Capital Networking Virtual Conference
A New Kind of Dealroom
Inside the virtual conference where 4,500+ VCs, LPs and founders logged in to connect, share, and challenge how venture capital is done.
On April 24–25, 2025, Max Pog — the Kyiv-born entrepreneur now based in Lisbon — hosted the fourth edition of his Capital Networking Virtual Conference, a two-day digital sprint that brought together the sprawling edges of the global venture capital ecosystem.
According to Max, the event welcomed over 4,500 registrants, 2,703 unique attendees, and reached a peak of 1,111 concurrent viewers — making it one of the largest fully virtual gatherings in the venture space to date.
Structured around real-time panels, themed breakout rooms, and 1:1 investor–founder matchmaking, the event united thousands of LPs, VCs, emerging fund managers, family offices, and startup leaders. The tech stack was refreshingly simple — Zoom, Google Meet, and some clever form-based filters — but the outcome was ambitious: a dense, global network in motion.
It was a high-density experience. Dozens of sessions, parallel tracks, and constant touchpoints created a fast-paced, always-on environment. For some, it was energising. For others, a bit overwhelming. But few questioned the scale — or the intent.
Because what Max is building isn’t a finished product — it’s a live experiment. A prototype of what venture capital might look like when geography, hierarchy, and gatekeeping give way to raw access, community logic, and network velocity.
At BAE Ventures, we support entrepreneurs who act boldly to reimagine the status quo. Max Pog’s work is still evolving — but what he’s creating deserves real attention. He’s building a model where capital, access, and opportunity are decentralised and redesigned for speed, not exclusivity.
In the April edition of People Behind Innovation, we sat down with Max to explore the bigger system he’s shaping — from the global venture studio network he's architecting to what he learned from putting over 4,000 people into one digital room.
