

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Startup Founders is a non-profit organisation bringing together startup builders, innovators and people who think outside the box.

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Startups from multiple countries pitch projects to an international jury of investors, ecosystem enablers and entrepreneurs. Winners receive soft-landing packages, followed by networking, food and drinks.

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Unicorn Factory Lisboa is a platform of programmes and hubs envisioned by the Lisbon City Council to expand Lisbon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. It supports startups and scaleups and works to attract talent, new projects and investment.

Tickets

• Early Bird€50
• Standard€80
• Late Bird€120
• Sponsor€500

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An annual, non-commercial community meetup with no fixed agenda for digital agencies, production studios, tech businesses and startups. Guests get a buffet reception with finger food and a welcome drink.

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Fermatix AI buys code data for AI training. It licenses private production code repositories and pays per repository.

Tickets

• Startup – PitchingFree
• GuestFree

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Approved startups give 2–3 minute elevator pitches to investors, followed by 6–7 minutes of Q&A. No presentation is needed; the programme also includes networking, music and discussion of VC news.

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Pre-seed to Succeed is an investment programme launched by AltaIR Capital, Yellow Rocks, Smart Partnership Capital and I2BF Global Ventures. It supports startups in raising their first funding round.

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Vapi and Deepgram host an evening of networking and conversation around voice AI.

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Vapi is a platform for developers creating conversational voice AI. It supports building, testing and deploying voice AI agents.

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Investors, founders and operators discuss AI, deep tech and decentralised technologies, including capital flows, partnerships and scaling early traction. The agenda includes networking, opening remarks and a fireside chat.

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CryptoMondays is an in-person community focused on Web3, blockchain technology and AI that began as a New York meetup in 2018. RE:WORLD builds and scales innovation ecosystems, with accelerators, partnerships and capital connections for AI, Web3 and deep-tech ventures.

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Senior leaders from corporates, LPs, venture funds and startups gather for an invitation-only standing dinner and networking cocktail focused on conversations, partnerships and co-investment opportunities across Europe.

How to get in

By invitation only, but the organiser asks guests to register on the event page to request a spot, and confirms attendance by email.

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Dealflow.eu connects European deep tech startups with investors and corporates. It works with EU-funded innovators and supports grant access and scaling through partnerships.

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An invite-only seated dinner for people rethinking the business of media, as journalists become founders and podcasters build media companies. There are no panels or pitches.

How to get in

Invite-only seated dinner. Register on the event page to request a place; the hosts approve each registration.

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beehiiv helps creators and publishers own and monetise their audiences. Sounds Profitable drives the research, relationships and advertising intelligence behind podcasting.

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A small, intimate dinner brings founders from the community and wider ecosystem together around one table before the Web Summit schedule begins.

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OPUS Events curates founder-focused evenings for people building companies across cities, sectors and time zones.

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A startup dinner for 300+ founders, investors and operators from 30+ countries, opening with live 60-second elevator pitches voted on by the room. Speeches, a seated dinner, a startup-investor matchmaking room and an after party follow.

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This occasion focuses on international businesses being built from Poland. It is for founders, CEOs, CFOs, investors and partners.

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Borderless Night by PayDone is a community for people building businesses across borders. It brings together those managing international teams, clients, contractors, payments, relocation, legal and HR across different countries.

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Participants build two Dust agents step by step: one turns email requests into templated documents, another combines customer data into a live dashboard. Wesype presents a client case study on managing costs at company scale.

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Wesype is a consulting firm specialising in AI deployment that works in partnership with Dust. Dust ambassador David Tieba hosts with Wesype's Florent and Axel.

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The fifth edition brings founders, investors and operators together for an invite-only dinner with an Iberian lens. The format has no stage or panels, focusing on conversation among attendees.

How to get in

Invite only. Register on the event page to request a place; the hosts approve each registration.

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Participants meet fellow Danes in tech and support Danish businesses presenting products and ideas at the conference. Registration is reviewed; attendance is for Danish startups, companies or media.

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The Portuguese-language session is recorded live with an audience. Leandro Guedes hosts Nuno Ribeiro and a second guest from the creative field to discuss AI, creative processes and what remains human in authorship.

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Full Circle Podcast organises the event. Full Circle Productions develops projects around conversation, football, video games and opinion.

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An intimate kickoff with no stage or panels, bringing together founders, builders, investors and curious minds for coffee, cocktails and conversations. Registration is by approval, with guests arriving and leaving through the evening.

Event host

Kamille Cristaldo is a Web Summit Ambassador.

Tickets

• Early General Admission€15
• General Admission€20
• General Admission (last min)€25
• VIP Entrance ONLY (No Drink)€30
• Early VIP Admission + 🍺 x 1€40
• VIP Admission + 🍺 x 1€45
• VIP + 🍺 x 1 + Yorkseed House€50
• Early VIP Admission + 🍺 x 2€55
• and 11 more at the organiser

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A Passport Series gathering opens Web Summit week with a party. VIP ticket holders use a VIP check-in line and receive an envelope on arrival.

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Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through 100+ events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform supports startup founders raising capital with a vetted, application-based network, 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

Tickets

• Standard€55
• Last-Minute Ticket€75

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A dinner for female founders already scaling their businesses, with all-you-can-eat sushi, one drink and a facilitated roundtable on growth challenges and impact. Seats are approved by the host.

