About this hackathon
📋 Event Description
New York is getting its first VC hackathon, and you're building for the people who write the checks.
Deal Flow is a one-day, in-person hackathon hosted by localhost:nyc and VCLab. You get 9 hours to build working products for the real problems VCs face every day. Partners from NYC's top funds judge live, and the best teams leave with intros to those funds.
Problem Statement
Venture capital runs on spreadsheets, gut feel and endless inbox triage. Firms move billions of dollars with tools that haven't changed in a decade. Your challenge is to build software that helps VCs find better companies, make faster decisions and support their founders after the check clears.
The Challenge Theme
Sourcing: finding breakout founders before everyone else doesDiligence: market maps, competitive analysis and memo draftingPortfolio ops: helping funds support their companies at scaleLP reporting: making fund updates less painful and more usefulDeal pipeline and CRM workflows that VCs will actually use
What to Expect
9 hours of focused building, 9 AM to 6 PMReal VC problems, with investors in the room to test your ideas againstTeams of 4Time to meet founders, engineers and investors from across NYCLive demos to a panel of VC judges at the end of the dayFood and drinks all day
Prizes
Winners get intros to the funds in the room + other prizes to be announced.
Judges
VCs from multiple NYC firms.
Who Should Attend
Pre-seed and seed foundersEngineersBuilders who have felt the pain of fundraising firsthandAnyone curious about how venture capital actually works from the inside
You don't need VC experience or a finished idea. Just show up ready to build.
Sponsors
[Sponsor TBD. Want to back NYC's first VC hackathon? Email somyag00@gmail.com]
Hosts
Somya Gupta: The face of NYC startup ecosystem.Tracy Huang: VC Lab and CEO of Interlink IQ