RBS Startup Tour in New York City
The Ron Brown Venture Lab is bringing the RBS tech community together to visit the startups and VC funds founded by Ron Brown Scholars in New York City.
If you're a Ron Brown Scholar or Captain interested in tech, startups, or VC, we'd love for you to join us!
Here's the tentative agenda:
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ~ Brooklyn
Visit the HQ of Honey Glow in Bed-Stuy (8-figure revenue skincare brand founded by Rusty Fields, RBS '17, and River Fields, RBC '21)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ~ Manhattan
Lunch at the HQ of Stellation Capital in Nolita (VC firm founded by Peter Boyce, II, RBS '08)
Fireside chats with:
Peter Boyce, II
Dorian Dargan, RBS '07, Co-Founder/CEO of Doji (backed by Thrive Capital and Seven Seven Six)
Networking with other founders, investors, operators, and engineers, from the RBS tech community (click here to see where they work now)
The addresses for each stop of the tour will be shared with approved registrants closer to the event date.
We will cover transportation between all the tour stops for Ron Brown Scholars & Captains; they're only responsible for getting themselves to the first stop on the tour and getting themselves home after the programming evends
Check out some of the RBS hosts on our tour below:
Former Partner at General Catalyst launches $40M fund: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/08/peter-boyce-stellation-capital/
Doji raises $14M seed round led by Thrive Capital: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/doji-raises-14m-to-make-virtual-try-ons-fun-through-ai-avatars/
Y-Combinator EdTech Startup:
#1 Brightening Bar on TikTok: