Investing & Venture Capital

unlock VC Summit 2026

unlock VC Summit 2026 brings together 400+ female GPs, LPs, investors, founders, and operators for three days of meaningful connections and practical conversations, focusing on deep relationship building over panels. The event is designed with intimate spaces, curated meetings, and side events that make the most of Barcelona. Produced for the unlock VC commu…

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63Speakers
13Sponsors
24Sessions
69Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at unlock, in alphabetical order.

Alexa Grabelle
Investor · New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · NEA
Andrei Xydas
Principal · Lightrock
Angela Chou
Principal · Felix Capital
Anisah Osman Britton
VP Startup Ecosystem · Sifted · Sifted
Anna Ljungdahl
Senior Investment Manager · Industrifonden
Azahara Espejo
Director · HearstLab
Beth Faus
Vice President · Cathay Innovation · Cathay Innovation
Caroline De Wit
Investment professional · Sofina
Cate Lawrence
Senior Journalist · Tech.eu
Cecilia Ma
Senior Investment Manager · Norrsken VC
Claudia Rowe
Principal · Balderton
Courtney Thorne
Partner - US Capital Markets · Cooley LLP
Dama Sathianathan
Partner & Head of Origination · Bethnal Green Ventures
Daniela Kucz
Vice President · JSL Health Capital · JSL Health Capital
Deborah Li
Founder and Managing Partner · Alta One
Deepali Nangia
Partner · Speedinvest
Doreen Huber
Angel Investor
Eleanor Warnock
Advisor · Bek Ventures
Emma Heal
Managing Director · Lucky Saint
Emma Kjellander
Investment Associate · Norrsken Launcher · Norrsken Launcher
Esther Gonzalez
Head Business Development & Investor Relations · Left Lane Capital
Evgenia Plotnikova
General Partner · Dawn Capital

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

British Business Bank
CEW Communications
Cooley
Deloitte
EIF
Embankment
Harmonic
HSBC
Microsoft for Startups
NatWest
Norrsken
PER
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Agenda

Selected from 24 sessions.

  • FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER

    Fringe Friday

    A curated mix of experiences to extend your summit experience into the heart of Barcelona. Think runs, sunrise standup paddle boarding, museum tours and much more. Some are include…

  • Thursday 8 October, 10:00–10:15

    Welcome

  • Thursday 8 October, 10:15–11:00

    Local by design, global by ambition

  • THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER - AFTERNOON

    Tardeo

    Snacks and drinks on the roof.

  • THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER AFTERNOON

    Tardeo

    Snacks and drinks on the roof.

  • THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER - EVENING

    Community Dinner

    Once the official summit is over, we’ve heard you still want to chat. So this year, we’ve booked tables at one of our favourite local restaurants for you to continue the conversati…

  • THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER EVENING

    Community Dinner

    Once the official summit is over, we’ve heard you still want to chat. So this year, we’ve booked tables at one of our favourite local restaurants for you to continue the conversati…

  • THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER - MORNING

    Main Summit Day

    A day of unparalleled venture capital content where 40% of previous attendees rated it as "their favourite event of the year." Expect practical masterclasses, hands-on workshops, r…

  • THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER MORNING

    Main Summit Day

    A day of unparalleled venture capital content where 40% of previous attendees rated it as "their favourite event of the year." Expect practical masterclasses, hands-on workshops, r…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 69 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

69 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
12Sponsoringsponsor only
56Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

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Speakers by seniority

59% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite58%
  • Founder / Owner2235%
  • VP-level46%
  • Director / Head of610%
  • Manager / Lead1321%
  • Advisor / Investor711%
  • Other roles610%

Of 63 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1unlock VCSponsor1
2British Business BankSponsor-
3CEW CommunicationsSponsor-
4CooleySponsor-
5DeloitteSponsor-
6EIFSponsor-
7EmbankmentSponsor-
8HarmonicSponsor-
9HSBCSponsor-
10Microsoft for StartupsSponsor-
11NatWestSponsor-
12NorrskenSponsor-
13PERSponsor-
14Cooley LLP2
Sponsors by tier
unspecified13
100% of 13
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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