NEW YORK, October 21, 2026: Yorkseed, the curated global venture network for founders and investors, today launched the Yorkseed Lisbon Delegation: founders and investors travelling together to Web Summit Lisbon, November 8 to 12, 2026. Yorkseed also announced that it will return to the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) in Hong Kong on January 26 and 27, 2027, leading another Yorkseed Delegation to Asia's flagship finance and investment conference.
Both delegations follow the same model: founders, investors and partners from Yorkseed's 50+ city hubs arrive together, are introduced to one another where there is a real fit, and stay connected after the week is over. Every delegate has a profile in a published Deal Book, and anyone can request an introduction through Yorkseed.
The delegation kicks off in Lisbon on Sunday, November 8, the day before Web Summit opens. Delegates receive:
The founding rate for the first ten companies has sold out. Applications remain open to founders at €595 per company, and investors, LPs and family offices join complimentary, subject to approval. A Web Summit ticket is not required. Applications are reviewed at yorkseed.co/lisbon-delegation, and the Lisbon Deal Book is available to read online.
Alongside the delegation, Yorkseed is hosting a series of side events around Web Summit Lisbon, its third year of programming during the conference:
"Conferences like Web Summit are enormous. The founders who get the most out of the week are the ones who arrive with people already in their corner. Lisbon is where we bring that to our whole network, and Hong Kong is where we take it next."
On January 26 and 27, 2027, Yorkseed will return to the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, leading another Yorkseed Delegation. The 2027 forum is its 20th edition.
Yorkseed's relationship with AFF runs deep. Yorkseed has been an Official Community Partner of the forum, and founder Jessica Sophia Wong served as Mission Leader for the French Delegation at the 18th Asian Financial Forum, where she was featured in a China Daily video interview. The 2027 delegation will bring founders, investors and allocators from Yorkseed's hubs to Hong Kong, with a dedicated Deal Book and introductions through the week.
Yorkseed Connect members hear about new delegations first. Founders, investors and partners can register interest at yorkseed.co/delegation.
At the end of each year, the Deal Books from every Yorkseed Delegation are brought together in one edition, The Yorkseed Annual: every delegation and every delegate from the year, in one place. The 2026 edition will include the Lisbon Delegation. A limited number of partner pages are available.
Yorkseed is a curated, application-reviewed venture network for startup founders raising capital and investors actively deploying it. Yorkseed Connect, its deal platform, handles discovery, diligence, and introductions across 50+ city hubs worldwide. Founded in New York in 2023. Learn more at yorkseed.co.
Yorkseed Delegations bring founders, investors and partners to the world's key tech weeks and conferences together. Every delegate has a profile in the delegation's Deal Book, and anyone can request an introduction through Yorkseed. Learn more at yorkseed.co/delegation.
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