Connect Events · Torino · Budapest · Milano · since March 2025

Great people. Good conversations.

A series of relaxed evenings that brings founders, investors and ecosystem builders together through informal networking, curated introductions and community connections. No slides. No panels. Just great people.

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Torino · 9 editions Budapest · 3 editions Milano · first edition 28 Oct

Guests talking under string lights at Torino Connect #9

Next edition Free entry Milano Connect1st edition

WED 28 OCT 2026 · 18:30Vapore 1928, Milano

Official side Event of 0100 Conference

See it for yourself

One evening with us.

Budapest Connect · 18 June 2026Video by EU-Startups

Connect in numbers

Twelve evenings in, the room keeps filling up.

12editions delivered since March 2025

1,700+registrations across our editions

3cities: Torino, Budapest and Milano

19Partners and supporters so far

What happens at Connect

An evening built for the conversation you came for.

Meet founders and investors

Every edition mixes early-stage founders, VCs and angels, operators, students and corporate innovation teams in one room.

Get introduced

The Connect team knows who is in the room and makes introductions on the spot: founder to investor, newcomer to local regular.

Swap ideas

No stage and no pitch slots, so talk stays honest and goes wherever it needs to.

Build ties across cities

Torino, Budapest and Milano share one community. Meet someone in one city and see them again in the next.

A packed room at Torino Connect #7, Ramo d'Oro

Every registration includes

Free entry with a confirmed Luma registration
Introductions from the Connect team
An invite to every next edition, in every city

Go where the locals gather. Make unexpected connections. Become part of the community.

Previous and upcoming Events

Every edition so far.

For Partners

Put your brand in the room where early-stage deals start.

Connect Partners meet founders raising their next round, the investors backing them, and the people building the ecosystem around them in Torino, Budapest and Milano.

Who you meet

Every edition draws the same mix of people building and backing startups:

Early-stage foundersVCs & angelsOperatorsCorporate innovationLawyers & advisorsUniversities & studentsEcosystem builders

How your brand shows up

Before

Invitations

Your logo on the Event cover and Luma page, plus a mention in the invitation newsletter and on LinkedIn.

During

In the room

Venue branding, a welcome word, and guest places for your team.

After

Recap

Thanks in the recap post and photo gallery, plus introductions to the guests you want to meet.

Partnership	Contribution	Benefits
Community SupporterFor coworkings, communities and local businesses that want to back the series. Listed as Ecosystem Supporter on the Event cover.	from €250 / Event	Logo on the Event page and a place in the Partner thanks
Event PartnerFor companies that want to own one evening. Listed as Main Partner of that edition.	€1,000 / Event	Supporter benefits, plus a dedicated social mention, venue branding and agreed guest places
Series PartnerFor brands that want to be present across editions or cities.	custom quote	Partnership across several editions or cities, with a tailored visibility and activation plan
In-kind PartnerFor venues, drinks brands and service providers.	agreed contribution	Venue, drinks, photography or other services, with benefits matched to the contribution

Proposed packages, open to discussion.

Partner with Connect Events

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