# Event Schedule For Venture Capitalists - NY Tech Week 2024

The NY Tech Week offers a range of events tailored for VC professionals. This is a VC-focused list.

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## Plan your week

- [Comprehensive list of events - NY Tech Week 2024](/content/post/ny-tech-week-2024-full-schedule-events-and-parties/index.html)
- [Side parties, mixers, and dinners list](/content/post/side-parties-happy-hour-and-mixer-list-ny-tech-week-2024/index.html)
- [Tailored Techweek game plan for VCs](/content/post/event-schedule-for-venture-capitalists-ny-tech-week-2024/index.html)
- [Tailored Techweek game plan for Early-stage Founders](/content/post/2024-ny-tech-week-guide-for-early-stage-founders/index.html)

## How to effectively “network” with founders?

While it seems like an easy task, the power dynamics between founders and investors can often lead to awkward interactions.

### DOs:

- **Be extra curious**: founders live and breathe with the problem they are solving, the more curious you are at learning more about that, the more energized they become.
- **Talk to non-founders**: this one is not obvious but the best founders of tomorrow are often startup employees of today.
- **Be vulnerable**: things are tough for founders but it's tough for VCs too. It's ok to share the struggles without disclosing too much information.

### DONT's:

- **Ask “What are you building?”:** founders have to pitch all day and likely dislike having to do it again at a happy hour.
- **Just hang out with other VCs**: while it's nice to stay within your comfort zone, this is the best opportunity to get to know founders.
- **Tell someone they're “not a fit”**: instead of assessing fit, see if they know someone who might fall within your investment thesis.

## **Monday, 6/3**

| **Time** | **Event Name** | **Profile of Attendees** | **Location** | **Link** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9:30 AM | Co-Founder & Founding Team Speed Dating | Serious founders looking for co-founders | FiDi | [Link](https://lu.ma/cofounder-speed-dating) |
| 10:30 AM | The Slow-Start Soundbath for Founders | Founders interested in well-being | Flatiron | [Link](https://lu.ma/0x1q70kh) |
| 12:00 PM | Founder x Investor Brunch at NYTW | Founders and investors in general sectors | Chelsea | [Link](https://lu.ma/0irkecr1) |
| 3:00 PM | Techstars x J.P.Morgan NYC Joint Investor Spotlight Event | VCs and Techstars network | Midtown | [Link](https://lu.ma/tstechweek24) |
| 4:00 PM | How to Raise a Pre-Seed | Presented by Charlie O'Donnell & Fenwick | New founders and VCs, early-stage focus | Union Square |
| 5:00 PM | AI SaaS Demo Day by The Council, Next Wave, and Lynx Collective | SaaS founders and VCs | Union Square | [Link](https://lu.ma/t5xxpzsn) |
| 6:00 PM | Brooklyn Founders and Funders | Founders and funders in tech | Williamsburg | [Link](https://lu.ma/6opm2kli) |

## **Tuesday, 6/4**

| **Time** | **Event Name** | **Profile of Attendees** | **Location** | **Link** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8:30 AM | Early Stage VC & Investors Coffee Mixer | Early-stage VCs and investors | Flatiron | [Link](https://lu.ma/antlerxheadline) |
| 9:00 AM | Founders and GPs Breakfast | GPs and legal professionals in VC | Flatiron | [Link](https://lu.ma/dlhu89ar) |
| 2:00 PM | Techstars NYC Spring 2024 Demo Day | Techstars network, VCs | Washington Square Park | [Link](https://lu.ma/techstars2024) |
| 3:00 PM | InvestHER Roundtables: Women Who Wire | VCs and female founders in tech | Chelsea | [Link](https://lu.ma/inpink) |
| 4:00 PM | State of AI: What's Next? | VCs and tech leaders | Union Square | [Link](https://lu.ma/l1a0yc7k) |
| 6:00 PM | Lumos House (Night 3) NYTW | VCs, entrepreneurs in tech | East Village | [Link](https://lu.ma/lumosn3) |

## **Wednesday, 6/5**

| **Time** | **Event Name** | **Profile of Attendees** | **Location** | **Link** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9:00 AM | Vertical SaaS Investor Breakfast | SaaS founders and VCs | SoHo | [Link](https://lu.ma/verticalsaasvcbreakfast2024) |
| 9:30 AM | National Security Breakfast | VCs, founders involved in security and defense | Midtown | [Link](https://partiful.com/e/x4bxGw92UGhvjAokPZte) |
| 4:00 PM | Catalyst Demo Day - Blue Ridge Labs | Social impact VCs, tech founders | Union Square | [Link](https://lu.ma/brldemoday) |
| 6:00 PM | AI Product Hands-On Demos & Networking | Tech founders and VCs in AI | Boerum Hill | [Link](https://lu.ma/dw2wtuvq) |
| 6:30 PM | Duke web3 @ NYTW | Web3 founders and investors | Midtown | [Link](https://lu.ma/0biqrp1s) |

## **Thursday, 6/6**

| **Time** | **Event Name** | **Profile of Attendees** | **Location** | **Link** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8:00 AM | BioTech Breakfast | BioTech VCs and founders | Midtown | [Link](https://lu.ma/biotechbreakfast) |
| 9:00 AM | B2B Breakfast | B2B founders and VCs | LES | [Link](https://lu.ma/qgfhtfua) |
| 4:00 PM | Corks & Capital: Investors Meet European Startups | International VCs and startups | Midtown | [Link](https://lu.ma/RubikNYC) |
| 6:00 PM | Tech x Games Mixer by A16Z GAMES | Game industry VCs and founders | Midtown | [Link](https://lu.ma/xg6ywb00) |

## **Friday, 6/7**

| **Time** | **Event Name** | **Profile of Attendees** | **Location** | **Link** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9:00 AM | Empowering Change Over Breakfast hosted by A-Players | Tech VCs and serious founders | Midtown | [Link](https://lu.ma/46pcn9dk) |
| 3:00 PM | The AI Investment Landscape: Insights | VCs and tech entrepreneurs | Midtown | [Link](https://lu.ma/jsufgd6a) |
| 5:00 PM | Leveraging Generative AI for Drug Discovery | Healthtech VCs and founders | SoHo | [Link](https://lu.ma/tx1tr61x) |