Where Blue Orchid will be at NY Tech Week 2026
Six days and hundreds of events, narrowed to the short list of where we will be, mostly builder mixers and working sessions
Day by day
Monday, June 1
- NYCHosted by Walnut AI
Morning coffee for people working on agent products. Smaller crowd, easy to talk.
- FlatironHosted by IBM
Working session for engineers shipping agents in production.
- FlatironHosted by Zendesk + ERA Ventures
Demo day where ERA Ventures portfolio founders show what they have built.
- SoHoHosted by Stripe + a16z
Application-only dinner. Small room, long conversations.
Tuesday, June 2
- Vercel's AI Cafe9:00amFlatironHosted by Vercel + Harmonic
Open coffee morning at Vercel's office. Drop in, no agenda.
- TribecaHosted by MasteringAI
Workshop for non-technical leaders thinking about where AI fits in their company.
- Operating MCP4:00pmMidtownHosted by Dell Technologies Capital + NVIDIA
Focused session on running MCP servers in production.
- FlatironHosted by Databricks + Fenwick
Mixer for founders and investors.
Wednesday, June 3
- ChelseaHosted by Google for Startups
Talk on what breaks in agent systems and why. Aimed at people already shipping.Link goes to the parent Google for Startups Hub.
- The Founder's Guide to AI Transformation10:45amChelseaHosted by Google for Startups
Parallel session for founders thinking about where AI changes their product.Sub-session of the Google for Startups Hub above.
- ChelseaHosted by Anthropic
Gathering hosted by Anthropic for founders building on Claude. Hard ticket.
- Pinecone Nexus AI Launch Party5:00pmFlatironHosted by Pinecone
Pinecone's launch event for their newest product.No public RSVP. Apply through Pinecone directly.
- AI builders night6:00pmEast VillageHosted by Braintrust
Evening hang for working builders. Smaller room, easier to talk.
Thursday, June 4
- AI in Action, Executive Roundtable & Live Demo Forum10:00amMidtownHosted by PwC
Executive roundtable with live product demos.No public RSVP.
- Lower ManhattanHosted by meet the edge + Partytrick + ViewEngine
Invite-only afternoon for Series A and B CMOs designing custom Air Force 1s. No panel, no pitch deck.Email yo@meettheedge.com to request an invite.
- Built in NYC, AI Edition4:00pmFlatironHosted by Fenwick + Radical Ventures
Local mixer for NYC builders and the VCs writing checks here.
- Lower East SideHosted by Techstars + DigitalOcean
Accelerator-style mixer, mostly Techstars founders.
Friday, June 5
- a16z speedrun AI Faire11:00amMidtownHosted by a16z speedrun + Orrick
a16z speedrun's flagship party of the week. Founder-dense.
- The Light Stack 20265:00pmMidtownHosted by Sentry + Harness + Databricks Neon
Infrastructure-focused evening with Sentry, Harness, and Databricks teams.
Meeting up at Tech Week
List updates as new events surface. Last updated May 27, 2026. If we are missing something good, let us know.