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Z List IRL hosted by Zehra

wednesday 3/27 boston

• Founders & Investors Breakfast Social Boston Edition

  • for who: any founder or investor based in boston!

  • hosted by: Zehra

  • The Z List goes to Boston!

thursday 3/28

• Cold Drinks, Warm Intros

  • for who: any founder, investor, operator, interested in beauty

  • hosted by: Wayflyer, Zehra, Rachel, & Sumeet 

• Cultivating Innovation, Sustainability, and Health Equity in Clean Beauty 

  • for who: any founder, investor, operator, interested in beauty

  • hosted by: The Intentional Community and Columbia Healthcare Ventures

april

• No GPs Allowed: Consumer Investors Edition

  • for who: if you’re a junior VC still investing in consumer!

  • hosted by: Zehra

wednesday 4/17

• Consumer Social: Founders & Investors Dinner (seated)

  • for who: founders building consumer social & investors investing in consumer social (true consumer social not b2b2c…)

  • hosted by: Zehra & Amber

May & June

As some of you know, I’m on the Steering Committee for All Raise’s NYC Chapter and will be hosting a few events for the community in early summer. Would love to have more Z List folks there. Engage on the tweet below for automated reach out :)

Jobs (investor, operator, founding opportunities)

The Z List job drop, powered by Parallel.

Velvet AI - Velvet is the digital copilot for private markets, removing the need for manual data input and analysis, with AI tools for instantly extracting information from documents and emails, and a generative workspace, building the first true digital financial analyst.

• Senior Software Engineer (Platform) - Apply Direct

Antidote - Help B2B brands develop and deploy their unique taste.

• Video Editor - Apply Direct

Xano - A no code platform enabling anyone to efficiently create top-tier software.

• Customer Success Associate - Apply Direct

• Sr. Account Executive - Apply Direct

Crux - Crux transforms clean energy finance in the U.S. with a pioneering tax credit ecosystem. Co-founded by industry leaders, backed by $27M funding, and equipped with a diverse team driving the clean energy transition.

• Design Lead - Apply Direct

Bezel - Bezel pioneers a 100% authenticated marketplace for high-end watches, redefining the buying journey and disrupting the $20B secondary watch market.

• Watch Operation Associate - Apply Direct

• Watch Operation Part time Intern - Apply Direct

Xano - A no code platform enabling anyone to efficiently create top-tier software.

• Senior Account Executive - Apply Direct

• Customer Success Associate - Apply Direct

Friends of Parallel

Doola - Start your US business from anywhere and keep it 100% compliant.
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• Head of Product Marketing - Apply Here

Breezi - Breezi is a next-gen consumer internet startup based in NY. On Breezi, you can create, share and discover lists about your life; from your current thoughts, half-baked ideas, advice and recs, quirks, memories and more.

• Summer Intern (Marketing & Growth) - Apply Here

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The Sports-Biz: Events & Opportunities

Are you a sports investor/working with athletes & sports teams? I’d love to invite you to a series of events (sit-down dinners, curated happy hours, etc.) that I’m hosting in June as the ICC World Cup makes its way to NYC. 

Last Monday, Islamabad United won the Pakistan Super League championship for the 3rd time making it the most successful team in the league. Heartfelt congratulations to the athletes, coaches, creatives, sponsors, and my parents for this accomplishment. 

I’ve always felt that the easiest way to understand anyone, or a nation, for that matter, is through “fan behavior” i.e. what the individual or country is most enthusiastic about. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about Pakistan: watch a cricket match. The PSL is the second most popular cricket league in the world with a viewership of over 150 million people. Our third win has put us on equal footing as one of the ‘most successful’ T20 franchises across the top-3 cricket leagues in the world.

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.

• Need a graphic designer? Celine has been a friend for 4 years and is an incredible designer. She’s worked on brands that you’ve definitely seen on Twitter.

• Need an office space filled with other builders and creatives?  Sign up for Verci’s newest membership (I have a membership here too — we can co-work)

• Need a website developer? Tamir is amazing and has been working with me on The Z List’s website. You can schedule a call to learn more from him at the link above (mention Zehra or Z List in the additional notes section)

• Figuring out how to manage your money as a founder or wanna learn how to maximize your tax return?  Sign up for Carry.

Z List Market Maps (coming soon)

Friend’s of The Z List: Events & Projects
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thursday 3/28

• Making In America: Calling All Immigrant Founders & Creators

  • for who: immigrant founders & creators

  • hosted by: Sagnik 

  • I haven’t attended an event organized by this host but it’s a great panel featuring Ankur from Carry and Ali from SWSH and I support the mission + immigrants in NYC :)

• Rise x WIN NY: Empower Your Financial Future Workshop

  • for who: femme professionals

  • hosted by: Carina (Rise)

friday 4/29

• Silly Hacks 

  • for who: people that want to make fun software

  • hosted by: Bobby & Jaclyn

• Silly Hacks Happy Hour (Social)

  • for who: hacker enthusiasts

  • hosted by: Bobby & Jaclyn

sunday 4/7 San Francisco

• AI Hackathon: Build the World You Want to See

  • for who: ~50 builders, early stage founders, creatives, explorers & anyone in between

  • hosted by: Jacky & Ryan

monday 4/8

• NYC Fintech Coffee

  • for who: fintech founders, operators, investors

  • hosted by: Carina (Rise)

tuesday 4/9

• Rise Presents: Under the Hood of Public's Bonds Product

  • for who: fintech founders, operators, investors

  • hosted by: Carina (Rise) 

monday to thursday 4/8 - 4/11 Miami

• Lumos House Miami Edition

  • for who: founders, builders, leaders

  • hosted by: Andrew 

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