Private Dinner for 30 defence leaders funding peace through power

Sixty investors. Twenty founders. Five Ukrainian defense operators sharing insights you'll not hear anywhere else.Built for the defence founders to find right partners and the investors who want to learn from the best performing allocators and find out what needs to get funded next. Hosted by Nazarii Hrechanyk, Founder of HOC, ex deep-tech VC lead (TDV, $1Bn fund) and Colin Brown, GP at Sparkmind Capital ($150Mn defense fund).Why this room is different 1. It's a highly-vetted, private event. 100 leaders only. 2. Investors who deploy, battle-tested products by founders, at 3-to-1 ratio. 3. Real bonding, not speed dating. Quality over quantity. Why that week Web Summit brings 1,500+ accredited investors into Lisbon on 9–11 November from all over the world. We select 60 active in defence investors while they are still in the city. We select 10 battle-tested and fundable solutions to be demonstrated on the stage. Programme Day 1 — frontline insights, challenges of air-defense of critical infrastructure against drones, a Ukraine and EU procurement process, matched 1-1s, a pitch competition for 15 teams, group dinner.Day 2 — 1-1 breakfasts, Portuguese wine tasting and BBQ. Who should request a seat 1/ Defence and dual-use founders, seed to Series C 2/ VCs and angels already deployed in defence3/ LPs looking at the category 4/ Primes, integrators and suppliers who can move founders toward contracts 5/ Military and government How it works 1/ We have 100 seats for people serious about defense. 2/ Requesting a seat is free and we read every request — tell us who you are and why you shall be in the room. 3/ Sponsorship guarantees a seat and has exclusive special perks, starting from $3,000. To learn more put "Yes" in the form or reach out to Nazarii on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrechanyk/ Exact venue shared with confirmed attendees. Independent event, not affiliated with Web Summit. Chatham House Rule