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Jullay 🚀 Yorkseeders! #103 (NYTW / SXSW London)
What's cooking this week? June 2nd - June 9th, 2025
Jessica Wong
June 02, 2025
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🚀 Greetings Yorkseeder!
Today’s Hello is in Faroese (Faroe Islands) – "Jullay" ! What’s cooking this week within the Yorkseed radar? I’m in NYC for New York Tech Week! Wanna make things happen? Send me an email!
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StartEngine’s $30M Surge — Own a Piece Before June 26
Private markets are having a moment, thanks to companies like StartEngine.
The leading alternative investing platform is helping everyday investors like you access deals once reserved for VCs and insiders, including exposure to private market titans like OpenAI, Databricks, and Perplexity.¹
How’s it going? In Q1 2025, StartEngine pulled off $30M in revenue, its biggest quarter ever (based on unaudited financials).²
But StartEngine isn’t just a middleman. The company earns 20% carried interest on select pre-IPO offerings, unlocking value for shareholders when these deals succeed.³
How can you tap into this diversification play? By investing in StartEngine.
StartEngine has crowdfunded $85M+ to date, and you can join 45K+ shareholders before the company’s current round closes on June 26.
Reg A+ via StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. No BD/intermediary involved. Investment is speculative, illiquid & high risk. See OC and Risks on page.
Join Yorkseed at New York Tech Week – A High-Impact Opportunity for Sponsors! 🚀
Yorkseed is preparing for another exciting New York Tech Week, and we’re creating our viral NYTW Master Side Event Spreadsheet to highlight the best events for founders, investors, and innovators. If you’re hosting something special, submit it now and get it in front of thousands!
— If you like us to highlighted your events and supported by Yorkseed, please add Yorkseed logo to the graphic, short blurb of Yorkseed with hyperlink back to yorkseed.co . Please email me at [email protected] —
But we’re not stopping there — we’re seeking dynamic sponsors and co-hosts for our Yorkseed Passport Series to bring together the brightest minds, spark collaboration, and elevate the experience.
Why sponsor Yorkseed during NY Tech Week?
🌟 Exclusive Brand Exposure: Reach a global network of founders, investors, and operators.
🌟 Meaningful Engagement: Connect with key players and make a real impact.
🌟 Amplify Your Mission: Support innovation and showcase your commitment to the tech ecosystem.
If you’re interested in being a part of this high-energy week and fostering powerful connections, we’d love to collaborate.
📩 Contact [email protected] to discuss opportunities.
Spaces are limited — let’s create something unforgettable together!
Upcoming Yorkseed events during NYTW With Sponsorship Opportunity - Please email [email protected]
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Supported by Yorkseed:
In town for New York Tech Week? Join our dedicated group chat!
Exciting Partnership Announcement: Yorkseed × Unicorn Summit
We’re thrilled to announce a new strategic partnership between Yorkseed and the Unicorn Summit!
As part of this collaboration, we're offering exclusive benefits to the Yorkseed community:
✨ 50 FREE tickets for women entrepreneurs in our network
🎟️ A VERY Special discounted tickets for Yorkseed to the Unicorn Summit — just €100 (regular price: €745) Code: UNICORN100 (https://unicornsummit.net)
👉 Interested in claiming a complimentary Women in Tech ticket? DO IT FAST! Fill out your details here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hy8jGxnYwVG4y5G-p3KPBG686UBhlTR6yxKSSXPK3B8/edit?usp=sharing
These tickets are extremely limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis — so don’t wait!
This partnership is all about empowering founders, supporting innovation, and creating meaningful connections across the startup ecosystem. We can’t wait to see many of you there!
Stay tuned for more updates — and let’s keep building together 💥
Stay tuned for Paris VivaTech !
What’s happening next in Yorkseed London? →
Calling All Community Builders & Ecosystem Connectors
Yorkseed Passport Series – Coming to London!
We’re thrilled to announce that Yorkseed’s Passport Series is landing in London this June, in tandem with SXSW London and London Tech Week — and we’re inviting volunteer co-hosts to help shape the experience.
The Yorkseed Passport Series is a global pop-up event series designed to connect founders, investors, and operators across borders. We create intentional spaces for global minds to meet, share insights, spark collaboration, and build long-term relationships in new cities around the world.
