amsterdam

A summer-edition pitch-and-networking evening for Amsterdam's tech community, held in the heart of the city at Café CHA CHA on Rokin. Selected founders take the stage for short, focused pitches in front of a room of active angels, VC scouts and operators, followed by open networking over drinks. A useful low-key touchpoint during the quiet summer weeks for founders raising, investors scouting deal flow, and tech professionals wanting to stay connected to the ecosystem. Come to pitch, to scout, or simply to meet people building in Amsterdam.

Nomad Global Hub brings its curated pitch-and-networking format to Hendrix in Amsterdam West for an evening built around early-stage AI and tech founders. The structure is tight: interactive networking to open the room, then a pitch session where selected founders get seven minutes in front of investors and industry experts, each followed by audience Q&A. The organisers deliberately keep the room small, and they have the track record to justify the approach — 235+ events across 23 cities, 5,000+ attendees and 1,200+ startup pitches. Useful for founders wanting sharp feedback, and for investors and engineers who prefer a focused room to a crowded hall.

Startup Valley's recurring Amsterdam pitch-and-networking night returns to I Dock on the IJdok waterfront. The evening runs to a clear structure: registration and casual networking, an interactive session designed to surface who in the room is actually relevant to you, then a pitch block where selected founders get five minutes on their idea, business model and market in front of investors, followed by Q&A and open networking. Startup Valley has run 900+ pitch nights across 25 cities since 2024, and every pitching founder is screened by their team — so investors see a curated lineup rather than an open mic.