Join us as we kick off the fall meetup season with this thrilling event, where one standout company will be selected to advance to the grand finale in San Francisco on October 4. There, they'll compete for a chance to win a $1,000,000 investment prize. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to witness innovation at its finest!

When: Monday, September 9, 2024 at 5:30pm ET (Doors Open) 
Where: Civic Hall Union Square, 124 E 14th Street, 2nd floor (@Irving Place by Union Square)

Program:

• 5:30 PM: Doors open
• 6:00 PM: Welcome / pitches begin
• 7:30 PM: Judges deliberation
• 8:00 PM: Judges results & prizes
• 8:30 PM: After party & networking
• 9:30 PM: Lights out

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Event Partners

Joshua Ness, Managing Director, Startup Grind

Joshua Ness is a director of emerging technologies for business innovation. He helps leaders across industries define their technology vision and co-create digital programs to help them understand what’s possible through next-gen digital transformation.

Alexander Fleischer, Applied Innovation Exchange, Lead Ventures North America + Lead Innovations & Emerging Technologies, Capgemini 

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀

In my roles, I'm on a mission to help you harness emerging tech possibilities before they leave you behind.

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁: I'm your radar for game-changing solutions. From VR/AR revolutionizing customer experiences to AI streamlining operations, I connect with the brightest minds at Venture Firms, accelerators, and incubators to bring you the innovations that matter most.

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿!): Think of me as your tech ambassador, but one who loves sharing my knowledge beyond Capgemini walls. I'm a regular speaker at events of all sizes, igniting conversations and demystifying VR, AR, and AI for all.

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻: Leading Ventures for Capgemini in North America, I team up with startups to co-create solutions and bring their game-changing ideas to our clients.

Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers

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Judges

Cindy Cook - Board Chair of NY Angels

Allie Tsahey - Founder of Baddies in Tech

David S. Rose - Angel Investor

Minerva Tantoco - First NYC CTO

Demoers

Lyzr - Helping enterprise customers build reliable and 'fully private' AI agents to automate their business processes.

EV Bots Inc - EV Bots is developing robots to operate charging infrastructure for fleets of electric vans, trucks, and cars.

WeavAir - WeavAir reduces energy consumption in large buildings by providing intelligent digital twin software that uses AI, satellite data, and IoT sensors.

the*gamehers - the*gamehers is a global community reshaping the video gaming landscape for women and femme-identifying persons, and our innovative social-tech platform empowers female gamers to connect, grow, and excel in their careers.

Rubitection - Rubitection helps the 30 million people who suffer from chronic skin conditions and diseases who have no access to low cost reliable tools to monitor early signs of damage or inflammation.

Taperk - For merchants who want to provide a better customer experience and build stronger relationships with customers, Taperk provides a digital loyalty program solution where customers can conveniently earn rewards and stay engaged, which helps increase customer retention rate.

Colmatek - Colmatek addresses the critical need for rapid and effective bleeding control in trauma and surgery by combining advanced hemostatic properties with enhanced wound healing, offering a more efficient, multifunctional approach to managing severe bleeding.

HeadFirst Inc. - HeadFirst is addressing the challenge of accurately detecting concussions with a proprietary saliva-based test that provides rapid, objective, and reliable concussion detection.

Soliddd Corp. - Soliddd gives sight to millions of blind people with unique AR/VR optics and software.

Nanowear - Nanowear is addressing America's cardiovascular disease problem using a cloth nanotechnology and closed-source AI-diagnostic platform that replaces a routine in-person cardiopulmonary work-up by continuously, simultaneously and time synchronously assessing the heart, lungs, central vascular and hemodynamic systems.