A community drinks evening on 17 June 2026 near the VivaTech venue in Paris, marking the relaunch of Junior Impact VC as Lateral. It gathers early-career impact investors to meet the community and shape its new identity.
Junior Impact VC becomes Lateral is a community networking evening held on 17 June 2026 from 17:30 to 19:00 at a private address near the VivaTech venue in Paris. It marks the relaunch of the early-career impact-investing community Junior Impact VC under its new name, Lateral. The event gathers early-career impact investors across funds, sectors and geographies.
The evening is the kick-off of the rebrand, hosted by Alice Segre (maze impact) and Zoe Bertrand-Lucas (4P Capital). Lateral describes itself as the horizontal axis in a vertical industry, connecting people across impact funds who are not yet partners. Attendees cover their own drinks, and the exact location is shared with approved guests.
The evening runs on 17 June, the first business day of VivaTech, using the concentration of the European tech and investment community as the moment to launch the new brand. Its early-evening slot precedes the larger receptions of the night.
No formal speaker programme is published.
It is a side event on the evening of 17 June, the first business day of VivaTech, hosted by the Lateral community. It is independent of VivaTech ticketing.
Lateral is the new name of Junior Impact VC, a community of early-career impact investors that began as a small peer group and grew across funds and geographies.
It is not designed for: partner-level investors, since the community targets earlier-career members; the general public, given the approval-based access; attendees seeking a conference rather than community drinks; and those outside impact investing.
The evening is held at a private address near the VivaTech venue, shared with approved guests rather than published. The setting suits an informal drinks gathering.
Lateral, formerly Junior Impact VC, is a community of early-career impact investors. It is hosted here by Alice Segre, who works at maze impact, and Zoe Bertrand-Lucas, who works at 4P Capital. The community connects members across impact funds, sectors and geographies.
The relaunch evening of a junior impact-investing community, using VivaTech week to introduce its new identity, Lateral.
Registration is handled through Luma and is subject to host approval. Attendees cover their own drinks, and the location is shared on confirmation.
Request to join through the Luma event page; the place is confirmed on host approval.
On 17 June 2026, from 17:30 to 19:00, at a private address near the VivaTech venue in Paris.
Community drinks, a relaunch announcement for the Lateral brand, and networking among early-career impact investors.
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