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Monday, April 29
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Juliet McAlee
April 29, 2024
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You may have woken up thinking, It’s just another Monday. Well, yes, it is another Monday. But it’s an even better Monday than normal because we’re revealing the full lineup of TechDay Main Stage speakers!
From left to right:
Shai Goldman — Ambassador at Brex and Partner at Next Wave NYC Josh Rahn — Co-founder and Managing Partner at Oceans Victoria Kennedy — Founder and GP at Seed to Harvest Ventures Andrew Yeung — Partner at Next Wave NYC Olivia O’Sullivan — Partner at Forum Ventures Jeremy Kagan — Managing Partner at Textbook Ventures | John Hill — Evangelist at Techstars Dorothy Chang — Co-founder of Lynx Collective and Investment Partner at Next Wave NYC Octavius Moore — Director of Platform at Tech:NYC Jesse Middleton — GP at Flybridge Capital Partners and Co-founder and Investment Partner at Next Wave NYC Zehra Naqvi — Investor at Headline Ventures Charlie Stephens — VC & Startup Ecosystem at Fidelity |
With a special mystery speaker to be revealed later this week 👀
For the 10th live show anniversary, TechDay’s Main Stage will have panels looking at the NYC startup ecosystem's past, present, and future, hosted by speakers from the city’s VC and startup communities.
It’s our 10th anniversary, we’re pulling out all the stops. So, make sure you don’t miss a thing on May 10 at the Javits Center.
Back to our regularly scheduled programming 🚀
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Get to the Javits Center on May 10 for the biggest startup event of the year.
🌟 What’s New This Week 🌟
💼 Latino/a-led venture firms contributed to the creation of 50K+ jobs last year.
🚙 The EV startup Fisker is considering four automakers for a buyout.
🛜 How the FCC’s restoration of net neutrality will affect startups.
📄 The FTC voted to ban most noncompete agreements in the US.
🍎 Apple quietly acquired French AI startup, Datakalab.
This TechDay Express Founder Spotlight is all about Ryan Barone, CEO and Founder of RentRedi, the all-in-one property management software for landlords.
 | In 2019, when RentRedi was a very early-stage startup with no employees and barely any revenue, Ryan exhibited at TechDay and made a 3-minute pitch on the Pitch Stage. At his booth, he met Eric Guardiola, a principal at BlueCloud Ventures. Guardiola then introduced Ryan to TIA Ventures, who led RentRedi’s seed round in October of that year. |
Since that first meeting at Ryan’s booth at TechDay, Guardiola has invested in RentRedi in every round and RentRedi has raised $17M to date with K1 leading their Series A. Today, RentRedi has 40+ employees across the U.S., nearly 200,000 customers, over $20 billion in assets under management, and was named Inc Magazine's 12th fastest growing company in the Northeast.
Ryan and RentRedi’s story is what TechDay events are all about, and TechDay Express is excited to feature him in our first edition of the Founder Spotlight.
Be featured in the TechDay Express Founder Spotlight by applying here.
Get Your Start at TechDay
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Only 7 6 booths are left! Don’t miss out on getting your product in front of investors, corporates, the press and more!
Want to see what these startups have in store?
📚 Dive A Little Bit Deeper 📚
🏃♂️ WHERE’S THE EXIT? — It’s not just a question of fire preparedness and emergency evacuation plans. When evaluating your startup, investors want to see an exit strategy. And these are four reasons why.
😎 THE BIG (THREE) QUESTION(S) — So, you want to start the next business empire. Dreaming big is cool and all, but preparation is better (and will give you more scalability). Ask yourself these three questions to help make your dream a reality.
👩💻 SAAS STRUGGLES — Navigating how to adjust when you fall out of product-market fit is tricky business. Some SaaS startups have had to navigate this as of late. But there is a way to get back to that sweet spot.
📈 THE UNDERDOGS OF VC FUNDING — AI this, AI that. What about the underfunded sectors to which VCs are now allocating funds? Here are some startup sectors receiving more recognition from VCs after falling out of favor.
⚡️ Question for the Community ⚡️
Which quality do you value the most in a startup's company culture? |
Results from last week’s poll
Investors, corporates, early adopters, press and thousands more will be at TechDay this year. You should be there, too. Register today.