Events
Where Upstate NY founders meet: roadshows, demo days, dinners, and breakfasts across the region.
Unleashed Founders Retreat
Agenda Sunday Sept 13 (optional) Please note this is not included in registration fee If you're interested in traveling in a day early, please let us know during registrations and…
Climate Week Happy Hour: Enterprise Partnerships for Startups
Join us during Climate Week NYC for an intimate happy hour and panel discussion exploring how startups can partner with enterprise leaders to accelerate sustainability and climate…
Climate Week Brunch: Family Offices & VCs Investing in Climate Tech
Join us during Climate Week NYC for an intimate happy hour and panel discussion exploring how startups can partner with enterprise leaders to accelerate sustainability and climate…
Upstate to DC: Founder Fusion Roadshow
A high-impact founders roadshow connecting select Upstate NY startups with DC-based investors, operators, and ecosystem builders through curated meetings, events, and…
Private Upstate Founders Dinner: DC, Dual Use
An intimate, invite-only dinner bringing together founders from UVC’s Dual Use Week Roadshow and a curated group of Upstate NY expats now building and investing in DC.
Office Hours with UNY50 & Mentors: Save the date
Join us for a fireside-style keynote and discussion designed to be practical, candid, and highly relevant to founders and tech employees.
Office Hours with UNY50 & Mentors: Save the date
Join us for a fireside-style keynote and discussion designed to be practical, candid, and highly relevant to founders and tech employees.
Upstate to Europe: Founder Fusion Roadshow
A high-impact founders roadshow connecting select Upstate NY startups with EU-based investors, operators, and ecosystem builders through curated meetings, events, and…
Private Founders & UNY50 Lunch: Adirondacks
UVC and Adirondack Innovation Institute (A2i) invite you to join us for lunch to learn more about the work UVC is doing to support early stage founders in Upstate NY.
Capital Region Investor Mixer
Connect with angel investors and VCs active in the Capital Region ecosystem.
Rochester Founder Breakfast
Monthly casual breakfast meetup for Rochester-area founders. No agenda, just community.
TEST
A test event created via MCP.
Syracuse Demo Day
10 startups pitch to 50+ investors. Networking reception to follow.
Office Hours with UNY50 & Mentors: Albany
Join us for a fireside-style keynote and discussion designed to be practical, candid, and highly relevant to founders and tech employees.
Female Founders Dinner: Albany
Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) is a nonprofit organization on a mission to help scalable entrepreneurs in Upstate New York connect to the people and resources they need to grow…
NYTW Wine & Cheese Hour with Investors and Upstate Founders
Join us during NY Tech Week for an intimate Wine & Cheese Hour, bringing together a curated group of investors and high-potential founders visiting from Upstate NY.
Private Founders Dinner: NYC
An intimate, invite-only dinner bringing together founders from UVC’s NY Tech Week Roadshow and a curated group of Upstate NY expats now building and investing in New York City.
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…
Upstate NY Private Founders Dinner & Reception: Boston
An intimate, invite-only reception bringing together founders from UVC’s Boston Tech Week Roadshow and a curated group of Upstate NY expats now building and investing in Boston.
Upstate to Boston: Healthcare Founder Fusion Roadshow
A high-impact founders roadshow connecting select Upstate NY startups with Boston-based investors, operators, and ecosystem builders through curated meetings, events, and…
Detroit x Western New York Founders Dinner in Detroit
UVC invites you to join us for an intimate dinner focused on strengthening connectivity between the Detroit and Western New York startup ecosystems.
Private Founders Dinner: DC
Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) is a nonprofit organization on a mission to help scalable entrepreneurs in Upstate New York connect to the people and resources they need to…
UVC Dinner in Hudson Valley
This program is an invitation-only gathering of experienced founders, operators, and investors actively engaged in the Hudson Valley.
Private Founders Dinner: Ithaca
UVC and Entrepreneurship at Cornell invite you to join us for dinner to learn more about the work UVC is doing to support early stage founders in Upstate NY.
Office Hours with UNY50 & Mentors: Buffalo ft Claude Arpels, Impact Angel & Activist and Co-Chair of Slow Money NYC
Join us for a fireside-style keynote and discussion designed to be practical, candid, and highly relevant to founders and tech employees.
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