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Start-up and Investor Village

Join the Companies Shaping the Future of AI

Accelerate Your Growth

The Start-up and Investor Village is a premier platform designed to foster collaboration and innovation between AI start-ups and investors.

This initiative offers unparalleled opportunities to: 

  • Create Business Opportunities: Showcase your solutions, attract investment, and explore partnerships to accelerate growth. 
  • Share Knowledge: Gain actionable insights into the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the AI ecosystem. 
  • Network Effectively: Build meaningful connections with industry leaders, investors, and fellow start-ups.

Designed to foster meaningful networking and bold ideas, this is the ultimate destination to scale your start-up.

It’s a space where opportunities are unlocked, and the future of business is reimagined.

Accelerate Your Growth
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Looking to Reach Start-ups?

Our Start-up and Investor Village is also the perfect place for brands looking to connect with start-ups and position their solutions. With a dedicated space to reach start-ups, you'll connect with exactly the right profiles, focusing your investment to yield the biggest result. 

Get in touch with our team to find out more about the packages specifically tailored to these goals. 

Discuss The Packages Available

It’s been a fantastic opportunity. We’ve had a lot of productive conversations, and it’s because we feel the organizers have done a great job in bringing together vendors as well as customers.

Mounir Mouaward, CEO and Co-Founder of Portia AI

Start-up Sponsor

The Start-Up Roadmap

Day 1: Insights, Inspiration and the Start-up Village

Day 1: Insights, Inspiration and the Start-up Village

Insightful Sessions:

  • Dive into thought-provoking discussions led by experienced venture capitalists, unicorn founders, and industry leaders.
  • These sessions will help you identify pain points, refine strategies, and gain fresh perspectives on scaling your businesses.

Start-up Village:

  • Explore the Start-up Village, where innovative companies showcase their products, services, and visions for the future.
Day 2: Pitching Competition and Winner Announced

Day 2: Pitching Competition and Winner Announced

The Competition:

  • Selected start-ups will have the opportunity to present their ideas and strategies to a panel of handpicked top VCs from the NYC area:
    • Initial Round: Each start-up will deliver a 5-minute presentation, covering their go-to-market strategy, value proposition, innovation, financial viability and team. 
    • Final Round: Advancing start-ups will take questions from the judges

Winner Announcement:

  • Winners will be announced on the same day by a judging panel that includes leading investors, corporate leaders, and industry influencers.

The Prize

The winning start-up will accelerate their 2026 growth in partnership with The AI Summit New York.

They’ll secure:

  • A complimentary pod at the Start-up Village to generate leads and partnerships
  • A prestigious speaking opportunity on a selected stage to establish thought leadership and credibility in the industry.

How to Get Involved

We’ve designed flexible pricing options to make it easy for startups to participate, no matter your budget.

Start-up Pod Only:

  • Showcase your start-up at the Start-up Expo with a dedicated pod.

Start-up Pod + Pitching Competition Entry:

  • Build connections at the Start-up Expo with a pod, and secure a spot in the pitching competition for a chance to win incredible prizes.

Please reach out to our team for more information.

How to Get Involved

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