Name: Founders Live New York City
Start: 2026-09-10T18:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-09-10T21:00:00.000-04:00
Location: The Yard: Herald Square Coworking Office Space Manhattan

The global ecosystem for early-stage founders.

Founders Live

Founders Live New York City is Back for September!

Founders Live is NYC’s premier networking event for early-stage startups and part of the 

. Our monthly pitch competition welcomes anyone interested in New York City’s startup ecosystem, including founders, investors, operators, students, and more.

Attendees are invited to arrive with friends and coworkers up to an hour before (doors at 6:00) for networking and included refreshments.

Our July presenters will be announced shortly.

▸Interested in pitching at this or a future event?

The winner of the pitch competition will receive the following:

, featuring over $1,000,000 in cash savings on 100+ essential apps and services for startups.

 regional qualifiers with a chance to advance to our 

 is one of NYC's most popular flex work spaces for founders and early-stage startups. Opened in Brooklyn in 2011 The Yard is New York born and bred and is now offering all Founders Live NYC attendees a 20% discount for new tenants for up to 90 days.

 is a startup marketing partner working with founders in the NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, and Austin markets. The agency helps early-stage startups scale smarter with end-to-end marketing support built for fast-growing companies. 

 is the AI app builder letting anyone turn a plain-English idea into a real, working product—frontend, backend, and database included—powering everything from scrappy side projects to apps built by teams at Klarna and Uber.

share your story in a 99-second pitch video

Get notified when entries open for the 2026 edition!

Nick will connect you directly to a partner who can help.

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Tell them to attend an event, pitch their startup, or even lead a Founders Live city.

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Look for a white neon "The Yard" sign above the glass door (There will also be a Founders Live sandwich board outside). The entryway will be darkish, but the venue is on the second floor. Once inside, proceed to the elevator (on the left) or up the stairs (straight) one flight to get to the venue.