Community startup ecosystem
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Olga Sobieraj
Business consultant, certified coach, and ecosystem mentor with 20+ years in marketing and sales leadership. Olga is highly active in Sieć Przedsiębiorczych Kobiet (Network of Entrepreneurial Women), where she supports early-stage founders with practical go-to-market guidance and growth planning. She was recognized with a Polish angel ecosystem award in 2021 for her mentorship and community impact, including work that helps bridge the gender gap in startup investing.
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OpenCoffeeKRK #309 (June 2026)
Long-running monthly morning meetup of Krakow's startup community at Yolk Workspace, gathering founders, freelancers, investors and tech professionals for informal networking over coffee. Free to attend and a reliable entry point for early-stage founders building their local network and finding collaborators in the Krakow ecosystem.
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Pitch Me Baby
Organiser of the 'Pitch Me, Baby, One More Time' series of free founder pitching nights. Originally from Warsaw, the recurring events run across Poland, CEE, Germany, Singapore and Portugal, with up to eight startups pitching for five minutes to an audience of mentors, investors, VC funds and business angels for instant feedback. Strategic Partner: PKO Bank Polski (Let's Fintech).
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Pitch Me Baby (March 2026)
Monthly founder pitching meetup in Warsaw with rapid-fire presentations, audience Q&A, and high-energy feedback from experienced operators and angels. The March edition is one of several recurring events throughout 2026. Free to attend and valuable for early-stage founders practicing their pitch and seeking pre-seed investor connections.
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Pitch Me Baby, Warsaw vol. 37
Edition 37 of Warsaw's free founder pitching night, hosted at PKO Bank Polski (Strategic Partner, Let's Fintech program). Up to 8 startups pitch for 5 minutes each to an audience of mentors, investors, VC funds and business angels, followed by instant, honest feedback. Strong fit for early-stage founders practicing their pitch and seeking pre-seed connections across Poland and CEE; ~100 attendees per edition.
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Riga Startup Nights (Autumn 2026)
Monthly community evening organized by Startup Latvia and the Riga TechHub at the MadCity coworking space. Each edition features 3 founder talks, a pitch session with local VCs (Change Ventures, Overkill Ventures), and drinks. Autumn 2026 edition focuses on seed fundraising in a difficult climate. Free with registration.
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Roxanne Varza
Roxanne Varza is an Iranian-American tech executive and angel investor who serves as Director of Station F, the world's largest startup campus in Paris. Before leading Station F, Varza was a prominent tech journalist and community builder, working at Microsoft Ventures and TechCrunch. In her role at Station F she oversees a campus hosting over 1,000 startups and 30+ partner programs. Alongside her operational role, Varza is an active angel investor backing early-stage founders in France and across Europe, with a particular focus on diverse founders, consumer tech, and community-driven platforms. She is consistently ranked among France's most influential tech figures and frequently advises on ecosystem development.
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Second Home Lisbon
Second Home Lisbon is a design-forward coworking and community space located in the Time Out Market building at the Mercado da Ribeira in Lisbon's waterfront Cais do Sodre neighborhood. Part of the London-founded Second Home network, the Lisbon location opened in 2016 and provides workspace and community programming for startups, creatives, and remote tech workers in a distinctive plant-filled, architecturally acclaimed environment. Beyond desks, Second Home Lisbon hosts cultural events, startup workshops, speaker series, and cross-disciplinary programs bringing together founders from technology, design, and the arts. The space has become a gathering point for Lisbon's international startup community, particularly attracting founders from the UK, US, and Northern Europe who have relocated to Lisbon for its quality of life, timezone advantages, and growing tech ecosystem.
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Sevan Startup Summit 2026
A week-long startup bootcamp and networking retreat on the shores of Lake Sevan, combining outdoor activities with intensive mentoring, pitch sessions, and investor meetings. Attracts 500+ founders and mentors from the Armenian diaspora and international ecosystem. Known for its unique lakeside format and strong community bonds. Tickets from EUR 100-300.
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Sofia GDG DevFest 2026
Bulgaria's edition of the global Google Developer Group DevFest, held annually in Sofia with 600+ developers. Covers Android, Flutter, web, cloud (GCP), Firebase, and AI/ML engineering with talks in English from local and international speakers. Free admission; a primary networking event for Sofia's developer community which includes large local employers like VMware, SAP Labs, and a growing startup scene.
