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upcoming events hosted by zehra & a few besties

October 02, 2023

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Excited to announce that a new NY Tech Week event has been added to the roster which will feature Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things speaking about his entrepreneurial journey. More details below on the NY Tech Week section under 10/20.

I’m now a scout for Headline Ventures and will be hosting events in SF for VCs + early stage founders. If you’re an early stage founder fundraising now or in the next few months, fill out ✨ this form ✨

Z List IRL hosted by Zehra

wednesday 10/4

thursday 10/5

wednesday 10/11

thursday 10/12

  • The Z List & Carta: Fundraising Fundamentals

    • for who: investors, founders, operators

    • This session will focus on starting your own fund and feature a stellar line up of speakers who have gone from founder to Founding GP or angel investor to VC/GP. Can’t wait!

    • The Z List & Carta are back for round three of our fundraising fundamentals series.

sunday 10/15

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NY Tech Week Events

If you’re interested in volunteering at any of these events & helping out, reply to this email! Would love to get the community involved :)

monday 10/16

tuesday 10/17

Join us for a panel with Turner Novak (VC), Nichole Wischoff (VC), Nikita Bier (2 exits) & Ankur Nagpal (1 exit) all about founding, investing, and going viral. You will not want to miss this! Link below.

wednesday 10/18

thursday 10/19

friday 10/20

Opportunities (Fundraising)

Resources — a lot of folks reach out to me for recommendations of engineers, website devs, designers, & more. This new section of The Z List will feature recommendations from folks I’ve worked with.

Besties' Events & Projects

a reminder on the below section! i only feature events when I've been to at minimum three of host's/organizer's past events and had a good time. no other events get featured unless they are sponsored (indicated).

friday 10/6

tuesday - friday: 10/10 - 10/13

  • Boston Fintech Week!

    • Boston Fintech Week October 10-13, 2013 is a must-attend annual event for the global fintech community. This year, the theme is On the Brink: Building the Infrastructure We Need for a Bold Financial Future. Event organizer Fintech Sandbox will bring the fintech ecosystem together at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for a 2-day conference Oct 11 & 12 to discuss how new pathways for products, services and new distribution channels are - or maybe are not - ushering in the golden age of financial services. Register here.

    • for who: Fintech founders, entrepreneurs, investors, payments nerds, financial service providers, etc.

    • hosted by: FinTech Sandbox, Boston FinTech Week, & Emily O'Connor

Please reply to this email if you'd like to amplify your events with the z list community or if you'd like to collaborate on an event together.

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