Always Be Closing is nextNYC’s revenue and sales focused event. It’s an opportunity to connect startups with top NYC companies and organizations who can serve as potential customers. After all, that’s why so many startups decided to locate their businesses in this city!
We gather key decision makers in specific business areas who have shared their challenges and opportunities to run their businesses better. Startups will apply to get the opportunity to pitch their products and solutions in-person. Our partner companies may not have an obligation to work with you, but the opportunity is yours to lose!
Hearst Television is a national multimedia company with operations serving nearly three dozen U.S. cities, reaching 24 million U.S. television households. It delivers local and national news, weather, information, sports and entertainment programming via every available content-delivery platform.
Level Up Ventures is Hearst’s venture arm, focused on investing in early-stage tech startups led by underrepresented founders. Through a network of internal venture scouts and external operators, Level Up connects founders to real opportunities - pilots, partnerships, and decision-makers across Hearst’s diverse portfolio of businesses.
Panelists
Derek Schnell, Regional Director of News, Hearst Television
Susanne Sumskis, VP of Digital Product and Program, Hearst Television
Barbara Maushard, Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television
Devon Armijo, Director of Digital News Integration, Hearst Television
Ernesto Mourelo, Vice President of Digital News, Hearst Television
Yael Benaya, AI Integration Leader, Hearst Television
Sponsor
We are grateful to our sponsor Foley Hoag for supporting this event and nextNYC as a whole! Foley partners with high growth technology companies and the investors powering their innovation, from idea to exit. Their lawyers have a passion for the emerging company and venture capital industry, which is in their DNA as a firm. They have been there since the beginning, as true collaborators to their clients. They have a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities entrepreneurs face, and provide them with practical and creative advice on company formation, fund formation, organizational structure, inter-founder matters, private financings and general corporate governance.