NYC Pitch Night | BR Venture Fund (BRV)

2026-11-05 · New York

Verizon Executive Education Center

Organized by Big Red Ventures, this annual in-person pitch night in New York features presentations from top student startups alongside a venture capital panel.

Annual networking celebration in NYC by Cornell's student-run VC fund Big Red Ventures, eLab, BioVenture eLab, and Runway Startup Postdoc. Top student startups will pitch their businesses, and Cornell’s student-run venture fund will host a venture capital panel.

Founder brief

Who should attend

Founders building in technology, life sciences, and deep tech should consider attending, particularly those connected to the Cornell ecosystem. Student entrepreneurs looking to observe early-stage pitches and gain insight into venture capital evaluation will find this event relevant.

What happens

The gathering serves as an annual networking celebration at the Verizon Executive Education Center. Top student startups will pitch their businesses in a competition format, and the host student-run fund will lead an informational venture capital panel.

Who's in the room

Attendees include student founders from eLab, BioVenture eLab, and Runway Startup Postdoc. The room also features MBA and graduate students operating Big Red Ventures, Cornell's early-stage venture capital fund, alongside panel participants and university network peers.

How to prepare

Review your elevator pitch to network effectively across the technology, deep tech, and life sciences sectors. Formulate specific questions regarding venture funding criteria and early-stage growth to ask panelists during the venture capital discussion.

Organizer: Big Red Ventures

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Tickets
Free
Sectors
Technology, Life sciences, Deep tech

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