# Startup & founder events in Amsterdam

Curated by [foundercal.com](https://foundercal.com/). Only events worth a founder's time: conferences, demo days, founder dinners, meetups and workshops. Generic networking filler is filtered out. Updated daily.

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35 upcoming events as of 31 August 2026.

## AI Enablement Bootcamp #3, AI Team (Tuesday)

- Date: Tuesday 1 September 2026, 18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Repeats: 2 upcoming dates
- Type: Workshop
- Organizer: [Vibe-Coding Meetup | AI meets Product & Design community](https://foundercal.com/organizers/vibe-coding-meetup-ai-meets-product-and-design-community)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-enablement-bootcamp-3-ai-team-tuesday-315873827
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/6750?p=md

PAID TICKET REQUIRED, PURCHASE ON LUMA A Meetup RSVP does not reserve your place. To receive the venue location and attend the workshop, purchase your ticket here: Buy your ticket on Luma → Choose either a single-session ticket or the full three-event cohort. Stop prompting one assistant. Start…

## Startup Garage 01

- Date: Tuesday 1 September 2026, 19:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Organizer: [Startup Garage Amsterdam - Startup Networking Meetup](https://foundercal.com/organizers/startup-garage-amsterdam-startup-networking-meetup)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/startup-garage-01-316360340
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9809?p=md

Welcome to Startup Garage, Amsterdam’s monthly meetup for the startup ecosystem! This first edition brings together founders, builders, investors, VCs, and tech enthusiasts for an evening of networking, short presentations, and insightful conversations. Whether you're building a company, looking…

## Lenny’s Newsletter Meetup in Amsterdam (with free drinks courtesy of Revolut)

- Date: Wednesday 2 September 2026, 18:15 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: A Beautiful Mess - Amsterdam, Oosterdokskade 227, 1011 DL Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [Lenny's Newsletter Meetups](https://foundercal.com/organizers/lennys-newsletter-meetups)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/lenny-s-newsletter-meetup-in-amsterdam-with-free-drinks-courtesy-of-revolut-WYWAcg3u7qMnKbU
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9470?p=md

This meetup is hosted by Laura, Adriana, Ruslan & Luke in collaboration with Product Meetup Amsterdam.These meetups are hosted by members of Lenny’s Newsletter community, and are a great opportunity to meet new people, and have in-depth conversation about product and growth. There is a tab for free…

## Copilot Connect: Unlocking Cowork Potential

- Date: Thursday 3 September 2026, 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Pink Elephant, Keienbergweg 100, Amsterdam
- Organizer: [Copilot Connect](https://foundercal.com/organizers/copilot-connect)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/copilot-connect-unlocking-cowork-potential-315904186
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9274?p=md

Op donderdag 3 september organiseren we samen met Pink Elephant een nieuwe editie van Copilot Connect in 2026: Unlocking Cowork Potential. Tijdens deze avond staat één onderwerp centraal: Copilot Cowork. Wat is Cowork precies, hoe zet je het in om werk daadwerkelijk te laten uitvoeren in plaats van…

## Hackers & Founders (Amsterdam, NL) Meetup

- Date: Thursday 3 September 2026, 19:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Café de Muurbloem, Bloemgracht 170, 1015 TV, Amsterdam
- Organizer: [Hackers & Founders (Amsterdam, NL)](https://foundercal.com/organizers/hackers-and-founders-amsterdam-nl)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/hackers-and-founders-amsterdam-nl-meetup-313603302
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7087?p=md

Join us for drinks and chats at Café de Muurbloem. There will be a talk by Thijs Cadier the cofounder of AppSignal and a long standing H&F regular since the early days of the meetup. We are also on lu.ma/hackersandfounders We have a Slack for the Hackers & Founders community. If you want to join…

## Founders Running Club :: Amsterdam

- Date: Saturday 5 September 2026, 09:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Repeats: 6 upcoming dates (every week)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Café Conrad, Zocherstraat 10, Amsterdam
- Organizer: [Founders Running Club :: Amsterdam](https://foundercal.com/organizers/founders-running-club-amsterdam)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/founders-running-club-amsterdam-315966201
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7111?p=md

