The Deal Girls x Plus8: Deals, Drinks & Real Talk at TUKU Coffee Amsterdam
Deals, Drinks & Real Talk
Networking drinks + fireside chat — presented by The Deal Girls x PLUS8
What does it actually take to start something when you have no playbook, no background in business, and nothing but a gut feeling telling you to go for it?
Join us for an evening of drinks and fireside chat with Selma Larsson, Dylan Ferguson, and Chichi Zhang.
Sockergris | Selma Larsson & Dylan Ferguson
What started as a craving for Swedish candy from Selma's childhood is now Amsterdam's most talked-about new retail story, and she built it without a year of entrepreneurial experience under her belt. They did it with a brave leap, scrappy learning, and a candy pig named sockergris!
Chi Media | Chichi Zhang
Chichi knew brands were still stuck telling stories the old way. She built Chi Media around one conviction: it's about short-form video and actually listening to your audience, not just broadcasting at them. Started as niche hospitality work, became a blueprint for real connection.
This is the kind of story TDG & Plus8 exists to platform: women and founders a few steps ahead, sharing the unglamorous, unfiltered version, the doubts, the risks, the moments that almost broke the whole thing. So the next person feels a little less alone in taking their own.
What to expect
An intimate fireside chat with Selma, Dylan, and Chichi, moderated by Ayesha Felice (Founder, The Deal Girls)
Drinks and informal networking with the TDG & Plus8 community, ambitious women building across the Asia ↔ Europe bridge
Real talk ;) bring the questions you'd normally be too embarrassed to ask!
The details
🗓 Wednesday, 23 September 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 TUKU Coffee, De Hallen, Amsterdam
Ticket covers your seat + access to speakers. Cafe orders are mandatory, grab whatever you'd like (coffee, snacks, drinks)!
Who this is for
Founders, aspiring founders, and women curious about the startup & VC world who'd rather hear the real story than a rehearsed pitch. Especially if you've been waiting for a sign to start, consider this it!
Brought to you by The Deal Girls x PLUS8. TUKU is the official venue partner.