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What is Make it in Brooklyn?

Make It in Brooklyn is a movement celebrating the entrepreneurial ethos, grit, and drive of the people that make Brooklyn, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn is a place where leading trendsetters, makers, pioneers, builders, and entrepreneurs live, work, and create. Downtown Brooklyn is at the heart of that special mix of entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation. 

The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is the non-profit responsible for bringing together the best minds collectively creating this magic moment in Brooklyn under the Make It in Brooklyn brand, which we have created to serve as the connective tissue between the borough's startups and entrepreneurs to the seed-funding, mentorship and connections it takes to make it here in Brooklyn.

We do this through a series of pitch contests, networking events and our annual Innovation Summit. 

“Brooklyn is where the action is. It’s where the people in the world are who are creative and powerful.”
— Bre Pettis | Bold Machines

Looking to connect with Brooklyn's best and brightest? Check out our Innovation Summit.

Want funding for your startup or build your Brooklyn network? Our pitch contests are for you.

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Our BK Block Party tomorrow is sure to reach great heights with special circus performances from @nataliemcfancy and others! See you at Albee Square from 2pm-4pm 🤡 #repost
We are the team behind "the box"! Special thanks to @forninopizza for hosting our staff retreat and @pilot_brooklyn for giving us a little tour. To find out more about who we are, what we do, and how you can work with us, visit our website! Link in bio.
Sweaty and smiling after our last bootcamp of the summer! Favorite @rockfitplus quote of the summer: "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you". 💪🏽 What's challenging you this week?
Strreeetttccchhhh out the summer with our last free yoga session at MetroTech Commons. Tomorrow at 7am with @markmorrisdance
Happy Friday y'all! @dekalbmarkethall #repost
A delicious Hawaiian pizza brought to you by @circabrewingco - have been over for locally brewed beer and pizza, yet? #repost #downtownbrooklyn
Happening right now in MetroTech Commons- out monthly Around the World Tournament hosted by @thepushbk. Come out til 7 for prizes and fun. Every Thursday, tournaments are the last Thursday of the month! #pingpong #downtownbrooklyn
Finally, Jon Vanhala is the founder of Crossfade Partners, a strategy and growth consulting firm. A crossfade marks a transition, either from one musical piece or image to another, or from the status quo of today to a new and improved tomorrow. Jon clearly operates at the intersection of Arts + Tech and will provide the perfect insights for all five finalists and any startups looking to connect with industry leaders and peers. See you at the #makeitinbk pitch contest this Wednesday at 7pm at @a_d_o_NYC in Greenpoint. Link to $10 tickets in bio. Image #repost from A/D/O.
Catherine Levine is the cofounder and CEO of Artspace, an online marketplace for contemporary art. This #makeitinbk Arts +Tech Pitch contest is all about reinventing the way we engage with, access, and distribute art in all forms, and Catherine is such a perfect judge to help the finalists learn about just that. Come meet and network with Catherine this Wednesday at 7pm at @a_d_o_NYC in Greenpoint. Link to $10 tickets in bio. #repost from @artspace .
Talk about the intersection of Arts and Tech! @IBM’s Design Practices Director Joni Kaylor will be representing a company that has long been at the forefront of technology that advances the human experience. What better way to do that than through art. Come find out how our five finalists are doing just that at our pitch contest on Wednesday, 7/26 at 7pm at @a_d_o_NYC in Greenpoint. Link to $10 tickets in bio. #repost
Next up on the #makeitinbk judges panel is @jjkasper, founder of Blue {Seed} Collective, a venture capitalist firm that invests in ambitious entrepreneurs across various industries. His passion lies in hearing new ideas and meeting new people, so come meet him this Wednesday at 7pm at @a_d_o_nyc in Greenpoint! Link to $10 tickets in bio. #repost from JJ.