Founder × Funder
AI-native founders + active investors. The people building and backing what's next.
200+
Projected attendees
1
Live panel
6–9 PM
NYC evening event
Pre & post
Event media distribution
About the event
A premium NYC room for the people building and backing what's next.
Founder × Funder brings together AI-native founders and active investors for an evening built around the conversations that actually move companies forward. Hear directly from angels, VCs, and founders on raising, building, gaining traction, navigating company-building challenges, and what investors are looking for now — then connect with the people building and backing what's next.
If you're building an AI-native tech company or actively investing in them, this is the room to be in.
One live panel, a curated guest list, and pre- and post-event media distribution across the hosts' networks.
Who is in the room
200+ expected. Founders first, vendor access intentionally limited.
~60%
Founders
AI-native founders, pre-seed to Series B, building what's next — joined by later-stage and exited founders attending as angels, mentors, and panelists.
~30%
Investors
Angels, VCs, and capital partners writing checks now and sourcing deal flow.
~10%
Operators & ecosystem
Senior operators and a limited set of partners who genuinely serve growing companies.
The intended mix, curated by the hosts. Roughly 9 in 10 in the room are founders or active investors.
Beyond Series B
The room isn't only pre-seed and seed.
Series B+ and exited founders join Founder × Funder as panelists, mentors, angels, and the people founders most want to meet. They come to share what scale actually looks like, spot their next co-founder or investment, and stay close to what's being built at the earliest stages. If you're post-Series B or post-exit, this room is built for you too — as a speaker, a sponsor, or the most interesting person at the table.
Speak or moderate
Later-stage and exited founders anchor the panel and the conversations around it.
Meet what's next
Direct access to 200+ AI-native founders before the rest of the market sees them.
Angel angle
Many later-stage founders in the room are active angels sourcing their next deal.
The panel
One conversation, three perspectives on what gets funded next.
Moderated live on stage by Shilpi Nayak, the Founder × Funder panel brings institutional capital, angel capital, and hard-won founder experience into one seated conversation — raising now, what investors are actually underwriting, and what founders wish they'd known earlier.
Moderator
Shilpi Nayak
Host & Moderator
Founder, House of 434 · GP, 434 VC
Seat 01
Jenny Fielding
Co-founder + General Partner · Everywhere Ventures
Co-founder and General Partner at Everywhere Ventures on how institutional capital is pricing and picking at pre-seed through Series B today.
Seat 02
Moshe Neuman
Investor, Advisor, Super Connector · Valued Ventures
One of the most connected investors across the NYC, SF, and Israel ecosystems on how first checks get written, what earns conviction pre-traction, and how to run a founder-angel relationship.
Seat 03
Ilias Anwar
Founder & Operator · Anwar Enterprises
A founder who has scaled brands, events, and creator ecosystems to billions of views and a community of 70,000+ founders, investors, and creators — on the decisions that compounded and the ones he'd take back.
Would you like to speak on the panel — or refer someone?
Seats are curated. If you or someone in your network belongs on this stage, send a short note with the person, the fund or company, and the angle they'd speak to.
Tickets
Request to join
Registration is handled on Luma. Both ticket types require host approval, and the address is shared with approved guests.
Early Bird
Available until Aug 31, 11:59 PM
Requires approval
$35
Standard
General admission
Requires approval
$50
Who is behind the room
Co-hosted with
XDC Tech co-hosts Founder × Funder and opens its New York office as the venue for the evening.
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Partnerships
Position your company beside the founders and capital shaping what comes next.
Three simple ways to partner — from the $2,500 media package to the $10,000 presenting partnership. Custom partnerships available.
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