Lynx Startup Fundraising Summit - By Investors, For Founders
Kickstart Your Fundraise with the Startup Fundraising Summit!
This summit is designed to give Founders the opportunity to meet and learn from Investors. Featuring advice from seasoned investors, this event is a unique opportunity for early-stage tech Founders actively raising capital. Through insightful sessions and valuable networking, you'll gain firsthand advice from a diverse group of startup investors.
Who Should Attend?
This exclusive summit is open to just 70 early-stage tech Founders who are currently in the fundraising process. To ensure a high-quality experience, please complete the registration questions, helping us create a curated group of dynamic participants.
The Agenda
1pm – Check-in & Founder Networking
Kick off the afternoon by connecting with fellow founders before the main program begins.
1:15pm – Practical growth strategies for early stage founders
Audrey Kettler (Co-Founder, Particle Agency)
Joined by Ashley Grace Jefferson
2:15pm - Is an accelerator/incubator the right move for your startup?
2:50 - Break
3pm – Navigating the Fundraising Process
Gain actionable insights from the legal team at Goodwin on how to prepare, structure and streamline your capital raise.
David Concannon, Josh Eisenson (Partners at Goodwin)
3:30pm - Perfecting Your Pitch
Learn how to craft a compelling narrative and communicate your startup’s story with clarity and impact.
Dorothy Chang (Venture Partner, Flybridge Capital)
4:00pm - Break
4:15pm – Unblocking Your Fundraising Process
Join a tactical discussion on overcoming common fundraising roadblocks featuring:
Will McKelvey - (Principal, Lerer Hippeau)
Marina Girgis - (Principal, Precursor Ventures)
5pm – Investor & Founder Networking Reception
Meet and connect with your fellow founders and investors
Note: To ensure a high-quality experience and reduce no-shows, we charge a nominal $10 registration fee. This is not intended to be a barrier. It simply helps ensure attendees are genuinely committed to participating.
Brought to you by
Lynx Collective
Lynx Collective empowers and connects the NYC startup ecosystem. We foster connections through our programming & events, share insights via our weekly newsletter, invest in ambitious startups both as angel investors and through the NextWave NYC fund and provide guidance through our advisory work.
Lynx Collective was founded by Andrew and Dorothy Chang, both 20-year veterans of the NYC startup ecosystem.
Goodwin
Goodwin is in the business of building authentic, long-term relationships with our clients, who are some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge. Goodwin’s immersive understanding of these industries – combined with expertise across high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions – sets them apart.