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Female Founders Breakfast is a community for women founders built around breakfast gatherings, community support and connections, from Lisbon to Europe and beyond. It was founded by Nina Simone Franke.

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A drinks table for early-stage founders, solo travellers to the conference and freelancers, one stop of the monthly Sip Happens series: no pitches, just conversation. The ticket covers a seat; drinks are bought at the bar.

Tickets

• staaake Dinner Club MemberFree
• Early Bird 2€50
• Early Bird 3€75
• Regular Tickets€100
• Late to the Party 8€125
• Late to the Party 9€150
• Last Person Extra€175

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A small dinner for founders and people in tech, centred on conversation and long-term relationship-building during Lisbon Tech Conference. Guests are hand-picked, with private WhatsApp access while active.

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staaake is a platform for visibility sheets for founders, investors and creators. It lets people claim a username, state what they are looking for and offering, and get matched. It also runs founder and investor lists used at events and tech conferences worldwide.

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Yousef, founder of GreenRah, uses a Lisbon route to show how sun, shade, weather and hills can change a walk. The session includes a live GreenRah demo, feedback and questions.

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Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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Fellow runners gather for a run-club meet-up. Coffee, breakfast and networking follow.

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David Savage is a podcaster and documentary filmmaker.

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A gathering before the Web Summit doors open, with music and coffee for founders, investors, operators and builders. There are no pitches, and entry is by application.

Event host

Octo Health is a proactive health platform that helps people test, understand and act on their health. It offers testing across 100+ biomarkers and brings together medical records, bloodwork, wearables and symptoms with insights across 11 health categories.

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It is a small, easy 5K run during Web Summit for founders and early-stage operators, followed by coffee. There is no pitch, panel or agenda; coffee-only attendance is fine, and a few relevant investors and ecosystem people may join.

Event host

Kantis is a London-based compliance platform for European startups. It supports ISO 27001, SOC 2 and ISO 42001 work, plus UK/EU GDPR checks, with managed evidence collection, policy preparation and auditor coordination.

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A small breakfast for AI founders with founder-to-founder conversation about building, fundraising, distribution and scaling AI products. Attendance is subject to approval.

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Enchant brings together a venture studio, an accelerator, an AI VC and an academy, along with startup events. Its studio builds and validates AI-native startups across B2B AI, SaaS and the creator economy, with products already live.

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Campaignswell and Adapty curate a space for mobile app founders and marketing and growth leads over breakfast. Guests from Glam AI and Lovon share how they grow their apps, what they tested, what flopped and what is paying off now.

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Campaignswell Events focuses on LTV and ROAS predictions. Its work covers apps, games and web funnels.

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A builder café during the conference where people can work and meet founders, engineers and investors, with coffee on the hosts.

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MongoDB for Startups is a technical programme that helps high-growth founders build on MongoDB's AI-ready data platform. HYPE runs in-person tech events, and Outsite is a global community for remote workers, entrepreneurs and creatives.

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German creators and their managers meet founders and investors from the German startup ecosystem. Discussion topics include media for equity, investing and building.

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Data professionals gather for talks and a roundtable. Topics include AI, data quality at scale and governance.

Event host

Selectzero is a data observability platform. It provides real-time validation, automated data catalogue and lineage tools, and a centralised business glossary.

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A casual breakfast for travel tech founders, investors and operators attending the conference, about the future of travel, AI and customer experience. There is no formal agenda, and registration is subject to approval.

Event host

Enchant brings together a venture studio, an accelerator, an AI VC and an academy, along with startup events and a growing portfolio of live AI products.

Tickets

• Investor GeneralFree
• Investor VIPFree

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The summit is a vetted gathering for active VC investors, family offices, CVCs, business angels and institutional investors to discuss investment trends, share insights and explore co-investment opportunities.

Event host

VNTR is a global investor community. It brings together investment decision-makers around the VNTR Global Investor Summit and associated networking.

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A breakfast table for early-stage founders, solo travellers to the conference and freelancers: coffee, a bite and new contacts, with no pitches. The ticket covers a seat, and food and drinks are bought on site.

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The session explores the neuroscience of leadership in an AI-driven era. It looks at brain chemistry and the biology of change as ways to reduce resistance, build psychological safety and develop trust amid uncertainty.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities. This session is part of its own programme at PTW Palace, the festival's Lisbon venue.

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Organised networking brings together women interested in career, business and wellbeing. The format centres on conversations and making connections.

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A structured roundtable on the shift from technical expert to strategic leader. The group works through one participant's real challenge and the habits that can quietly block progression.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities. This session is part of its own programme at PTW Palace, the festival's Lisbon venue.

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A workshop in which Vadim Glazkov of Smartcat and Glasgow Research shows how he uses AI to plan customer interviews and analyse findings, what a person must check before acting on them, and how to decide what to automate.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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A session on conversational AI and its effect on digital marketing. Jorge Cunha shows how to get value out of AI in marketing.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities. This session is part of its own programme at PTW Palace, the festival's Lisbon venue.

Tickets

• Founder Early Bird€79
• Investor Admission€79
• Standard (Founder + Investor)€89
• Yorkseed All-Access Week Pass€950
• All-Access Week Pass x 2€1450

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A curated group of founders, venture capitalists, angel investors, emerging fund managers, startup operators and venture ecosystem leaders meets for lunch, introductions and relationship-building, with no stage, panels or pitch competition.