This June, we’re bringing that energy to London — and we’re looking for:
Local founders and ecosystem leaders who want to host or co-host with us
Curious collaborators who can support with venue suggestions, community invites, or programming ideas
In town for SXSW and London Tech Week? Join our dedicated group chat!
The Virtual Yorkseed Expert Sessions are back! 🎉
Brand. Purpose. Revenue.
🗓️ Part of the Yorkseed Expert Series
Founders — if you're building a purpose-driven startup and want to align your brand with your business model, this session is for you.
Whether you're gearing up for launch or already scaling but sensing a disconnect, this tactical session will help you reconnect the dots between brand identity, business purpose, and revenue strategy. We’ll explore practical frameworks to help you strengthen your positioning, align your team, and prepare for sustainable growth.
Led by Sydney Scott Sam, Founder of Workspace Global, a creative services platform connecting global startups with vetted African talent. With over 14 years of experience in brand marketing and global impact work with the World Bank, Mastercard’s The Room, and the UN, Sydney brings unmatched insights. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, his mission is to empower 1 million African entrepreneurs and unlock remote talent across the continent.
This is not theory — it’s strategy you can act on. Don’t miss it. Join us.
Interested in being an expert? Email us at [email protected] to get involved!
Access to our local hubs is restricted to founders, investors, executives, or individuals actively involved in the local tech innovation sector or frequently visiting the local city for work. Interested to become a Yorkseeder ? Join your local city hubs today! (Approval required) Paris, New York City, Austin | San Antonio, Chicago, Miami, D.C., Los Angeles, Bay Area, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Sydney, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki, London, Singapore, São Paulo, Buenos Aires | Rio, Toronto, Montreal, Tel Aviv, Dubai, Amsterdam, Dublin, Zurich, Milan, Global Hub (International)
Our Conference Groups are for conferences goers to share invites, arrange meetups and set meetings specifically for Founders + Investors + Tech Executives focus only. We also provide a spreadsheet of non-badge holder master side event list for all conference goers! We believe everyone should have access to all the top notch side events without paying a premium price!
📣 Volunteer with Yorkseed! We’re looking for local leaders to help run meetups in flexible formats. This is a great opportunity to represent Yorkseed in your community!
Calling Local Leaders
We're looking for a local volunteer Hub Director to help lead and grow the community. If you're passionate about venture, plugged into the ecosystem, and want to make an impact—let’s talk!
Yorkseed is going places, and with your generous donations, we can ensure it continues to flourish. Your support will enable us to maintain and enhance the platform, bringing even more value to our community. Please consider making a DONATION today to help us keep Yorkseed running smoothly. $25 goes a long way! ❤️
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June 2nd - June 9th
NYC hub (We will revert to spreadsheet format starting on may 31st till June 7th)
We're managing the New York City Tech Events Calendar and welcome all tech and venture-related event submissions! 🚀🎉
San Fransisco Bay Area hub
Bites & Bytes Breakfast - 6/3
Snowflake Dev Day - 6/5
Startup Pitch Night - 6/5
Aussies in SF Builders Brunch 🍳🥐 - 6/7
- 6/9
WE NEED DONATION! If you enjoy our resources, please consider donating to Yorkseed! So I can keep Yorkseed running and bring you guys more exclusive content and networks!
Austin / San Antonio hub
Vibecoding Jam - 6/4
Hack AI - 6/5
Pitch and Run/Walk ATX - 6/6
Chicago hub
Innovate Chicago 2025 - 6/7
TechWalk | Chicago, 6/8 - 6/8
Washington D.C. hub
Ai+expo - 6/2
We're managing the Washington DC Tech Events Calendar and welcome all tech and venture-related event submissions! 🚀🎉
Los Angeles hub
Miami hub
🔮 South Miami Tech Tuesdays - 6/3
Amsterdam hub
PitchXL 2025 - 6/5
Paris hub
Maker Week 2025 - 6/6
Dublin hub
Pitch & Run - Dublin - 6/4
London hub
London hub (We will revert to spreadsheet format starting on may 31st till June 16th)
Zurich hub
pizzatech, Zurich Meetup - 6/4
Milan hub
Developed: Milan Meetup - 6/3
Founders Beer Club- 6/4
Lisbon hub
Non Fungible Conference - 6/4
EASYCON LISBON 🇵🇹 - 6/6
BOB Hybrid & Chill Meetup - Lisbon 🇵🇹 - 6/6
Greed4Good Hackathon - 6/7
Munich hub
PIZZA and PITCHES - 6/5
Berlin hub
Berlin Blockchain Week - 6/8
Helsinki hub
Pitch It: June Edition - 6/5
Montreal hub
Tech Walk & Talk MTL - 6/7
Toronto hub
C4 Cocktail Hour - 6/9
São Paulo | Rio hub
Buenos Aires hub
Mexico City hub
🧠 GenAI Collective México 🎺Special Mystery Event ✨ - 6/3
Dubai hub
Tel Aviv hub
🚀 From Deck to Check: How to Raise Money from VCs - by Fusion, Birthright Excel & Google for Startups - 6/8
Hong Kong hub
Singapore hub
Malaysia hub
Sydney hub
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Message from the Yorkseed House ...
