JUDGES
The #NYFIVEBORO judges are all successful entrepreneurs who also once had a crazy idea. They are volunteeing to support and identify the next best invention, but they won't be the only ones picking - each borough winner will get to choose one of the judges to be their coffee mentor before the final competition.
Stephane Wyper
Global Lead for MasterCard Start Path
Anastasia Leng
Founder and CEO, Hatch.co
5+ years in New Business Development and Product Marketing at Google
Aileen Gemma Smith
Founder, Vizalytics Technology
Marc Fields
Founder, The Compleat Sculptor
Deep Gujral
VP Strategy and Development, Nomad Financial
SPONSORS
If you would like to support your local tech community please contact us
Meet with Jeanne Sullivan, a co-founder of StarVest Partners with over 23 years of venture capital experience and named "one of the women VCs changing the world" by Forbes.Â
She will take you under her Angel wing and teach you how to get wallets out of investors' pockets.
Have coffee with Peter Shankman, best known for founding HARO and The Geek Factory. The New York Times has called him "a public relations all-star who knows everything about new media and then some." Peter will cosult you in social strategy so you can put your best face forward.
Receive 4 hours of free advisory services from the premier financial firm for early stage companies - Nomad Financial - founded and operated by serial entrepreneurs, investors and just really knowledgeable people.
$150 in Reserve credit so you can celebrate in style! Backed by the co-founders of Uber and Foursquare, Reserve is a dining concierge app that makes it easy for people to discover great restaurants, make reservations and automatically pay the bill.
Viktoriya Gaponski
Founder, Tenderfoot
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If you are interested in judging,
sponsoring or sending a virtual high five, contact vgaponski@gmail.com
Alex Kang
Alex is a SF Bay Area native who grew up in the electronics and tech industries. He is a graduate of the University of California, Davis.
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