Founders Basketball New York City (October 2026)

ABOUT FOUNDERS BASKETBALL Founders Basketball is a growing community of startup founders and investors who love to connect over business and buckets. ​WHO ATTENDS? Attendees represent companies in various stages of growth, from pre-seed solo founders to Series B executives. We host founders from a variety of industries; including CPG, Venture, Entertainment, Retail, Tech and more. Please email [email protected] with any questions! ​WHAT TO EXPECT: 4-on-4 Half Court Tournament Half-court shot competition 🥇 Prizes for the winners. ​ATTENDEES WILL GET TO SAMPLE AND DEMO FROM THE FOLLOWING BRAND PARTNERS 🍁💧 Ample Hydration: Naturally refreshing maple water with clean taste, subtle sweetness, and nothing artificial. 🍋🍯 Goldie: Better-for-you lemonade with a full serving of manuka honey in every can. Use Code: GOLDIEVIP20 🍫⚡️ Gigantic Candy: Candy bars for grown-up taste buds: less sweetness, real flavor, all thrill. Use Code: Founders20 🍩🌱 Drumroll: The healthier for you donut! 🧘❤️‍🩹 Trelli: Reinvents the medicine cabinet with better-for-you solutions, naturally derived 💪⚡️ Highrise Food Co: Makes occasion-based protein bars for AM energy and PM recovery—protein designed around the way you live THIS EVENT IS POWERED BY: New Edition A Brooklyn-based creative agency helping emerging eCommerce, Retail and CPG brands create content. We serve as an extension of your in-house team, handling content deliverables and execution across video, social media, podcasts, and UGC—whatever moves the needle. We get it. Content is hard. Let us take it off your plate. Let's Chat! Stifel Bank Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) is a global investment bank with $500B+ AUM. Stifel Bank, Member FDIC, offers fund banking, venture lending, capital call, tailored startup solutions. Hoopsklub At Hoops Klub, ball ain’t just a game — it’s life. It’s in the walls, the floor, the air we breathe. This place was built for hoopers, by a hooper, to keep the culture alive. From real runs to skills sessions, this ain’t just a gym — it’s where passion, community, and good vibes come together. If you love the game, you’re already family.