Founders Running Club (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer, pets, friends, family, are welcome.…

## Startup Pitch & Networking in Amsterdam

- Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026, 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Repeats: 3 upcoming dates
- Type: Pitch
- Venue: IJdok 4, 1013 MM Amsterdam, Amsterdam
- Organizer: [Startups and Tech Events in Amsterdam](https://foundercal.com/organizers/startups-and-tech-events-in-amsterdam)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/startup-pitch-and-networking-in-amsterdam-316004893
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8156?p=md

📍 Registration is on Luma, Meetup is not our RSVP platform. Please register here to secure your spot: https://luma.com/qly07ix8 🚀 Join our event in Amsterdam! We design Pitch and Networking nights to help founders sharpen their thinking through direct, candid feedback and to give strong investors…

## Build the Pipeline Your Investors Want to See

- Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026, 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Workshop
- Organizer: [HubSpot for Startups - Iberia, Italy, Benelux & Nordics](https://foundercal.com/organizers/hubspot-for-startups-iberia-italy-benelux-and-nordics)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/build-the-pipeline-your-investors-want-to-see-nMk9XVzfZG0pAnI
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8785?p=md

Most B2B founders know AI agents are changing how startups sell. Few have had the time to sit down, see it in action, and think through what it means for their own pipeline. This is that evening. HubSpot for Startups, Make, Arches Capital and TAG are bringing together 60 pre-seed and seed B2B…

## AI Salon Amsterdam

- Date: Thursday 10 September 2026, 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Repeats: 2 upcoming dates
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Booking.com, Oosterdokskade 163, 1011 DL Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [AI Salon (www.AiSalon.ai)](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-salon-www-aisalon-ai)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-salon-amsterdam-7cj8ysipRdfmgV3
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8518?p=md

The place to meet the people in AI! Join us on Thursday, September 10th at Booking HQ in Amsterdam. Due to Booking's safety measures, you must provide your LinkedIn profile during registration for security screening. 17:30 | Walk-in 18:00 | Kaoutar Ashour… works as program director at ScaleNL, a…

## 6e AED Checker Hackaton

- Date: Saturday 12 September 2026, 10:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Hackathon
- Venue: TrailBlazers B.V., Loes van Marlestraat 14, Weesp, NH
- Organizer: [TrailBlazers Meetups](https://foundercal.com/organizers/trailblazers-meetups)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/6e-aed-checker-hackaton-316210311
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9275?p=md

We organiseren weer een nieuwe Hackathon om de AED Checker applicatie verder uit te bouwen en te verbeteren! De afgelopen 4 jaar hebben we gewerkt aan de AED checker applicatie die het beheer van AED’s in de publieke ruimte verbetert. De kans op een succesvolle reanimatie wordt hiermee verhoogd.…

## Marketing AM #1 Amsterdam

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 08:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Piet Heinkade 81, 1019 GM Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [Epicenter](https://foundercal.com/organizers/epicenter)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/marketing-am-1-amsterdam-A5PFdCA4CuIxQ4F
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9540?p=md

A morning for marketers who want to exchange ideas, challenge perspectives and learn from each other.On September 15, Marketing AM comes to Epicenter Amsterdam! 💥We’re bringing together a small group of marketing leaders and professionals around the table for an intimate morning of fresh…

## Amsterdam | Claude Meetup: Build Your Second Brain

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Café Belcampo, Hannie Dankbaarpassage 10, 1053 RT Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [Claude Community Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/claude-community-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/amsterdam-claude-meetup-build-your-second-brain-2mr22YiGigjylXR
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8972?p=md

Join the Claude Community Meetup for Developers in Amsterdam This edition is about the Second Brain: turning scattered notes and half-remembered decisions into a system that thinks with you. Personal knowledge bases, company knowledge, memory that survives the context window. Expect short talks,…

