​This October, join us at AI House Amsterdam for a special evening with founders and investors who’ve experienced Y Combinator firsthand. (This will be following a day time co-working session)

​We’ll hear from two Dutch startups in the Summer 2025 YC batch alongside a leading VC voice, sharing their journeys and opening up a candid discussion about the differences between the EU and US startup ecosystems , navigating challenges and also bringing and idea from 0-1

​Featuring talks from:

• ​Niek Hogenboom, Co-Founder @Minimal (YC)
  Niek Hogenboom, founder of Minimal AI and YC S25 alum, shares the journey from bootstrapping an AI startup to joining Y Combinator. He discusses lessons from growing to $50K MRR without outside capital, insights from the YC experience, and why the future of AI agents depends less on models and more on interface design.
  

• ​Deepak Singla, Co- Founder @Fini (YC)
  Deepak Singla is the current CEO and co-founder of Fini, which went through YC in 2022. He had a long career in corporates, before making the jump into entrepreneurship with Fini. Deepak will talk about his journey through YC and the future of Agents.

• ​Ronald Jan, Partner @ Antler
  Ronald Jan is partner at Antler, based in Amsterdam. He has a long history of C-level leadership before pivoting into investments and VC. He will discuss how the EU differs from the US in ecosystem, what the positives of that are and if we can close the gap.

​Schedule:

• ​Walk+in + food: 17:30-18:25

• ​Introduction and welcome: 18:25-18:30

• ​18:30-19:00: "Y Combintor: what is it really like & how do to get in?" from Niek Hogenboom.

• ​19:00-19:30: Deepak Singla

• ​19:30-19:40: Break

• ​19:40-20:00: Ronald Jan

• ​20:00-20:30: Panel

• ​20:30: Networking

​☀️ Bonus: Daytime Co-working (9:00 – 16:00)

​Before the meetup, join us for a community co-working day at AI House:

• ​Open co-working with AI builders, founders & practitioners

• ​Meet the Antler and Prosus investment teams

• ​Mini workshops & knowledge sharing sessions

​Register here

​Agenda

• ​9:00 - doors open

• ​10:00-10:45 - Speed Dating ( Icebreaker/Networking session)

• ​12:30-13:30 - lunch (Provided By Prosus)

• ​13:30-14:15 - Ask me anything sessions with VCs and founders.

• ​17:00 - day event ends

• ​17:30 - Meetup Registrations Begins

​About AI house Amsterdam 🏠

​This meet-up marks one of the first events hosted at AI House Amsterdam, Prosus’ new hub for AI innovation. Located at Prosus’ headquarters on the Zuidas, AI House Amsterdam was recently launched to bring together startups, researchers, and industry leaders. Through events, fellowships, and community programs, it aims to strengthen Europe’s position as an AI maker and accelerate the development of impactful AI solutions.For more information about AI House Amsterdam and upcoming events, visit aihouse.nl or contact [email protected]. 

​A photographer will be taking pictures during the event. If you do not want your picture taken, we will have stickers that indicate your preference to the photographer. You can also mention it to us, and we will handle this.

​👉 Participation is limited and subject to approval so we can ensure a high-quality, balanced mix of attendees.