The Dublin AI Founder & Investor Evening 2026
2026-09-08 · 18:00:00 · Dublin
HubSpot House, 1 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin Docklands
HubSpot House, Dublin
Curated evening co-hosted by HubSpot for Startups and Startup Network Europe bringing together ~70 Irish AI startup founders/CTOs, 20 VCs & angel investors and ecosystem stakeholders for a VC-founder panel on the AI validation sprint, followed by structured networking.
Organizer: Startup Network Europe
At a glance
- Tickets
- Free
- Attendance
- 100 AI Startup Founders, CTOs, Engineers and Investors · 20 investors attending
- Sectors
- AI
Agenda
- 18:00 – 18:15 · Registration
- 18:15 – 19:00 · VC & Founder Panel: The AI Validation Sprint — How can early-stage AI founders iterate quickly, build product velocity, and reach B2B product-market fit before burning through their pre-seed runway? This panel explores practical playbooks for winning early commercial traction, creating defensible product moats, and meeting the benchmarks deep-te
- 19:00 – 20:00 · Networking, with food & drinks provided
Speakers, judges and hosts
- Saurabh Kumar — Venture Capital Principal, Sure Valley Ventures (Speaker)
- Amy Neale — General Partner, Delta Partners VC (Speaker)
- Brian Hanly — Co-Founder & CEO, Brightbeam (Speaker)
- Rena Maycock — Founder, Chirp (Speaker)
Sponsors and partners
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