​Live VCs decisions breakdown, on real cases.

​We’ll have 7 invited VC partners/guests, sharing what they are currently backing, and how their decision-making have changed.

​We will focus on the exact questions investors now ask — and how those answers determine whether a company gets funded.


Detailed Panel Agenda and guests:
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What we will break down

• ​What numbers actually decide deals in 2026

• ​When traction is “interesting” vs “fundable”
  How investors separate early signals from businesses that are ready for capital.

• ​Why some profitable startups still don’t get funded
  And when raising VC is the wrong move.

• ​What founders must fix before starting a raise
  The specific gaps that quietly kill rounds.

​These topics will be explored through real scenarios and live investor analysis, not theory.


Panel Guests:

Andrew Cartwright – Fund Manager of Dragons & Angels Fund
Vasyl Dub – Venture Partner at Network VC, Founder at Raisable VC, Mentor at Stanford
Anna Schehula – Growth & Partnerships Leader at TRMNL4 and Venture Scout at Flyer One Ventures
Anna Zakowska, PhD – Managing Partner at Dragons & Angels Fund
Koyo Tsuchiya – Assistant Manager Strategic Partnerships at MS&AD Ventures Inc
Wendy Nguyen, MBA – Senior Investor Relations and Marketing leader at VABA Venture Capital
Shahnoza Oripova – Managing partner at Invest Fund Groups


Schedule:
5:45 PM — Registration and networking
6:30-7:30 PM — Panel
7:30-8:30 PM — Networking


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