Are You Qualified?

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Walter Charnizon
September 30, 2025

Since announcing TechDay’s new Sector Summits last week, everyone’s been asking how to attend. Here’s the story: attendance is by invitation only and capped at 200.

These curated, application-only business summits are where founders, VCs, and commercial partners meet for real deal-making driven by AI powered matchmaking.

👉 Takeaway: You need to qualify for an invitation.

🗽 Why This Matters

TechDay has helped NYC startups make their mark for more than a decade. Now, these new summits take that DNA — scale, connections, dealflow — and strip away the noise.

Just the right 200 people in the room.

👉 Takeaway: Think founders with traction, VCs writing checks, and corporate partners ready to buy.

Learn from leaders, benchmark with peers, find customers, partners and capital

Apply here to attend:

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🚀 Local Rounds & Momentum

  • Cosmoserve Space (NYC-adjacent) raised $3.17M pre-seed to build satellite servicing infrastructure.

  • Vylit (NYC) — founded by ex–OnlyFans CEO Ami Gan — closed a $2.7M seed round for its AI monetization tools for creators.

  • Valence (NYC) secured a $50M Series B to scale its enterprise AI coach platform “Nadia.”

  • Prelude Security (NYC) added $16M to further its endpoint protection suite.

  • On the investor side, Lerer Hippeau raised a $200M new fund aimed at fueling NYC’s next wave of startups.

    👉 Takeaway: In NYC deep tech (including space) is starting to stake its claim.

  • Globally, VC capital into space tech is on pace to exceed $3.3B this year, driven by confidence in data, services, and infrastructure plays. (pitchbook.com)

  • From TechCrunch:
    “We are literally as a species sitting on the precipice of space becoming part of our day-to-day lives … And I truly do not think the world understands that or is ready for it.” — Holloway (techcrunch.com)

📈 NYC Tech Week Wrap & Ecosystem Signals

During NYC Tech Week (9/21–9/27):

  • Over $245M deployed across ~12 deals in NYC.

  • Notables included AI-native FP&A platform Aleph and code-assist tool Greptile.

  • The NYC Startup & VC Internship Program placed 110+ students across 80+ firms — building the next wave of frontier talent.

    👉 Takeaway: Mega-rounds dominate the headlines, but the ecosystem is working on its talent and early-stage pipeline.

We’re just getting started — three new summits, new partners, and plenty more news to share. Keep an eye on your inbox…