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Co-Founder Speed Dating Picnic

Structured speed dating for founders looking for a co-founder, and for engineers, designers, and operators looking for a founding team to join.

13 Sep 2026
2:00 – 5:00 PM Address shared upon RSVP · New York, NY
About the Evening

Looking for a co-founder or a first hire? Yorkseed and Tison.io are running a matchmaking picnic in Central Park — structured speed dating for founders looking for a co-founder, and for engineers, designers, and operators looking for a founding team to join.

Tell us in one line what you're building or what you want to build on. We pair you up for short rotating conversations, roughly 10–15 minutes each. After the rotations we open it up, lay out the blankets, and let the interesting pairs keep talking.

Bring a blanket and something to share. We'll bring the name tags.

What to Expect
🕐Rotations start at 2:30pm — try to arrive by 2:15pm for the first round
🪶A picnic on the lawn. Free, outdoors, weather permitting
🔄Short structured conversations with people you would not otherwise meet
🤝Real connections
Who This Is For
Founders looking for a technical or commercial co-founder
Engineers and designers who want to join something early
Operators ready to be employee number one
Anyone with an idea and no one to build it with
About the Hosts
Yorkseed
A curated, application-reviewed network of startup founders raising capital and investors actively deploying it. Yorkseed Connect, our deal platform, handles discovery, diligence, and introductions in one place, across 50+ city hubs worldwide.
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Tison.io
A mission-driven boutique software and GTM engineering agency working exclusively with bootstrapped and pre-seed founders. Tison sources its talent from DirectEd Development, an elite academy for top African tech talent.
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Also This Week — NYC Founder Week
Women Founders AfterworkThu, Sep 10 Bootstrapped & Solo Founders AfterworkFri, Sep 11 Curious About Starting a Startup?Sat, Sep 12 Co-Founder Speed Dating PicnicSun, Sep 13 Marketplace Founders AfterworkMon, Sep 14 Seed-to-Series-A Growth Hacking AfterworkTue, Sep 15 Women Founders SocialWed, Sep 16
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Arrive by 2:15pm for the first rotation. Free, one-click RSVP.

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Hosted by Yorkseed · In partnership with Tison.io