

Nu x NYC | Vandy Alumni in Startups & Tech – Summer Hang
NYC has more Vandy alumni in startups + tech than any other city.
We're bringing the them together again for a summer hang at the NYC office of one of our own!
Capping at 50 founers, operators, engineers, builders — Thursday, Aug 13th @ around 7PM (we know you're probs still grinding at 6)
Food/drink & lowkey vibes at the Pillar office, graciously hosted by co-founders Harsha Ramesh & Chinmay Deshpande (VU '21)
Hosted by Vandy alum, for Vandy alum. If you want to help out - from planning to connecting us with sponsors, let us know!
Nu (ν) builds the connective tissue between Vanderbilt founders, operators, investors, & friends/family. Nu is a grassroots initiative, and a proud member of the Vanderbilt community. We exist alongside a constellation of partners but are not an official arm of Vanderbilt University. follow Nu on Substack, Linkedin, & Spotify.
Some of the Vandy startup/venture alumni who've helped shape Nu so far:
NYC: Leila Assil (VU'24, GTM @ GovWell), Emma Pratt, Serena Ainsle, Porter Geer (VU'20, Co-Founders @ Girl Math Capital), Daniel Eskenazi (VU'22, AI @ Axion Ray), Ayaz Hafiz (VU'20, Co-Founder @ Treater), Ben Wong (VU'22, Founding Team @ Elysian)
Chicago: Sam Stubbs (VU '24, Product Eng @ Pie), Daniel Kang (VU'22, Partnerships @ Brick)
Nashville: Ryan Bauman (VU'24, VC Partnerships @ Angelist), Nick Zeppos (Chancellor Emeritus)
SF: Everett Cook (VU'07, CEO + Founder @ Rho), Fateen Anam Rafid (VU'24, CEO + Founder @ bondu)
LA: Yanni Zhang (VU'23, Creative Director)