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As always, we only share carefully curated events for founders and investors in this newsletter. Here's what's on the Yorkseed radar in your city this week.
In this issue: the Yorkseed Deal Book and The Yorkseed List, a Yorkseed update (Connect, Lisbon, Hong Kong), this week's events in 30+ cities, and how to put your brand first in your city's block.
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๐ Upcoming Yorkseed Events:
Lisbon: Yorkseed Web Summit Pre-Game - Nov 8th
Lisbon: Yorkseed House Pop Up - Nov 9th-13th
Lisbon: Yorkseed Executive Lunch - Nov 9th
Lisbon: The Yorkseed Soirรฉe - Web Summit Opening Night 2026 - Nov 9th
Lisbon: Yorkseed Capital Lunch - Nov 10th
Lisbon: Yorkseed Cross-Border Venture Salon - Nov 10th
Lisbon: Yorkseed Allocator Lunch - Nov 11th
Lisbon: Valois in Lisbon : The Allocator Table - Nov 11th
Lisbon: Yorkseed Grand Finale | Web Summit 2026 - Nov 12th
New York: Before You Sign: 10 Clauses Every Founder Should Understand - Dec 8th
๐ Upcoming Yorkseed Expert Series:
Virtual: Venture Vitality Health Tech Investor Virtual Roundtable: Women's Health
Virtual: Venture Vitality Health Tech Investor Virtual Roundtable: AgeTech | Senior Care
Virtual: HOT or NOT: Is your startup fundable or just interesting?: Women's Health
Virtual: HOT or NOT: Is your startup fundable or just interesting?: AgeTech | Senior Care
๐ The Yorkseed Deal Book: Lisbon Edition
Every delegate's profile in one place: who they are, what they're looking for, and how to reach them.
Delegates are available for introductions, in person in Lisbon or virtually. Introduction requests are open until November 21 and go through Yorkseed.
Want to be included in the Deal Book? You can still join the delegation: yorkseed.co/delegation
๐บ๏ธ The Yorkseed List
Founder and investor events across 88 cities, including every Web Summit Lisbon side event we can find. Free to browse, and free to list your own.
๐ The Original: Yorkseed Web Summit Lisbon Master Side Event List
The spreadsheet that goes viral every Web Summit, curated by Yorkseed for the past 3 years. A continuously updated directory of founder, investor and tech events happening across Lisbon during Web Summit week, with dates, times, locations and links, built so you can see everything outside the badge and plan your week. It lives alongside The Yorkseed List, and it's free.
Big Yorkseed update: Connect, The List, Lisbon and Hong Kong
A lot is happening at once, so here it is in one place.
๐ Yorkseed Connect: Who's in Town
Add your trip (city, dates, event or conference, and who you want to meet) and Connect shows who else will be in the same city on overlapping dates, why you should meet, and a ready opener for your intro request. Know who's in town before you land.
๐ 30 days of Connect free for new users. Use code WS202630 (first 200 new users): app.yorkseed.co/eventoffer
Deal flow, now sent to investors. Starting soon, every current Core member who submits deal flow to the Deal Room will be included in a monthly deal email sent to all investors who sign up through our investor submission form. Investors, sign up here.
Sign up for Yorkseed Connect to see what's new and the backable projects inside. These features are not available to Explorer tier members. Join Connect
๐ต๐น Web Summit Lisbon
The Yorkseed Lisbon Delegation (Nov 8-12) now includes 9 investors, with room for more founders, investors and ecosystem leaders. Apply to join.
๐ญ๐ฐ Next delegation: Asian Financial Forum, Hong Kong
Open to founders, investors, family offices, LPs, fund managers and executives interested in Asia and cross-border capital. Apply to join
๐ฌ๐ง UK founders: apply to The Pitch 2027
Yorkseed is proud to support The Pitch by SeedLegals: 8 regional events across the UK, then a Grand Final in London in March. Founders get the chance to pitch, gain exposure, meet the ecosystem and compete for regional and Grand Final prize packages.
