Vandy Startup/Tech Alumni - Summer Hang | Nu x NYC
We're bringing the Vandy alumni in startups/tech together again for a summer hang at the NYC office of one of our own!
Who? Vandy alum founders, operators, engineers, builders
When? Tuesday, Aug 18th @ at 7PM (we know you're probs still grinding at 6)
At 7:30PM, we'll begin our founder's panel:
Where? Hosted at the Pillar office (huge thanks to co-founders Harsha Ramesh, VU'18 & Chinmay, VU'21)
Huge Thanks! Bites graciously sponsored by Goodwin (thanks to David Concannon JD'90 for supporting us!)
Hosted by Vandy alumni, for Vandy alumni. If you want to help out - from planning to connecting us with sponsors, reach out to Leila Assil and Alex Forcade!
About the hosts & sponsors:
Nu (ν) is the connective tissue of the Vanderbilt startup community, backed by 250+ founders, operators, investors, & friends/family across the country. Nu is a grassroots initiative, and not an official arm of Vanderbilt University.
Pillar builds automated hedging for companies with commodity and currency risk. Pillar raised a $20M seed led by a16z, & is also backed by Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Crucible Capital, and Gallery Ventures.
Goodwin is a global law firm that represents both sides of the startup table: tech/emerging companies & VC/PE firms, from formation through exit. Their team advises founders on incorporation, founders agreements, venture financing, IP, and beyond.
Shoutouts:
Some of the Vandy startup/venture alumni who've helped shape Nu so far:
NYC: Leila Assil (VU'24, GTM @ GovWell), Alex Forcade (VU'20, Engagement Manager @ Valence), 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)
SF: Everett Cook (VU'07, CEO + Founder @ Rho), Fateen Anam Rafid (VU'24, CEO + Founder @ bondu), Ben Wong (VU'22, Founding Team @ Elysian)
Nashville: Ben Nashel (VU'28, interned at 2 Vandy-led startups), Ryan Bauman (VU'24, VC Partnerships @ Angel List), Nick Zeppos (Chancellor Emeritus)