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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.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.
Yorkseed Global Hubs
IF YOU ARE A FOUNDER / INVESTOR OR WORK WITHIN THE INNOVATION INDUSTRY, YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR EXCLUSIVE YORKSEED HUBS!CONFERENCES:World Economic Forum - Davos, SwitzerlandSXSW - Austin, USAConsensus - Austin, USANFT NYC - New York City, USANew York Tech Week - New York City, USALA Tech Week - Los AngelesCollision - Toronto, CanadaStartupfest - Montreal, CanadaSXSW - Sydney, AustraliaWeb Summit Lisbon Tech Week - Lisbon, PortugalSlush VC - Helsinki, FinlandWebsummit Qatar - Doha, QatarYORKSEED GLOBAL HUBS:Worldwide Global HubNew York City - Yorkseed Founder Primarily Home BasedAustinMiamiWashington DCLos AngelesBay AreaParis - Yorkseed Founder Second Home BasedLondonLisbonHelsinkiBerlinMunichDubaiHong KongSydneyRioBuenos AiresMontrealToronto
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Yorkseed is actively seeking funding, partnerships, and collaborations.
We are excited to announce our collaboration for an unmissable evening with WEB3 builders, organized in partnership with Ethereum France, KRYPTOSPHERE®️, H.E.R. DAO, Women in web3 - Women in web3 - WIW3, and KRYPTOSPHERE® Accelerator®️ at ESCP Business School Paris. Discover tips and experiences from our communities to embark on the Web 3 adventure.
🗓️ February 23 🕘 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
🏢 ESCP Business School, 8 Av. de la Prte de Champerret, 75017 Paris
Program:
6:00 PM: Special intervention
6:20 PM: Ethereum France presentation
6:40 PM: Roundtable on builders' experiences from KRYPTOSPHERE & H.E.R. DAO
7:20 PM: Builder jam with KRYPTOSPHERE Accelerator (1min pitch for 5 start-ups)
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Cocktail
Over 90,000 people from all over the world converge in Barcelona for MWC (former Mobile World Congress) & 4YFN.
Just before this major event, the GLOBAL Sales Tech Festival (GSTF) steps in as an essential warm-up, specially tailored for boosting sales.
It's a prime spot for gathering practical sales strategies and building new connections. As proud community partners of 4YFN,
Club GLOBALS' focus is on enhancing the networking experience to increase collaboration and growth.Exclusive discount code for Yorkseed members
#GSTF24http://GSTFestival.com
Yorkseed members will be in attending and part of the conference!Calling Barcelona Spain!
Founder Institute and Yorkseed are hosting a happy hour mixer exclusively for early-stage investors and founders to come together and build connections within the NYC ecosystem.
This event is open for all founders investors / executives and tech community builders. This happy hour aims to foster connections, catch up, and mingle with new faces in the ecosystem. We're headed back to SXSW Austin soon!
Yorkseed x ETH Oxford 🇬🇧 | March 8th -11th | 🥳 We are excited to announce our collaboration as a community partner for an astonishing affair with ETH Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom.ETH Oxford (March 8-11), is blockchain hackathon by HomeDAO for both seasoned web3 veterans and beginners hosted at University of Oxford's Mathematical Institute with $80,000+ in bounties from 10+ leading protocols and a Harry Potter-style Gala dinner. Participation is free of charge and it’s possible to stay overnight at the Main Venue! Register before Feb 28th for chance to win special prize (ft. Manchester United 👀👀). Learn more and register via the website! https://ethoxford.io
Yorkseed NYC Hub Investors + Founders Mixers + SXSW pre-game - 2/28
New York City - Feb 28th, 2024
Yorkseed™ x Bernstein Private Wealth Management Growth Stage Founders and Investors Holiday Mixer
New York City - Dec 18th, 2023
Supermoon x Yorkseed Founders x Investors Soiree in Websummit
Lisbon, Portugal - Nov 11th, 2023
Yorkseed x Cuculi exclusive early stages and up founders and investors mixer.
