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Selamat Sejahtera 🚀 Yorkseeders! #105

What's cooking this week? June 16th - June 23rd, 2025

🚀 Greetings Yorkseeder!

Today’s Hello is in Malaysian 🇲🇾"Selamat Sejahtera" ! What’s cooking this week within the Yorkseed radar? I’'ll be in London later of the week!

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After a hectic (and magical!) New York Tech Week just two weeks ago, we somehow pulled off Yorkseed Passport Series: Viva Technology in Paris — with just 4 days of planning, all while I was still in NYC!

It truly felt like a miracle… and it wouldn't have been possible without the incredible support of Calstudio, who powered this edition of our Passport Series. 🙌

Big thanks to Calstudio — helping turn AI ideas into income, and helping Yorkseed bring global innovation communities together, one hub at a time. 🇫🇷✨

This is just the beginning.

✨ Still feeling inspired after attending Viva Technology Paris 2025, where I had the honor of being in the room for an unforgettable keynote with Jensen Huang (CEO of NVIDIA) and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Their conversation on the future of sovereign, inclusive, and sustainable AI wasn’t just visionary — it was a clear signal that Europe is stepping into a bold new era of tech leadership. With NVIDIA’s major investment in AI infrastructureacross Europe and France’s strategic role in shaping that ecosystem, a powerful chapter of innovation is unfolding.

Yorkseed, with thriving hubs across multiple global markets, we always reminded how essential it is to cultivate local strength while staying globally connected. Paris is rising quickly — especially in AI, cultural and creative tech, and deep innovation — and our Yorkseed continues to play a growing role in that energy and momentum.

🌍 Each of our Yorkseed hubs uniquely shapes the future of venture and innovation — and this Paris moment highlights just how globally dynamic that future is becoming.

But we didn’t stop at just attending…

Over the weekend, we hosted two flagship Yorkseed events during VivaTech:

⚡️ AI Salon: Meet the Future of Finance
Powered by: Flowgenn AI & Bitwage

Flowgenn
Workflow Intelligence: Automating Decision-Making in Financial Ops

Bitwage
Borderless Payroll Meets AI: Financial Access for the Global Workforce
→ A global payroll and payments platform powered by stablecoins, Bitwage enables remote teams to be paid instantly — while reducing cross-border fees by up to 80%.

🌙 We closed the weekend with Midnight in Paris, our VivaTech closing party — a celebration of global founders, operators, and investors building the future.

Full recap coming next week — stay tuned.

💫 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]

📍What’s happening next in Yorkseed Paris?

📍What’s happening next in Yorkseed London?

The Virtual Yorkseed Expert Sessions are back! 🎉


What VCs Want But No One Teaches
🗓️ Part of the Yorkseed Expert Series

Most Founders start their journey with a pitch deck, a prototype, and a lot of pressure to grow but little clarity on how to gain customers, validate their messaging, or build traction that impresses VCs. We’ll break down what most miss: the real-world marketing insights every startup needs to attract their ideal customer, avoid wasted spend, and stand out in a crowded, noisy market.

Tova Feldheim and Caroline Jerome will teach you:

​1. How to talk about your product so VCs and customers actually get it
2. How to turn your story into something investors believe and customers buy
3. Why your language matters and how to tailor it for each audience without losing your message

​Walk away with the tactical understanding needed to attract users, generate revenue, and satisfy investor expectations instead of relying on trial-and-error or burning through capital.

This is not theory — it’s strategy you can act on. Don’t miss it. Join us.

Join us for a tactical session for founders and builders in the crypto and Web3 space.

​While many crypto trading platforms focus on speed, security, and technical innovation, too often they overlook a critical factor: user experience. In this session, we’ll explore why UX is the missing piece in many platforms—and how improving it can lead to stronger user adoption, trust, and long-term growth.

​Whether you're launching a new exchange, building DeFi tools, or refining your protocol, this session will help you connect the dots between usability, brand credibility, and product-market fit. We'll cover actionable strategies to align design thinking with business outcomes—and make your crypto product truly user-centric.

​Led by Mike Vitez, co-founder of Saturnia Design, where he helps startups and Web3 projects bring their ideas to life through smart product strategy and seamless user experience. With a background in both business and tech, Mike has worked with clients ranging from early-stage founders to funded scale-ups, combining design thinking with go-to-market clarity.

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!

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June 2nd - June 9th

NYC hub

DevRelCon - 6/17 

Modernize your marketing with AdQuick

AdQuick unlocks the benefits of Out Of Home (OOH) advertising in a way no one else has. Approaching the problem with eyes to performance, created for marketers with the engineering excellence you’ve come to expect for the internet.

Marketers agree OOH is one of the best ways for building brand awareness, reaching new customers, and reinforcing your brand message. It’s just been difficult to scale. But with AdQuick, you can easily plan, deploy and measure campaigns just as easily as digital ads, making them a no-brainer to add to your team’s toolbox.

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

San Fransisco Bay Area hub

Famm Fest - 6/20

Famm Fest - 6/20 

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 

Chicago hub

Washington D.C. hub

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

Los Angeles hub

AI Cafe - 6/19 

Miami hub

Amsterdam hub

HLTH Europe - 6/16 

Paris hub

Dublin hub

London hub

London hub (We will revert to spreadsheet format starting on may 31st till June 16th)

Zurich hub

Milan hub

Lisbon hub

Munich hub

Berlin hub

Gaming Summit - 6/18 

Helsinki hub

Montreal hub

RELAIS - 6/19

Toronto hub

São Paulo | Rio hub

Buenos Aires hub

Mexico City hub

Dubai hub

Tel Aviv hub

Hong Kong hub

Singapore hub

SuperAI - 6/18 

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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