Location: New York, NY
We are bringing together a highly curated group of engineers, serial entrepreneurs and subject matter experts who are interested in starting new FinTech ventures with the hope of sparking the creation of several new companies. Existing early FinTech founders and investors will also be on hand to help guide our discussions and provide mentorship.
Tracks:
-Marketplace Lending
-Cryptocurrency / Blockchain
-Payments
-Wealth Management (i.e. robo-advising)
Selection Criteria:
-Prior quality FinTech experience
-Serious about starting a new FinTech Venture in the near term (next 3 months)
-Currently seeking co-founders
Process:
To apply to attend, please click Apply below and complete the short questionnaire. The deadline to apply is Saturday, August 1st. If selected, we will send you an invite, and you can then register.
***PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS INVITE ONLY. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION. THIS IS AN APPLICATION FORM TO RECEIVE AN INVITE.
6:00pm
Registration, cocktails and dinner
6:30pm
Keynote address by Brendan Dickinson, Canaan Partners
6:45pm
Breakout into tracks for roundtable discussions
7:00pm
Introduction & 30 second thesis statement from each attendee
7:15pm
Group discussion on respective track topic
8:15pm
Curated co-founder matching
Brendan joined Canaan Partners in 2010 to help invest in startups that are changing the world with code in the fintech, ecommerce and digital media sectors. He is on the board of EVEN Financial and has worked closely with several portfolio companies including: borro, JOOR, NatureBox, Orchard, ShopKeep and Tremor Video (TRMR).