--- eventsindex_id: EVENTSINDEX-00064 slug: invest-europe-venture-capital-forum title: Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum title_alt: [Invest Europe VC Forum, VCF] canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/fiches/invest-europe-venture-capital-forum.html next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-10-14 date_end: 2026-10-15 venue: Felix Meritis city: Amsterdam country: Netherlands organiser: Invest Europe organiser_url: https://vcf.investeurope.eu/ b2b: true vector: sector: [venture-capital, private-capital] audience: [LP-institutional, GP] format: [summit, matchmaking, roundtable] purpose: [networking, deal-making, fundraising] geography_scope: [pan-EMEA] season: autumn attendees_est: 500 meta_description: Invest Europe's annual invite-only venture capital forum in Amsterdam, gathering 500 LPs and GPs for structured networking and LP/GP dinners. editorial_take: Premier annual gathering for European venture capital fund managers and institutional investors focused on deal flow and LP/GP dialogue. last_verified: '2026-05-06' language: en schema_version: v6.0 --- # Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum > *A two-day invite-only gathering in Amsterdam that brings together venture capital fund managers, institutional investors, and ecosystem participants for structured networking, LP/GP dinners, and roundtables focused on venture capital, startup financing, and artificial intelligence.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **14–15 October 2026** | **Felix Meritis** | **Invest Europe** | **500** | | 2 days, Wednesday–Thursday | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | delegates (according to the organiser) | ## Definition The Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum is an annual two-day event held in Amsterdam, gathering approximately 500 participants from the venture capital community under an invite-only access model. The forum is organised by Invest Europe and convenes fund managers, institutional allocators, and related professionals for structured networking and thematic discussion. It takes place at Felix Meritis, a historic building on Amsterdam's canal belt. The creation year of the forum is not publicly documented. ## When and where the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum takes place in 2026 The 2026 edition runs on 14 and 15 October at Felix Meritis in Amsterdam. The venue and dates are confirmed on the official event site. As of the verification date, the programme for 2026 has not been published; the official agenda page carries a note directing visitors to the 2025 programme in the interim and signals that updates will follow. No speakers for the 2026 edition have been confirmed publicly. ## Where the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum sits in the autumn calendar October in Amsterdam is one of the denser weeks of the EMEA private capital autumn circuit, which concentrates activity in Paris, Amsterdam, and London between September and November. The Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum occupies the mid-October window, a slot that typically follows the early-autumn Paris anchor events and precedes the November year-end cluster. For venture capital specifically, this positions the forum as one of the few dedicated VC gatherings in the second half of the calendar, at a point when fund managers and allocators are reaching the final quarter of deployment and fundraising cycles. ## Who attends the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum - Venture capital fund managers (GPs), including early-stage and growth-stage funds active in European markets. - Institutional limited partners (LPs), including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, and funds of funds with VC allocations. - Placement agents and fund distribution professionals working in the venture capital segment. - Service providers operating in the venture capital space, including legal counsel, fund administrators, and auditors. - Startup ecosystem participants and investors with an interest in financing, artificial intelligence, and technology growth companies. The precise LP-to-GP ratio and the institutional breakdown of the 500-delegate figure are not publicly disclosed as of verification. ## What the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum format includes - Networking reception open to registered delegates. - LP/GP networking dinners, providing closed-format conversation between allocators and fund managers. - Roundtables on thematic topics within the venture capital programme. - A structured advance meeting system in which LP applications are reviewed by the organiser before access is confirmed. The stage count, session names, and full programme structure for the 2026 edition have not been published as of verification. The organiser's website signals that programme details will be released progressively. ## How meetings are scheduled at the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum The forum operates a curated access model: LP applications are reviewed by the organiser before confirmation, which functions as a quality filter on the allocator side. Advance scheduling is supported, allowing participants to arrange bilateral meetings ahead of the event rather than relying solely on floor encounters. The networking reception, LP/GP dinners, and roundtables serve as the primary structured formats within which these conversations take place. No official digital networking application has been identified as of verification. ## What the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum programme covers The thematic scope documented for the forum spans venture capital fund strategy, startup financing, artificial intelligence as an investment theme, and broader LP and GP networking. These categories reflect the organiser's positioning of the event within the European venture capital segment rather than the broader private equity or multi-strategy circuit. Specific session titles, confirmed speakers, and detailed agenda items for 2026 are not available as of the verification date. