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VC-Founder Matchups

Welcome to the world’s largest matchmaking events in their category

Matchups Stats


15

Matchups
Since 2022

7,200+

Investors

8,500+

Founders

14,800+

Meetings

Upcoming Events


  • Dates: Jul 13-17, 2026
  • Participants: 500+
  • Focus: For Therapeutics investors and startup founders up to Series B.
  • Registration: Coming Soon

  • Dates: Nov 7-11, 2026
  • Participants: 200+
  • Description: For scientists, operators, engineers, and commercial leaders looking to start or join early stage deep tech startups as co-founders.
  • Registration: Pre-register

  • Dates: Nov 16-20, 2026
  • Participants: 500+
  • Description: For Deep Tech investors and startup founders up to Series B. Deep Tech ranges from physical AI to therapeutics, energy to critical minerals.
  • Registration: Pre-register

How Does it Work?

What to Expect

  • High Quality Participants: A typical event welcomes hundreds of investors and founders. We screen to ensure quality.
  • 100% Matchmaking: No talks or panels, just founders and investors ready to engage.
  • Detailed Startup Profiles: Filter startups according to category, location, funding stage, money raised & more.
  • Detailed Investor Profiles: Filter VCs based on category, stage, lead (or syndicate) and region.

Who Should Attend

  • Startups: Technology-focused companies from pre-seed up to series B.
  • Investors: VCs, CVCs, FOs, syndicates and angel investors with a checkbook.
  • Nobody else: Service providers, this event is not for you.

Past Matchups


  1. Climate (Oct 2022) – 949 participants (525 investors, 424 founders)
  2. Health (Apr 2023) – 676 participants (234 investors, 442 founders)
  3. Climate (Sep 2023) – 1,724 participants (830 investors, 894 founders)
  4. Industry (Dec 2023) – 1,503 participants (730 investors, 773 founders)
  5. Health (Feb 2024) – 1,092 participants (415 investors, 677 founders)
  6. Earth (Apr 2024) – 1,641 participants (772 investors, 869 founders)
  7. Industry (Jul 2024) – 1,055 participants (591 investors, 464 founders)
  8. Climate (Oct 2024) – 1,776 participants (796 investors, 980 founders)
  9. Women’s Health (Feb 2025) – 577 participants (202 investors, 375 founders)
  10. Biomanufacturing (Apr 2025) – 791 participants (375 investors, 416 founders)
  11. Health (Jun 2025) – 1,045 participants (303 investors, 742 founders)
  12. Climate (Sep 2025) – 1,414 participants (680 investors, 734 founders)
  13. Robotics (Dec 2025) – 642 participants (318 investors, 324 founders)
  14. Energy (Mar 2026) – 874 participants (436 investors, 438 founders)
  15. Physical AI (May 2026) – 933 participants (435 investors, 498 founders)

Sample of Past VC and CVC Participants

  • 3M Ventures
  • Airbus Ventures
  • Amazon Climate Pledge Fund
  • Aramco Ventures
  • Astanor Ventures
  • At One Ventures
  • BASF Venture Capital
  • Bessemer Venture Partners
  • Bosch Ventures
  • Breakthrough Energy Ventures
  • Cargill
  • Clean Growth Fund
  • Closed Loop Partners
  • Coatue Management
  • Collaborative Fund
  • Counteract
  • DCVC
  • Dow
  • Ecosystem Integrity Fund
  • Energy Impact Partners
  • European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
  • Fifth Wall
  • Generate Capital
  • Gigascale Capital
  • Global Brain
  • H&M Group Ventures
  • Honda Xcelerator Ventures
  • In-Q-Tel
  • Khosla Ventures
  • Lowercarbon Capital
  • Maersk Growth
  • Main Sequence Ventures
  • Plum Alley
  • Ponderosa Ventures
  • Prelude Ventures
  • ReGen Ventures
  • Shell Ventures
  • Siemens
  • Sony
  • Speedinvest
  • Stanley Ventures
  • Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
  • Systemiq Capital
  • TDK Ventures
  • The Engine Accelerator
  • Touchdown Ventures

Q&A

Q: Why are matchups one week long?

Q: What is the duration of meetings?

Q: How many meetings can I book?

Q: I’m a founder. No one is responding to my requests.

Q: I’m a founder. Should I include my pitch deck?

Q: The platform is not convenient. Can I connect outside?

T&C

Q: All Matchup Participants

Q: Additional T&C for Investors

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