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Ivy LeagueEntrepreneurship Conference
- Date
- April 17, 2027
- Location
- New York City
Presented by NGENInvite-only
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NGEN presents the inaugural
Ivy LeagueEntrepreneurshipConference
Connecting world-class student entrepreneurs with today’s most influential leaders.
Past speakers and alumni backers from
Combinator
Talk to the next great founder before they’re too big to reach.
Student founders
World-class student entrepreneurs from across the Ivy League, by invitation only.
- Face time with the investors and operators they want to learn from
- Join alumni backed by Y Combinator, a16z and Techstars
Influential leaders
Investors, founders and operators, from the President Emeritus of Y Combinator down.
- Meet the next generation of founders before they’re too big to reach
- A small, curated room instead of a crowded expo
Sponsors
Firms that want to back the next generation early.
- Your brand in the room with Ivy League founders
- Founders who came through have raised more than $30M
From Trailblazers to the Ivy League Entrepreneurship Conference
- 01/Origin
An intimate room in New York
It began as the Trailblazers Conference: student founders and the operators and investors they wanted to learn from.
- 02/Three years
Conferences, treks and pitch competitions
NGEN built the Ivy League founder network event by event. Founders who came through raised more than $30M, earned backing from Y Combinator, a16z and Techstars, and sold their companies.
- 03/Now
Now, a bigger stage
The mission is clear: an invite-only conference where world-class student entrepreneurs meet today’s most influential leaders face to face.
Highlighted founders who came through
Startups from the NGEN network, and what they have raised since.
$3.5M raised
Freya
Voice AI agents for financial services.
Freya: $3.5 Million Raised To Expand Human-Like Voice Automation Technology(opens in a new tab)
$8.2M raised
Series
AI-powered social network matching founders and mentors.
Two College Kids Raise a $5.1 Million Pre-Seed to Build an AI Social Network in iMessage(opens in a new tab)
$3.2M raised
Nerd Apply
Privacy-first data platform for college admissions counseling.
Nerd Apply raises $3.2 million in seed funding for its college admissions counseling platform(opens in a new tab)
$500K raised
Doe
AI platform building company-native agents to automate work.
Doe: A new productivity platform(opens in a new tab)
$8M raised
$2M raised
Nirvana Carbon Solutions
Turns agricultural waste into critical inputs for industry.
First-Gen Founders Limor and Panda Work to Decarbonize Their Heritage Regions(opens in a new tab)
Past speakers
At the Trailblazers Conference, New York
Attend
The conference is invite-only: student entrepreneurs request an invite to attend. It takes place on April 17, 2027, in New York City, and invitations arrive by email.
- Date
- April 17, 2027
- Location
- New York City
Partner
Put your brand in front of the next generation of Ivy League founders. For sponsorship and partnership, write to the NGEN team.
info@ngennetwork.orgWhy partner with us