AI Collective NYC
The biggest night of the year. One stage.
Lightning demos.
Three prizes tonight. The audience picks the winners. Every vote shifts the leaderboard in real time, you decide who steals the night.
Eight startups. One stage. Lightning round.
Veris builds high-fidelity simulation environments where AI agents are trained and stress-tested before they ever reach production. Teams run agents through hundreds of real-world scenarios to ship faster — with enterprise-grade security built in.
Biuty is building an AI sales engine for beauty retail — proprietary multimodal skin analysis, product recommendation, and post-purchase tracking that help brands and retailers convert shoppers, drive repurchase, and understand customer needs over time. It reaches consumers through a mobile app and brands through API, retail activation, and eventually in-store AI beauty advisor robots.
Ironhand is an AI copilot for electricians that uses live camera vision and voice to flag code violations and answer technical questions on the job. It catches mistakes before they become costly rework — compressing the learning curve for apprentices and cutting failed inspections in the field.
Groopl is an all-in-one platform for running professional communities and events. Real-time chat, a shared feed, payments, and QR check-in turn one-off gatherings into year-round networks — giving organizers a single home for engagement.
Cyborg is an encrypted vector database that keeps data protected even during search — not just at rest. Teams run billion-vector AI retrieval on their own infrastructure while staying end-to-end encrypted and compliant with HIPAA and GDPR.
Meet Heather, MedComm's AI care manager for heart-failure patients after they leave the hospital. In a world where 1 in 4 patients are readmitted within 30 days, Heather calls and texts to reinforce care instructions, answer questions, and alert the care team the moment something's wrong — reducing readmissions and streamlining clinical outreach at scale.
Hidetaka is the repeat founder of Homii, a social marketplace where newcomers meet the right people through intimate, host-led experiences. His first company became Japan's largest homestay marketplace — 2,698 hosts, 337,000 nights. He's now building Homii in NYC, backed by the founders of Niantic (Pokémon GO) and mixi, and ranked #1 by every judge at LAUNCH Festival.
Boon brings AI agents to construction preconstruction, automating takeoffs, bid management, and project analysis so contractors can bid faster and win more. It gives general contractors and subcontractors across North America an intelligent edge before a single shovel hits the ground.
AI executive with a career in digital transformation from biotech to Silicon Valley to entertainment. Currently driving ecosystem growth and partnerships at Eve while shaping New York's electric AI community.
Co-Lead of AI Collective NYC and a builder at the intersection of analytics, security, and AI. Randy brings deep enterprise experience to the city's growing AI community and a sharp instinct for what's actually shipping.
Whether inside or outside the office, Philip is passionate about connecting with people in ways that are genuinely meaningful — not just tactical. He never hesitates to get up in front of a crowd, which his wife finds both admirable and embarrassing. Outside work, you'll find him with his family, traveling to new places, or tackling his own personal "quad-athlon" — swimming, biking, running, and skiing. Philip has been at Atlassian for 11+ years and Head of Atlassian for Startups since April 2024, previously Portfolio Management Lead for Atlassian Ventures.