Event host

Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through 100+ events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform supports startup founders raising capital with a vetted, application-based network, 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

Tickets

• staaake Dinner Club MemberFree
• First Person Bonus€25
• Early Bird 2€50
• Early Bird 3€75
• Regular Tickets€100
• Late to the Party 8€125
• Late to the Party 9€150
• Last Person Extra€175

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The Lisbon Tech Conference special brings founders and people in tech together for small, curated dinners focused on real conversations and long-term relationship-building. Guests get access to a private WhatsApp.

Event host

staaake is a platform for visibility sheets for founders, investors and creators. It lets people claim a username, state what they are looking for and offering, and get matched. It also runs founder and investor lists used at events and tech conferences worldwide.

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A session for 45 to 60 people on turning culture and creator IP into businesses: a panel with Jessica Fontana, Rebecca Rowntree and producer Chopstix, a masterclass by Emiliano Manuel on speaking on camera, then networking.

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Indvstry Clvb is a private digital members club for creative and entrepreneurial professionals that sets out to challenge gatekeeping.

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Social entrepreneur and TEDx speaker Katya Carvalhão on impact built with simple technology, from an education project for children in Uganda to a volunteer network that supported around 13,000 people affected by the war in Ukraine, and on what AI changes for small organisations.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities. This session is part of its own programme at PTW Palace, the festival's Lisbon venue.

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A practical session led by Gonçalo Melo de Magalhães, founder of Planta Smart Homes, on turning sensor data into spatial decisions people can approve. Participants map a simulated scenario and leave with a pilot checklist.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

Tickets

• StandardFree
• Non Playing TicketFree

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A padel mixer for Canopy members, with drinks afterwards. Players are paired by level and move between courts after each match; no experience or equipment needed. Playing is capped at 40, and non-players are welcome to come along for the social.

Event host

Canopy is a membership community for startups and scaleups, with hubs in Lisbon, London, Boston and Bangalore, offering its members a network and resources. This event runs on Canopy's own community calendar.

Tickets

• FoundersFree
• InvestorsFree
• General AdmissionFree
• VIP Entrance ONLY (No Drink)€15
• VIP Admission EARLY BIRD€30
• VIP Admission€45
• VIP Admission For 2 EARLY BIRD€55
• Bronze Partnership€180

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Part of Yorkseed's Passport Series for Web Summit Lisbon, this cross-border venture salon is hosted by Jessica Sophia Wong and brings together founders, investors and venture ecosystem leaders.

Event host

Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through 100+ events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform supports startup founders raising capital with a vetted, application-based network, 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

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A panel of European and Brazilian founders and policy experts on raising capital, expanding internationally, and how rules on data protection, AI and competition shape the way they build.

Event host

The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) is a global membership organisation for technology startups, scaleups and independent developers. It advocates to governments for policies that reward small tech-driven innovation and provides resources to help members raise capital, scale and create jobs.

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David Carvalhão asks if outsourced thinking expands intelligence or makes humans obsolete, and presents the Cognitive Effort Model of Human Activity to anticipate AI’s impact on labour, inequality and society, inviting policy discussion.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities. This session is part of its own programme at PTW Palace, the festival's Lisbon venue.

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Live demos meet stand-up comedy as four to six GTM builders show real workflows involving AI agents, outbound, CRM, enrichment and automation for an audience of founders, GTM operators and AI builders, with drinks and conversation.

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Digitalista.Tech builds go-to-market systems. Its focus is on humans and AI agents working together.

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An invitation-only evening where C-suite leaders discuss AI strategy alongside the conference, with KPMG's Head of Advisory Lisa Fernihough among the speakers and author James Poulter as co-host. The organiser marks the date as tentative, and the venue is still to be announced.

How to get in

Invitation only. Apply through the Apply to Attend form on the organiser's page.

Event host

Modev runs AI House, a series of invitation-only executive AI gatherings at six global events in 2026. The Lisbon stop is presented by KPMG.

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Quidgest opens its doors for Magusto Tech +, one of its traditions: roasted chestnuts, wine and conversation with the international tech community and people visiting for the conference.

Tickets

• SuperconnectorFree
• Presenting FounderFree
• SponsorFree

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Selected startups present a critical ask to vetted Superconnectors, who compete to offer relevant introductions. Startups choose a connection, and the introduction happens on the spot.

Event host

Superconnectors is a platform for running connection-focused events and tracking growth. It organises various events around the globe each year and offers products and partnerships based on its game and platform.

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Informal drinks gather journalists, editors, publishers, creators, media founders, investors and tech builders. Conversation covers audience ownership, sustainable journalism and publishing businesses. There are no panels or presentations.

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EUVC is a European venture community. It is building a European tech publishing platform that brings together editorial, intelligence, education and community.

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The invite-only space-economy event is for investors, founders, decision makers, the Portuguese diaspora in town, and Portuguese space and defence communities. It looks at how non-space firms can use data, services and AI-driven products.

How to get in

Invite only. Register on the event page to request a place; the organiser, GO Coimbra, approves each registration.

Event host

GO Coimbra is Coimbra's municipal agency for investment and innovation. The hosting consortium also includes Coimbra City Council, CIM Região de Coimbra, University of Coimbra and IPN.

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Kasia Szczesniak leads an interactive workshop and Q&A on how leadership changes as AI becomes more capable. Topics include judgment, discernment, communication, and what not to outsource to AI. The session is followed by networking.