## AI Builders Amsterdam

- Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Repeats: 2 upcoming dates (every month)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: StartDock Coworking Prins Hendrikkade, Prins Hendrikkade 21e, 1012 TL Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [AI Builders](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-builders)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-builders-amsterdam-uoB4N8dZbFDDAwX
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8505?p=md

Join our informal meetup for the biggest AI nerds! We share the latest insights about: AI dev tools, Agent frameworks, RAG, vibe coding, OpenClaw, Claude Code and more! // FOR WHO • ✅ Devs, Product peeps, Data lovers, ML engineers, Founders • ✅ Anyone building with AI • ⚠️ Some LLM knowledge…

## EU-nough? Building the Future of AI in Europe

- Date: Tuesday 22 September 2026, 14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Dinner
- Venue: Amsterdam RAI, Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [DutchBasecamp Events Calendar](https://foundercal.com/organizers/dutchbasecamp-events-calendar)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/eu-nough-building-the-future-of-ai-in-europe-zfKmmmRjH8DQeku
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8509?p=md

As Europe enters a new phase of AI development, one question is becoming increasingly important: how do we create the conditions for companies to build, scale, and stay in Europe? This invitation-only cocktail reception brings together founders, operators, investors, policymakers, and industry…

## Claude Cowork & Code voor Marketing

- Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026, 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: amsterdam
- Organizer: [NXT Marketers - De community voor marketers en founders.](https://foundercal.com/organizers/nxt-marketers-de-community-voor-marketers-en-founders)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/claude-cowork-and-code-voor-marketing-316179390
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8159?p=md

Onze eerste meet-up! Een avond waarin we met een groep marketers naast elkaar zitten te werken met AI, aan echt werk uit onze eigen praktijk. De ontwikkelingen gaan sneller dan je ze kunt vertalen naar je eigen werk en niemand heeft alle antwoorden. Wat de één vorige week heeft uitgezocht, scheelt…

## HumanX Rooftop Social

- Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026, 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Dinner
- Organizer: [DutchBasecamp Events Calendar](https://foundercal.com/organizers/dutchbasecamp-events-calendar)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/humanx-rooftop-social-F3PDZjHJSrOZbuG
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8510?p=md

As Europe enters a new phase of AI development, one question is impossible to ignore: how do we make it easier for companies to build, scale, and stay in Europe? 🇪🇺 Hosted by AWS, DutchBasecamp and CCIA Europe as part of HumanX Amsterdam, this side event brings together founders, investors,…

## A fireside chat with Ashwin Sreenivas - Co-Founder & President at Decagon

- Date: Thursday 24 September 2026, 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: RIVVIA - Keizersgracht 264, Keizersgracht 264, 1016 EV Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [Whale](https://foundercal.com/organizers/whale)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/a-fireside-chat-with-ashwin-sreenivas-co-founder-and-president-at-decagon-AHrd9oHT6oZFO3A
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8492?p=md

Decagon is valued at $4.5 billion and has become one of the standout success stories in Silicon Valley - all in under two years. On September 23, Ashwin Sreenivas, Co-founder & President of Decagon, joins Whale for a fireside chat with Bas (leading growth at Duna). We'll revisit the decisions that…

## Builders & Brews Amsterdam /w AAIF @ JetBrains

- Date: Friday 25 September 2026, 16:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Hackathon
- Venue: JetBrains N.V. (Main Building), Gelrestraat 16, 1079 MZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [Builders & Brews](https://foundercal.com/organizers/builders-and-brews)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/builders-and-brews-amsterdam-w-aaif-jetbrains-gcsxhMlzvJCGcx4
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8699?p=md

Builders & Brews: Hack Edition ☕️💻 In Collaboration with the AAIF & JetBrains Builders & Brews is getting a hands-on build-day twist - and going global! Nebius and Tavily are bringing a day of workshops, experimentation, and focused building with open-source AI to local builder communities around…

