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Hi Dan Schneider, Reply to this email for info on sponsorship opportunitiesWhat’s new this week?Under Apply I list more grant programs, accelerator opportunities, a programs to facilitate access to venture capital in NYC. It was a good week of digging. Good ReadingCities Foster Serendipity, But Can They Do It When Workers Are At Home (NY Times) This one really got me thinking. If you subscribe to the idea, as I do, that chance encounters create value then how much chance is sufficient? It reminds me of the idea / question of ‘quality time’ that working parents used to cite as making up for reduced time with their kids. Some things can’t be forced. The article also touches on “Illegible ideas” – new to me – as ideas that are big, unclear and can’t be expressed on Slack, Zoom, or in a white paper. Like I said, this one got me thinking about ‘known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns’. Ya know what I mean? 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Contact me today! marcos@bettermousetrap.nyc MarcosMarcos DinnersteinFollow me on Twitter (OK, X): @bettermousetrapnyc @marcosdConnect with me on LinkedIn  Oct 24 Filipino Leadership in Tech, Business and InvestmentsOct 26 Negotiating VC Term Sheets: Fundamentals and Recent TrendsOct 27 New York Tech Career Fair: Exclusive Tech Hiring Event (Free but must apply to attend)Oct 27, 4:00PM Techies Give Back! Be a Mentor For Teens, With New York Public LibraryNov 2 Tech Founders Fireside Chat & Mixer – feat. Jenny Fielding, Co-Founder of Everywhere Ventures, and Scott Hartley, Co-Founder of Everywhere VenturesNov 15 The Future of Tech: Navigating the Rise of Artificial Intelligence  Funding, Grants, Competitions, Training OpportunitiesResponsible Tech Job Board Want to improve our tech future? Work in it! Positive change happens from inside tech companies, from outside oversight/research, and from reimagining our possible tech futures. Find or post a job here.Job hunting? Tech: NYC’s Job Board is one more place to look.NYCEDC Launches Venture Access Alliance that Aims to Build a Tech Ecosystem that Reflects and Leverages NYC’s DiversityThis is super promising, especially given the two people who are co-chairing this initiative. The Alliance is co-chaired by Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures and Jarrid Tingle of Harlem Capital Partners in partnership with the Ford Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, Tech:NYC and more than 70 venture capital firms.NextFab Ventures Philadelphia, PA, USA | Oct 16 – Jan 15. Helping hardware entrepreneurs jump-start their business by providing them with hands-on technical and business consulting. Funds up to $100k for 6% equity. Rolling AdmissionsThe NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has a range of Financial Solutions to support: * Discretionary tax benefits, tax credits, and tax-exempt financing * Catalytic investment capital in the form of loans, equity, credit enhancements, and other hybrid instruments * Advisory services for internal and external stakeholders on strategic financial topics Learn more here Global Millennial Capital’s Accelerator Web3 2023 Program: For early-growth companies to define their business model and expand their network of global relationships. Up to $250,000 per company. Deadline unknown. Learn more Women Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp (WEB) – an immersive day of workshops and activities for women founders of seed stage tech companies. Ten to twelve founders will spend the day in New York with investors from Amex Ventures, subject matter experts from American Express and Project W, and a cohort of their accomplished peers to dive into strategies for scaling their businesses to get Series A ready. Apply nowFutureworks Makerspace at Brooklyn Army Terminal is a state-of-the-art community workspace for entrepreneurs, makers, architects, and artists. Makerspace supports local manufacturing and entrepreneurship by providing access to tools for local prototyping. Learn more Carbon Tech Initiative (Grants) Applications are being accepted i for research and mid- to late-stage commercialization awards. Interested researchers and startups can apply by Oct 27 Blue Ridge Labs Catalyst – AI for Good – $90K per team. Apply by Oct 30 NextFab Ventures | Hard-Tech Investors – $50K – $100K per team for 3% equity. Apply by Oct 31 The NYC Catalyst Fund invites fund managers in three impact areas — diverse entrepreneurship, community development, and/or emerging sectors — to submit proposals for investments between $1M and $7M. Apply by Nov. 1 ERA Winter 2024 Accelerator $150,000 K on a 6% post money SAFE; Possible follow-on funding. Apply by Nov 6ReGen Accelerator at ClimateHaven accelerator supports climate tech entrepreneurs working across five sectors: Energy, Real Estate, Food, Transportation, and Health. Apply by Nov 14New York State $40M Biodefense Commercialization Fund for Startups and Academic Institutions – These grants (i.e. no equity) provide up to $4 Mil per startup and $500K per academic institution to help NY State with pandemic preparedness. Learn more and apply by Nov. 17TechStars New York Each company receives up to $120,000 in funding, office space, accounting and legal support, and access to the global Techstars network. Apply by Nov. 29NYCEDC’s Founder Fellowship Program to support Tech Entrepreneurs from Historically Underrepresented Backgrounds. The program provides opportunities to access capital and networks to help scale their companies in New York City. Apply by Dec 5 NYC Open Data Week 2024 Call for Proposals! Read the full announcement from the Office of Technology and Innovation here. The eighth festival is scheduled for March 16-24, 2024, features BetaNYC’s in-person NYC School of Data conference on Sat., March 23 and Data Through Design’s week-long art exhibition. Help build the program! BetaNYC is looking for presentations, talks, workshops, demos, and data visualizations that celebrate open data and NYC. Learn more and submit your ideas early!Empire State Dev Pre-seed and Seed Matching Fund Provides $30 mil. for early-stage, high growth start-up companies to grow and develop. The fund offers early-stage businesses equity investments from $50K up to $250K with matching from the private sector (there must be at least $1 of private sector investment for every $1 NY Ventures invests). Targeting Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Climate Tech, Consumer Products, Data/SaaS/AI, Fintech, Healthcare, Life Sciences and BioTech, Medical Devices. No known application deadline. TachyonX Accelerator has rolling admissions, i.e., you can still apply. TachyonX is Consensys’ newest program supporting innovative Web3 founders at the very beginning of their journey, with a $150,000 investment and access to the Consensys Mesh network. Get rolling and apply!Company Ventures is now accepting applications for its second cohort of Boost, part of the Founder Fellowship program operated by the New York City Economic Development Corp. Learn more and applyZenBusiness 2023 Small Business $5K Grant Program: Requires being a customer of Zen Business.Awesome Foundation Every month the foundation gives away $1,000 – just like that. |
