BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Eventin//Event Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2da4bd94745e6354833c8a2d8b37b4fe@portugaltechweek.com SUMMARY:Funders &\; Founders Night by AltaIR Capital: The New Shape of E arly Stage DESCRIPTION:The rules of early-stage venture are changing. How are investor s and founders adapting?The venture market in the US and Europe looks very different from two years ago. Capital is flowing differently. Investor expe ctations are shifting. And founders are rethinking how they build\, grow th eir companies\, as well as how they raise capital.At Funders & Founders Nig ht\, we're bringing both sides of the table into one room to explore what t his new reality means for early-stage startups.From the investor's side: Wh at are funds backing today and what have they stopped backing? How have inv estment theses\, valuations and expectations for early-stage companies chan ged? And what makes a startup stand out in today's market?Igor Ryabenkiy — Founder & Managing Partner\, AltaIR CapitalPedro Santos Vieira — Part ner\, 500 GlobalAlexander Korchevskiy — Partner\, I2BF Global VenturesAle x Zhuravlev — Founder and Managing Partner\, Mento VC.Moderated by Alisa Korneeva\, Co-founder & CEO\, Digitalista\; Creator of GTM Singularity\, an online conference exploring the future of GTM.How should founders read the shift? Igor Ryabenkiy\, Founder & Managing Partner of AltaIR Capital\, bri ngs the investors' conclusions to the founder's side of the table: what VCs ' new expectations mean in practice\, and how founders should adapt the way they build\, grow and raise.From the founder's side: Building a company in a changing environment requires to rethink some old playbooks. Three found ers share the decisions they've made to keep growing\, from navigating new market realities to rethinking their approach to product\, fundraising and growth.Josh Sirota — Founder & CEO\, Eragon. Building an AI operating sys tem for enterprise software\, Eragon raised a $12M seed round at a $100M po st-money valuation.Anastasia Denisova — Co-founder & CEO\, AIcelerate\, a revenue execution infrastructure company. In just six months of US operati ons\, AIcelerate has landed Fortune 100 clients and grown 200%.Stan Suchkov — Co-founder & CEO\, Evolve\, the intelligence layer for workforce capab ility that sits across existing HRIS and LMS. Evolve has been deployed by 1 00+ enterprises worldwide\, with 2.9M+ learners trained globally.Where both sides meet: Every round starts with an introduction. Yuri Rabinovich\, the founder of VNTR\, an entrepreneur and super-connector who has made 4\,000+ introductions and held 1\,000+ events\, will share what he sees about how founders and investors find each other today.Schedule6:30 PM — Doors open 7:00 PM — Investor panel7:45 PM — Reading the shift: How founders shoul d adapt the way they build\, grow and raise7:55 PM — Founder talks8:25 PM — Where both sides of the market meet8:35 PM — Reception and networkin g10:00 PM — CloseWho should join?Venture investors and LPs: Hear how peer s are navigating the changing venture landscape\, share perspectives on wha t's working\, and rethink established approaches to early-stage investing.F ounders: Understand how investor expectations are changing and what that me ans for your company's strategy\, fundraising and next stage of growth.Ange ls and the broader startup ecosystem: Get beyond market headlines and into the decisions shaping the next generation of early-stage companies.Expect a curated mix of investors\, LPs\, angels and founders from the AltaIR Capit al portfolio\, AltaLab community and wider startup ecosystem — bringing d ifferent perspectives on the challenges and opportunities shaping early-sta ge venture.Hosted by AltaIR Capital at 2056 Clubhouse by VNTR.AltaIR Capita l is a global early-stage venture capital firm with 400+ portfolio companie s and more than 10 unicorns backed early\, including Miro\, Deel\, PandaDoc \, Turing\, Fundamental\, Mesh and many more. AltaIR also runs AltaLab\, it s founder program for early-stage AI companies.VNTR is the leading global i nvestor community: 5\,000+ vetted VCs\, angels\, family offices\, and crypt o funds across 40+ countries and 40+ city chapters. Through 200+ events a y ear\, 500+ introductions a month\, and the VNTR OS platform\, members build the relationships that move capital — and invest smarter because of them .More info and registration: https://luma.com/h19cccc5 LOCATION:Online DTSTAMP:20261018T224554Z DTSTART:20261111T183000Z DTEND:20261111T220000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR