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Welcome to the New York City chapter of Startup Grind, the world’s largest community of startups, founders, innovators and creators. We help startups get the education and opportunities they need to build, grow, and scale their companies.

Join our chapter and get notified of monthly interviews with well-known founders, as well as happy hours, pitch events, and industry connections.

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Our volunteer team is the backbone of the organization. Are you interested in supporting the New York innovation ecosystem as part of the Startup Grind team? Click here to learn more. We are specifically looking for someone to help manage our newsletter and social media accounts. If this describes you, please indicate so in the "Additional Notes" section.

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2026年6月18日

In-Person Event

The Startup Pitch: Demo Showcase

See the newest companies coming out of the NYC startup ecosystem. Provide peer feedback and network with ambitious founders at The Startup Pitch: Demo Showcase.

2026年6月26日

In-Person Event (Free)

Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

No pitches. No presentations. No agenda. This is our monthly tech mixer to connect with peers across the NYC tech and startup community — from founders and VCs to developers and designers. A happy hour for real conversations.

Organizers

Joshua Ness

Director, Startup Grind Fulbright Program

Tova Feldheim

Cofounder York Effect

Prianka Ball

Paul GUILLARD

Chief of Staff / BizOps / Project Manager / BD

Michaela Freedman

KT Goldthorpe

Champ: Building Competitive Brands

Pushkar Taday

Software Engineer (AI Operations) Opus Training

Rebecca Liang

Theophila Lee

Reitler Law

Mo Salah

Director Startup Grind

Nancy Kang

Aerion Capital

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In-Person Event (Free)

The AI Briefing by Startup Grind - Enterprise AI Adoption

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Bare Metal Happy Hour: Autonomous Systems & Agent Fleet Orchestration

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Advanced Founder Roundtable Lunch: Series A+ and Scaling

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Steal These AI Workflows: Live Demos from NYC’s Top AI Builders - #NYTechWeek

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To give startups everywhere the education and opportunities they need to build, grow, and scale their companies.

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We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving first, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself.

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