Raisi x OWM x Plug and Play:
Pitch Night: Creators + Capital - #NYTechWeek
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New York’s most impactful creators, most active investors, and top builders - all in one room.
This is where the next generation of brands gets discovered, funded, and amplified.
If you’re building and want the creators who influence your customers to help tell the world you exist, this is the room to be in.
Run by OWM, Raisi, and Plug and Play Tech Center.
What to expect
A live pitch environment where founders aren’t just pitching for capital. They’re pitching for distribution.
You’ll be in a room with:
- Creators who shape what people pay attention to
- Investors actively deploying capital
How it works
Live Pitch Competition
- Apply to pitch during registration. Founders selected to present live
- Investors evaluate fundability
- Creators evaluate whether they want to partner, promote, or build with you
- Audience participates in voting
What founders get
- Exposure to investors and creators at the same time
- Potential capital and creator partnerships
- Real-time feedback on both your company and your narrative
Awards:
- Grand prize winner gets 3 months of Raisi Campaigns ($5,700+ value)
- Participants connect with renowned influencers, creators, and investors for re
Networking Mixer
After the pitches, the room opens up:
- Founders meet creators who can amplify their brand
- Creators find companies they actually want to be part of
- Investors connect with companies to potentially invest
Who’s in the room
Founders building and raising
Investors actively writing checks
Creators with real influence over consumer attention
Operators and ecosystem partners
If you want capital, there are rooms for that.
If you want distribution, there are rooms for that.
This is one of the only rooms where you can get both.
Apply to attend or pitch. Limited spots.
About Raisi
Raisi is a fundraising operating system built to help founders run their raise end to end. From identifying the right investors to executing outreach and managing conversations, it replaces fragmented fundraising workflows with one system.
Since 2024, once every 50.1 minutes, a founder has met with an investor interested in their company through Raisi. The platform has facilitated 21,000+ positive connections between founders and investors and is powered by up-to-date signals from millions of live interactions across the private markets.
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About OWM
OWM is a creator equity platform for brands and creators looking for long-term, invested partnerships.
We help founders find the creators who actually influence their customers, and provide the equity infrastructure like a standard Influence for Equity agreement and the CSOP (Creator Stock Option Pool) with performance tracking for "earned equity”. With over 10,000+ creators looking to invest their social capital, creator ownership is our wedge in, but we’re building ownership management for all.
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About Plug and Play Tech Center
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform that connects startups, corporations, and investors. With programs across major industries and offices around the world, they help founders scale through partnerships, pilot opportunities, and access to capital.
Plug and Play has accelerated thousands of startups and built one of the largest innovation ecosystems globally, bringing together early-stage companies and some of the most influential enterprises and investors.
This event is a part of #NYTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Guest List
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