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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.
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28 may 2026
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Where Art Meets Machine: Creating Stories That Change How We See
Award-winning directors Michaela Ternasky-Holland and Aaron Santiago are building worlds at the cutting edge of AI, VR, and immersive media—not for spectacle, but to collapse the distance between strangers. Join them as they discuss their solo projects, collaborations, and the question driving their practice: Does technology inspire art, or does art give technology meaning?
29 may 2026
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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.
3 jun 2026
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Founder Reality Check - #NYTechWeek
In this interactive workshop, founders will assess how clear their offer really is, how validated their audience actually is, and where gaps are preventing growth from becoming repeatable.
4 jun 2026
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Steal These AI Workflows: Live Demos from NYC’s Top AI Builders - #NYTechWeek
We’re inviting six AI engineers and technical founders to provide a transparent look at their production-ready AI systems. This session is dedicated to technical execution. We're skipping the "why" and moving straight to the "how." No slides, no abstractions—just live screenshares of functioning code, agentic loops, and API orchestration.
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