Upstream Events: Alex Adelman from Lolli, NYC Female Founder Headshots & Sweets, Lucas Bagno from Village Global, Jocelyn Hsu from Picsart, and more!
Hi everyone,
Fantastic to see so many familiar faces in NYC last week.
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Female Founder in NYC?
- If you’re a woman or female-identifying founder in NYC, we’re hosting a special small gathering for you this week. Made possible by our friends at Public! Send Sarah an email at sarah@upstreamapp.com for the deets!
What You Can’t Miss This Week:
- Tuesday at 7pm ET: Meet Miguel Guerrero, founder of Otis AI, at Pitch Night. Otis AI leverages artificial intelligence and POS data to automate digital ad campaigns to help small business owners drive sales. (RSVP)
- Tuesday at 6pm ET: Excited to chat with Lucas Bagno, investor at Village Global who has backed the likes of Eight Sleep, Main Street, Clubhouse & more! Village Global is a $100M+ early stage venture capital fund backed by some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. (RSVP)
- Thursday at 12pm ET: Join us to learn from Jocelyn Hsu, Senior Manager of Creator Community at Picsart, about what she’s learned about community building for creators and building a team of community managers. (RSVP)
- Thursday at 5pm ET: Can’t wait to host Alex Adelman from Lolli, the leading bitcoin rewards application for online purchases. Alex will talk about all things Bitcoin and Crypto, and the new exciting projects he has for Lolli. (RSVP)
- Friday at 12pm ET: Jack Davis: Come and talk NFTs with Jack Davis, CEO & Founder of Crypto TV and hear them jam about upcoming NFT projects. (RSVP)
Upcoming IRL Events Hosted By Upstream
- New York — We’re hosting a small group of female founders this Wednesday. Email Sarah at sarah@upstreamapp.com for more info!
- Miami — Thurs, Sept 30 @ 6pm: Enjoy the rest of your summer and kick off the fall with Upstream’s IRL Happy Hour at the end of Sept (RSVP)
Reminder: You can join from web or mobile!
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THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ROUND-UP
Open the links below from your phone or from your computer!
TUESDAY the 10th
Morning: 9am — 12pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 9pm ET
- Investor Series #48 with Lucas Bagno — Investor at Village Global at 6pm ET
- Pitch Night #35 with Otis AI at 7pm ET
- Meet & Greet with Guest Speaker Omri Dor, Founder and CEO Obligo at 8pm ET
WEDNESDAY the 11th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm ET
Evening: 5pm — 9pm EST
THURSDAY the 12th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
Evening: 5pm — 9pm EST
- All Things Lolli with Alex Adelman — CEO / Co-Founder at Lolli at 5pm ET
- Upstream Social #74 with Natalie Jarvey — Entertainment Correspondent at Business Insider at 7pm ET
FRIDAY the 13th
Afternoon: 12pm — 5pm EST
- let’s talk 3D printed nails — bc I don’t have 1hr. to get acrylic tips at 12pm ET
- Artists, Coders, Developers & Investors ✨Informal Mixer✨ at 12:30pm ET
- NFT Community Event #25 with Jack Davis — CEO and Founder at Crypt TV at 4pm ET
Notable Upcoming
- Marketing Mixer #12 (Guest Speaker: Farah Sheikh, Social Impact + Culture Marketing @ Peloton 🚴🏼) on 08/17 at 12pm ET
- Pitch Night #36 on 08/17 at 6pm ET
- Investor Series #49 on 08/17 at 7pm ET
- Future of Education X Work with Atin Batra of 27V and Josh Shapiro, Adjunct Faculty at NYU and Co-founder of Edgi Learning on 08/18 at 12:30pm ET
- Active Investors #29 with TBD on 08/18 at 5pm ET
- Miami Tech Social #20 (virtual) on 08/18 at 6pm ET
- Launch House Season 2 Chat with Jacob Peters, Brett Goldstein, and Michael Houck on 8/18 at 6pm ET
- Conscious Capitalism 101: Benefit Corporations on 08/19 at 3pm ET
- BD Meetup #32 on 08/19 at 6pm ET
- Upstream Social #75 with Rob Wile — Reporter from The Miami Herald on 08/19 at 7pm ET
- NFT Community Event #26 with @cyberh49 — founder of Animetas on 08/20 at 1pm ET
- Investor Series #50 on 08/24 at 6pm ET
- Pitch Night #37 on 08/24 at 7pm ET
- Future of work 2nd Order Effects with Alex Scialom of Fresh Ventures on 08/25 at 12:30pm ET
- Sports Business Event #25 on 08/26 at 6pm ET
- NFT Community Event #27 on 08/27 at 1pm ET
- Upstream Social #76 on 08/27 at 3pm ET
If you have any friends you think might like the events above, share the link with them so they can RSVP and join!
Can’t wait to see you at an event!
Alex
