Our speakers this month include: • Matteo Franceschetti & Alexandra Zararain, Co-Founders, Eight Sleep (smart mattress with heating/cooling technology, $68M raised to date) • Omer Golan, Founder & CEO, Outernets (transforming windows into interactive digital displays) • Senthil Balasubramanian, Founder & CEO, Sistine Solar (next-gen solar technology) EVENT TIMELINE: 6:15pm- 6:45pm: Arrival & pre-event networking 6:45pm-8pm: Talks 8pm-8:45pm: Drinks and networking

Come hear from investors on how to be best prepared for your first fundraise: Crafting the pitch deck and elevator pitch Understanding business model and unit economics Showing metrics and traction Building a targeted investor outreach list Creating a game plan and timeline for the fundraise Speakers: Katie Shea, Partner, Kairos Rachel Stubins Wexler, Investor, New Paradigm Ventures Del Johnson, Principal, Backstage Capital Schedule: 6pm - Registration, networking, drinks & snacks 6:30pm to 7:45pm - Panel and Q&A 7:45pm to…

The College of Staten Island in partnership with the NYC Small Business Services is participating in NYC’s Tech Talent Pipeline –2X Initiative. CUNY 2X Tech is a new initiative to double, by 2022, the number of CUNY students graduating annually with a tech-related bachelor’s degree prepared to launch careers in the NYC tech ecosystem. We are hiring a Program Manager, responsible for the direct implementation of the TTP residency, and a Career Coach, who will provide direct support to TTP…

Our speakers this month include: Christopher Savoie, Founder & CEO, Zapata Computing (a quantum software startup) Zapata Computing, based in Boston, MA, has raised $31.4M from Pillar VC, Comcast Ventures, Engine, and others. Joe Wolfel, Founder & CEO, Terradepth (a fleet of autonomous deep-water robots, founded by two ex-Navy SEALs) Terradepth, based in Austin, TX, has raised $8M from Seagate Technologies EVENT TIMELINE: 6:15pm- 6:45pm: Arrival & pre-event networking 6:45pm-8pm: Talks 8pm-8:45pm: Drinks and networking