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What kind of event is the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum? The Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum is a two-day, invite-only professional gathering focused on venture capital. It is organised by Invest Europe and held annually in Amsterdam. Unlike open-registration conferences, the forum filters LP access through an application and review process, making the allocator population curated rather than self-selected. ### Who is the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum NOT designed for? Several profiles are a poor fit for this event. First, private equity fund managers focused on buyout, infrastructure, or private credit strategies: the forum is venture-specific, and the conversations on stage and around the table are oriented toward early and growth-stage equity. Second, LPs with no existing or prospective VC allocation, as the matchmaking and dinner formats assume active interest in the asset class. Third, service providers seeking broad market exposure across strategies: the concentrated VC audience limits reach beyond the venture segment. Fourth, participants seeking a passive conference experience; the format is structured around meeting intensity, and delegates who do not engage the advance scheduling system will underuse the programme. Fifth, professionals based entirely outside EMEA whose fund activity or LP relationships have no European dimension, given the forum's focus on the European venture capital market. ### What is the primary language of the forum? The event is conducted in English. ### What separates the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum from generalist LP/GP summits? The forum is strategy-specific: its focus on venture capital, startup financing, and AI investment themes means the conversation pool is narrower and more concentrated than at multi-strategy events such as IPEM Global or SuperReturn Europe. The invite-only access model and the LP review process reinforce this concentration. For a VC fund manager in active fundraising, the quality of LP attendance is more relevant than aggregate delegate numbers. ## The venue: Felix Meritis Felix Meritis is a neoclassical building on the Keizersgracht canal in central Amsterdam, completed in the late eighteenth century. Originally built as a centre for science, arts, and commerce, it has operated for several decades as a venue for cultural events, debates, and professional gatherings. The building's chamber rooms and main hall are suited to the roundtable and dinner formats that define the forum's meeting structure. Its location on the canal belt places it within walking distance of Amsterdam's main hotel concentration, which eases the logistics of side meetings extending beyond the official programme. ## The organiser: Invest Europe Invest Europe is a Brussels-based industry association representing the European private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure investment community. It produces research, data, and standards for the asset class, and the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum sits within its events portfolio as the primary dedicated gathering for the VC segment. The association's founding year and the full size of its events portfolio are not documented in the available data. The organiser's website for the forum is vcf.investeurope.eu. --- ## Editorial take *The Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum holds a specific and non-substitutable position in the autumn circuit: it is the association-backed, invite-only gathering where European venture capital allocators and fund managers meet in a format designed for relationship depth rather than delegate volume, at a moment in the calendar when Q4 commitments are being finalised.* ## How to register and what it costs Access to the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum is by invitation only. Qualified institutional LPs may attend on a complimentary basis, consistent with the model applied in the 2025 edition, though this has not been formally confirmed for 2026. Delegate and sponsor rates for the 2026 edition are not publicly disclosed as of verification. Registration and access requests are handled through the official event website at vcf.investeurope.eu. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Is the Invest Europe Venture Capital Forum open to anyone who registers? No. The event operates on an invite-only basis. LP participants are subject to an application process reviewed by the organiser. Profiles outside the qualifying categories, including non-institutional or non-venture-oriented participants, are unlikely to receive access through the standard channel. ### Do LPs pay to attend? Based on the 2025 edition model, qualified institutional LPs attend on a complimentary basis. This policy has not been formally confirmed for 2026 on the public-facing site as of verification. Other delegate categories, including GPs and service providers, have pricing that is not publicly disclosed. ### Where can I find programme and speaker information for 2026? The 2026 programme had not been published as of the verification date in May 2026. The official site at vcf.investeurope.eu carries a notice indicating that programme updates will follow, and the speaker directory requires member login to access. Delegates seeking detailed agenda content should monitor the official site or contact the organiser directly. ### Is there a networking application for the event? No official digital networking application has been identified for this event as of verification. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://vcf.investeurope.eu/ | | Register / access request | https://vcf.investeurope.eu/ | | Programme | not disclosed | | Speaker directory | https://vcf.investeurope.eu/speakers/ (member access required) | --- **Last verified:** 2026-05-06 **Next review:** 2026-06-05 **Notes:** Venue and dates confirmed via official event site; 500-delegate figure is self-reported by the organiser; LP pricing is based on the 2025 model and not formally confirmed for 2026; the 2026 programme and speaker list had not yet been published at time of verification. **Variables:** 39/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable