🚀 You’re Invited to 5/14 Founders, Funders & Friends

Join us for a special edition of Founders, Funders & Friends that features Mark Peter Davis, Managing Partner at Interplay, along side Alap Shah, Managing Partner at Studio Management and Founder of Sentieo (acquired). RSVP here to join us on Tuesday, May 14th in Soho, Manhattan.

Mark Peter Davis is a venture capitalist, serial entrepreneur, author and community organizer. MPD is the Managing Partner of Interplay, a startup ecosystem based in NYC that includes offerings for entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey and includes a studio, services platform and a top-performing venture capital fund. Having funded, incubated or founded more than 100 companies, MPD is one of the most active startup founders and investors in NYC.

Additionally, we will be hosting two NYC Tech Week events. Join us by RSVPing for a Kick off Brunch on Monday here and a fireside chat on Tuesday featuring Byron Ling, GP @ Twelve Below here.

🎤  Fireside Chat with Vinay Hiremath (Loom)

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for a fantastic edition of Founders, Funders & Friends! We had the privilege of hearing from Vinay Hiremath, Founder & CTO of Loom. In 2023, Loom was acquired by Atlassian for $975M. Vinay shared his journey as a technical founder scaling Loom and life post-acquisition leading Atlassian’s engineering team.

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

• A big thank you to our partners for the evening, Michael Shvo & Melissa Siegal of SHVO & Shai Goldman & Michael Morgenstern of Brex

  • SHVO is a luxury development and investment firm. Reach out to Melissa Siegal ([email protected]) to learn more about real estate space in New York City

  • Brex is the financial stack that scales with you, from launch to early stage, growth, and enterprise. A business bank account, credit card, bill pay, travel, and employee reimbursements — all in one scalable solution. Our mission is to empower founders anywhere to make better financial decisions. Founders and venture funds can sign up here for white glove onboarding and special friends of Studio Management perks! Don't hesitate to reach out to Michael Morgenstern ([email protected]) with any and all questions!

🤖 Recap of April FFF with AGI House x Primary

What an incredible evening gathering the brightest minds in NYC at the AGI House, Primary, and Studio Management Generative AI dinner! The intimate setting of the private penthouse overlooking Manhattan provided the perfect backdrop for stimulating conversations around the future of Generative AI.

• 📸 Check out photos from the event here

• To connect with AGI House, reach out to Rocky Yu ([email protected])

• To connect with Primary, reach out to Tobias Citron ([email protected])

• To connect with Fidelity Private Shares, reach out to Charlie Stephens ([email protected]).

🚀 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 also 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

• To connect with the Studio Management team, reach out to Johnny Hwin ([email protected])

👩🏻‍💻 Talent Opportunities

• Operations Associate @ Carry (apply here)

• Vice President @ JPMorgan Chase & Co. Startup Banking Team (apply here)

• Senior Manager, B2B Marketing @ Clair (apply here)

🗣️ Studio Management: Portfolio News

• We recently announced our investment in Condoit’s seed round (more info here). Condoit is at the forefront of creating innovative software solutions specifically designed for electricians, streamlining their operations and enhancing services. This investment is a significant step forward in in the electrification of everything.

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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

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