The Prelude at Lumos House
The Prelude at Lumos House
Start your SXSW Sunday Funday off with The Prelude by Flybridge and Next Wave NYC, a live music experience where founders, VCs, and creatives take the stage to showcase their musical talents. Coinciding with the launch of the AI x Creativity: Future of Consumer Experiences Report, The Prelude explores how creativity, technology, and human connection are driving the next frontier of consumer experiences.
We're bringing NYC creative energy to Austin, join us and enjoy live performances, fresh ideas, and great conversations with some of the most creative minds in tech, venture, and beyond.
Coffee, light breakfast, and good vibes included.
Interested in performing at The Prelude? Apply Here
Lumos House is an invite-only event series for the most visionary founders, builders, and leaders in media & tech. Powered by Blindspot and Andrew Yeung, set in an exclusive mansion—free to attend.
What to expect:
Founders, Investors, and Creatives
Live Music and Hidden Talents
Breakfast Bites and Plenty of Coffee
Morning Vibes to Kickoff Your Sunday Funday
Details:
📅 Date: Mar 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 8:30am - 11:00am
🍽️ Venue: Lumos House in Austin (address shown if approved).
About our Hosts & Sponsors:
Andrew Yeung is the founder of Fibe (a portfolio of events companies including Andrew's Mixers, The Junto Series, and Lumos House). He is also a Partner at Next Wave NYC, a pre-seed/seed found backed by Flybridge Capital. Andrew's hosted 100+ events for 30k+ tech founders and professionals in 8 cities that were featured in Bloomberg, Business Insider, Fast Company, and Fortune Magazine. Business Insider dubbed him the "Gatsby of Silicon Alley."
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Blindspot is an open and transparent platform making digital out-of-home advertising flexible and accessible to any business in the world. Over 1.000.000 digital billboards are accessible through Blindspot, with campaigns starting as low as $2. The platform is being used by over 12.000 advertisers, from SMBs to startups and household names such as Rihanna, Airbnb, Snoop Dogg, American Airlines, United Nations, Morning Brew, Universal Music, Samsung, TikTok and more. Learn more here.
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Next Wave NYC is a pre-seed fund focused on the next generation of iconic companies built in NYC. Our investment partners include some of the best founders and operators from NYC's tech scene over the last decade.
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Flybridge is an early-stage venture fund that backs ambitious founders building our AI future. We've backed incredible companies like MongoDB, Nasuni, BetterCloud, Bowery, Codecademy and Chief – typically leading the seed rounds. Through Next Wave Funds (XFactor Ventures, Next Wave NYC, The Graduate Syndicate, and Next Wave Operators) we back companies tackling a diverse set of problems at the earliest stage through a curated community of investment partners poised to help founders win.
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Rho - From two-person startups to public companies, Rho is the banking platform with everything businesses need to manage cash, control spend, and automate finance busywork. Rho offers corporate cards, banking, treasury, expense management, AP, accounting automation, and more in one integrated platform backed by award-winning support.
Rho is a fintech company, not a bank. Checking and card services provided by Webster Bank, N.A., member FDIC; savings account services provided by American Deposit Management, LLC, and its partner banks.
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Cooley works with startups to launch dynamic new ventures and take them forward. Our work often begins prior to company formation and progresses through the full evolution of a startup’s life. Cooley has been ranked the #1 firm for VC-backed IPOs for 15+ years by IPO Vital Signs. Check out Cooley’s award-winning free legal resource for founders at cooleygo.com, which offers a range of legal resources to entrepreneurs of all sizes – from formation to M&A and IPO.