The Builder Series: Where Conversations of Value Occur
The Builder Series is an sector-agnostic, curated, relationship-driven community in NYC for founders & operators. Think conversations not surface-level networking or swapping LinkedIn's. We are community of 33,000+.
4 Signature events: 315 paying RSVP's & Cohosted with thousands
Founders building companies (36.5%)
~58.5% pre-seed / early-stage, ~37.7% revenue-generating (<$1M ARR), and ~3.8% $1M+ ARR businesses
Operators & senior professionals (49.0%)
Early employees, leaders, & senior ICs at venture-backed scaling companies
Investors & advisors (14.5%)
Angels and VC's supporting founder raise & grow
What Your Ticket Includes
Food: Tapas served mid-event
Professional Media:
Photo-Op Station: Photographer offering professional headshots & fun pics at our brand backdrop.
Candid Coverage: 2nd photographer capturing fun natural moments.
Videographer: Event recap footage & clean, aesthetic b-roll capturing the room and community.
Record a 30–60s intro video & interview(s) with me
Share who you are & what you’re building
Delivered as edited clips for reuse across socials
Concierge Check-In: A member of the team will check your ticket, share more on the community, hand you your icebreakers, & share context on tonight’s sponsors.
Giveaways: $150 Cash + 2 tickets to a future event
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Our Sponsors
Travel Spoken: Is a social-first, AI-powered travel platform built to close the gap between inspiration & booking. Travelers discover trips through real people’s travel stories videos, photos, & firsthand experiences & instantly turn that content into personalized, bookable itineraries using conversational, multi-step AI workflows.
CEO & Founder of Travel Spoken: Eni Maj
SimpliTalented: Disrupts everything about the way employee reviews & development are handled by leveraging proprietary AI to gather empirical data to generate fast & accurate feedback, while empowering managers to focus on what really matters; team growth and development.
CEO & Founder: Debby Afraimi & Demo Link
Founder Spotlight:
Alexandre Cerret: CEO at CERRET
CERRET is a Swiss safety technology company that merges fine-jewellery craftsmanship with smart emergency support.
With a discreet double-press, CERRET alerts your chosen contacts with a call + message, shares your live location for 48 hours with a journey map.
Fred Waldman: Partner at UpMarket
Their mission is to unlock alternative investments for accredited investors. Since 2019, helped over 1,000 investors access private offerings in companies such as SpaceX, OpenAI, Neuralink, Anduril, and CoreWeave, as well as hedge funds, private equity, and other alternative investments.
Photo Highlights
🕒 Schedule
|6:00 – 7:00 PM| — Arrival & Check-In
• Concierge check in
|7:00 PM| — Tapas Served
|7:15 – 7:25 PM| — Group Photo & Announcements
• Introduction to our Community, words from Tavern, Sponsors & Founder Spotlight
|7:30 – 8:30PM| — Community Interviews
• Interviews (what you’re building, why you’re here)
|7:30 – 10:00 PM| — Open Networking
• Conversations flow naturally throughout the night
More Details
A key part includes MANDATORY ICEBREAKERS, designed to facilitate conversations of value. The goal is simple: you should leave at least 1% more confident, connected, & closer to your goals after attending
All tickets require approval including +1's
Tavern is accepting applications to join March AI cohort. This is an in-person community of founders in NYC looking to grow together. Apply here.
This cohort launches in early February. Applications are due Feb. 14.
Bringing friends? I’ll give you a discount.
📧 Email: [email protected]
📱 Text: 732-870-7979
Photo Albums & Visual Recaps
• Albums: Oct & Nov & Dec & IG Highlight
• Instagram Highlight
LinkedIn Event Recaps
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