StartupBus New York

The ride of a lifetime.

This summer the best and the brightest will come together to compete in the most epic competition the Americas has ever seen – combing the magic of a hackathon and a road trip to create the ultimate adventure on wheels.

In our eleventh year, @TheStartupBus will depart from New York City and go head to head with buses from seven other regions to see who can create the most innovative business. Once we arrive in Austin, you’ll get the chance to make your final pitch to kickass StartupBus alumni and incredible judges that we’ll be bringing in.

We’re not going to sugarcoat it, the ride to Austin will be tough. We’ll be stopping in cities all over the US and we’re not going to tell you what they are. You’re not going to get much sleep and you may have to fight people off to charge your devices. You’ll be pushed past your limits and will go through all the feels. But it’ll be worth it when you find greatness on the other side.

We can promise you that the few, the proud, the brave who are selected to join our elite crew will leave with the experience of a lifetime, a new group of best friends/business partners, a whole new view of what’s possible and plenty of tales from the trenches.

So what are you waiting for? Apply Now for the chance to join the most exclusive community in tech and see if you have what it takes to hit the pedal to the metal.

See you on the other side!

The StartupBus New York Crew.

Previous Crew Members

Madelena Mak

NA Senior Director 2019 - 2021
NA National Director 2018
NY Lead Conductor 2017
NY Buspreneur 2014
Digital Director 2022 - present

Ajay Desai

NA Head of Strategic Partnerships 2019
ABE Conductor 2019
TX Conductor 2018
NY Conductor 2017

Anne-Gail Moreland

NY Producer 2019
NY Buspreneur 2017

Monica Santos

NY Conductor 2019
WB Producer 2018

Alice Ng

NA Head of Event Production 2018
NY Conductor 2014

Corey Weathers

ABE Conductor 2022
NY Mentor 2019
SV Mentor 2018

Colleen Lavin

NY Conductor 2018
NY Buspreneur 2017

Nick Persico

DT Mentor 2018
NY Mentor 2017

Prateek Gupta

FL Mentor 2018
NY Mentor 2017
SV Conductor 2016
Board Member 2016
SV Conductor 2014

Donald Whyte

NY Conductor 2016
UK Conductor 2016

Laura Cartagena

NY Conductor 2016

Jennifer Shaw

NY Conductor 2015

Edwin Rogers

NY Conductor 2015

Jonathan Gottfried

NA Judge 2018
NA National Director 2014
NY Conductor 2013

Andrew Pinzler

NA Judge 2018
NA Director of Operations 2014
NY Conductor 2013

Nate Cooper

NY Conductor 2014

Justin Isaf

NY Conductor 2011
AU Mentor 2014