New York Software & Tech Group

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Welcome to NYC Tech Connect, where the city's brightest minds in technology come together to meet, mingle, and move ideas forward. Whether you're a developer, designer, founder, product manager, investor, or just tech-curious, this is the place to build real connections in the heart of NYC's innovation scene.
What to Expect:

• Buy one drink, get one free
• Fin-tech Panel Cohosted by CryptoMondays New York
• Casual, friendly vibes – no awkward icebreakers, just good conversation
• A diverse crowd from startups to Fortune 500s
• Opportunities to find collaborators, job leads, mentors, or co-founders
• Free-form networking

**Location:**Sugar Mouse NYC47 3rd Ave, Lower level, New York, NY 10003
When: June 29, 2026 6-9 PM
**Who Should Attend:**Anyone passionate about tech: coders, marketers, product folks, founders, investors, designers, students, or career switchers.
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Let’s make NYC smaller, one conversation at a time. Come with an open mind, leave with a stronger network.

Speakers:

1. Antonio Brasse, CPA, CIA, CFSA, CISA, CAMS is one of the founders and CEO of BlockQuake™. He has nearly two decades of regulatory, financial, operational and technology audit experience within the financial services industry. Antonio spent much of his career at AIG, Citi and New York Life prior to co-founding BlockQuake, a regulatory-driven digital asset and cryptocurrency trading platform. His personal trading experience included stocks, options, and forex before delving into cryptocurrency trading.

2. David Fung is a Business Development and Web3 Executive Leader with 10+ years of success in enterprise sales, partnerships, and community development across tech and web3 ai ecosystems. A proven record of scaling startups, building strategic partnerships with blockchain and Ai ecosystems, and leading global community initiatives. Driving over 300M+ in sales growth.

3. BAK Bitcoin is led by le'Roy Benros, co-founder of Big.Ass.Kids and a music entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience building artist, community, and business infrastructure. Studying the Bitcoin space since 2019, he is passionate about financial literacy, wealth education, and helping the music industry, founder-led businesses, and individuals understand how to build long-term purchasing power.

4. Jay Rungta is an engineering manager at Google with deep expertise in building and leading teams that develop large-scale enterprise solutions. In his current role, he leads contract intelligence at YouTube, where he is responsible for leveraging AI to automate a core partner payments platform that governs over $XXB in annual revenue. He specializes in blending hands-on technical leadership with strategic people management to foster a culture of engineering excellence. Prior to his management role, Jay was a technical lead at YouTube and a software engineer at Millennium Management, where he led the development of real-time trading applications and next-generation UI platforms. He is passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex business problems.

MODERATOR:

Nik Srinivasan, better known as Nik VRSI found his way into the intersections of art, technology, and human interaction through music. Drawn into the world for its paradigm shifting potential, Nik became obsessed with the ways technology can empower creativity, while promoting innovation through inclusion.. As an event host, curator, performer, and moderator, Nik has helped shape some of the New York Tech Scene’s most electric events for over four years.

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