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👉 NYC Startup Events for Founders & Operators (Dec–Jan 2026)

NYC B2B Events:

• 🚀 NYC B2B: AI Founders & Investors Meetup [January] 🚀

• 🚀 NYC B2B: AI Founders & Investors Meetup [December] 🚀

  • We’re still accepting a limited number of investors, family offices, and angels. Register soon to secure a spot.

Tuesday 12/16:

• Pepper NYC Healthcare Founder Meetup - December

• NYC Holiday Builder Social (TON + AWS)

• What Really Happens Inside an Acquisition (From Both Sides of the Table)

Wednesday 12/17:

• Founders and Funders Private Lunch

• Claude Code Designers Meetup New York

• The Rise of Collaborative Capital: How Modern Angels Win Through Syndicates featuring GirlMath Capital, SPANVentures, DataPower Ventures, and Remedy

• Antler U.S. Residency AMA

• MarkOne Health x Women in Healthtech: Patient as the Payer Salon

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Thursday 12/18:

• App Founders Dinner – NYC

• Founders' Rooftop Poker

• Newlab Critical Tech Happy Hour: Underrepresented Builders + Backers

• The Startup Pitch: Demo Showcase

• 🎄🍻 Holiday Happy Hour with fellow Designers ☃️🥂

• Holiday Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

• AI x Real Estate Event

Friday 12/19:

• Forum Ventures Coffee Club | Early-Stage B2B Founders & Funders

• Holiday Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

Saturday 12/20:

• Iconic Coffee Club: Design + Tech Founders

Monday 12/22:

• 🚀 NYC B2B: AI Founders & Investors Meetup 🚀

Wednesday 1/7:

• Women with Saas: Female Founder Coworking Day

Monday 1/12:

• AI & Avocados: Retail Leaders Breakfast at NRF by Vercel, Stripe, Contentful, Orium and Fluent

Wednesday 1/14:

• BBVC Presents, A Founder Dinner

Wednesday 1/21:

• AI Founders Supper Club (Hosted by The AI Furnace)

Thursday 1/22:

• ComfyUI Official NYC January Meetup

Thursday 1/26:

• 🚀 NYC B2B: AI Founders & Investors Meetup [January] 🚀

Wednesday 1/28:

• Junto Founder Dinner (Hosted by Andrew & Friends)

Thursday 1/29:

• NYC AI Demos #6

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