Yorkseed™ is an exclusive global venture network for founders and investors by Jessica Sophia Wong. We bridge entrepreneurs and investors while linking founders to diverse markets and establishing global hubs to expand investor reach.
Yorkseed's journey began unexpectedly when a spreadsheet gained popularity at the 2023 SXSW conference, prompting Jessica to establish the company. In less than a year, we maxed out our user limit on WhatsApp. In NYC alone, we have over 1,000 vetted investors and founders. Presently, we have amassed over 6k members across 20 global city hubs and our newsletter subscribers including Angels, VCs, Family Offices, PE, GP, LPs, early-stage to IPO Founders, and Executives. We've hosted exclusive global events in 5 countries and we continue to expand.We organize exclusive events for founders and investors at various stages of their entrepreneurial journey (Did you know YS only has been around since April 2023). Our community prides itself on the strict application process we have in place for attendees, ensuring that only high-quality individuals are part of our events. BUT we are not an event company, everything that I’m currently building is for planting seeds for the future.Yorkseed's long-term objectives are inclined towards the venture sector. The various events and hubs we are currently establishing serve the purpose of fostering brand awareness.
Long-term plans include launching Yorkseed Venture for startup investments and organizing a flagship Yorkseed conference. Currently, we're actively seeking collaborations, partnerships, and sponsorships.

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Submission Forms

Yorkseed is actively seeking funding, partnerships, and collaborations. We offer opportunities for partners, as well as sponsorship/ad slots in our newsletter, viral conference spreadsheets, and on our site.

Founders seeking funding or sale, investors in search of deals, or executives seeking collaboration, I invite you to complete Yorkseed's Founder and Investor Submission Form.

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Yorkseed is actively seeking funding, partnerships, and collaborations.

How did yorkseed get started

It's me, Jessica! I'm the girl who created the viral list of all the SXSW 2023 unofficial events that could be attended without a badge in Austin. I created this master list during my 3-hour train ride from NYC to DC out of boredom, and it became a huge hit. I walked around city of Austin with a printed QR code, to get people to scan the code and get access to my master list.Based on my success, I hosted an exclusive high-profile Founders x Investors SXSW Mixer with just one hour of planning, which sold out quickly, and I had to turn people away. Encouraged by this, I decided to start this company, Yorkseed, based on the proof of concept from last year's Earth Day Charity Brunch and the Yorkseed exclusive WhatsApp community that I built since I returned to NYC from SXSW.If you are a founder, investor, or work within the innovation sectors, you are invited to join our exclusive Yorkseed WhatsApp Hubs! I created various hubs for conferences that I am interested in and for cities that have a significant startup presence. Please send me a private message if you would like to be added to the hubs, or if you have any suggestions for other hubs you would like me to start, please let me know! I will take your suggestions into consideration.

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The Yorkseed Passport Series consists of themed events held during a season or conference. These events are co-hosted by multiple hosts to facilitate warm, engaging, and supportive in-person conversations and activities within the venture industry.

NYC Innovation Night: Conversations at Gracie Mansion

We Connect Online Panel Featuring Yorkseed Founder

HONORING GIVERS HELPING TO ACHIEVE THE UN SDGS FOR A BETTER WORLD JESSICA SOPHIA WONG (yorkseed) WINNER OF THE 2023 BUNCHFUL INNOVATION AWARD

Supermoon and Yorkseed 's Founders & Investors Soirée at WebSummit in Lisbon with Near Protocol