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Lisbon Business Leaders runs networking events, workshops, and immersive experiences. Its activities focus on opportunities, partnerships, and leadership development.

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Aubay Portugal and IBM hold a conversation for technology and business leaders on the people, capabilities and business priorities behind tech hub development, with peer networking, food and drinks.

Event host

Aubay Portugal is an IT consultancy. Its stated speciality is innovation in IT consulting with talented people.

Tickets

• Early Bird€12
• Standard€15

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A conversation on building, investing and scaling across the Atlantic with Diego Sampaio of Globalfy, Myrto Lalacos of The Emerging VC and Sarah Antor of Helena Capital, moderated by Pedro Coutinho, followed by drinks and introductions.

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RedBridge Lisbon co-hosts the evening with Transatlantic Highway Ventures, a US venture capital firm backing Portuguese founders of agentic AI B2B startups, and Globalfy, which helps international entrepreneurs set up and run companies in the US.

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A meetup of Investors Portugal's angel community during the conference, where members are asked to bring a new angel investor along.

Event host

Investors Portugal represents early-stage investors in Portugal, promoting and defending their interests with policymakers and national and international institutions.

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A fireside chat for 70 selected founders and CMOs on winning clients as buyers turn to AI answers. PR and GEO experts and CMOs discuss what drives visibility in AI answers and how to make sure AI describes a company correctly.

Event host

Founders Fire Events runs a series of events in Lisbon that bring together VCs and founders in a private garden setting. It focuses on informal exchange of ideas and direct conversation around the campfire.

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A private 50-seat shuttle hosts 60-second pitches to everyone on board and an investor/advisor jury. Networking follows after arrival. Participation is by application, with every registration reviewed.

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Club GLOBALS is a growth acceleration club for global tech leaders from the GLOBALS Ecosystem and hosts GLOBALS On Tour Lisbon.

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Early-stage AI and deep tech startups pitch in an invite-only competition. Attendance is by application, with seats selected for pre-seed and seed AI founders, VCs and frontier tech operators.

Event host

Sobremesa Agency builds executive dinners and conference side events for B2B lead generation. It helps teams meet senior B2B buyers in gatherings hosted under the client’s own brand.

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A networking meetup for the Ukrainian community in Lisbon during Web Summit, where the first 200 attendees get complimentary tokens.

Event host

SendPulse is an AI-driven marketing platform. It helps scaling businesses automate email and chatbot conversations, with a built-in CRM for lead capture, nurturing and conversion.

Tickets

• Apply to Pitch for StartupsFree
• Investor (Jury)Free
• Accelerator (Jury)Free
• Early Bird€25
• General Admission€35

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Startups pitch to investors and industry leaders. The event has Q&A, jury feedback, investor conversations, founder feedback, curated networking, awards for the pitch winner, best Ukrainian startup and audience favourite, drinks and music.

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TechEmbassy runs curated side events alongside technology conferences, connecting founders, investors and industry leaders through dedicated tracks, panels, startup showcases and networking.

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ACCIÓ – Catalonia Trade and Investment promotes innovation and business internationalisation. It has a network of 40 offices around the world.

Tickets

• U.S. Ecosystem PassFree
• Funds & LPs PassFree
• Media PassFree
• Market-Entry Pass€150
• Market-Entry VIP€500

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The newest edition of BeGlobe's invite-only Venture Party, held at the conference every year since 2017, this year linking international founders with the US market. More than 300 founders, investors and journalists are expected.

How to get in

Free passes are for US-based companies and funds with a majority US client base, approved by BeGlobe; everyone else joins with the €150 Market-Entry Pass.

Event host

BeGlobe is a PR agency. Its community, IT&VC Unicorns, brings together more than 3,000 founders and investors.

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An official reception hosted by the Mayor of Lisbon to welcome international delegations to Web Summit 2026.

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Professionals and entrepreneurs in Portugal gather to network, exchange experiences and discuss opportunities and business in the United States. They also share ideas and explore partnerships linking Brazil, Portugal and the United States.

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An invitation-only evening co-hosted by CyberX, a Portuguese ethical hacking company, for security leaders, CISOs, executives, partners and founders. A short welcome is followed by open networking over finger food and drinks.

How to get in

By invitation: register on the event page and the hosts approve each request.

Event host

Nucleon Security is a European cybersecurity company that protects organisations with EDR, XDR and AI-driven threat detection.

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This open conversation explores psychedelics, resilience, purpose and finding calm while building a business.

Tickets

• StandardFree
• Optional Donation€5

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An evening on growing and funding businesses in the AI era: the ResQ growth story, a panel of founders, marketers and VCs, and a visibility talk by Irina Shurmina with a hands-on Lovable workshop. Networking drinks follow.

Event host

GrowthGirls is a global growth marketing agency. It works with clients from startups to established companies, using data-driven strategies and creative thinking.

Tickets

• GuestFree
• PitchFree

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Brisa, REMO, Mota-Engil and Quadrante share challenges in energy, low-carbon and digital construction, water and buildings, and ten selected startups pitch live to them. Anyone can join the audience; greenhub and EngineersHub host.

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Unicorn Factory Lisboa was envisioned by Lisbon City Council to expand Lisbon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, from startups to scaleups and eventually unicorns. It is a platform of programmes and hubs that supports startups and seeks to attract talent, new projects and investment.

