YC / VC Pitch & Roast 🔥 by NYC Founders Club and Brex

2026-10-27 · 19:00:00 · New York

New York, NY

NYC Founders Club and Brex host this in-person pitch competition in New York, giving founders a platform to present their companies and receive candid critiques.

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Hosted by Aakash Shah (NYC Founders Club) & 4 others

Founder brief

Who should attend

Early-stage entrepreneurs looking to test their venture narrative in front of peers and partners will find the pitch format valuable. The session accepts companies from any sector, making it useful for generalist founders seeking direct feedback on their pitch delivery.

What happens

Starting at 19:00 on October 27, 2026, participants step up for a live pitch competition combined with an open roast. Attendees share their decks, field direct reactions on their business models, and spend the evening engaging around startup strategy.

Who's in the room

Co-host Aakash Shah gathers the NYC Founders Club community alongside representatives from Brex. Founders spanning varied industries attend alongside four additional co-hosts to evaluate pitches and discuss the local New York startup ecosystem.

How to prepare

Arrive ready to defend your core assumptions and keep your deck concise. Condense your problem, traction, and business model into an easily digestible narrative, and rehearse handling sharp questions or blunt feedback about your market size and unit economics without becoming defensive.

Organizer: NYC Founders Club

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