New York City - Nov 6th, 2023
Evening of connection for founders and investors—Pre-Seed to Series A—in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
New York City - Oct 24th, 2023
Seeding Success Exclusive Founders Investors Mixer by Yorkseed x CuculiNew York City - July 11th, 2023
Yorkseed JSW x The House of Human SXSW Exclusive Investors + Founders Mixer - Austin, Texas - March 14th, 2023
NYC Yorkseeders Nouveau Year Rendezvous
NYC, USA - Jan 23rd, 2024
Paris hub Founders and Investors Mixers
Paris, France - Dec 6th, 2023
Paris hub very first Founders and Investors Mixers: Unwind and Network at Le Felicità next to Station F (The world largest incubator campus in Paris)
Paris, France - Oct 25th, 2023
Trynco x Yorkseed Summer Soirée give attendees access to thought leaders, startup CEOs, investors, community influencers, and tech enthusiasts in the fast moving space of Web3 and AI.
Tech Mixer & Web3 + Panel
We Connect Online Panel Featuring Yorkseed Founder
New York City
Hong Kong
7th Annual HK | NYC Earth Day Charity Events with 100% of the proceeds from the Hong Kong event will go to Conservation International.
Founders, existing Ecosystem Partners and Venture Partner Community Coworking + Happy Hours
Post NFTNYC 2023 Sunday Dimsum brunch.
On Thursday, April 6th at the 2023 NYC Innovation Night at Gracie Mansion, The Mayor's Residence.Our founder so honored to be recognized as one of the Emerging NYC Leaders by The Mayor's Residence.The 2023 NYC Innovation Night is where history meets the future.
Join us at the Fireside chat at Gracie Mansion as we explore the entrepreneurial spirit of New York City, while examining how leaders navigate an ever-changing economy.
2022 Spring Social - NYC Earth Day Charity Fête (Jessica Event) - April 23rd, 2022
Yorkseed Virtual Networking Event #2 (Concept testing hobby event) - March 27th, 2020
Yorkseed Virtual Networking Event #1 (Concept testing hobby event) - March 20th, 2020
I am building an exclusive network for founders, investors, directors, executives and those who work in the innovation fields. I would love to add you to it and feel free to share it with other people as you see fit!Thanks!
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Yorkseed™ functions as an exclusive global venture community, connecting founders and investors by bridging entrepreneurs to diverse markets and establishing global hubs for expanded investor reach. Operating as a venture capital community, we uniquely syndicate deals for tech startups with a strong focus on founders.Our primary goal is to swiftly connect entrepreneurs in need with supportive investors. We recruit and offer a portal for investors seeking opportunities in emerging companies. The unexpected inception of Yorkseed™, sparked by a spreadsheet's popularity at the SXSW conference, has grown to over 1.3k members across 16 global city hubs in just 9 months. The newsletter, a mere 6 months old, boasts over 2.4k subscribers globally.We streamline contacts between investors, talent, and innovative companies, aiding business angels, startup enthusiasts, and ventures. Simultaneously, Yorkseed™ is establishing global hubs worldwide.Organizing exclusive events for founders and investors at various entrepreneurial stages, our community emphasizes a strict application process, ensuring high-quality individuals participate. Despite not being an event company, everything currently built is geared toward planting seeds for the future.Yorkseed's long-term objectives focus on the venture sector. Various events and hubs established aim to foster brand awareness. Future plans include launching an SVP for Yorkseed venture, facilitating startup investments, and potentially organizing a Yorkseed conference. Active exploration of collaboration, partnerships, and sponsorships with diverse companies is underway.
Current Conference Hubs: World Economic Forum - Davos, Switzerland
VivaTech - Paris, France
SXSW - Austin, USA
Consensus - Austin, USA
NFT NYC - New York City, USA
New York Tech Week - New York City, USA
LA Tech Week - Los Angeles, USA
Collision - Toronto, Canada
Startupfest - Montreal, Canada
SXSW - Sydney, Australia
Web Summit - Lisbon, Portugal
Slush VC - Helsinki, FinlandCurrent Pilot Global Hubs:
New York City, Austin, Miami, Los Angeles, DC, Bay Area, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Sydney, Paris, Munich, Berlin, London, Helsinki, Rio, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Montreal
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Yorkseed is a proud Media Partner for VNTR Capital Investors Roundtable Austin SXSW
Jessica Sophia Wong, a venture partner of VNTR Capital and the founder of Yorkseed, is the host and moderator for the VNTR Investors Roundtable event.