nextNYC x Queen One Consumer Happy Hour + Conversation with Ryan Urban

​Join nextNYC and Queen One for a consumer-focused happy hour bringing together founders, marketers, and investors building in consumer products and consumer tech.

​We’ll kick things off with a conversation with Ryan Urban of Queen One, followed by time to meet others across the ecosystem. Ryan previously founded and led Wunderkind (formerly BounceX), building it from his studio apartment into a profitable $200M+ ARR global software company powering personalized communications for brands including Samsung, Gucci, Dior, and Uniqlo.

​This event is co-hosted by a group of investors actively backing consumer companies, including:
- Daniel Faierman (Habitat Partners)
- Grace Gould (Touch Capital)
- Maurice Russo (Lerer Hippeau)
- Sumeet Shah (VHS Ventures)
- John Neomonitis (Lakehouse)

​The goal is simple: create a room where consumer founders and operators can have real conversations with the people funding and scaling companies in the space.

​Who should attend:
- Consumer founders
- Full-time marketers at consumer startups
- Investors focused on consumer