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Gary Event 
With Mike Pell (Dir., Microsoft Garage), Owen Davis (Contour Ventures).
Venue, To Be Announced
Oct 06 (Mon) , 2025 @ 06:00 PM
FREE
 
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DETAILS

Our featured speaker at this event will be:

Owen Davis
Contour Ventures
https://www.contourventures.com/team/

Five startups will have the opportunity to pitch their businesses to receive feedback & guidance.

This is a rare opportunity to get feedback from a top investor & learn how to improve your startup.

To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at:

https://forms.gle/GskdgydBf37fw55p9

Please bring your government-issued ID to enter the building.

Thanks to our event host Mike Pell, Director, The Microsoft Garage - NYC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepell/

Event Format:

Introduction & background information from our speaker

Q&A with our speaker

Pitches from 5 startups followed by feedback

Networking



Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) is an early-stage VC Fund & Tech Accelerator based in NYC that started in 2011 & has invested in & accelerated 375+ startups over 29 cohorts with 700+ mentors.

Applications for our Winter 2026 program are open!

ERA invests $150,000 on a post-money SAFE in return for 6% of each company.

http://eranyc.com/apply

The companies selected to participate in the four-month program will receive an initial investment of $150K on a 6% post-money SAFE & the potential for follow-on funding.

Since its founding in 2011, ERA alumni companies have raised more than $2 billion in investor capital & collectively exceed $10 billion in market capitalization.

Click here for more program details

Application Deadline November 3, 2025

Program Start January 12, 2026

Meet Us At One of Our Upcoming Events

ERA Founders Panel & Startup Pitch Night (9/30) luma.com/kmecoul8

ERA BIPOC Founders Pitch Night (10/14) luma.com/kx4bla0b

ERA Female Founders Pitch Night (10/16) luma.com/uy7fj24k

ERA FinTech Founders Pitch Night (10/21) luma.com/swv6d1f6

ERA Founders Happy Hour @Order.co (10/22) luma.com/fh8ueb8v

ERA AI Founders Pitch Night (10/27) luma.com/6fgz398k

ERA Climate Founders Pitch Night (10/29) luma.com/0em8pj8t

ERA LGBTQ+ Founders Pitch Night (10/30) luma.com/lv2s8xey

ERA Founders AMA (11/3) luma.com/78vxcc0q

Meet With Us During Virtual Office Hours

Apply for a slot here https://forms.gle/4rpMviqaQA4G4TT5A



Since its founding in 2011, ERA alumni companies have raised more than $2 billion in investor capital & collectively exceed $10 billion in market capitalization.

ERA provides a unique advantage to founders-NYC's largest network of expert mentors with a 1,000+ mentor network including 500+ alumni founders & 500+ expert mentors from across all major industries.

We have NYC's strongest alumni network of 300+ engaged companies. Companies conclude the program with a Demo Day, where they present to leading early-stage investors from around the world.

Our portfolio includes some of NYC's fastest-growing companies & has four unicorns: TripleLift (Acq'd), Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT), Thirty Madison ($1B+ Valuation) & Glia ($1B+ Valuation).

Entrepreneurs Roundtable

Entrepreneurs Roundtable is a monthly event series that connects entrepreneurs & investors in New York City. Our goal is to help the New York City startup ecosystem grow & connect the entrepreneurial community with each other for learning & networking opportunities.

Our events are free & open to all, & we feature an active early-stage investor at each event. Five startups have the opportunity to pitch their businesses to the investor & receive feedback & guidance. This is a rare opportunity to get feedback from a top investor & learn how to improve your startup.

In addition to the pitches, our events also include introductions, Q&A, & networking opportunities. This is a great way to meet other entrepreneurs, investors, & mentors in the New York City startup community.

We have been running our events since 2007, & we have helped thousands of startups get started. We are committed to helping the New York City startup ecosystem grow, & we hope you will join us at one of our upcoming events, which are:

Free & open to all: This makes the events accessible to a wide range of entrepreneurs & investors.

Featured investor: This gives startups the opportunity to get feedback from a top investor.

Networking opportunities: This is a great way to meet other entrepreneurs, investors, & mentors in the New York City startup community.

Long history: Our organization has been running its events since 2007.

Commitment to helping the startup ecosystem: The organization is committed to helping the New York City startup ecosystem grow.



To hear about future events, please sign up at http://eranyc.com

http:/twitter.com/eranyc

http:/twitter.com/eranycglobal



Organizer: Murat Aktihanoglu
 
 
 
 
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