Startup Scaries
Hosted by Fonzi, NYC AI Engineers + Lauren Cotta + Sebastian Cuadros + Mariah Lang
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What to look forward to
Fonzi will host a Halloween party bringing together engineers, tech founders, and NYC tech community members for costumes, drinks, games, music, career fortunes, and startup-inspired scares. Costumes will be encouraged, with drinks covered and plenty of Halloween fun ahead.
Inside the event
Your startup nightmares are coming to life.
Join us for a Halloween takeover of Fonzi’s Williamsburg office, bringing together engineers, tech founders, and friends from across NYC for a night of costumes, drinks, games, music, and plenty of startup-inspired scares.
Come in costume, grab a drink, get your fortune told, and stay for the party.
Costumes encouraged. Drinks on us. Nightmares included.
Oct 22 | 7–11 PM
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Hosted by Fonzi
Sponsored by Menlo Ventures
About the host
Fonzi is a recruiting platform focused exclusively on product and AI engineering hires in NYC and SF. We work with 75+ open roles across the best startups in the city.
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About our Sponsors: Menlo Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing across AI, infrastructure, and consumer companies including Anthropic, Modal, Fireworks, OpenRouter, Suno, Higgsfield, Legora, and Chime.
M13 is an early stage investing firm that invests in visionary founders building through major shifts in technology, culture, and markets. Built by founders and operators, M13 pairs capital with hands-on support to help companies scale, with focus areas across AI, consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, commerce, govtech and energy. Our offices are in LA, SF and NYC.
25 Kent Ave
25 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA. Confirm the venue with the organizer before traveling.
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Last checked: Oct 21, 2026. Confirm current availability before making plans.
Organizer page checked: Oct 21, 2026. Check registration for the latest details.