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Alleycon
Alleycon is an annual technology, venture capital, and startup conference hosted by Columbia Business School, connecting students, alumni, and industry professionals. It emphasizes the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship, supporting startups at various stages.
Overview
What Alleycon does
What Alleycon is
Alleycon is an annual technology, venture capital, and startup conference hosted by Columbia Business School, connecting students, alumni, and industry professionals. It emphasizes the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship, supporting startups at various stages.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Founded
- Founded in 2018
- Approximate age
- About 8 years
- Structured capabilities
- Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 3, 2026
Official channels
Find Alleycon elsewhere
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Capability profile
Alleycon as an event host
Event focus
Alleycon emphasizes the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship, providing a platform for Columbia-affiliated founders to showcase their startups. The organization supports startups at various stages, from ideation to growth, across all sectors.
Format narrative
Alleycon hosts an annual conference featuring a Pitch Competition where finalists present their startups in front of an audience and a panel of venture capital judges.
Participant value
Alleycon aims to fuel transformative change through its events and initiatives, connecting startups with venture capital opportunities.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference and pitch-night
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
- Next event location
- New York, NY
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- application
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- United States
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable past keynote speakers include Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Co-founder of Venmo; Raja Rajamannar, Former Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Mastercard; and Micah Rosenbloom, General Partner at Founder Collective.
Past editions
Past themes for Alleycon's annual conference include Ignite (2026), Transform (2025), Create (2024), Adapt (2023), and reACT (2021).
Common questions
What to know about Alleycon
Upseed classifies Alleycon under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 3, 2026
Known limits
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