A founders breakfast opening VivaTech 2026 on the morning of 17 June at Mama Shelter Paris West, hosted by Cathay Innovation and Founders Future. It gathers founders for relaxed rooftop networking and welcome remarks before a group departure to the show.
VivaTech Founders Breakfast is a morning networking event held on 17 June 2026 at Mama Shelter Paris West, 20 Avenue de la Porte de la Plaine, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. It is hosted by the venture firms Cathay Innovation and Founders Future. The breakfast gathers founders for relaxed, high-level networking before the first day of VivaTech.
The morning opens at 07:45, with welcome remarks from Jacky Abitbol (Cathay Innovation) and Marc Menase (Founders Future) at 08:30, followed by a group departure to VivaTech at 10:00. The setting is a rooftop atmosphere built for coffee and conversation among founders. Registration is subject to host approval.
The breakfast runs on 17 June, the first business day of VivaTech, as an early-morning opener that sends attendees into the show together. It belongs to the cluster of investor-hosted breakfasts that frame the start of each day.
It is a side event on the first morning of VivaTech, 17 June, hosted by Cathay Innovation and Founders Future. It is independent of VivaTech ticketing.
The venture firms Cathay Innovation and Founders Future, with welcome remarks from a managing partner of each.
It is not designed for: the general public, since registration is approval-based; attendees seeking a conference programme rather than networking; service providers using it as a sales channel, given the curated guest list; and those unable to join the early-morning slot before the show.
The breakfast is held at Mama Shelter Paris West, 20 Avenue de la Porte de la Plaine, 75015 Paris, near Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Its rooftop space suits a morning reception ahead of a short transfer to the show.
Cathay Innovation is a multistage venture firm investing across Europe, North America and Asia, affiliated with Cathay Capital. Founders Future is a transatlantic venture and investment platform. Both host the breakfast to convene their founder networks at the start of VivaTech.
The founders' warm-up to VivaTech day one, where two transatlantic funds gather their networks on a rooftop before the doors open.
Registration is handled through Luma and is subject to host approval. The Luma page showed around 35 attendees registered at the time of verification.
Request to join through the Luma event page; the place is confirmed on host approval.
On 17 June 2026, from 07:45, at Mama Shelter Paris West, 20 Avenue de la Porte de la Plaine, 75015 Paris.
Coffee and rooftop networking, brief welcome remarks, and a group departure to VivaTech.
| Luma page | https://luma.com/kxsm8piw |
| Cathay Innovation | https://cathayinnovation.com/ |
| Founders Future | https://www.foundersfuture.com/ |
| Parent event | https://eventsindex.org/events/viva-technology.html |