Our WhatsApp Global hubs are where I will be strictly sharing special events that are happening around the local city related to Founders + Investors + Tech Executives focus only.
Our WhatsApp Conference Groups are for conferences goers to share invites, arrange meetups and set meetings specifically for Founders + Investors + Tech Executives focus only. We also provide a spreadsheet of non-badge holder master side event list for all conference goers! We believe everyone should have access to all the top notch side events without paying a premium price!
Looking for volunteers to run some of these hubs. Paris, New York City, Austin | San Antonio, Miami, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, Bay Area, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Sydney, Dublin, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Helsinki, London, Amsterdam, Singapore, GIFT City, São Paulo | Rio, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Zurich, Milan, Tel Aviv, International Hub (All Other Cities). Some people already interested in some of them, though I do need more! If you are from a city that is not on the list and are interested in creating a local hub, please reach out to me!
What does a local hub volunteer / co-organizer do?
Run a YorkseedTM event once a month. It must be Founders + Investors + Tech Executives focus. I am open to all sort of events from happy hours to panels, or even demo nights. To make it easier, it can be a co-branded event with another company.
Collect mailing list, YorkseedTM database building from all the attendees. Partnership, investor or collaboration opportunities for YS.
Feed me any local events you know will be coming up in the local city, and I will include them the newsletter.
The perks of being a local hub volunteer? You are exposed to high-level individuals, and infinite opportunities will come your way!
Sounds exciting for you? Write me at [email protected] / Jessica Sophia Wong
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❤️ Join our database 👉 https://forms.gle/C8uQChh41JknpxPYA
I am in a process of curating a several exclusive mailing list, all the collected information is private and will not be shared. What do I do with it? Exclusive event invites, founders + investors matching from different sectors and some other cool stuff.
❤️ Yorkseed Public Database👇 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/101PbxqAMpnSJ44TcCJUp8hl6v2pFXbZnKrtBQ1GzhW0/edit?usp=sharing
If you would like to register in our public database, please fill out the Google form above and select the part where you provide your consent to be on the public list.
Interested to sponsor this newsletter or partner on in-person events in NYC or one of the local hubs, write me at : [email protected]
We added a new Yorkseed General Support Group! This is general support system for anyone in the idea stage, early stage, or facing hardship while building your startups. In this group you’ll meet other technical people or entrepreneurs who face challenges. You are not alone in this journey.
Founders looking to raise or sell / Investors - looking for deal flow / Executives looking to work together
I like to invite you to fill out our new Yorkseed's Founder and Investor Submission Form. https://forms.gle/QPekQGaAAqPkonby7
Yorkseed Conference Hubs (with spreadsheets):
World Economic Forum - Davos, Switzerland | Paris Blockchain Week - Paris, France | VivaTech - Paris, France | Web Summit - Lisbon, Portugal | Slush VC - Helsinki, Finland | SXSW - London, UK
ETHDenver - Colorado, USA | SXSW - Austin, USA | NFT NYC - New York City, USA | New York Tech Week - New York City, USA | LA Tech Week - Los Angeles, USA | CES - Las Vegas, USA | Art Basel - Miami, USA | UN General Assembly / Climate Tech Week - New York City, USA
Web Summit - Vancouver, Canada | Startupfest - Montreal, Canada | Consensus - Toronto, Canada | The Futurist Conference - Toronto, Canada
YorkseedTM is partnering up with Croissant! Croissant is an app that provides on-demand access to co-working spaces in NYC & cities around the world. Drop by for a few focused hours or stay for the whole day with (usually free!) coffee & fresh inspiration. As a partner with Croissant, Yorkseeders can use this link to get 30% off your first three months!
