A curated breakfast for diverse and underrepresented founders and investors during VivaTech 2026, on 18 June in Paris, hosted by identity.vc with La French Tech London, Hermesa, Out in Tech and She/They Club. It convenes founders who build outside the norm.
Underdog Breakfast is a networking breakfast held on 18 June 2026 in Paris, hosted by identity.vc with La French Tech London, Hermesa, Out in Tech and She/They Club. It is aimed at founders, investors and operators who are historically underrepresented in venture capital, including the LGBTQ+ community, women, immigrants and people of colour. The exact venue is shared with approved guests.
The breakfast celebrates founders who build outside the norm and is described as a curated, limited-capacity gathering. The host community, identity.vc, is an early-stage venture firm backing LGBTQ+ founders, joined by partner communities from across Europe. The exact location is disclosed after approved registration, and a photography consent notice applies.
The breakfast runs on 18 June, the second business day of VivaTech, among the morning gatherings that frame each day. Its inclusion focus distinguishes it from the week's general investor breakfasts.
No formal speaker programme is published.
It is a side event on the morning of 18 June, the second business day of VivaTech, hosted by identity.vc and partner communities. It is independent of VivaTech ticketing.
Founders, investors and operators historically underrepresented in venture capital, including the LGBTQ+ community, women, immigrants and people of colour.
It is not designed for: attendees seeking a general open networking event, since the room is intentionally curated; the wider public, given approval-based access; those seeking a conference programme rather than a breakfast; and walk-ins, since the venue is shared only after approval.
The breakfast is held at a private address in Paris, shared with approved guests rather than published. The setting suits a curated morning gathering.
identity.vc is an early-stage venture firm backing LGBTQ+ founders across Europe. It hosts the breakfast with La French Tech London, Hermesa, a community of women operators, Out in Tech, an LGBTQ+ tech nonprofit, and She/They Club, a network for queer women and non-binary founders. Together they convene an inclusion-focused room during VivaTech.
The inclusion breakfast of the VivaTech week, where identity.vc and partner communities curate a room for founders who build outside the norm.
Registration is handled through Luma and is subject to host approval, with space described as limited. The exact location is shared with approved guests.
Request to join through the Luma event page; the place is confirmed on host approval and space is limited.
On the morning of 18 June 2026, at a private address in Paris shared with approved guests.
A curated breakfast and networking among diverse founders, investors and operators.
| Luma page | https://luma.com/0tw6zk0u |
| identity.vc | https://identity.vc/ |
| Parent event | https://eventsindex.org/events/viva-technology.html |