Applications close 1 December 2026. Apply at thepitch.uk. Know a strong UK founder? Please pass this along.
๐ค Partner, co-host or host with Yorkseed
Hosting an event? Apply for a Yorkseed community partner or co-host listing (logo on your graphic, the โฒ on The Yorkseed List, and for co-hosts, manager access so we can invite our network), or request to host a Yorkseed event in your venue or city. Sponsors, venue and hospitality partners: apply to sponsor a hub or weekly edition or write [email protected].
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You do not need to already have Web Summit planned.
If Lisbon was not on your calendar yet, this might be the reason to put it there.
This November, Yorkseed is bringing a curated group of founders and investors to Lisbon for Web Summit week, November 8 to 12.
The idea is simple: come to Lisbon with a group, not by yourself.
You can join the Yorkseed Lisbon Delegation whether you already have a Web Summit ticket, are still deciding, or simply want to be in Lisbon for the people, meetings, and side events happening across the city. You do not need a Web Summit ticket to join.
And if you have no idea what is happening outside the main conference, we have that covered too. Delegates get access to our master Lisbon side event list, so you can see what is happening across the city and build your week around the events and people that matter to you.
What happens when you join
Go into the week with people
We kick off on November 8, the day before Web Summit opens. You will meet the other delegates, join our private WhatsApp group, and stay connected throughout the week through Yorkseed meetups, gatherings, and introductions.
You will also get 25% off Yorkseed's Web Summit Capital and Executive Lunches.
And it does not end in Lisbon
Founders receive six months of Yorkseed Connect to continue building relationships after the trip.
Delegates also receive KoiCard access, including 300 scans from November 5 to November 18, so you can turn the business cards and QR codes you collect in Lisbon into contacts you can actually follow up with. Selected founders will also be considered for our Global Founder Showcase in December, where they can present to invited investors, including investors who were not in Lisbon.
Yorkseed Lisbon Delegation
November 8 to 12, 2026
Apply to join: https://yorkseed.co/lisbon-delegation
See you in Lisbon
Sponsor Yorkseed in Lisbon
We're welcoming sponsors, venue partners, hospitality partners and strategic collaborators across the Yorkseed Web Summit week, from the Pre-Game and Soirรฉe to the Executive, Capital and Allocator Lunches, panels, workshops and investor-founder mixers. You can back one experience or the whole week.
Want the deck? Email [email protected] or [email protected]. To sponsor a city hub or a weekly edition of Pulse, apply here.
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Bay Area hub
Boston hub
Chicago hub
Founders Run Club :: Chicago - 11/7
Los Angeles hub
Startup Grind Meetups - 11/8
Miami hub
Thrive Together Tuesday - 11/3
NYC hub
AI DevCon NYC 2026 - 11/2
Washington D.C. hub
DC EVO VC & Startups Social - 11/4
Toronto hub
Amsterdam hub
Barcelona hub
Barcelona Deep Tech Summit - 11/3
[๐ด Startup Oasis] Innovation Cafรฉ - Malaga! - 11/6
Berlin hub
YFC Side Event: Founders Run - 11/7
Copenhagen hub
Dublin hub
Founder Filter - 11/3
Founders Cafรฉ - 11/4
Surviving in the SaaS world - 11/6
Helsinki hub
Hackathon for Good #8 - 11/6
Lisbon hub
Pharma Forum EMEA - 11/2
London hub
Sovereign AI Summit - 11/2
Quantum + AI Tech Show - 11/4
Milan hub
Pizzata AI ยท Cittร Studi - 11/2
SMAU Milano 2026 - 11/3
Grok Hackathon at the Museum - 11/4
Founders Running Club :: Milano๐ - 11/7
Munich hub
DevFest 2026 - 11/7
Paris hub
FIA Demo Day - 11/2
Stockholm hub
Physical AI - 11/5
Zurich hub
Trajectory Kick-off - 11/2
Mexico City hub
Sรฃo Paulo | Rio hub
Happy hour Tech Mammas - 11/5
Rust SP Nov/2026 - 11/7
Tel Aviv hub
The Wonders of AI Science - 11/8
UAE hub
Vultr: Agent Rush Hackathon - 11/3
Dubai AI Meetup - 11/7
Startup Walk & Talk at Creek Park ๐ฟ - 11/8
Hong Kong hub
Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 - 11/2
Swarm Alignment Hackathon - 11/6
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia hub
UM Innovation Economy Summit - 11/4
Singapore hub
Founders' Mondays - 11/2
The Capital Raising Playbook A Three-Part Series - Part 2: Fundraising via the Catalist Board - 11/5
Sydney hub
AAIF - Agentic AI Night - 11/3
Startup Coffee Social #38 - 11/6
Continue reading events from more cities
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Want your brand first in your city's Pulse?