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A small dinner gathers about 20 founders, startup developers and tech leaders from around the world. Drinks precede the meal, with time to meet the community, hear about ACT's current work and learn about membership.

How to get in

The organiser asked for RSVPs by 15 October; the event page still takes requests, each one approved by ACT.

Event host

Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) brings together startups, tech investors and ecosystem leaders to identify and solve policy questions shaping growth, funding and market access. It represents independent app developers and small tech companies in policy work on AI, app stores, privacy and competition.

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A networking night focused on AI in ecommerce.

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Marketing leaders meet for invite-only drinks and peer discussion on turning events into pipeline. Roundtables cover activations, ROI, AI use in targeting, personalisation and follow-up, and VIP experiences beyond exhibition space.

How to get in

Invite only. The organiser asks guests to request an invite through the event page.

Event host

Jos organises conferences for the technology sector.

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MELLA Supply and Strategic Disruption Consulting host a conversation for impact investors, professionals and founders on how finance, expertise and market access can help diverse-led and women-led businesses grow.

Event host

MELLA SUPPLY organises conversations and events that bring together founders, professionals, capital providers and ecosystem partners. Its work spans Europe and the wider Afro-Lusophone economy.

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An interactive masterclass examines psychological safety in AI adoption. Storytelling, reflection and practical exercises cover leadership behaviours, quiet compliance, constructive challenge and better AI decisions.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities. This session is part of its own programme at PTW Palace, the festival's Lisbon venue.

Tickets

• Founders (early bird)Free
• Investors (early bird)Free
• General Admin x 2 Drinks€25
• Supporter€200
• Yorkseed Lunch Access x 2€350
• Jade Partnership€350
• Founders Activation€400
• Opal Partnership€450
• and 4 more at the organiser

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A Yorkseed founder mixer during Web Summit week: relaxed networking with founders, scaleup leaders, selected investors, operators and ecosystem partners; no panels or pitch competition.

Event host

Yorkseed is a venture network and platform for startup founders raising capital. Its application-based, vetted network offers AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions, connecting founders, investors and ecosystem leaders across 50+ cities.

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An informal dinner brings people from the Utrecht Region and Lisbon ecosystems together. Founders, investors, ecosystem builders and partners mingle, exchange experiences and discuss future collaboration without a formal programme.

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An invitation-only cocktail evening with Cloud Hill Capital on growth-stage pre-IPO secondaries, for LPs, UHNWIs and funds seeking access and venture funds looking for liquidity.

How to get in

By invitation only. Register on the event page; each registration is subject to host approval.

Event host

Seconda Private Markets (SecondaPM) is a brokerage and investment syndicate for growth-stage companies in AI inference, robotics, quantum, hardware and defence.

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An invitation-only evening for about 200 founders, investors and tech leaders with live jazz, drinks and shisha, and no panels or pitches. Sponsors include Solidgate, SID Venture Partners and 28DIGITAL.

How to get in

Invitation only. Register on the event page to request a place; the hosts approve each registration.

Event host

Flyer One Ventures (F1V) is an early-stage VC backing CEE and Ukrainian founders who build global software companies.

Tickets

• Investor GeneralFree
• Founder GeneralFree
• Ecosystem PassFree

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Founders meet investors over drinks, snacks and music. The evening includes relaxed networking, discussions and private chats about investment trends, opportunities, collaboration and co-investment.

Event host

VNTR is a global investor community. It brings together investment decision-makers around the VNTR Global Investor Summit and associated networking.

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The dinner brings LPs, GPs and founders together for conversation over Mediterranean cuisine. It is hosted by four funds spanning the venture lifecycle, with attendance by invitation only.

How to get in

By invitation only. Register on the event page to request a place, or message the hosts through the page's Contact the host link.

Event host

Love Ventures backs early-stage founders tackling the UK’s productivity challenges across Fintech, Future of Work and Consumertech. The firm partners with teams to build scalable companies.

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A panel on whether Europe can turn its AI talent and research into global leadership. Founders, investors, regulators and policymakers discuss compute, scaling, capital, compliance and the AI Act, followed by networking.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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A social evening with AWS and the Portugal Tech Week community. Founders, developers, investors and others interested in innovation meet to talk and make new connections.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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The party is for LGBTQ+ Web Summit attendees, LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, VCs, corporates, Lisbon LGBTQ+ founders and supporters of the LGBTQ+ entrepreneurial ecosystem, with networking and celebration. Photo/video may be captured for promotion.

Event host

Raymond Hannes is the organiser; The Late Birds Hotel, Ambistream and identity.vc are hosts.

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The dinner roundtable is for AI, in-house IT, tech and security leaders and focuses on how effective agentic AI is inside organisations, sharing learnings from exploring and implementing agentic workflows.

Event host

Harriet works with companies on AI rollouts. It offers independent model choice, shared skills and hands-on implementation.

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A dinner for people connected to Coimbra, including founders, investors, university and research people, public decision makers and others curious about the ecosystem. There are no talks or pitches, just conversation over beer and tapas.

Event host

GO Coimbra is Coimbra's municipal agency for investment and innovation. It presents the city as a place for talent, research, innovation and investment.

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The English Comedy Showcase by Lisbon Comedy: a stand-up night in English with comedians from the Lisbon scene and rising stars, opening with socialising and drinks. The venue serves craft beer, wine and light food.