## Build Weekend by Young Creators & Prosus

- Date: 26 September 2026 – 27 September 2026
- Type: Hackathon
- Venue: StartDock Coworking Singel, Singel 126, 1015 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [Young Creators](https://foundercal.com/organizers/young-creators)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/build-weekend-by-young-creators-and-prosus-zrC1Rx15IbrV4n9
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8494?p=md

120 young builders. 40 teams. One weekend to turn ideas into reality. The Young Creators Build Weekend is back. For the second edition we're teaming up with Prosus to bring the most ambitious builders, designers, engineers, and makers between 14 and 30 for two days of nonstop creating in the heart…

## The AI Coding Adoption Ladder & The MCP Wire

- Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026, 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Studytube, Danzigerkade 17, Amsterdam, NH
- Organizer: [AI Native Netherlands](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-native-netherlands)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/the-ai-coding-adoption-ladder-and-the-mcp-wire-315267801
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/4791?p=md

We are thrilled to welcome you to our 12th edition of AI Native Netherlands, hosted at the Studytube headquarters in Amsterdam. In this edition, Pini takes the organisational view of AI coding adoption - how it progresses across an engineering org and the order things tend to break as it scales.…

## Creative AI Hackathon

- Date: Saturday 3 October 2026, 09:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Hackathon
- Venue: AI AM, Jacob Bontiusplaats 9, 1018 LL Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [TAG](https://foundercal.com/organizers/tag)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/creative-ai-hackathon-TTKFVpKEgfCs0WY
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8508?p=md

Everyone is talking about AI in the creative industry. But how far can you really take it in a single day? On Saturday 3 oktober, we're bringing together creatives from videography, animation, music, design, 3D, short films, and advertising for a full day of building with AI. The challenge: push…

## Pre-World Summit AI: Pitch Night

- Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026, 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Pitch
- Venue: StartDock Coworking Singel, Singel 126, 1015 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Organizer: [DutchBasecamp Events Calendar](https://foundercal.com/organizers/dutchbasecamp-events-calendar)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/pre-world-summit-ai-pitch-night-UKt3Gd1aJRcbIoI
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8512?p=md

Pitching to investors or corporates is like speed-dating: you’ve only got a few minutes to spark interest, answer tough questions, and leave them wanting more. And even if you’re not on stage, World Summit AI means back-to-back meetings with VCs and potential clients. Let’s get ready together.…

## World Summit AI 2026

- Date: 7 October 2026 – 8 October 2026
- Type: Conference
- Venue: Taets Art & Event Park, Hemkade 20, 1505 RZ Zaandam
- Organizer: [World Summit AI](https://foundercal.com/organizers/world-summit-ai)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/world-summit-ai-2026-2026-10-07
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/2573?p=md

The 10th edition of one of the largest dedicated AI conferences, anchoring World AI Week (Oct 5-9) just outside Amsterdam. It is enterprise-heavy at 15,000+ attendees, but for an AI founder the draws are concrete: a startup competition, an investor club, AI executive dinners and founder spotlights…

## Amsterdam Marathon Shakeout :: Founders Running Club :: Amsterdam

- Date: Saturday 17 October 2026, 09:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Café Conrad, Zocherstraat 10, Amsterdam
- Organizer: [Founders Running Club :: Amsterdam](https://foundercal.com/organizers/founders-running-club-amsterdam)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/amsterdam-marathon-shakeout-founders-running-club-amsterdam-316327883
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9687?p=md

Running the Amsterdam Marathon Sunday 18 October? Join us for an easy, relaxed shakeout run and meet fellow runners, founders, builders and interesting…

## FastAPI Conf 2026

- Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026, 08:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
- Type: Conference
- Price: €300 – €400
- Venue: De Wester, Klönneplein 2, 1014 DD Amsterdam
- Organizer: [Matteo Benci](https://foundercal.com/organizers/matteo-benci)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/fastapi-conf-2026-2026-10-28
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7753?p=md

FastAPI Conf is the official conference dedicated to FastAPI and its community, taking place in Amsterdam on October 28th, 2026. The conference brings together developers, maintainers, contributors, and tech professionals from around the world for a full day of talks, ideas, and conversations…