BeGlobe American Venture Party

BeGlobe American Venture Party acontece a 10 de novembro de 2026, em Lisboa.

BeGlobe's flagship Web Summit party, reimagined as the definitive bridge between international founders, investors and the U.S. market.BeGlobe American Venture Party is the newest edition of BeGlobe's flagship Venture Party franchise — an invite-only gathering held annually at Web Summit Lisbon since 2017. This year’s focus is building a bridge between global innovation and the U.S. market, which drew two-thirds of global startup funding in Q2 2026 and 83% in Q1, according to Crunchbase.A Community That Keeps GrowingSince its first edition in 2017, the BeGlobe American Venture Party has grown from an intimate founders’ meetup into one of the most sought-after private gatherings of Web Summit week. Alongside it grew IT&VC Unicorns, BeGlobe’s community of 3,000+ founders and investors. Year after year, the party has been where founders meet their next investors, partners and press champions.The event will be hosted at the historic 17th-century Palácio do Conde d’Óbidos, overlooking the Tagus River. More than 300 handpicked guests are expected:- 200 early- and growth-stage founders (Pre-Series A and beyond)- 70 VCs and LPs ($30M+ AUM), including founders of 15 unicorns- 30 top-tier tech journalists. Past attendees include journalists from the Financial Times, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Forbes, WIRED, The Wall Street Journal and more.70% of attendees are U.S.-based. The other 30% come from Europe, mostly founders actively expanding into the U.S.Past editions have hosted representatives of Y Combinator, Sequoia, Accel, Antler, Eurazeo, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, Stripe, Revolut, Spotify, Uber, LVMH and many more, along with journalists from the world’s leading business and tech media.World Connection Day Activation by dating platform Fledge. A two-minute test, a colored ribbon, and a room full of strangers who are suddenly allowed to say hello. Guests will get a first taste of World Connection Day, a global day for meeting new people on November 21. Each guest receives a red, yellow, blue or green ribbon that signals one thing: “you can say hello to me.” The game is presented by Val Klimov, creator of World Connection Day and founder of Fledge, which is designed to help people understand compatibility before they start dating. A serial entrepreneur with 15+ years in marketing and business development, Val previously scaled a dating platform to 20 million users with $20 million in revenue.Tetrad VC Challenge. A pitch competition hosted by Tetrad VC, which is backed by the Timashev family. It is open to AI startups with real revenue and early traction. Tracks include AI Cybersecurity, Robotics Infrastructure, Voice UI and Causal AI Agents. The winner receives a $15,000 uncapped SAFE and goes straight to the Investment Committee for a chance to raise up to $500,000. ApplySchedule (November 10, 2026)- 17:00–19:00: Investor & Media Lounge open- 18:00: Doors open- 18:30: World Connection Day Activation by dating platform Fledge- 19:30: Panel discussions- 20:30: A fireside chat with a Secret Headliner- 20:45–23:30: Networking, open bar and DJ set by VLADISLOVE (Investor & Media Lounge open 21:00–23:00)A dedicated Investor Lounge offers a quieter, curated space for the 70 investors most relevant to the room, opening before the main event. Later in the evening, a VIP Lounge opens as a second layer of curated access during networking.Complimentary access is reserved for U.S.-based companies and funds with a majority U.S. client base. Everyone else can join through a Market-Entry Pass, giving those actively building their U.S. presence access to the same room.Hosted by BeGlobe PR AgencyDreaming of Financial Times covering your round instead of a paid mention nobody remembers by Monday? That's where BeGlobe comes in — the agency built by Julia Sabitova and Ira Tatevosyan, which has spent the last decade-plus turning complex tech, from AI and HealthTech to Web3 and SaaS, into stories that get journalists, investors, and the organizers of Web Summit, CES, and WEF lining up. And it comes with a bonus: access to the IT&VC Unicorns community, 3,000+ founders and investors strong, where the right introductions just happen. In short, a solid team for founders who want more than PR — they want results: funding rounds, partnerships, and real industry recognition.BeGlobe has placed clients in Financial Times, CNN, The New York Times, The Guardian, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Forbes, and Cointelegraph, and secured founder speaking slots at Web Summit, CES, World Economic Forum, Milken Institute Global Conference, TechCrunch Disrupt, Slush, London, New York, and San Francisco Tech Weeks.With offices across ten cities, BeGlobe handles funding announcements that need to land in US and European press simultaneously, go-to-market campaigns for brands entering new geographies, and founder visibility programs that compound over time.Fledge is a dating app designed to help people understand compatibility before