Informal coffee hangout for founders with the Ask VC team on building, fundraising and markets. No slides or pitching.
Hey founders 👋
I’ll be in Lisbon for Web Summit, and I’d love to meet some of you in person. Let’s get together for an informal coffee hangout — no slides, no stage, no pitching required. Just real conversations about building, fundraising, navigating markets, and staying sane while doing all of that at once.
This is a small community meetup for startup founders, operators, and anyone building something ambitious. If you’ve been following my content, investing thesis, or weekly breakdowns — this is your chance to say hi and connect with other people on the same journey.
What to expect:
- relaxed conversation, zero agenda
- networking with other early-stage founders
- open Q&A: ask anything about fundraising, GTM, hiring, pivots, or investor psychology
- good coffee, good people, good energy
Cost: The meetup is free — just grab your own coffee/drink at the café.
Who should join:
- founders (pre-seed → Series A)
- indie hackers & product builders
- deep-tech, SaaS , consumer — all welcome
- anyone who believes in building boldly
Date & Time: 📅 November 10 ⏰ 12:00 PM Lisbon time 📍 Café location: Открыть в Google Maps
Registration: Click Attend to join. Space is limited so we can actually talk, not just wave at each other across a crowd.
Looking forward to meeting you IRL — let’s make this city a launchpad 🚀
About the organizer
Denis Kalyshkin is a principal at I2BF Global Ventures, a New York early stage VC with a focus on startups that transform boring and unsexy industries, and the founder of Ask VC.
Yerkezhan Zholdassova - Forbes featured founder with 1 exit, studied at Stanford, building AI-native career and hiring platform, raised $500k in 2 weeks as solo founder.
