USV Demo Day

​Over the course of this summer, I've been working at Union Square Ventures (usv.com) — a leading early-stage venture capital firm in New York City — researching how Gen Z actually uses AI today and where the biggest unmet opportunities sit over the next five years, through direct survey data, industry research, and testing existing tools firsthand.

​This event is the next layer of that research, run live. We invited Gen Z builders and gave them two weeks to build a working AI-powered prototype addressing a real gap they see in a specific industry: financial guidance, mental health, identity and data ownership, education, and more.

​Each builder will present for 4–6 minutes on what they built and why, followed by open Q&A from the room. It's a chance to sit in on the venture process itself — to hear real pitches, and hear the actual questions VCs ask of young entrepreneurs — while getting an authentic, direct account of where Gen Z sees real limitations across these industries, how they're actually using AI day to day, and where they think current and near-future AI could close those gaps. It's also a chance for direct dialogue with Gen Z in a format that doesn't often exist in professional settings.

​September 8th · 6:30–8:30 PM · 817 Broadway
Food, drinks, and networking throughout.