Name: Venture Salon: Founders & Investors — NY Tech Week 2026
Start: 2026-06-05T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Private Venue

About This Event

During NY Tech Week, In Pulse and Yorkseed are hosting a highly curated Venture Salon in Manhattan. We are bringing together only 75 founders and investors for an invite-only, closed-door evening designed for people who are already building, deploying, and scaling.

If you've been in the right rooms before, you know the difference.

🎟️ Apply to Attend — All attendees must first apply to Yorkseed Connect and complete the approval process.

🎤 Apply to Pitch — Submit your application for the Ga³in VC pitch competition at bit.ly/gainpitch.

What to Expect

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75 handpicked attendeesFounders and investors, curated by application — no noise, no mass networking

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Live Pitch Competition6 finalists × 8 minutes each, judged by VCs, angels, and an AI judge (Marsel³)

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High-signal conversationsUnfiltered, real access — the conversations that move capital happen here

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Meaningful deals and relationshipsA room where serious builders and backers connect

Agenda

5:00 – 5:30

Guest arrival

5:30 – 6:00

Hosts & sponsors intro

6:00 – 7:00

Pitch competition — 6 finalists × 8 min each · Ga³in VC

7:00 – 7:15

Deliberation + winner reveal

7:15 – 8:00

Networking

Pitch Competition · Ga³in VC

Focus sectors: Blockchain, AI, Quantum, Robotics

🎤 6 finalists × 8 minutes each · 🧠 Live judging by VCs, angels, and Marsel³ (AI judge) · 📊 Live scoring + winner announcement

Winner receives: First-call access to a Ga³in SPV · Featured podcast episode · Investor introductions from the judging panel

MC: Rime Salmi — Founder & CEO at fractl

Sergey Khusnetdinov

Managing Partner · Ga³in VC

Ryan McRobert

Partner · Fenwick & West

2 more judges confirming this week

Apply to Pitch →

Who This Is For

Founders who have already raised (Seed+)

Repeat / serial founders with operating experience

Active investors — VCs, angels, and allocators

Not a fit: pre-product founders or primarily passive networkers

Hosted By

In Pulse is an AI Leaders Community bringing together founders, investors, and builders through curated events, real conversations, and meaningful connections that turn into opportunities.

Yorkseed

A private platform for founders, investors, and institutional partners built around venture discovery, diligence, and fundraising workflows — across 50+ cities worldwide.

Venture Salon:Founders & Investors

Venture Salon:
Founders & Investors