Five founders, five minutes each, then questions from the room. Tables on topics NYC voted for, and an open hour after the stage.
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You have been running the idea past AI. AI has never once told you it would not work. Tonight you get a room that will.
Five founders, five minutes each, in NYC. You take a table on a topic the room voted for, the stage is short enough to be honest, and the floor stays open for an hour after it.
Five founders, five minutes each, then the room asks. A table on a topic the room voted for, and the hour after the stage, which is the one people remember.
Anyone building something, from the first line of code to Series A, and the people who run a function at a company that is scaling, write the code, do the hiring, or are still deciding whether to start.
Why it is worth itWatching somebody explain their company in five minutes teaches you more about explaining yours than another evening alone with the deck.
Times in America/New_York
Name sticker on, then the table closest to what you are building. You stay for the hour.
Five minutes each, no slides read out loud, then questions from the room.
The stage is done and the floor stays open.
Frequently asked
No. Around half the room works at a company rather than running one. Operators, engineers, hiring leads and people who are still deciding all come. You need curiosity, not a cap table.
Some Wednesdays yes, some Wednesdays no. Angels and people who work at funds come regularly, but we never guarantee that a particular person will attend. What does not depend on the night: your application to present also becomes your profile in our startup directory.
Apply at ascentvalley.com/pitch. We choose five founders per evening and reply to everyone. Applying is free, but you need a ticket, because the form asks for your order number.
Informationally. Funds and angels in our network see a verified startup directory and a weekly digest, and they request the introductions themselves when a company matches their thesis. Founders opt in and can opt out. We take no equity and no fee on your round.
Doors open at 5:45pm. If you want the themed tables, be there by 6:20pm, because seats are taken by then. The stage starts at 7:50pm.
No. There is no judging panel, no prize and no ranking. Five founders present, the room asks questions, and that is the whole mechanic.
That is the normal case. The themed tables exist so that nobody has to walk up to a stranger cold. You are assigned a topic, not a group of people you are supposed to already know.
The evening, and a link to our app: your profile, who else is coming, a group chat for that Wednesday, a recap of who you met, and your city's space afterwards. Free with any ticket, on the web or in Telegram. ascentvalley.com/community
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