Event host

Lisbon Digital Nomads is a group for digital nomads, people working towards location independence and others interested in the lifestyle. It is not run as a business.

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A hands-on tour of practical AI tools and workflows, with a framework to take away. The speaker is Nina Patrick, who runs her CRM and writes her briefs with Claude and other AI tools, and who started Ladies Who Claude for women afraid to try such tools.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities. This session is part of its own programme at PTW Palace, the festival's Lisbon venue.

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A dinner table for founders building tech that has to meet safety and regulatory demands, joined by a policy expert from Discord. No pitches; the ticket covers a seat, and food and drinks are bought on site.

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An easy 5K run along the river with no set pace, open to all fitness levels, for founders, investors, operators and wellness people at Web Summit. It ends with coffee near the finish line.

Event host

Octo Health is a proactive health platform that helps people test, understand and act on their health. Its membership covers tests for 100+ biomarkers, brings together medical records, bloodwork, wearables and symptoms, and gives insights across 11 health categories.

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A curated breakfast brings together women founders, women investors and women startup leaders for coffee, partner remarks, open conversations and networking. Attendance is limited and curated for relevance, with no pitching.

Event host

EIT Community Supernovas, led by EIT Urban Mobility, EIT Food and 28DIGITAL, is a pan-European initiative to increase gender diversity in Europe’s innovation and investment ecosystem. It provides training, curated deal flow and community access for women investors and founders.

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A breakfast for about 20 founders who still sell, heads of sales, CROs and BizDev leads. With no stage or pitches, the group discusses what works in sales now, what has stopped working and what to change next year.

Event host

Nazarii Bihniak and Hleb of Dealaris host the breakfast.

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A breakfast table for early-stage founders, solo travellers to the conference and freelancers: coffee, a bite and new contacts, with no pitches. The ticket covers a seat, and food and drinks are bought on site.

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Neuroscientist Anna Steinzeig links prolonged uncertainty to attention, decisions, collaboration and workplace behaviours. Short exercises identify these patterns and lead into evidence-based tools for performing without certainty.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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Founders at Web Summit who have a website can provide a link for a live review. If there is no critical feedback, the founder and team win coffee; if improvements are found, the founder can leave with three actionable items.

Event host

Best Web Summit Side Events in Lisbon is curated by product designer Nik Zechner.

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Executive coach Vincent Azé looks at why stronger individual tools do not add up to better teamwork, and at handling friction, listening and difficult conversations as AI changes how people work.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

Tickets

• FoundersFree
• InvestorsFree
• General AdmissionFree
• VIP Entrance ONLY (No Drink)€15
• VIP Admission EARLY BIRD€30
• VIP Admission€45
• VIP Admission For 2 EARLY BIRD€55
• Bronze Partnership€180

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Jessica Sophia Wong, founder and CEO of Yorkseed, hosts the Founder Problem-Solving Lab as part of the Yorkseed Passport Series for Web Summit Lisbon.

Event host

Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through 100+ events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform supports startup founders raising capital with a vetted, application-based network, 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

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An English-language discussion on authenticity, integrity and chain of custody for digital content. Speakers examine deepfake fraud, the “liar’s dividend”, evidence risks and startup opportunities in trust, forensics and verification.

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José Padilla, CEO of LegalMente AI and founder of the US business law firm Lex Padilla, roasts common startup legal mistakes with real horror stories and takes founders' legal questions. Food and drinks are provided.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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A lunch for 20 people who train, fine-tune, serve or ship AI models and agents. Each guest takes 60 seconds to say what they are building and what help they need, then the table eats and talks. There are no panels or slides.

Event host

Palo Alto AI Research Lab is an independent research lab focused on multi-agent orchestration, agent governance and zero-knowledge methods. It publishes open artefacts and evals under named authors.

Tickets

• Investor & Executive Admission€119
• Emerging Manager / GP€149
• Family Office / LP€199
• Institutional Investor€199
• Last-Minute Admission€249
• Ruby Partner€550
• Yorkseed All-Access Week Pass€950
• Sapphire Partner€1250
• and 1 more at the organiser

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Attendees join a seated lunch with introductions from all participants and discussions on partnerships, international expansion and investing in emerging markets. The format has no stage, panels or pitching competition.

Event host

Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through 100+ events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform supports startup founders raising capital with a vetted, application-based network, 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

Tickets

• FreeFree
• staaake Dinner Club MemberFree
• First Person Bonus€25
• Early Bird 2€50
• Early Bird 3€75
• Regular Tickets€100
• Late to the Party 8€125
• Late to the Party 9€150
• and 1 more at the organiser

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staaake's Lisbon Tech Conference special brings founders and people in tech into a small, curated dining setting for real conversations and long-term relationship-building. Participants get private WhatsApp access while it is active.

Event host

staaake is a platform for visibility sheets for founders, investors and creators. It lets people claim a username, state what they are looking for and offering, and get matched. It also runs founder and investor lists used at events and tech conferences worldwide.

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The informal lunch-and-learn covers UK expansion for founders, CEOs and senior leaders at startups, scaleups and SMEs, with Saga Palmer speaking and lunch, conversation and networking away from conference crowds.

Event host

Goodwille Ltd has supported international businesses in navigating the complexities of the UK market for over 25 years.

Event host

VNTR is a global investor community. It brings together investors internationally.

