

NYC Innovation Hot Spot 2025 Network Resources Meeting
Join us on April 9, 2025, for the New York City Innovation Hot Spot Network Resources Meeting—an evening packed with groundbreaking startup demos, networking opportunities, and expert insights from NYC’s top industry leaders, funders, operators, and mentors from incubators and accelerators.
Why attend?
🔹 Connect with NYC’s leading innovation hubs and discover the resources available to help entrepreneurs thrive.
🔹 Experience fast-paced, high-energy flash demos from ventures across clean energy, biotech, AI, and more.
🔹 Get an inside look at cutting-edge hardware and software prototypes from NY’s most promising startup teams.
Agenda:
4:30 PM – Refreshments, Light Bites & Check-In
5:00 PM – Official Event Start - Welcome from the NYC Innovation Hot Spot and Empire Corps Leadership
5:20 PM - "Insights for NYC Startups in 2025" with Audrey Chisholm, NY Ventures, Edwina Yeo, Supermomos, Selin Altinok, SOSV
6:00 PM – Brief Networking Break
6:15 PM - Fireside Chat with a Founder, Mehdi Namazi, Co-Founder and CSO of Qunnect
6:40 PM - 7 Flash Demos (2 min. per company)
7:00 PM – Closing Remarks of the Meeting to Start of the Innovation Showcase & Open Networking with Hor D'oeuvres and Drinks!
Startups Demo'ing Include:
1) CarbonCLAIR
2) BioWraptor
3) AI-Sole
4) iTorso
5) FASS Syringe
6) Smart Monitoring for ECMO
7) IAMBIC
📍 In-person only | Registration required (No on-site registration).