The rooms where DeFi actually meets
Founder-centric, non-profit gatherings at the industry's key moments. Strict quality-over-quantity curation: every guest is a founder, investor, or ecosystem leader worth talking to.
70% DeFi founders
The rest: VCs, LPs, DeFi ecosystem leads, and KOLs. Decision-makers only.
~1,000 Luma sign-ups
100–200 selected guests admitted per room. Curation is the product.
5,000–40,000 impressions
Social reach per event, plus a 5,000+ subscriber core-DeFi newsletter.
4–8 hours, high signal
Networking with food and drinks. Optional pitching session or workshop.
Where to find us this year
One club, every key conference week. Registration runs through Luma.
Four formats, one standard
Every room is curated. The size changes; the bar doesn't.
Curated lunch & dinner
20–50 founders around one table. Off the record, working conversations.
Pitching competition
Founders pitch in front of a jury of investors, with the room watching.
Founders evening
50–100 founders, VCs, LPs, and DeFi leads. Personal invitations only.
Full-day conference
Curated sessions, panels, and workshops across a full conference day.
The archive
Every room since Istanbul 2023. Filter by year.
DFC Cannes and the Vault Ecosystem Brunch: two rooms during EthCC week, April 2026.
DFC networking evening opening the 2026 conference calendar, February 2026.
The biggest DFC week to date: the flagship Founders Club evening, the DFC Yield Lounge, and a VC × Startup Brunch. 250 selected guests: founders, LPs, VCs, and ecosystem leads.
"I met more real DeFi people than anywhere else at Devconnect."Founder, Buenos Aires 2025
100 selected guests: founders and LPs representing billions in net worth and AUM.
"An incredible event. We closed a curator partnership and seven-figure lending liquidity because of it, and even more is in the pipeline. Always worth doing."Hemi · Event partner, Singapore 2025
100 selected founders, VCs, ecosystem leads, and LPs from the DeFi ecosystem, hosted during EthCC week.
Hosted at the Wintermute office with BENQI: 70 selected guests from the London DeFi and Avalanche ecosystems.
DFC gathering during Token2049 Dubai, May 2025.
DFC at ETHDenver, February 2025.
Evening gathering during Devcon Bangkok, November 2024.
Founders lunch during Token2049 Dubai, April 2024.
Evening gathering during ETHDenver, February 2024.
Where it started: a founders lunch gathering during Devconnect Istanbul, November 2023.
The most productive night of the week
The same feedback comes back from every city: this is where the real DeFi conversations happen.
An incredible event. We closed a curator partnership and seven-figure lending liquidity because of it, and even more is in the pipeline. Always worth doing.Hemi · Event partner, Singapore 2025
Best event of the week.Founder · Singapore 2025
Most productive event of the week.Founder · Singapore 2025
A room full of people you actually want to spend time talking to.Founder · Buenos Aires 2025
Best DeFi event of the week.Founder · Buenos Aires 2025
I met more real DeFi people than anywhere else at Devconnect.Founder · Buenos Aires 2025
Co-create the room
We partner with aligned teams to share costs and co-create the experience. Not sponsorship banners, but access to a curated audience and a seat in the guest-list process.
Logo placement
RSVP page, event communication, and on-site roll-ups and logo cubes.
Multi-channel shout-outs
Event page, social push, post-event recap, and the DFC newsletter.
Club-only spotlight
A short write-up with CTA linking to your deck or calendar, sent to members.
Guest-list access
Review who's coming and plan your one-on-ones in advance.
Curated matchmaking
We introduce you to the most relevant founders and funds on-site.
DeFi credibility
Align your brand with a vetted, invite-only founder network.
Host the room with us
Event partnerships for 2026 are open. Talk to us about conference-week flagships or intimate founder dinners.