Events
Where business relationships become real relationships.
Venture Z events are built to turn introductions into trust — through founder dinners, investor roundtables, pitch competitions, hackathons, cafe work sessions, happy hours, group trips, tournaments, and invite-only founder experiences.
Formal enough to create opportunity. Personal enough to build trust.
Event types
The full calendar.
Venture Z is built around the belief that the strongest founder relationships often happen outside formal meetings — over coffee, dinners, shared work sessions, trips, tournaments, and honest conversations with people building ambitious things.
Founder Dinners
Curated dinners for serious builders, operators, advisors, and invited guests.
Pitch Competitions
Selective opportunities for founders to pitch, receive feedback, and build investor relationships.
Investor Roundtables
Closed-door conversations with angels, VCs, and capital partners.
Cafe Work Meetups
Low-pressure work sessions where founders can build, share ideas, and connect in real life.
Happy Hours
Casual gatherings for founders, investors, and operators to build real relationships.
Hackathons
Focused build sessions for founders and technical builders to move ideas forward.
Founder Hangouts
Small, informal gatherings designed for honest conversations and high-quality peer connection.
Beach Trips
Invite-only group trips that give founders space to reset, think, and connect outside the usual environment.
Hacker Houses
Short-term, focused founder houses where builders can work, collaborate, and stay surrounded by momentum.
Group Trips
Curated trips designed to deepen relationships across the Venture Z network.
Founder Tournaments
Pickleball, golf, and other competitive social experiences for founders and investors.
Builders at the Lake
Venture Z's first invite-only Lake George founder trip for serious builders.
Invite-Only Experience
Builders at the Lake
Builders at the Lake is Venture Z's first invite-only founder trip in Lake George, New York — designed for a curated group of serious founders to step away from the noise, build real relationships, share what they're working on, and spend time around other high-level builders. The goal is simple: deeper connection, honest conversations, founder friendships, and a trusted network that lasts beyond the event.
Upcoming
What's next.
Founder Dinner
Philadelphia, PA
An intimate dinner for a curated group of Venture Z founders, operators, and builders.
Date TBA
Pitch Competition
Philadelphia, PA
Select founders pitch to a curated room of investors, advisors, and ecosystem leaders.
Date TBA
Cafe Work Meetup
Philadelphia, PA
A focused founder work session for building, sharing ideas, and meeting like-minded people in the network.
Date TBA
Happy Hour
New York, NY
A casual gathering for founders, investors, and operators to connect beyond formal networking.
Date TBA
Investor Roundtable
Virtual
A closed-door session with active angels, seed-stage investors, and experienced operators.
Date TBA
Hacker House
Location TBA
A focused founder house for builders to work, collaborate, and stay surrounded by momentum.
Date TBA
Beach Trip
Location TBA
An invite-only founder trip designed for high-quality conversations, reset time, and real relationship-building.
Date TBA
Builders at the Lake
Lake George, NY
Venture Z's first invite-only founder trip for serious builders to connect, think clearly, and build relationships beyond the noise.
Date TBA