Early Stage Investor Breakfast with Watershed x Draper x Techstars
Please join us for an early-stage investor networking breakfast hosted by Watershed Ventures, Draper Associates, Techstars and Rho.
This gathering brings together a select group of early-stage investors committed to actively supporting and investing in the exceptional entrepreneurial talent within our New York ecosystem.
We’ll kick things off with breakout interest circles for investors focused on specific investment sectors and themes. Afterwards, enjoy an opportunity for broader relationship development, cross pollination and collaboration with fellow early stage investors and strategic partners across the ecosystem.
9:00 - 9:30AM: Arrivals and buffet breakfast for attendees.
9:30 - 10:30AM: Brief introductions from Zain Khanna and Zunaira Arshad (Watershed), Michelle Kwok (Draper) and Christine Hong (Techstars). Breakout investment interest circles for attendees.
10:30 - 11AM+: Open networking.
Watershed is an early and emerging growth stage venture capital fund based in New York. We invest in disconnects between social needs and economic incentives in our communities, and the category defining founders and companies conquering them.
Representative portfolio companies and investments within our Healthy Living, Productivity & Purpose, and Sustainable Systems investment verticals include: Baselane, firsthand, Glacier, Headway, Maven Clinic, Penguin AI, Rivian, Tabs, Warp and Yuvo.
Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by Tim Draper, backing bold founders before the rest of the world catches on. For nearly four decades, Draper has funded category-defining companies including Tesla, SpaceX, Baidu, Robinhood, Coinbase, Cruise, etc.
Today, Draper Associates invests from pre-seed through Series A across frontier sectors including AI and robotics, healthcare and biotech, defense and dual-use, crypto and digital infrastructure, space and aerospace. We look for entrepreneurs building the unconventional ideas that can create entirely new categories and transform the world in the process.
Techstars is a global accelerator and one of the most consistent sources of venture-scale companies. Since 2006, we’ve helped launch 22 unicorns and 119 companies valued at over $100M, including DigitalOcean, SendGrid, PillPack, Zipline, and Chainalysis. With a $220K initial investment and deep founder support, Techstars positions startups to hit venture-backable milestones faster and become high-signal opportunities for top funds.
Rho is the all-in-one banking platform for startups and the accountants supporting them. With banking setup in minutes, 2% cashback cards, and powerful tools for managing spend, paying bills, and closing the books, Rho helps high-growth startups move fast and stay focused, backed by support that goes to the end of the earth to help you win.
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