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Spain Startup
Spain Startup is a national platform and event organizer dedicated to connecting the Spanish startup ecosystem with investors, corporates, and international networks. The organization runs South Summit, one of Europe's largest startup conferences held annually in Madrid, attracting thousands of founders, investors, and corporate innovation leaders from across the globe. South Summit serves as a launchpad for Spanish and Latin American startups, featuring a competitive startup pitch competition, thematic tracks on fintech, health, sustainability, and deep tech, and extensive networking programs. Spain Startup also operates year-round community initiatives and regional programs to support early-stage founders across Spain's major cities.
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Start-up Gathering Ireland 2026
A week-long series of 50+ startup events across Ireland organized by Enterprise Ireland and local partners. Events span Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick with workshops, pitch competitions, and networking with Ireland's deep pool of multinational tech companies. Most events are free.
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Startup Grind Bratislava 2026
The Bratislava chapter of the global Startup Grind community powered by Google for Startups. Hosts monthly fireside chats with successful founders and an annual flagship event bringing together 400+ Slovak and Central European entrepreneurs. Free to attend with RSVP.
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Startup Grind Bucharest 2026
Monthly fireside-chat series with Bucharest-based and visiting founders, organized as part of the global Startup Grind network. October edition features a larger annual event with multiple speakers, pitch practice, and investor networking. Free to EUR 20.
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Startup Grind Tbilisi 2026
The Tbilisi chapter of the global Startup Grind community hosts regular fireside chats with successful founders and monthly meetups. The annual flagship event brings 300+ Georgian entrepreneurs and international speakers together. Free to attend, supported by Google for Startups.
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Startup House Riga
Startup House Riga is a non-profit, founder-led community hub that opened in February 2024 in the Spīķeri creative quarter, co-founded by Printify's James Berdigans and TechHub Riga. The space offers co-working desks, private offices, 18 call booths, and event facilities, and serves as the central gathering place for Riga's startup community hosting TechHub Riga Meetups and events organised by Startin.LV and TechChill.
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Startup Safary Athens 2026
A distributed open-doors festival where Athens' startups, incubators, and investors welcome visitors for talks, demos, and networking. Free to attend with 2,000+ participants across 50+ venues. The best way to experience Greece's growing startup ecosystem firsthand.
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Stockholm Tech Year-End Mixer 2026
Annual year-end networking mixer organized by SUP46 (Start-Up People of Sweden) in central Stockholm, bringing together the Swedish tech community for informal drinks, reflections on the year, and forward-looking talks from prominent founders. 500+ attendees. Free with RSVP, limited capacity.
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Talent Garden
Talent Garden is Europe's largest network of coworking and innovation campuses, founded in Brescia, Italy in 2011 and now headquartered in Milan. The company operates over 20 campuses across Europe including locations in Italy, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, and Romania, hosting a community of more than 5,000 innovators, startups, freelancers, and corporate innovation teams. Beyond workspace, Talent Garden runs TAG Innovation School, offering digital skills training in data science, UX design, digital marketing, and coding, and organizes community events, hackathons, and corporate innovation programs. The Milan flagship campus is one of the largest coworking spaces in Italy and serves as a central meeting point for the city's tech ecosystem. Talent Garden has raised significant venture funding to expand its European footprint and has become a model for how coworking communities can serve as genuine innovation ecosystems rather than mere office providers.
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Tallinn Creative Hub
The Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel) is a multidisciplinary innovation and creative space housed in a renovated former power plant on Tallinn's waterfront in the Noblessner district. Operated by the City of Tallinn, the hub brings together startups, creative professionals, cultural organizations, and tech companies in a shared environment designed to foster cross-sector collaboration. The venue hosts startup events, hackathons, design sprints, and cultural programming, serving as a bridge between Estonia's strong digital tech sector and its vibrant creative industries. For startups, the Creative Hub provides event space, short-term project offices, and connections to Tallinn's broader ecosystem including Garage48 events, Startup Estonia programs, and the city's e-governance innovation community. The hub has become a landmark venue for ecosystem events and international delegations visiting Estonia's digital society.
