Directory

Founders startup ecosystem

We track 7 organisations in this sector across 2+ countries.

7 entries.

Founder Island Fest 2026

Funchal, Portugal · Event

A week-long founder retreat in Madeira combining business education, partnership-building, and wellness, aimed at established founders running profitable businesses rather than first-timers. Its value is high-trust networking and strategic-partnership formation in a small-group island setting, plus a tie-in to Madeira's digital-nomad ecosystem.

Founders Mind XI

Warsaw, Poland · Event

Founder-only conference in Warsaw emphasizing candid, off-the-record conversations about the realities of scaling, leadership, and founder psychology. Curated attendance ensures high-trust networking among experienced operators. Valuable for growth-stage Polish founders seeking peer support and honest discussions about the challenges of building companies.

OpenCoffeeKRK #309 (June 2026)

Krakow, Poland · Event

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.

Pitch Me Baby

Warsaw, Poland · Event Organisator

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).

Pitch Me Baby (March 2026)

Warsaw, Poland · Event

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.

Pitch Me Baby, Warsaw vol. 37

Warsaw, Poland · Event

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.

Pragma Lisbon 2026

Lisbon, Portugal · Event

Pragma Lisbon is a curated single-track Web3 summit organised by ETHGlobal, featuring high-signal talks from industry leaders for founders and builders. Held the day before the ETHGlobal Lisbon hackathon as part of the Onchain Lisbon week, it focuses on protocol design, scaling and the future of onchain applications.