Mingalaba 🚀 Yorkseeders! #114

🚀 Greetings Yorkseeder!

Today’s Hello is in Burmese (Myanmar) "Mingalaba" (မင်္ဂလာပါ) ! What’s cooking this week within the Yorkseed radar?

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What a night at Bellhop NYC! On August 7th, Kairos Circle and Yorkseed brought together founders, investors, and ecosystem builders for an unforgettable summer mixer. Over curated cocktails and warm conversations, the room buzzed with fundraising insights, candid advice, and genuine connections.

From pre-seed founders to seasoned investors, everyone came ready to share, learn, and explore opportunities. The evening’s light programming on “How to Prepare for a Fall Fundraise” sparked valuable takeaways, while the invite-only setting created space for meaningful, face-to-face introductions. Thank you to everyone who joined us to kick off fundraising season in style. Here’s to turning conversations into capital, and ideas into impact. 🚀💼

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💫 What is the Yorkseed Passport Series?

A curated global lineup of founder-and-investor-driven gatherings hosted alongside major innovation moments—from NYC to Sydney to Paris. Every stop is built on authentic connection, trusted relationships, and high-signal community energy.

Sponsoring a Yorkseed event isn’t just about logo placement—it’s a gateway to curated relationships, international exposure, and deep venture ecosystem access.

I am planning for New York Climate Week in September and Web Summit Lisbon in November. interested to be a part of it?
📩 Email me directly: [email protected]

🚀 Lead a Yorkseed Hub in Your City
Yorkseed is expanding its global network across 50+ cities and major tech conferences and we’re looking for Hub Directors & Co-Hub Directors to lead the charge locally.

As a Hub Director, you’ll be the face of Yorkseed in your city: curating high-signal events, growing a vetted founder–investor network, and plugging your local ecosystem into a global platform.

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Last week’s Yorkseed Communal Lunch at La Felicità was all about great conversations, new connections, and the kind of serendipity that only happens when founders, investors, and ecosystem builders come together. From sharing ideas over fresh pasta to spontaneous co-working sessions at Station F, we proved that sometimes the best deals and collaborations start over lunch.

💬 Thanks to everyone who joined — your energy keeps the Yorkseed network thriving in Paris. Until next time!

📍What’s happening next in Yorkseed Paris? →

​Join Yorkseed for a vibrant happy hour in the heart of Paris on a boat deck by the seine river, uniting founders, investors, and ecosystem partners from across industries on August 18th.

​This is your chance to connect, share ideas, and explore opportunities in a relaxed, high-energy atmosphere. Whether you’re building your next venture, seeking capital, or simply expanding your network, the Paris Capital Connection is where conversations turn into collaborations.

​🍷 What to Expect

• ​Open networking with founders, investors, and industry leaders

• ​A lively atmosphere designed for genuine connections

• ​Opportunities to discover partnerships, collaborations, deal flow, and fresh ideas

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!

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July 28th - August 4th

NYC hub

 Pitch and Run Monday - 8/18 

Fireside Chat: Henrik Werdelin, Co-founder, BARK (NYSE: BARK), Prehype, Audos - 8/18 

Fireside Panel: Building with AI (Foundess x The Residency) - 8/18 

FC NYC • Founders Run & Coffee! - 8/19 

Pitch & Run - Prospect Park - 8/19 

August Founders & VCs Masterclass & Mixer feat. Founding Partner at Plum Alley Ventures Company and Co-Founder of Neura Health ($20M+ raised) - 8/19 

NYC Conscious Entrepreneurship - 8/20 

Founder Coffee Meet - 8/20 

Early Stage Founder Coworking at Antler 🗽 - 8/20 

Pitch & Run - Williamsburg - 8/20 

Pitch and Run - Central Park - 8/20 

UGLY TALK: BUILDING PROFITABLE ECOMMERCE IN A DOWNWARD MARKET - 8/20 

Community Builder Night at Fabrik NYC with Led By Community and Tightknit - 8/20 

Startup Pitch & Networking in Manhattan - 8/20

Series A+ Founders: Coworking Experience - 8/20 

Breakfast Club for Ambitious Women - 8/21 

Bloom in NYC: A Flower Arranging Workshop for Founders & Investors | Sponsored by J.P. Morgan - 8/21 

Building Gen AI for Capital Markets - 8/21 

Pitch and Run 730am Early Bird Battery Park - 8/21 

Pitches and Pints: Happy Hour Demo Showcase - August - 8/21 

KSC Summer 2025 Korean Deeptech Late August Pitch Showcase - 8/21 

Pitch and Run Friday - The Original PNR - 8/22 

NYC Coffee Club | Early-Stage B2B Tech Founders & Funders - 8/22 

Pitch and Run Friday - FREE Bold Bar - 8/22 

Founders & Funders — Williamsburg Walk Edition - 8/23 

Founders' & Creators' Co-Working Cafe - 8/23 

Reverse Network: Summer AI/Tech Rooftop Series - 8/24 

PITCH AND VOLUNTEER - 8/25 

AI Startup Networking Rooftop Happy Hour - NYC - 8/25 

We're managing the New York City Tech Events Calendar and welcome all tech and venture-related event submissions! 🚀🎉