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An invitation-only afternoon on where institutional capital is going in European tech: defence and dual-use, energy and compute, and the private-credit and infrastructure structures financing them. Short talks and a fireside, in working-session tone. Each confirmed guest gets a matching brief beforehand with the profiles in the room most relevant to their mandate.

How to get in

By invitation only. The organiser publishes one contact, [email protected]: write there to ask for an invite.

Event host

Spark does event-led brand marketing for tech, AI and venture-backed companies.

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An ALBAN Global Network investor delegation meets founders, investors and ecosystem builders from Portugal. The programme combines a fireside chat on cross-border investment with small-group roundtables.

Event host

ALBAN Global Network brings an international investor delegation to Lisbon for the session. Its founder and managing director, Ermelinda Hajdari, hosts with Tzufit Herling of Connecteur.

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A masterclass for founders planning US expansion, led by Marcelo Carrullo of Drummond Ventures and Maikon Luiz of Drummond CPA. It covers timing, market entry, structuring, tax, hiring, visas and a step-by-step framework.

Event host

Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

Tickets

• FoundersFree
• InvestorsFree
• General AdmissionFree
• VIP Entrance ONLY (No Drink)€15
• VIP Admission EARLY BIRD€30
• VIP Admission€45
• VIP Admission For 2 EARLY BIRD€55
• Bronze Partnership€180

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Yorkseed Investor Pitch is part of the Yorkseed Passport Series for the Web Summit Lisbon edition, hosted by Yorkseed founder and CEO Jessica Sophia Wong.

Event host

Yorkseed is a global venture network connecting over 10,000 founders and investors through 100+ events across 50+ hubs. Its Yorkseed Connect platform supports startup founders raising capital with a vetted, application-based network, 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room and mutual introductions.

Tickets

• Standard (founder)Free
• InvestorFree
• 1 min pitch for a startup€35
• VIP€70
• 3 min pitch for a startup€150
• Service Provider€150

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Selected founders pitch applied AI startups, followed by Q&A with investors and industry experts. Discussions cover automation, enterprise software, productivity, customer experience, data and vertical AI.

Event host

Enchant brings together a venture studio, an accelerator, an AI VC and an academy, along with startup events and a growing portfolio of live AI products.

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A fireside chat and three panels unpack Web2App economics: app store fees, geo-pricing, retention, payment flows and margins outside walled gardens. Operators discuss paywalls, cancellation flows, fraud and market-by-market adaptation.

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Sobremesa Agency builds executive dinners and conference side events for teams to meet senior B2B buyers. Hosts approve every seat and hold the gathering under their own brand.

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The Czech and Slovak community at Web Summit gathers for a welcome drink from the hosts and new contacts. Registration is required.

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Elevon builds AI aimed at reducing busywork. It is at Web Summit in the BETA startup programme as part of SARIO's Slovak business mission.

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Jane gathers friends in one place for games and hugs. The meet-up is about reconnecting with familiar people after years of missing that sense of belonging during the war.

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Tech founders and operators meet informally over drinks. There is no agenda or panels, just conversation and networking with fellow founders.

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Growth Division is a growth marketing team that helps seed-stage startups scale. It has worked with more than 130 startups globally.

Tickets

• Valois Member AccessFree
• Allocator InvitationFree
• Allocator ApplicationFree

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A private, application- and invitation-only gathering for about 45 selected global allocators and private capital leaders, with no stage or formal panel and a focus on conversation and introductions around private capital.

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Yorkseed Connect is the platform for startup founders raising capital. It offers an application-based, vetted network with 15+ AI fundraising tools, a deal room, and mutual introductions across 50+ cities globally.

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A walk of about 2.5 km along the river for Notion ambassadors, partners, operations leads and founders, ending where people can stay on for a beer and food. There is no agenda and no talks, only conversation and Notion tips.

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Non Code Studio helps growing teams build better systems, work smarter with Notion and put AI to work.

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A networking and career event for technology professionals exploring a next professional step. Attendees can meet the team, discuss ambitions, share a CV and learn about career opportunities.

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Aubay Portugal is an IT consultancy. Its stated speciality is innovation in IT consulting with talented people.

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Three Japanese startups expanding into Europe give brief pitches and discuss open roles and business opportunities. Guests can join one-on-one conversations, sign up for interviews, and network over Japanese food.

How to get in

Entry is for people interested in being considered as candidates, and the organiser says admission may be denied; on the day it is first come, first served for the first 40 people.

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Tokyo Startup Talent 事務局/Office is the office for a Tokyo Metropolitan Government project supporting startup growth. It forms a community where startups facing recruitment challenges and individuals can gather, with a focus on hiring and organisation building.

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Business Finland (Work in Finland) supports Finnish companies’ internationalisation, product development and sustainable growth by providing funding, advisory services and networks.

Tickets

• Early Bird AccessFree
• Standard Access€10

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A defence tech evening on whether Europe can build sovereign deep tech, including a SpaceX alternative. It features lessons from Ukraine, a VC panel on Europe and the US, a startup showcase and a military perspective panel.

How to get in

Open to citizens of EU and NATO member countries and Ukraine only, with security screening; register on the event page, and the organiser approves each request.

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Productized runs workshops, courses and coaching with the aim of contributing to better products. Led by CEO André Marquet, it also organises the Defense Tech Meetup series.

