Newsletter #4

🚀 You’re Invited to Founders, Funders & Friends

You’re invited to our next Founders, Funders & Friends fireside chat on Thursday, December 7th with Ankur Nagpal, Founder of Carry & Teachable (exited) and in conversation with Alap Shah, Managing Partner at Studio Management. Apply here to join us on the evening of December 7th in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We ask that you only RSVP if you are certain you can attend (we will be accepting folks until we hit capacity).

Ankur is originally from India, he grew up in Oman before moving to California at 17 to attend UC Berkeley. This, he says, was the turning point in his life, not selling his first startup for $250 million or launching his new company, Carry, to help creators and founders build generational wealth.

Founders, Funders & Friends is a monthly speaker series featuring top leaders and topics in tech at unique spaces around New York City. It's where social and ambitious builders come to meet and expand personally and professionally.

⏯️ New York Tech Week Recap

We loved partnering with our friends at Two Sigma Ventures to host a kick-off brunch for NY Tech Week with roundtable discussions on fundraising and macro. Thank you to the 1,500+ applications to join, we hit capacity of our space and were not able to accommodate everyone. In 2024, we will be hosting breakfast events quarterly. Join our list here for early invites.

  • 📸 Check out photos from the event here

  • 🫶 Thank you a ton to the Two Sigma Ventures team (Dan Abelon, Madeline DeWalt, Lauren Chiluiza, Frances Schwiep) for helping making it a special event for NY Tech Week! To connect with the Two Sigma Ventures team, fill out this form 

🤖 AI Fireside Chat with Linus Lee

Speakers: Linus Lee & Alap Shah

NY Tech Week (hosted by a16z) was a blast! We hosted our Founders, Funders & Friends fireside chat on AI featuring Linus Lee (The Sephist / Notion) and in conversation with Alap Shah (Studio Management).

  • 📸 Check out photos here & view the recording of the talk here in our recently launched digital library

  • 🫶 Thank you to our friends at JP Morgan Startup Banking for partnering with us on the event. To get to know the team more reach out to Prad at [email protected]

  • 🤖 You can find out more about The Sephist and follow more from Linus Lee here

  • 🌸 Thank you to David & Stephen from Blossom Beverages for sponsoring with your signature beverage, Espresso Martinis!

🌇 Brex Supper Club x Studio Management

11/9 Studio Management x Brex Supper Club

🍽️ We had so much fun co-hosting Brex Supper Club with Michael Morgenstern. We brought together 20 founders & investors in New York City for an intimate dinner with skyline views.

📣 We are planning our 2024 programming and would love to hear from you! To join us for more founder & funder dinners, sign up here to be added to our invite list.

🚀 More About Studio Management

At Studio Management, we're curating a community of our favorite builders, investors and talented folks in NYC. If you tell us about your work, we’ll tell you who you may want to chat with at our events and will help you elevate open roles and asks within the community. Submit your information here to stay connected.

Studio Management is a data-driven asset manager investing across public equities and venture capital. Our mission is to influence the flow of capital into companies that improve society & push culture forward.

✨ Founder, Funders & Friends Perks

When you’re ready, here are three ways to get involved!

1) Text us! Join us at our next Founders, Funders & Friends! Just text “FFF” to +1 (917) 634-4915 & follow 57 on IG. To get plugged into our community resources, submit your information here.

2) Do you need support for your startup? Fill out your details here to help us get to know you more.

3) Fundraising? Send us a note at [email protected] to share more about your round. We’d love to hear from you.