Schedule of Events
Fundraising
School For B2B Startups
IRL + Livestream Panel
Monday, September 12th
fenwick, 18th floor 12 - 1:30 PM ET
Learn from a panel of top B2B investors (Jessica Lin - Work-bench, Mendy Yang - Lerer Hippeau, Michael Cardamone - Forum Ventures) the keys to early-stage fundraising success. How can you best position what you have to be attractive to VCs and what are they looking for at which stage?
Entrepreneurs Roundtable
IRL Event
Monday, September 12th
RISE NEW YORK - New york, NY 10010 6:30 - 7:45 PM ET
Speaker: Cassie Young, Partner, Primary Venture Partners
"Entrepreneurs Roundtable" monthly events are free community events open to entrepreneurs and investors in New York City. The event series has been going on every month in NYC since 2008 (11 years). Our goal is to help New York City startup ecosystem grow and connect the entrepreneurial community with each other for learning and networking opportunities. Every event features an active early-stage investor with 5 startups pitching to them for feedback and fundraising followed by community networking.
Private VC/Founder Evening Event
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Tuesday, September 13th
madison square park
An invite-only outdoor party bringing together a cross-section of investors, founders, tech leaders, and other community members. Space is limited but if you'd like an invite, let us know.
VC Open Office Hours
IRL + Virtual Open Intro Meetings with Over 60 Different Investors (Limit 4 Meetings per Company)
Tuesday, September 13th
various locations, all day
Dozens of investors open their New York calendars to hear directly from start-up founders for short intro meetings. No intros are required! (Limit 4 meetings per company or all meetings will be canceled.)
Building a Financial Model for a Series A Raise
Tuesday, September 13th
Propeller industries, 12 - 1:30 PM
A lesson on figuring out how to project a set of defensible, honest, but ambitious financials for your next big round.
VC Open Office Hours
IRL + Virtual Open Intro Meetings with Over 60 Different Investors (Limit 4 Meetings per Company)
Wednesday, September 14th
various locations, all day
Dozens of investors open their New York calendars to hear directly from start-up founders for short intro meetings. No intros are required! (Limit 4 meetings per company or all meetings will be canceled.)
How I Raised My Seed
IRL + Livestream Panel
Wednesday, September 14th
betaworks, 12 - 1:30 PM ET
How I Raised My Seed is a gathering centered around open discussion regarding best practices for raising a seed round. We invite two or three founders who have successfully raised a seed in the past few months and foster an open dialogue around what worked and what didn't.
VC/Founder Open Coffee Meetups
Thursday, September 15th
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS - 8:30AM
A distributed series of open coffee meetups in various NYC neighborhoods that all founders can attend and meet investors.
Managing Startup Boards & Advisors: Advice for Founders
Wednesday, September 14th
Union Square Ventures, 4 - 5:30 PM ET
A discussion on how early-stage founders manage their startup advisors & build a Board!
Labor vs. Capital Softball
Thursday, September 15th
Chelsea Park Field - 1, 1 - 3 PM
Not just pitches... catches, too! Come for a fun and casual slow-pitch softball game amongst VCs, Founders and Tech/Startup Folks.
Fundraising School for B2C Startups
IRL + Livestream Panel
Friday, September 16th
BETAWORKS STUDIOS 12 - 1:30 PM ET
Learn from a panel of B2C investors (Claire Biernacki - BBG, Abir Liben - Primary Ventures & Jordan Weitz - Monogram Capital Partners) the keys to early-stage fundraising success. How can you best position what you have to be attractive to VCs and what are they looking for at which stage?
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