Tickets

• General AdmissionFree
• SupporterFree
• Startup PitcherFree
• Premium Admission€50

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AI entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders discuss ethical AI and innovation. The programme includes keynotes, panels, interactive expert sessions, networking, food, drinks, an after party and a light show.

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AI Ethics and Integrity International Association (AIEI) is an international AI ethics association. It brings together lawyers, technologists and policymakers to set standards for responsible AI.

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A relaxed after-hours gathering for entrepreneurs, investors and others interested in the Latin American ecosystem, to exchange ideas, share experiences and network. Transport from Web Summit is provided.

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Casa da América Latina is a non-profit association focused on organising events in the areas of culture, knowledge, economics and politics.

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A special edition marking LisboaUX's second anniversary, with snacks, board games and two talks by speakers yet to be announced. Guests can then sign up for dinner with the speakers in groups of six at local restaurants.

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LisboaUX is a community-run user experience meetup in Lisbon, sponsored by Cherrydock and RoundTwenty. It runs a Slack community where designers can meet and find events and job opportunities.

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An evening marking the open beta of Rize, with BWIT Lisbon and AlgoMarketing: moments to pause and breathe, express massages and time to meet people away from the pace of the conference.

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Rize is an AI-powered wellness platform helping people embrace proactive well-being, with a nervous-system-first approach.

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A panel, Q&A and networking session on aligning AI growth with safety at the AI frontier. The private event brings together investors, builders and corporates, and every participant is selected.

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Top Tier Impact is a global ecosystem of investors, entrepreneurs and corporate leaders focused on impact and sustainability. It offers fundraising, innovation consulting and investment advisory.

Tickets

• StandardFree
• Buy the organiser a drink 🍻€5

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The Lisbon edition of Tech Startups in the Pub, a series that also runs in London, Milan, Warsaw and other cities, meets in the conference week for relaxed networking over drinks, without panels or pitches.

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Anna S is a co-founder of Oxigen with nine years in product and operations.

In short

A networking event for Web Summit attendees.

How to get in

For Web Summit attendees only: the organiser says its free ticket is exclusively for Web Summit ticket holders.

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WeRoad offers group travel and adventure trips worldwide. Its trips feature itineraries that bring together like-minded travellers.

Tickets

• General AdmissionFree
• InvestorFree
• Canopy MembersFree
• Thank you Canopy€10

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Participating founders demonstrate what they are building, share customer learning, validation and next steps. The audience helps choose a People's Choice Award winner, with Canopy announcements also planned.

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Canopy is a membership community for entrepreneurs and innovators, including startups and scaleups. It offers members access to a network and resources for building their ventures.

Tickets

• FounderFree
• InvestorFree

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Investors discuss how capital flows, theses, valuations and expectations have shifted in the US and Europe. Founders share how they are adapting product, fundraising and growth decisions.

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AltaIR Capital is a global early-stage venture capital firm. Its portfolio spans more than 400 companies, and it backed more than 10 unicorns early, including Miro, Deel, PandaDoc, Turing, Fundamental and Mesh.

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The community's first in-person meeting, following its workshop "Building the Next Generation of Humans".

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Life With Artificials is a meetup community for curious people exploring life, intelligence and a future shared with increasingly capable artificials.

Tickets

• Early Bird€20
• Regular Ticket€25
• At the door€30

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An interactive workshop led by comedian and teacher Dan Burt on what founders can borrow from stand-up: timing, reading the room, story and delivery. Volunteers pitch live for feedback, and there is gamified networking.

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A networking evening to help Romanian companies make the most of Web Summit, with Romanian and Portuguese startups, chambers of commerce, investors and tech firms. Discussions focus on innovation and Romania's digital potential.

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A dinner for about 20 founders, startup developers and tech leaders, opening with drinks. Guests meet the ACT community, hear about its policy work and learn about membership; current and prospective members are especially welcome.

How to get in

ACT's second dinner, at Lost In. The page's date is Wednesday 11 November, though its text still says Tuesday 10 November; RSVP by 31 October on the event page.

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The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) represents independent app developers and small tech companies around the world. It brings startups, investors and ecosystem leaders together on policy and takes members' experience to policymakers on AI, app stores, privacy and competition.

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A social evening with Apify and the Portugal Tech Week community for developers, founders, AI enthusiasts, automation experts and others building with data and AI. The focus is on networking and conversation away from the screen.

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Portugal Tech Week is a decentralised tech festival that runs free events across Portuguese cities.

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Founders, investors and selected ecosystem participants meet for insights into Germany's startup and investment ecosystem, with three short talks, experienced angel investors, networking, dinner, an open bar and startups exhibiting ideas.

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The event page names beel and Germany Trade and Invest as the organisers.

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The Web Summit edition of IndieBeers is a no-agenda entrepreneur social meetup powered by Ramen Club.

Event host

IndieBeers Lisboa is a community of indie hackers, founders and creators in Lisboa. It helps them start and grow profitable SaaS and internet businesses.

Tickets

• Third Release€150
• Table of Four (4 seats)€460

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A forty-seat long-table dinner brings together people from the diaspora working where culture meets technology. It includes three courses, Portuguese fusion flavours, live music and phones-down toasts before dessert.

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Indvstry Clvb is a private digital members club for creative and entrepreneurial professionals. It focuses on reducing gatekeeping in creative and entrepreneurial spaces.