The Dublin AI Founder & Investor Evening 2026 (Curated Audience Event)

Join us for the Dublin AI Founder & Investor Evening 2026, a meticulously curated event bringing together 100 Irish AI Startups, VCs, and Angel Investors for an evening filled with engaging discussions, learning opportunities, and networking! This event is co-hosted by Hubspot for Startups and Startup Network Europe.

Agenda:

• 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM: Registration
• 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM: VC & Founder Panel: The AI Validation Sprint
  Explore how early-stage AI founders can iterate quickly, build product velocity, and achieve B2B product-market fit. This panel discusses practical playbooks for early commercial traction, creating defensible product moats, and meeting today's benchmarks sought by deep-tech investors.
  Panelists Include:
  • Saurabh Kumar, Principal, Sure Valley Ventures
  • Amy Neale, General Partner, Delta Partners VC
  • More Panellists TBC
• 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Networking (food & drinks provided) 🍽️🥂

A Highly Curated Audience:

Attendance is strictly limited to:

• 70 AI Startup Founders & CTOs (from NI and ROI, early-stage, selected from 700 applications)
• 10 Ecosystem Stakeholders (Accelerators, Incubators, Government, etc)
• 20 VCs & Angel Investors

This event follows the successful model of the London AI Startup Conference 2025, where audience curation led to high attendee ratings and the confirmation of a 2026 sequel!