We’re putting the “happy” back in “happy hour” — without the eye-rolls of formal presentations, high-stakes pitches, or waiting to get approved. 🙄

Because networking events should be fun, especially on a Friday.

Join Startup Grind on Friday, April 25th at Shades of Green near Union Square for Founder Drinks Roundtable. We’ll chat and laugh and maybe even solve for AGI (or at least be convinced that we have).

Look for the Startup Grind table signs.

 Whether you’re an early-stage startup, a seasoned entrepreneur, or someone passionate about innovation, the Founder Drinks Roundtable provides a relaxed and inclusive environment to foster connections and celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit.

Agenda

5:00 PM: Happy Hour

Come and go as you please. Look for Startup Grind table signs.

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Hosted By

Joshua Ness, Director, Startup Grind

Joshua Ness is the Manging Director at Startup Grind NYC and is a Director of Emerging Technologies with IEEE. He works with enterprise, startups, and academic teams to drive innovation. He also works to educate, inspire, and connect the dots for businesses interested in moving forward with emerging technology.

Tova Feldheim, Cofounder

Arjun Mehta, Co-founder

Arjun Mehta is a recent graduate of NYU, holding a degree in Business and Tech Management with a concentration in Finance. During his time in college, Arjun gained invaluable experience through internships at a VC firm, a startup, and his own passion project. At the VC firm, he evaluated the growth potential of numerous health tech startups, analyzed pitch decks, and contributed to investment strategy meetings. Arjun also hosted strategic advisory calls for over 30 startup teams, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the startup VC ecosystem.

His longest tenure was at Invincible Entertainment as a Business Development Associate, where he utilized CRM tools to engage over 100 leads, significantly boosting sales outreach. He also closed multiple licensing deals and developed no-code AI tools to enhance workplace efficiency. Recently, Arjun co-created a chatbot for NYU’s ambassador program, streamlining operations and reducing the need for on-shift counselors. Arjun is now seeking a role at a high-growth seed-stage startup to leverage his skills in sales, partnerships, and business strategy.

Jenny Sumeragi, CEO & Founder, JS Global Investment

Paul GUILLARD, Chief of Staff / BizOps / Project Manager / BD

I moved to NYC in April 24. I am currently coaching and advising early-stage founders on ideation, Business Model x Ideal Customer Profile x MVP, GTM and Fundraising.
Received my authorization to work in Nov so now also looking for a full time job as BizOps / Chief of Staff / Strategic Project Management for B2B SMB or Series A+
Before that, an Engineering Degree and 2 years of SMBs consulting in France, 10 years in APAC doing Strategic Project Management, Sales and BD; and 4 years in Spain for an MBA at IESE (consistently ranked Top10 in the world by FT) and working on some startups.

Prianka Ball,

Currently working in data at a early stage startup. Ex founder and looking for my next startup building adventure.

Benji Decker,

Franziska Oschmannn,

studying at Columbia University – passionate about tech, startups & VC

Daniel Silver, Owner

Creative, Thoughtful and Results-Driven Product Marketing Strategist Focused on Building, Launching and Optimizing New and Existing Products Across Their Life Cycle.

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Global Partner

Google Cloud (https://cloud.google.com/resources/content/future-of-ai-report?utm_source=events-with-google&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=FY25-Q1-NORTHAM-SMB31054-website-dl-AIThoughtLeader-52420&utm_content=startup-grind&utm_term=-&hl=en)

Golds

Redrob, Inc (https://bit.ly/redrob-sg-nyc-2025)
Redrob is a platform that provides early-stage startups access to world-class talent, streamlining the hiring process with tools like Talent Search GPT, Skill Test AI, and General Counsel GPT. Redrob Talent Search GPT employs AI agents to find and recruit exceptional candidates from the global talent pool. As an Employer of Record (EOR), Redrob enables seamless onboarding and management of international talent without the need for local entities—saving startups time, cost, and compliance risk.

Codewalla (https://www.codewalla.com/startup-grind-offer)
Codewalla is a small product development studio dedicated to helping startup founders launch products quickly. As founders ourselves, we understand the challenges of traditional development: high costs, long timelines, and risks. We are a CTO-led studio of developers, designers, and project managers dedicated to building exceptional products. With expertise in startups, SaaS, fintech, and more, we bring creativity and experience to every project.

SeedLegals (https://bit.ly/seedlegals-sg0325)
Raising investment? SeedLegals is the go-to platform to get investment ready, build your cap table, issue SAFEs or do a priced round. Includes all the help and support you need from our team of experts. Over 60,000 companies use SeedLegals, the new way to do the legals for your next fundraise—at a fraction of the cost of traditional lawyers. Book a call with our team to see how we can help you fundraise faster!

Patrick IP Law (https://bit.ly/patrick-sg0325)
Patrick IP Law provides patent & IP strategy for startups. We have a passion for empowering startups to protect their innovations strategically and cost-effectively. With over 15 years of experience in patent law and global IP strategy – particularly in high-tech and bio-tech industries – Patrick IP specializes in providing the highest quality IP services tailored to the unique needs and financial situations of emerging businesses.

Partner

The Yard (https://theyard.com/)
The Yard is a coworking space at the intersection of innovation, creativity, design, & play — with locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Philly, and DC — with a variety of shared and private workspace options.

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Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 600 cities and 125+ countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind.
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Complete your event RSVP here: https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-new-york-city-presents-founder-drinks-roundtable-9/.