San Fransisco Bay Area hub

 SF Awesome AI Dev Tools - August - 8/18 

AI Talks at Qlay with Experts from Amazon Prime Video, and Narada AI - 8/18 

Unleashing Scale for GenAI Workloads & SaaS Data Infrastructure - 8/19 

localhost SFO: Platform Engineering Meetup w/ ngrok - 8/19 

AI Design Summit: Shaping the Future - 8/19 

FC SF • Founders Run & Coffee! - 8/19 

Where's My Server? MCP Discovery Hack Night - 8/19 

Alma x SVB: Navigating O-1 and EB-1 visa - 8/19 

FoundHer Demo Day - 8/19 

🌐 Meetup - Battery & Energy Storage - 8/19 

Founders Bay: Women Pitch Practice - 8/20 

AI Agents Meetup: Multi-Agent Orchestration - 8/20 

Step SF Opening Party | Hosted by Founders Bay - 8/20 

The KumoRFM Hackathon Challenge - 8/20 

Rillet and Inscope Finance Leaders Dinner - 8/20 

SF Runway AI FilmFest Screening & Gen&Juice Networking (Machine Cinema Community) - 8/20 

AI For Developers #28 - 8/20 

Pitch & Run San Francisco - 8/20 

Step SF 2025: The AI & Tech Startup Festival - 8/21

Convergence 2025: Intelligence Decentralized - 8/21 

Innodata & Twill Present Prompt Exchange: Unlock the Playbook: How Visionary AI Leaders are Scaling Companies to $1B+ Rapidly - 8/21 

SF MANGO++ Madness Gala - 8/21 

Building Trustworthy AI: Balancing Rapid Innovation and Robust Safeguards - 8/21 

Data Engineering Summit - 8/21 

San Francisco n8n Meetup – Featuring Agents In The Loop Hackathon Winners - 8/21 

Beyond Vibecoding: Scaling AI Native Products - 8/21 

MCP & AI Agents: Drinks + Panel with Anthropic, Cloudflare, Stytch, & Arcade - 8/21 

The Future of Creativity: AI, Art & the Human Touch - 8/21 

AI x Design Happy Hour by Asari, Nabi & HAC - 8/21 

Founder Cocktail Class | Intercom, Numeral, Fondo - 8/21

MobilitySF August 21st event - 8/21 

SF Voice AI Builders Meetup - 8/21 

12th San Jose Hardware Meetup @ Triple Ring Technologies | Biomedical Robotics and Imaging - 8/21 

AWS AI Hack Day Micro Conference - 8/22 

FUTURECRAFT 2035 – Biotech Scenario Hacker Sprint - 8/22 

FUTURECRAFT 2035 – Biotech Showcase + Afterparty - 8/22 

Founder Beach Club: Summer Of Rho 🌅 - 8/22 

YC Agents Hackathon - 8/22 

SoMa Costco Dog Hard Tech Meetup- 8/24

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Austin / San Antonio hub 

ATX Coffee Club | Early-Stage B2B Tech Founders & Funders - 8/21 

Crypto & Cocktails: August - 8/21 

NYC Coffee Club | Early-Stage B2B Tech Founders & Funders - 8/22 

Founders Running Club :: Austin - 8/23 

Chicago hub

Databricks DevConnect | Chicago, IL - 8/19 

Chicago - Lincoln Park Grand Opening - 8/23

Washington D.C. hub

Autonomous Tech DMV August Innovation Showcase! (ATDMV04): - 8/20 

Microsoft X AI Collective - 8/20

From Python to Production: Build & Deploy Your First MCP Server - 8/21

We're managing the Washington DC Tech Events Calendar and welcome all tech and venture-related event submissions! 🚀🎉

