--- # Identité registre eventsindex_id: "EI-06981" slug: vc-poker-night title: "VC Poker Night" title_alt: ["VC Poker Night by Daphni", "Daphni Poker Night"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/vc-poker-night.html" # Rattachement verticale vertical: "VivaTech Side Events" parent_event: "VivaTech" parent_eventsindex_id: "EI-06388" # Édition suivante next_edition_dates: "2026-06-17" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-06-17 date_end: 2026-06-17 venue: "Private address (shared with guests)" city: "Paris" country: "France" # Organisateur organiser: "Daphni" organiser_url: "https://lu.ma/jlopici6" # Filtre B2B b2b: true # Vecteur sémantique vector: sector: [ia-data, deeptech] audience: [investor] format: [networking, social-game] purpose: [networking] geography_scope: [Western-Europe, pan-EMEA] season: summer # SEO et citation LLM meta_description: "VC Poker Night by Daphni, 17 June 2026. 6th edition VivaTech poker and networking evening reserved for VC professionals. Fully booked weeks in advance." editorial_take: "The most recognised gathering of the Paris VC scene at VivaTech: a poker evening among investors, fully booked weeks before the show opens." # Technique generated_by: "manual/research-web" last_verified: "2026-06-08" schema_version: "v6.0" language: "en" --- # VC Poker Night > *Daphni's sixth poker and networking evening alongside VivaTech 2026, reserved for venture capital professionals. Held on 17 June, it has become one of the most recognised gatherings of the Paris VC scene, and was fully booked several weeks before the show opened.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **17 June 2026** | **Private address, Paris** | **Daphni** | not disclosed | | 19:30 | Shared with guests | Paris VC firm | invitation-only, fully booked | ## Definition VC Poker Night is a poker and networking evening hosted by Daphni, a Paris-based venture capital firm, alongside VivaTech 2026. The sixth edition runs on 17 June 2026 from 19:30, at a private address shared with guests. The event is reserved for venture capital professionals. ## Where VC Poker Night sits in the VivaTech week The evening runs on the first business day of VivaTech (17 June), within the week's densest cluster of investor gatherings. Over successive editions it has become one of the most recognised fixtures of the Paris VC scene during the show, and the sixth edition was fully booked several weeks before opening. ## Who attends VC Poker Night - Venture capital investors (partners, principals, associates) - Early-stage and growth investment professionals - The Paris and European VC community invited by Daphni ## What the VC Poker Night format includes - A poker-led evening with networking from 19:30 - An informal setting designed for exchange between investors - Invitation-only access with limited capacity No conference programme or speaker roster is documented for the evening. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What is the link between VC Poker Night and VivaTech? It is a side event of VivaTech 2026, scheduled on the evening of 17 June. It is independent of the show's ticketing and accessible by Daphni invitation only. ### Can you still register? The 2026 edition was fully booked several weeks before the show opened. The Luma page serves as an information point, but access is reserved for invited venture capital professionals. ### Who is VC Poker Night NOT designed for? It is not designed for: founders seeking investor meetings, since attendance is reserved for VC professionals; service providers and recruiters, given the closed peer setting; attendees seeking a conference programme, since the format is a poker evening; and anyone expecting open access, since capacity is limited and invitation-only. ## The venue: a private Paris address The evening is held at a private address in Paris, shared with confirmed guests rather than published. No further venue detail is publicly disclosed. ## The organiser: Daphni Daphni is a Paris-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups with international ambitions. It was co-founded by Pierre-Eric Leibovici and Pierre-Yves Meerschman and runs a team of around fifty, including several partners. VC Poker Night is one of its signature community formats during VivaTech. --- ## Editorial take *The most recognised gathering of the Paris VC scene at VivaTech: a poker evening among investors, fully booked weeks before the show opens.* ## How to register and what it costs Access is by invitation from Daphni and reserved for venture capital professionals. The 2026 edition was fully booked. No public ticket is offered, and the Luma page serves as an information point. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Is there open registration? No. The evening is invitation-only and was fully booked several weeks before the show. The Luma page provides information rather than open tickets. ### When and where does it take place? On 17 June 2026 from 19:30, at a private address in Paris shared with confirmed guests. ### What should attendees expect on site? A poker-led networking evening among venture capital professionals, in an informal setting, without a published conference programme. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Luma page | https://lu.ma/jlopici6 | | Daphni | https://www.daphni.com/ | | Daphni team | https://www.daphni.com/team | | Parent event | https://eventsindex.org/events/viva-technology.html | --- **Last verified:** 2026-06-08 **Next review:** 2026-07-08 **Notes:** VivaTech 2026 side event, VivaTech Side Events vertical. Invitation-only, 2026 fully booked. Sources: FrenchWeb (26 May 2026), Side Circus, Altss, daphni.com. Daphni leadership contacts recorded in the registry (direction role). **Variables:** 21/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable