NYU Tandon Future Labs x Morrison Foerster Catalyst SS25 AI Startup Showcase: The Elevator Pitch

​Join fellow VCs, angels, and founders from across NYC’s AI software ecosystem for NINE new, pre-seed AI startup demos--spanning healthcare, finance, media, real estate/hospitality, and global trade compliance--plus networking and a little friendly competition.

​We're kicking off the night with elevator pitches! And yes, we mean “elevator pitch” literally. 

Selected investors will step into the Morrison Foerster elevators with a founder, for 30 seconds of real pitch pressure on the ride up to the event floor.​

Companies will then pitch on stage, with YOU, the attendees, scoring each presentation via QR code. By the end of the evening, one startup will be crowned Top New AI Startup of the Night.

​Get ready for:

• ​9 new, AI startups.

• ​NYU teams + others, bringing together the best of the New York AI community.

• ​NYC’s top VCs, angels, and founders.

• ​Elevator pitches on the ride up to the event floor.

• ​Vote live via QR code. One startup takes the crown.

• ​Networking, made-for-social media ops, and maybe your next term sheet.

​Born Anywhere, Made in Brooklyn. #NYUTandonMade

​**Priority spots to investors and founders--all attendees must be approved.

​Presented by the NYU Tandon Data Future Lab, in partnership with Morrison Foerster.

​Since 2009, the Data Future Lab has bridged NYU Tandon’s world class academic community and NYC’s tech startup scene—capitalizing on network effects to support founders across AI, cybersecurity, robotics, data science, healthcare, communications, and new media including AR/VR/MR. Our mission is to launch high-impact tech ventures that generate opportunities for the NYU community, create jobs in New York, and drive economic growth through research-driven innovation. To date, over 232 startups have graduated from our programs, raising a collective $2.75B, with over 44 acquisitions from blue chip and Fortune 500 companies.

​Morrison Foerster’s Emerging Companies + Venture Capital (ECVC) practice is a global leader advising startups, high-growth companies, and venture investors across the full company lifecycle, from formation and financing, to M&A and IPO. The firm represents over 1,000 entrepreneurs, founders, and venture funds worldwide, having guided clients through over $110 billion in venture financings and more than $850 billion in M&A transactions. MoFo’s NYC-based ECVC team is notably active in cutting-edge sectors including artificial intelligence, life sciences and biotechnology, robotics & automation, fintech, and digital assets--providing deep industry knowledge, transactional expertise, and end-to-end counsel to the startups and investors shaping the technologies of the future.