Built by builders, for builders

What is Build Week NYC?

Build Week NYC is a community-powered directory of tech events happening across New York City during the first week of June 2026. We make it effortless to find, filter, and save events whether you are into civic tech, AI agents, fintech, healthtech, or just the right room at the right time.

Unlike sponsor-first tech weeks, Build Week is deliberately community-first. Every event gets a real shot at discovery. Every RSVP platform can plug in. Every builder belongs.

How we are different

1

Real discovery, not click mazes

Events are visible on the homepage. Filters stay present. The directory is the product, not a buried secondary flow.

2

Platform-agnostic hosting

Bring a Luma, Partiful, Eventbrite, or manual RSVP link. We are not forcing organizers onto a single stack.

3

Personal schedule that actually helps

Save events, detect conflicts, and export your agenda to calendar without creating an account wall first.

4

Narrative curation, not a flat dump

Tracks give the week a point of view so attendees can move with context instead of opening twenty tabs.

Built by Chai With Jai

Build Week NYC is a project by Jai Bhagat and the Chai With Jai community. The core bet is simple: tech weeks should help builders find the right rooms, not just amplify whoever bought the biggest logo placement.

Whether you are an immigrant founder navigating an O-1, a civic hacker building public tools, or a South Asian operator looking for your people, this week is designed to make discovery feel intentional.

Hosting during Build Week?

Submit your event for review and plug into the builder-first directory.

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