A second-edition pool party hosted by the venture firm Wind during VivaTech 2026, on the evening of 18 June in Paris's 16th arrondissement. It gathers investors, founders, operators and builders for informal poolside networking after the show day.
Wind's Pool Party is an evening networking event and pool party hosted by Wind, a French venture capital firm also referred to as Wind Capital, during VivaTech 2026. The second edition takes place on the evening of 18 June at a private venue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, with the exact address revealed to approved guests. It gathers the European tech community of investors, founders, operators and builders.
The party is positioned as an informal decompression event after the show day, with limited spots and host approval. The venue is reachable about 15 minutes from VivaTech by taxi or bike, and via metro Michel-Ange-Auteuil on lines 9 and 10. Confirmed guests are notified shortly before the event.
The party runs on the evening of 18 June, the second business day of VivaTech, among the night's social formats. Its pool-party framing distinguishes it from the seated dinners and receptions of the week.
No formal speaker programme is published.
It is a side event on the evening of 18 June, the second business day of VivaTech, hosted by the VC firm Wind. It is independent of VivaTech ticketing.
Wind, also referred to as Wind Capital, is a French venture firm describing itself as built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, backing European deeptech from pre-seed to Series B.
It is not designed for: the general public, since access is approval-based and capacity is limited; attendees seeking a conference programme rather than a social party; those uncomfortable with an informal pool-party setting; and walk-ins, since entry is checked against the approved list.
The party is held at a private venue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, with the exact address revealed only to approved registrants. It is reachable about 15 minutes from VivaTech and via metro Michel-Ange-Auteuil.
Wind, also referred to as Wind Capital, is a French venture firm backing European deeptech founders from pre-seed to Series B, with offices in Paris. The pool party is its recurring VivaTech social format, here in its second edition.
The decompression party of the VivaTech week, where the VC firm Wind turns the end of the show day into curated poolside networking.
Registration is handled through Luma and is subject to host approval, with spots described as limited. The venue address is shared on confirmation.
Request to join through the Luma event page; entry is approval-based and the list is checked.
On the evening of 18 June 2026, from 18:30, at a private venue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
An informal pool party and networking for the European tech community after the show day.
| Luma page | https://luma.com/wind-poolparty |
| Wind | https://wind.capital/ |
| Parent event | https://eventsindex.org/events/viva-technology.html |