NYTW Wine & Cheese Hour with Investors and Upstate Founders

Join us during NY Tech Week for an intimate Wine & Cheese Hour hosted in partnership with Wells Fargo, bringing together a curated group of investors and high-potential founders visiting from Upstate NY.

This gathering is designed to foster meaningful, low-pressure connections where great conversations happen naturally over a glass of wine. Meet founders building outside traditional tech hubs, connect with investors actively deploying capital, and explore opportunities for partnership, funding, and collaboration.

Expect a highly curated room, thoughtful introductions, and a relaxed atmosphere that prioritizes quality over quantity. Whether you’re looking to invest, raise, or expand your network with ambitious operators and aligned capital partners, this is a room worth being in.

Space is limited to maintain the integrity of the experience.

Our Upstate NY visiting companies include:

• Benchmark Labs, led by Ulrik Solderstrom
• COI Energy, led by SaLisa Berrien
• EagleHawk, led by Patrick Walsh
• Lamarr.ai, led by Tarek Rakha
• PentEdge, led by Lisa Pent
• Phello, led by Marc Honan
• Polyrific, led by Matt Cashatt
• PMFlow, led by Abhishek Jadhav
• PythonNext, led by Ian Stokes-Rees
• realxreal, led by Jonathan Bateman
• Serspace, led by Chris Barber

We are on Floor 63. When you arrive at 30 Hudson Yards - check in at the main Wells Fargo elevator bank. From there, take the elevator to the Sky Lobby - which lets you out on the 35th floor. You will then go around the corner and take another elevator to the 63rd room. Go to the Park room.

This event is brought to you by:

Fidelity Private Shares is committed to supporting the startup and venture capital ecosystem. They help companies prepare for their next round of funding with their cap table management and data room platform and offer educational content, events, and opportunities for community connections.

TriNet is a full-service HR solution that combines payroll, benefits, and compliance on a powerful platform backed by deep expertise. As a trusted partner to more than 400 venture capital firms through their VC Partnership Alliance, TriNet helps manage their portfolio companies so they can scale efficiently, control burn, and attract the right talent. www.trinet.com