Building in NYC: How Do You Get NYC to Test Your Technology?
New York has no shortage of problems worth solving or institutions looking for better solutions. But for an early-stage founder, figuring out how to get new technology tested, funded, and deployed can be difficult.
We're bringing together Matthew Horwitz, investor at the Partnership Fund for New York City, and Christian Narvaez, Founder & CEO of Rayo Capital Group, for a candid conversation on how founders can navigate New York's ecosystem, work with major institutions, and move from early opportunities to real-world deployment.
We'll Get Into:
How founders can access institutional partners and secure pilots in NYC.
What major institutions look for before testing or adopting new technologies.
How funding, regulation, and institutional relationships influence a startup's ability to scale.
What happens after a successful pilot and how founders can turn early traction into broader deployment.
Who Should Join
Founders building emerging technologies that could be tested, funded, or deployed across New York.
Agenda
6:00 PM — Doors + networking
6:30 PM — Welcome from Janet Escobar, Founder & CEO, Rokdove
6:35 PM — Building in NYC: From Pilot to Deployment
7:20 PM — Founder Q&A
7:45 PM — Networking
8:30 PM — Close
Host
Rokdove is a New York-based innovation lab focused on advancing human agency in an AI-driven world. Our work focuses on three areas: safety, protecting people from emerging digital harms; data, giving people greater control over their information; and voice, helping people participate in the decisions and policies shaping their lives.
Partners
Rayo Capital Group is a New York City based investment and advisory firm operating at the intersection of capital markets, technology and digital assets.
The Partnership Fund for New York City invests in entrepreneurs and innovators who contribute to building a more vibrant and inclusive urban economy.
Morrison Foerster (MoFo) is a global law firm with 19 offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Our comprehensive platform includes an award-winning Emerging Companies + Venture Capital (ECVC) practice that combines a deep understanding of market conditions with tailored legal strategies. We advise more than 1,700 entrepreneurs, founders, and venture investors, partnering with clients at every stage of the business lifecycle – from initial formation and financings, through late-stage financings and investments, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings. In just the last five years, we have guided our clients through venture capital financings totaling over $110 billion and mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate transactional value exceeding $850 billion.
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