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Description

Our VentureCrushFG Pod program is both virtual and in-person (1 virtual pod + 3 in-person pods (CA, DC, NY)). Each Pod has 10-15 startups and 4-5 Pod leads (VCs + 2 from our Lowenstein Sandler VentureCrush team). Each pod will (optionally) attend 4 larger "on the record" VentureCrush sessions, which are hosted in our NYC office, but meant to be viewed by Pod participants located elsewhere on Zoom. Those larger VentureCrushFG events will focus on central themes such as fundraising, recruiting/culture, scaling, etc. and often drive the discussion for the subsequent Pod sessions (taking place the following week), along with any other issues the co-founders may be facing and wish to raise in the room. The subsequent Pod sessions (following the larger event) are mandatory and meet 4x for off-the-record discussions.
We embrace #diversityequityinclusion

VentureCrushFG does NOT:

  • take equity
  • charge
  • require anyone to do business with anyone else
  • promote competition between founders, or have a demo day (we do NOT stack rank our startups, require them to seek funding, dictate when they seek funding, or on what terms).
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Upcoming Events

Feb 06, 2025

VentureCrushFG (In-Person in NYC and by Zoom)

Join us for a moderated discussion on: Developing Your Brand & PR - Your Startup's And Your Own with Alyse Killeen (Founding GP, Stillmark).

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Previous Events

Nov 07, 2024

VentureCrushFG (In-Person in NYC and by Zoom)

Join us for a moderated discussion on: VC Funding, Recruiting & Building Culture with Erica Duignan Minnihan (Co-Founder & General Partner, Reign Ventures) and Sheena Iyengar, Founder, Think Bigger; S.T. Lee Professor of Business, Columbia Business School; Best-Selling Author.

Sep 25, 2024

VentureCrushFG (In-Person in NYC and by Zoom)

Join us for our VentureCrushFG event with Jeff Bussgang (Flybridge & HBS), Austin Clements (Slauson & Co) &  Maria Palma (Freestyle) on Sept 25th in person in NYC (5pm-8:30pm ET) or by Zoom (5:30-7pm ET). We’ll discuss "Going to Market, Scaling & Product / Market Fit." 

Jul 25, 2024

VentureCrushFG (In Person in NYC and by Zoom)

Join us for a moderated discussion on: Raising Your Startup's Seed, Venture & Growth Rounds featuring Tatiana Jama, Lisa Lewin and Multi-GRAMMY winning singer, songwriter, and fiddler Sara Watkins.

Leadership

Mark Kesslen
Mark Kesslen

Partner
Chair, Intellectual Property Group

Ed Zimmerman
Ed Zimmerman

Partner
Chair and Co-Founder, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (fka, The Tech Group)