Pitch Your Way Into the Hacker House - powered by OnlyExit
📋 Event Description
Pitch Your Way Into the Hacker House is an invite-only pitch night at Brown Rudnick's office, judged by a panel of VCs, where standout founders get deal-sourced straight into the pipeline for OnlyExit Hacker House Cohort One in Seattle (backed by top Silicon Valley Investors).
⚡ Why This Room
This is a scouting night, not a showcase. We're bringing together the sharpest pre-seed frontier-AI founders in the city, putting them in front of real investors, and pulling the strongest into a ten-week, live-in Seattle program that ends in a Demo Day at 40,000 feet.
🗓️ What to Expect
6:00-8:30 PM at Brown Rudnick's NYC office (time TBC)
~5 curated founders, 3-minute pitch + live VC Q&A each
A panel of pre-seed VC judges
Curated audience of founders, investors, and operators
Direct rollover into the Frontier AI Hackathon the next day (July 18) - meet engineers and co-builders to actually ship your idea
🏆 What Standout Founders Get
Fast-track OnlyExit Hacker House interview for Cohort One in Seattle
Warm VC intros to the judging partners for their raise
⚖️ Judges
D. J. Patel - VC | 3x exited founder
Abeera Saeed - Investor at Plug and Play
Prince Rumi - Excelsior Edge Ventures, Partner | AI Researcher
Neal Mintz - Vice President at Wischoff Ventures
🎯 Who Should Attend
Frontier-tech and applied-AI founders, pre-seed or earlier (not raised, or only a small check)
Founders with deep domain expertise or ex-unicorn / hard-tech experience
Investors and operators who want first look at NYC's next AI founders
Builders planning to hit the hackathon the next day
Pitching is invite-only and curated - apply below and we'll be in touch.
🤝 Hosts & Partners
Somya Gupta - The face of the NYC startup ecosystem.
OnlyExit Hacker House - A ten-week, live-in Seattle program for frontier-tech and AI founders.
Pulse NYC AI - A community, incubator, and venture fund built for founders, researchers, and technologists shaping the future of AI in New York City.
ConnNext is a next-gen mobile app and community built for career growth.
Madeline & Co. is the first Strategy and execution platform powered by Madeline-s1.
Sponsors
Brown Rudnick - We have helped grow and sell hundreds of emerging technology businesses to many industry leaders. With offices spanning from the West Coast to the East Coast of the United States and in the U.K., Brown Rudnick functions as a global boutique, fully equipped to handle complex cross-border transactions. We have the resources to nurture companies at every stage of growth – from early seed financing, to intellectual property management, to exit strategies. With a focus on representing technology companies and investors, we share a similar entrepreneurial spirit. This, combined with our innovative and collaborative approach, provides our clients with an experienced team that delivers business-focused solutions. To learn more, please visit www.brownrudnick.com.