Ola 🚀 Yorkseeders! #73

What's cooking this week? October 14th - October 21st

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Jessica Wong
October 14, 2024

🚀 Greetings Yorkseeder!

Today’s Hello is in Galician, Ola :-) What’s cooking this week within the Yorkseed radar? I’m back in New York City for a month until Lisbon, Portugal next month!

I will only share carefully curated Founders & Investors events in my newsletter. Did someone forward you this email? Welcome! Please 👉 subscribe here

If you would like to collaborate or sponsor us, please write me at [email protected] 

I am bring the New York City 🇺🇸 energy to Paris 🇫🇷 ! We did it! Our last event was one of the largest Paris Tech Ecosystem mixers in Yorkseed history, with over 120 RSVPs filling the venue. Thank you all for making it a huge success! We filled up the entire bar and restaurant!

A special thanks to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council for their support. Stay tuned for more initiatives aimed at connecting the business communities of France and Hong Kong!

🔹 Next up: An investor delegation from Hong Kong and Shenzhen will visit France next week! • Paris: 15 October – Morning info exchange and networking luncheon. • Lyon: 16 October – Evening cocktail for the region's innovation and tech ecosystem. Register soon: Grab the last seat here! https://lnkd.in/dbw8eFxR 

🔹 Looking ahead to 2025: HKTDC is organizing a French delegation to Hong Kong for the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) on 13-14 January 2025. Yorkseed members get free admission (worth USD 1,400)! Antoine Gosset-Grainville and Vincent Mortier will be speaking.

Reach out to Kiah TSAI [email protected] for details. For those who may not know!

Yorkseed™ is a global venture network for founders and investors. Since launching in April 2023, I've focused on connecting entrepreneurs with diverse markets and expanding investor reach through our global hubs. What started as a simple spreadsheet at SXSW has grown into a community of over 7,000 members across 20 city hubs and weekly newsletters, including NYC, where we have more than 1,000 vetted founders and investors. Our network includes a diverse range of angels, VCs, family offices, PE, GP, LPs, and founders, from early-stage startups to IPOs. While our global events connect the community, Yorkseed is focused on a bigger vision. We’ve successfully hosted two Venture Summits in NYC and Toronto during New York Tech Week and Collision Conference in June 2024.

Next up! Lisbon in November! I’m exploring partnerships, sponsorships, and collaborations, and I’d love to connect with anyone interested. Thank you for making this event a success, and I look forward to future gatherings! Special thanks to SeedLegals!

We’re excited to announce the X anniversary edition of the CC Forum, focusing on Investment in Sustainable Development, happening in early December in Paris. Yorkseed is proud to be a community partner for this prestigious event.

Known as "green Davos," the CC Forum has successfully convened in locations like London, Bahrain, and Monaco, attracting notable figures such as HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and Ban Ki-moon.

This year, leading global investment funds, family offices, venture capital firms, and innovative startups will discuss critical topics like Climate Change, Clean Energy, and Impact Investment.

As a Yorkseed member, enjoy a 20% VIP discount on registration using the code YORKSEED20VIP at checkout. Don’t miss this chance to engage with key stakeholders and contribute to impactful conversations. Register now at CCForum Paris Registration.

We’re heading to Sydney, Australia! Our first SXSW event in Sydney will take place this week! Join us if you are in town:

Yorkseed Passport Series: Sydney Walk and Talk Edition · Luma

Thursday October 17th | 8:30AM - 10:00AM EST 5 Martin Place, Sydney

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Yorkseed @ SXSW Sydney

WhatsApp Group Invite

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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 hubs today! (Approval required) Paris, New York City, Austin, Miami, D.C., Los Angeles, Bay Area, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Sydney, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki, London, Singapore, Rio, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Global Hub (International)

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! ❤️

We are excited to present a rare opportunity at the VNTR Global Investment Summit in Lisbon this November, as we seek sponsors looking to enhance their visibility within this influential community. As the leading event for qualified investment decision-makers, the summit will feature insightful discussions on investment trends and offer networking opportunities with General Partners, Limited Partners, Family Offices, Corporate Venture Capitalists, and Business Angels.

For more information you can reach me at [email protected]

​Join us for a session of invaluable insights into navigating the legalities of startups and legal matters spanning formation to exit in today's challenging market.

Yorkseed Expert Session: A Guide to Fund Formation · Luma

Join us for a session of invaluable insights into navigating the legalities of startups and legal matters spanning formation to exit in today's challenging…

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We are looking to onboard more partners! Lumia is a corporate and securities law firm specializing in startups and funds. We were listed in the New York Spotlight Guide for 2025, a ranking by Chambers and Partners on the leading small to medium-sized law firms offering a credible alternative to Big Law. This will be a remote role. Prospective partners are expected to have their own book of business, and we will provide full administrative support. We are looking for easy-to-get-along-with attorneys with specializations in corporation, securities, or taxation law.

What’s included: Attorney Expenses, Microsoft Office, Email, Clio, Malpractice insurance,, Health insurance, License renewal, CLE credits, Firm Expenses, WestLaw, Administrative Assistant, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Billing tracking and payouts Website Marketing support,

For more information you can reach me at [email protected]

October 14th - October 21st

NYC hub

BIOHACK NYC - 10/16

Bay Area hub

AI Fusion - 10/14

Austin hub

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D.C. hub

Los Angeles hub

Miami hub

Paris hub

London hub

Lisbon hub

Munich hub

Berlin hub

AI Hacker Day - 10/19

 Helsinki hub

Montreal hub

Toronto hub

Rio de Janeiro hub

Buenos Aires hub

Dubai hub

Hong Kong hub

Singapore hub

Sydney hub

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About Yorkseed (Jan 2024)

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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. Global Hub, Paris, New York City, Austin, Miami, D.C., Los Angeles, Bay Area, Hong Kong, Singapore, Lisbon, Sydney, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki, London, Rio, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Global Hub (International). 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

❤️ 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.

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 Founders looking to raise or sell / Investors - looking for deal flow / Executives looking to work together, please fill out our submission form.forms.gle/1TZ2cGgvepHuSe678

Our 2024 Conference Hubs (with spreadsheets):

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!