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
2:30 PM – Check-in & Founder Networking
Kick off the afternoon by connecting with fellow founders and investors before the main program begins.
3:00 PM – Perfecting Your Pitch
Learn how to craft a compelling narrative and communicate your startup’s story with clarity and impact.
3:45 PM – How to Find and Pitch VC Investors
Fireside chat with Jesse Middleton (Partner, Flybridge Capital) on identifying the right investors, securing a lead and closing your round.
4:30 PM – Navigating the Fundraising Process
Gain actionable insights from the legal team at Goodwin on how to prepare, structure and streamline your capital raise.
5:00 PM – Unblocking Your Fundraising Process
Join a tactical discussion on overcoming common fundraising roadblocks featuring:
Amanda Amos – Investor at Collaborative Fund
Youssef Kalad - Investor at AlleyCorp
Terri Burns - GP at Type Capital
6:15 PM – 8:00 PM – Investor & Founder Networking Reception
Meet and connect with 20+ VC and angel investors over drinks and conversation
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.