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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Jan. 18 NY Demos and Drinks Mixer

NY Tech Mixer is excited to announce that Maria Gotsch, President and CEO of New York City Investment will be speaking at our upcoming Demo's and Drinks Mixer on Tuesday, January 18th at Crimson. Advanced RSVP is required for the event. It costs $10 to RSVP in advance - no tickets will be sold at the door

Maria will be here to present on NYCIF's latest venture - The FinTech Innovation Lab. This is an annual program run by the New York City Investment Fund and Accenture for entrepreneurs and early stage companies that are developing cutting edge technology products targeted at financial services customers. Through a competitive process, the chief technology officers of the world's leading financial service firms will determine which proposals are accepted for further development and deployment. Winners will get the chance to refine and beta test their financial technology products in New York City in partnership with these firms.

The FinTech Innovation Lab will also provide the companies with funding to defray expenses and workspace in New York City. In addition, winners will have the opportunity to meet other leading fintech entrepreneurs in the NYC community and have access to other resources, such as exchanges, clearing & settlement agencies, data providers, regulatory bodies, etc.

At the end of the twelve-week program, winners will have the opportunity to present their companies to the chief technology officers and senior technology executives of the participating firms and potential investors. For more information please see www.fintechinnovationlab.com. After the presentation Maria will be available for questions and comments.

In addition to Maria Gotsch we will also have presentations from 5 great start up companies - Adriano Blanaru, Co-Founder of Clipik.com, Ryan Charles, CEO of Consmr.com, Eric Roach, CEO and Founder of XYDO.com, Trevor Sumner, Co-Founder of NearSay.com, Cheryl Yeoh, CEO and Co-Founder of CityPockets.com. In addition to the demos, this event is being co-sponsored by Firstrade and Nearsay.com. Firstrade will be giving away 2 iPod Touches at the event, and NearSay will be giving away Taittinger champagne, tickets to shows at the SoHo playhouse, t-shirts, and more!

Please visit www.nytechmixer.com and RSVP today. Again, advanced RSVP is required for the event. It costs $10 to RSVP in advance - no tickets will be sold at the door! Hope to see you all there!

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