Investor Dinner – VU Venture Partners & Venture University NYC - Frontier Tech & the Future of Venture in an AI World
VU Venture Partners & Venture University NYC
Frontier Tech & the Future of Venture in an AI World
With Special Guest: Boardy
Friday, February 6, 2026 | 6:30–9:00 PM
Manhattan, NYC
Location revealed upon approval
An invite-only investor evening hosted by VU Venture Partners & Venture University at its NYC Hub, bringing together LPs, venture investors, and frontier operators to explore how humans and AI are reshaping venture capital.
This is not a panel.
This is not a demo day.
It’s a high-signal, curated night designed for real conversations, real deal flow, and real insight—including a live AI activation with Boardy, the world’s first AI super-connector for venture.
What This Night Is About
Venture capital is changing—fast.
On February 6, Venture University opens the doors to its NYC Hub for a private evening focused on frontier technology and AI-native investing, including:
AI & robotics
Dual-use and defense tech
Space, advanced manufacturing, and autonomy
How AI is transforming sourcing, diligence, and capital formation
You’ll see how VU underwrites frontier opportunities today—and how AI tools like Boardy are already being used alongside human judgment to surface signal in a noisy market.
Featured Speakers & Hosts
J. Skyler (Sky) Fernandes
Co-Founder & General Partner, Venture University / VU Venture Partners
Top 100 Powerlist VC
Sky will walk through:
VU’s frontier investment thesis
Real case studies from the VU ecosystem
Where VU is actively deploying capital next
Special Guest: Boardy
AI Super-Connector for Venture
Boardy will be a live, interactive AI guest—accessible via QR—demonstrating:
AI-native deal sourcing and pattern recognition
Founder–investor matching at scale
How signal is filtered across thousands of conversations
Hosted by Venture University NYC, with Brett Jones, Strategic Partner, VU NYC / Defense Tech Hub.
What You’ll Experience in 90 Minutes
How VU is underwriting frontier and dual-use investments right now
Live examples from companies like Varda, Natilus, and others sourced through the VU network
A real-time demo of Boardy as an AI deal partner
Curated conversations with LPs, VCs, and frontier founders who are institutionally backable
Event Flow
6:30 – 6:45 PM
Arrival & networking
QR check-in: “Talk to Boardy about the deals you care about”
6:45 – 7:30 PM
Welcome + VU Frontier Thesis
Sky Fernandes on performance, portfolio, and deployment priorities
7:30 – 8:00 PM
Case studies & AI-native investing in practice
8:00 – 9:00 PM
Cocktails, light bites & roaming Boardy activation
Private conversations with investors, founders, and VU leadership
Who This Is For
This evening is designed for a small, curated group of:
LPs: Angels, family offices, fund-of-funds
Venture capital investors and emerging fund managers
Frontier founders and operators
Select Venture University alumni and partners
Attendance is by application and approval only.
Why Attend
See the future of venture—live: Human judgment + AI, in practice
High-caliber room: No spectators, no spray-and-pray networking
Exclusive access: Direct interaction with VU leadership and ecosystem
Premium NYC setting built for real conversation
Dress code: Business casual
How to Request an Invitation
Submit your RSVP and brief background
Applications are reviewed to ensure a high-signal room
Approved guests receive confirmation and location details
Guests may invite other qualified investors—please include them in your RSVP or have them register separately.
Event Disclaimer (Networking & Education Only)
This invitation-only gathering is for networking and educational purposes only. Presentations, discussions, and materials shared at the event do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities and should not be relied upon as investment advice.
No General Solicitation. Public promotion or general solicitation of any securities is not permitted at this event. If any issuer intends to rely on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, they are solely responsible for complying with all requirements of that exemption, including verifying the accredited investor status of prospective investors and ensuring that any communications meet 506(c) standards. Otherwise, communications must remain private, non-public, and consistent with Rule 506(b) (no general solicitation).
Offers, if any, are only via official documents. Any potential investment opportunity, if pursued, will be made only through definitive offering documents (e.g., a private placement memorandum, subscription agreement, and related risk disclosures) provided by the issuer, and only to eligible investors in jurisdictions where such offering is lawful.
No performance guarantees. Any discussion of past performance or forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain and not indicative of future results.
By attending, participants agree not to record, publish, or broadly distribute pitch content, slides, or materials in a manner that could be construed as general solicitation, and acknowledge that presenters and sponsors are not acting as broker-dealers or investment advisers to attendees.