Los Angeles hub

Startup Pitch & Networking in Los Angeles - 8/18 

Dawn Patrol – Los Angeles v5 – Coffee | Companies | Capital | #DawnPatrol - 8/19 

LA Health Tech Hang - 8/19 

LA Work in Progress Salon - 8/19

Startup Cafe: Private Capital Strategies for Startups - 8/20 

Los Angeles Design & Development Meetup No.14 - 8/21 

DTLA Tech Happy Hour - 8/21 

Founders Running Club :: LA - 8/23 

Miami hub

Tech Leaders Breakfast - 8/21 

VNTR Investor Roundtable Miami - 8/21 

SPARC 2025 Demo Day - 8/22 

Founders Running Club :: Miami - 8/23

Amsterdam hub

Founders Running Club :: Amsterdam - 8/23

Cannes hub

Paris hub

Yorkseed Co-working at Bastille - 8/18 

Yorkseed Paris Capital Connection - 8/18 

Onchain Summer Meetup | Base, CDP & Ledger 🇫🇷 - 8/21

Founders Running Club :: Paris - 8/23 

Yorkseed Co-working at Bastille- 8/25

Dublin hub

Pitch & Run - Dublin - 8/20

London hub

Raise Smarter: VC Tactics Exposed - 8/18 

Open Mic Pitching and Networking - Defence Special - 8/18 

Granola Firesides with Stephen Whitworth (incident.io) - 8/19 

Smoke Signals: Rooftop BBQ for Founders & Funders - 8/19 

Founders Meetup London - August 2025 - 8/20 

Pitch and Run London - 8/21 

Fast Track for Founders: Antler's UK Autumn '25 Residency - 8/21 

Tiny Ventures: Launch! - 8/21 

Startup Run - 8/21 

FOUNDRY Five Walthamstow - August - 8/22

Founders Running Club :: London- 8/23

Zurich hub

Road to Slush'D - Pitch Night Zurich - 8/19 

Startup Pitch & Networking in Zurich - 8/19 

4WARD Climate Coworking Day @ Hiltl Sihlpost - 8/21 

Founders Running Club :: Zurich - 8/23

Milan hub

Lisbon hub

Founders Running Club :: Lisbon - 8/23

Munich hub

Founders Running Club :: Munich - 8/23

Berlin hub

Ship It Club Berlin - 8/19 

AI Fireside Chat #10 with Bob van Luijt (CEO at Weaviate) - 8/21 

Yap Circle 03 x Kai Maison: An Idea Potluck - Intimate Edition - 8/21 

Cap Table Confessions - Seed Society Summer Closing Event - 8/22

Founders Running Club :: Berlin - 8/23

Helsinki hub

PO Meetup Helsinki - Vibe Coding & AI-powered positioning: live demo - 8/19 

Founders Running Club :: Helsinki - 8/23 

Montreal hub

AI Salon Montreal #7 - 8/20 

Table Ronde with Mohannad El-Barachi- 8/20

Toronto hub

 Sales Toronto - 8/18 

Fireside Chat: The Future of Work in VC, Consulting and Banking - 8/19 

VC Gals Summer Party!🦩 - 8/20 

Startup Pitch & Networking in Toronto - 8/20 

Batter Up Toronto! - 8/21 

Founders Running Club :: Toronto - 8/23

São Paulo | Rio hub

Cursor Meetup Rio de Janeiro - 8/20 

How Rio's Prefeitura is Betting Big on AI: Inside Rio.IA and Beyond - 8/21 

Founders Running Club :: Rio de Janeiro - 8/23

Buenos Aires hub

Mexico City hub

Coworking & Builders - Mobil3, Powered by Monad. - 8/20 

Openminder Evolution - 8/20

Dubai hub

WEB3 NETWORKING NIGHT - 8/18 

Join Biggest Investors & Founders Community | Dubai | Tablon B2B - 8/20 

Dubai Investors Dinner | B2B Networking | With Investors & VCs - 8/21 

Women Entrepreneurs Pod Show | B2B Networking | For Founders & Startups - 8/21 

Founders Running Club :: Dubai - 8/23 

Capital Nights - 8/23 

Tel Aviv hub

Hong Kong hub

HONG KONG BEST KOREA Startup IR DEMODAY & Biz MEETUP Program [AI Content/Web3.0Security/XR/Metaverse/EduTech/SportTech/Smart City] - 8/18 

香港Web3金融科技政策与RWA机遇 - 8/19 

August Meetup: Vibe Coding Panel - 8/19 

HK Web3 Blueprint in Action: Launching Phase 2 - Industry Working Groups - 8/20

Web3 x Financial Risk Control x Knowledge Graph - 8/22 

Founders Running Club :: Hong Kong- 8/23

Singapore hub

Singapore AI Showcase (Aug 2025) - 8/19 

Are We Living in a Black Mirror Episode Now? - 8/19 

Future Forward x SQ Collective: Where Products, People & Possibilities Collide - 8/20 

The One About Agents and Inference (ft. Groq & OCBC AI Lab) - 8/20 

​​How to Stop Fucking Up Your Team - Scaling Culture Before Your Startup Implodes - FSO Speaker Series - 8/21 

INSEAD Community Third ThursdAI Drinks - 8/21 

AI Safety Meet-Up Singapore - 8/21

Malaysia hub

ToDaMoon #2 Think Differently, Make the Impact - 8/19

RRYY WEEKLY BUSINESS NETWORKING SESSION - 8/20

CoinCat Chill Night · 吉隆坡全员集合 - 8/23

Sydney hub

Sydney Startup Townhall: Future of Work with AI - 8/21 

Startup Pitch & Networking in Sydney - 8/22 

Sydney | AI Builder Co-working x S&C - 8/24 

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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 Yorkseed^TM 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, Yorkseed^TM 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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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

SXSW - Sydney, Australia

Web Summit - Doha, Qatar

Web Summit - Rio, Brazil

Web Summit - Vancouver, Canada | Startupfest - Montreal, Canada | Consensus - Toronto, Canada | The Futurist Conference - Toronto, Canada

Yorkseed^TM 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!