About us

One open room for tri-state tech.

New York is the gateway to the US for global tech. The region has the enterprises, the capital and the talent. We bring the people who build, scale and back technology into one room, across industries and borders, so they move faster together.

May 2025launched in New York
150+tech advocates
3 statesNew York, New Jersey, Connecticut
55+Global Tech Advocates hubs
How we work

Four rules we keep.

01

No membership fee

Joining costs nothing, and so do our events. Ever.

02

Open

Anyone who builds, scales or backs technology in the region is welcome.

03

Vendor-neutral

No sales pitches on stage. Companies co-host our events; nobody owns the room.

04

Practical

Real builds, real numbers, real lessons.

What we do

Meet. Show. Connect. Open the door.

Every month

Meet

A meetup every month and a flagship event every quarter, across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Every meetup

Show what's running

Working technology on stage, and what it took to get there. No pitches.

Every day

Connect

A member directory, a monthly newsletter and our LinkedIn page, where members share what they're building.

Worldwide

Open the door

The Launch Pad helps companies enter the US, and the GTA network takes New York to 55+ hubs.

Who runs it

Your Group Leads.

Group Lead
Alejandro Martinez

Alejandro Martinez

Group Lead, Tech New York Advocates

Data and AI leader, 20+ years of business transformation across the US and Europe. Innovate100, Forbes, Davos.

Group Lead
Jose Carlos Sanchez

Jose Carlos Sanchez

Group Lead, Tech New York Advocates

Data and AI leader in the New York area. Takes enterprise AI from pilot to production, responsibly.

Cluster Lead · 2027
You?

Your name here

Lead a line

AI in production, Finance & Insurance, Health & Life Sciences or the Launch Pad.

Our story

From one room to three states.

2025May

Tech New York Advocates launches in New York with more than 200 people, as the fifth Global Tech Advocates group in the US.

2026Growing

First co-branded event with the wider ecosystem.

2027Next stop

Monthly meetups and quarterly flagship events across NY, NJ and CT, a new website and a member directory.

Part ofGlobal Tech Advocates

An international, grassroots tech community led by the private sector, with 55+ hubs around the world. We joined in May 2025 as its fifth group in the United States.

Hosted byPropelling Tech

An AI-native business transformation company that supports the chapter's operations. The community stays open, vendor-neutral and free of membership fees.

Your turn

Put your name on it.

Your member pass for every meetup and flagship across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. No membership fee.

Member pass · Tech New York Advocates
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Other ways in

Be respectful, be specific, no sales pitches. Read our code of conduct.