**[TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT, PLEASE VISIT OUR LUMA PAGE](https://luma.com/founderslive-new-york-city-2026-09)** [Founders Live is NYC’s premier networking event for early-stage startups and part of the ](https:// "https://")[global Founders Live community](https://www.founderslive.com/ "https://www.founderslive.com/"). Our monthly pitch competition welcomes anyone interested in New York City’s startup ecosystem, including founders, investors, operators, students, and more. The format is simple: ▸ 5 founders ▸ 99-second pitches ▸ 4 minute audience Q&A ▸ Your votes decide the winner Attendees are invited to arrive with friends and coworkers up to an hour before (doors at 6:00) for networking and included refreshments. ## **Presenting Founders** Our July presenters will be announced shortly. ▸Interested in pitching at this or a future event?[ Apply here!](https://www.founderslive.com/pitch "https://www.founderslive.com/pitch") ▸Know someone who should pitch? [Open The Door](https://www.founderslive.com/open "https://www.founderslive.com/open") ## **Winners** The winner of the pitch competition will receive the following: ▸ **[Front Row membership](https://www.founderslive.com/frontrow "https://www.founderslive.com/frontrow")** with unlimited access to **Backstage Intelligence** and the **Backchannel** community. **▸Founders Live Booster Pack**, featuring over $1,000,000 in cash savings on 100+ essential apps and services for startups. ▸An appearance in the[ ](https://www.founderslive.com/primetime "https://www.founderslive.com/primetime")**[Founders Live Prime Time](https://www.founderslive.com/primetime "https://www.founderslive.com/primetime")** regional qualifiers with a chance to advance to our **Prime Time** global livestream tournament. ## **Our Partners** ▸ **Venue Sponsor:** [The Yard](https://theyard.com) is one of NYC's most popular flex work spaces for founders and early-stage startups. Opened in Brooklyn in 2011 The Yard is New York born and bred and is now offering all Founders Live NYC attendees a 20% discount for new tenants for up to 90 days. ▸ **Presenting Sponsor** [Catalyst Marketing Agency](https://catalystmarketingagency.com) is a startup marketing partner working with founders in teh NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, and Austin markets. The agency helps early-stage startups scale smarter with end-to-end marketing support built for fast-growing companies. ▸ **Supporting Sponsor** [Lovable ](https://lovable.dev)is the AI app builder letting anyone turn a plain-English idea into a real, working product—frontend, backend, and database included—powering everything from scrappy side projects to apps built by teams at Klarna and Uber.
