Where Founders and Capital Get Real

​Daos Digital Assets Week is coming to Dubai 🇦🇪
A closed-door week for the digital assets ecosystem - bringing together decision-makers, founders, institutional leaders, regulators and key ecosystem players.

As part of the week, RaiseTalks, in partnership with Daos Hub, is co-hosting an invite-only VC & Founders Gathering: “Where Founders and Capital Get Real.”

​A focused three sessions designed for honest conversations, high-value insights, and meaningful connections between serious builders and smart capital.

🕐 12:00 – 15:00
Session 1 - Founders DNA + Tea Ceremony

​A guided session on the values, archetypes, and operating principles behind how founders actually build — paired with a tea ceremony to reset the room.

​12:00 – 13:00 PM (60 min)

​12:00 – 12:30 | Welcome & Room Reset (5 min) Tea is served. No pitches, no decks - just presence. Host sets the tone: this session is about who you are, not what you're building.

​12:30 – 12:40 | The DNA Framework (10 min) Facilitator introduces the 9 Founder Archetypes from FI's research - Hustler, Visionary, Innovator, Architect, etc. Quick show of hands or verbal poll: "Which one resonates most right now?"

​12:40 – 12:50 | Operating Principles in the Room (10 min) 3–4 founders share one sentence each: "The trait that got me here - and the one that's almost broken me." Anchored in FI's "Good DNA" (perseverance, proactivity, fluid intelligence) vs. "Bad DNA" (excuse-making, emotional instability, narcissism).

​12:50 – 12:57 | VC Lens (7 min) One investor in the room responds: "What founder DNA do I actually back - and what have I learned to avoid?" Candid, off-record.

​12:57 – 13:00 | Intention Set (3 min) Each table picks one word for how they want to show up for the rest of the day.

​12:30 – 12:40 | The DNA Framework (10 min) Facilitator introduces the 9 Founder Archetypes from FI's research - Hustler, Visionary, Innovator, Architect, etc. Quick show of hands or verbal poll: "Which one resonates most right now?"

​12:40 – 12:50 | Operating Principles in the Room (10 min) 3–4 founders share one sentence each: "The trait that got me here - and the one that's almost broken me." Anchored in FI's "Good DNA" (perseverance, proactivity, fluid intelligence) vs. "Bad DNA" (excuse-making, emotional instability, narcissism).

​12:50 – 12:57 | VC Lens (7 min) One investor in the room responds: "What founder DNA do I actually back - and what have I learned to avoid?" Candid, off-record.

​12:57 – 13:00 | Intention Set (3 min) Each table picks one word for how they want to show up for the rest of the day.

​Special Guest & Moderator: Sameer Sortur - Founding Partner Square Circle Ventures, Global Innovations Partner & MD GCC, India Founder Institute.

​🕐 15:00 – 17:00
Session 2 - Reverse Pitching: VCs in the Hot Seat

​Founders bring the questions. VCs answer on the record.

​A live, recorded conversation on what gets funded, what active checkbooks look for, and what founders should understand before they raise.

Special Guest & Moderator: Dr. Dariia Vasylieva - Founder & CEO RaiseTalks, Founder & GP GETVISION multi-family office.

​🕐 18:00 – 21:00
Session 3 - Founders F*k-Up Night

​A raw founder storytelling session on what breaks behind closed doors.

​Failed rounds, co-founder splits, products that did not ship, and lessons paid for in cash - followed by open mic.

Special Guest: Vlad - Founder & CEO Daos Hub

👉 Think you should be in the room? Apply to join.

​Learn more about Daos Digital Assets week:
https://week.daoshub.xyz/

Hosts

​RaiseTalks - the AI-native global fundraising workspace where founders and investors run deals, streamline due diligence, and close rounds faster.

​Daos Hub - the collaboration hub for the Web3 startup community in Dubai, concentrating talent, builders, and founders in one space.