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Join us in Chicago for a high-energy AI & Tech Networking.
Meet investors, founders, AI experts, operators, and immigrant entrepreneurs building the next generation of global companies.
Selected founders take the stage for a focused 5-minute presentation in front of active investors and tech leaders.
If you’re serious about startups — you should be in the room.
Times in America/Chicago
Check in, grab a drink, and start meeting fellow founders, builders, and investors before the program begins.
Selected founders present their startups to the audience and receive feedback from founders, operators, and investors.
Time to recharge, continue conversations, and prepare for the startup pitch session.
Selected founders present their startups to the audience and receive feedback from founders, operators, and investors.
Informal conversation to wrap up.
After workJoy District · 🇺🇸 Chicago
Somebody in this room is stuck on what you solved last year. Startup networking in Chicago where being useful is the whole point.
Pitch nightJoy District · 🇺🇸 Chicago
You've been workshopping your idea with ChatGPT, not real founders. We fix that. Themed tables, 5 live pitches, one Chicago room - 3 hours