Pulse reaches 13,000+ founders, investors and operators every Monday. Sponsors get the first line in their city's block, linked to their page. Only 3 sponsors per city per week.
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Price per week
New York, Bay Area: $89
Austin, Boston, LA, Miami, Singapore, Dubai: $59
London: ยฃ79
Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona: โฌ79
Other European cities: โฌ59 (Manchester, Edinburgh: ยฃ49)
Everywhere else: $49
Book 1, 2, 4 or 8 weeks, starting any Monday. 4 weeks costs about the same as 3. Tech Week and conference weeks are +30%. No banner needed.
Want more reach? Add a Pulse spot to any ad on The Yorkseed List: sidebar from $119, city banner from $249/mo, map sponsor from $99, event pages $279/mo, homepage $399/mo.
Questions or a multi-city package? Write to [email protected].
We're looking for city hub leads
Want Yorkseed events and a WhatsApp hub in your city? We're looking for local leads to host Yorkseed events and run their city hub. You'd get the Yorkseed network, our event pages and a spot in this newsletter every week.
We are also expanding our local presence and selectively opening up a few city hubs for new organizers. The perks of being a local hub volunteer? You are exposed to high-level individuals, and infinite opportunities will come your way!
If youโre interested in hosting, contributing, or building a Yorkseed hub in your city:
https://yorkseed.co/#opportunities
Sounds exciting for you? Write me at [email protected] / Jessica Sophia Wong
โค๏ธ Get more involved in the Yorkseed ecosystem
Join the Yorkseed network database for curated introductions, event access, and cross-market connections:
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For partnerships, event features, or collaborations:
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โค๏ธ Yorkseed Public Database๐ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/101PbxqAMpnSJ44TcCJUp8hl6v2pFXbZnKrtBQ1GzhW0/edit?usp=sharing
If you would like to register in our public database, please fill out the Google form above and select the part where you provide your consent to be on the public list.
We added a new Yorkseed General Support Group! This is general support system for anyone in the idea stage, early stage, or facing hardship while building your startups. In this group youโll meet other technical people or entrepreneurs who face challenges. You are not alone in this journey.
CONFERENCE SIDE EVENTS SPREADSHEET
Yorkseed curates and maintains a live database of high-signal side events hosted alongside major global tech conferences. Designed for founders, investors, and operators, the spreadsheet helps you navigate key venture moments โ from invite-only salons to curated ecosystem gatherings. Stay ahead of the conference noise. Access the rooms that matter.
YORKSEED GLOBAL HUBS
Access to our local hubs is restricted to founders, investors, executives, or individuals actively involved in the local tech innovation sector or frequently visiting the local city for work. Interested to become a Yorkseeder ? Join your local city hubs today! (Approval required) Paris, New York City, Austin | San Antonio, Chicago, Miami, D.C., Los Angeles, Bay Area, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Sydney, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki, London, Singapore, Sรฃo Paulo, Buenos Aires | Rio, Toronto, Montreal, Tel Aviv, UAE, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Stockholm, Dublin, Zurich, Milan, Global Hub (International)
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