Build the company.
Craft the connections.

The Crafted Series brings founders, investors, and builders into one room for a morning of sharp insight, real conversation, and something most networking events forget: making something together.

A little about why I created this series...

I launched the Crafted Series in 2026 at Tech Week because I quickly saw something missing as a founder and angel investor in this ecosystem. I kept walking into rooms built for pitching, meeting, and bumping phones, and I kept wanting more space for real information and real conversation.

I realized the thing that made Stitch Up successful could solve this. That missing piece was crafting. Yes, actual crafting, as an anchor tool to create a different type of room.

That's what I do best: create space for people to create. In this case, it's creating connection and impact moments together as founders and funders.

Sure, "crafting" does a heavy lift.
But the truth is, we are all crafting this journey, this ecosystem, together.

What Every Event Includes

  • Breakfast & real networking. No phone-bumping required.

  • Expert-led content. Firesides, panels, and workshops with operators and investors who’ve done it. Real information shared. No gatekeeping here.

  • Guided connection. Structured time to meet the right people & actu.ally connect

  • Craft & Connect. Close out with the GoSadi Stitch Club craft session. No experience needed. Just bring your hands.

    So welcome to the Crafted Series where we help you craft a better journey.

CHECK OUT THE CRAFTED SERIES SO FAR…

  • Community as Capital

    Now more than ever - investors are watching how founders build community, and how to build one people keep showing up for. Let’s talk about it!

    Featuring fireside chat with Jaclyn Johnson, founder of Create & Cultivate and Cherub.
    Followed by a panel discussion featuring:
    Brett Perlmutter; Founder of Bulletpitch, Partner at NextWave NYC
    Gwen Wiscount; Co-Founder & COO At Fabrik
    Michelene Wilkerson; Platform Manager Visible Hands
    Samantha Brunson; Founder Bobble Club House, Yes & Social, Community & Marketing at GoSadi

  • Crafting Connections Through Events

    How to turn a meetup into a community people keep coming back to. A hands-on lab with Forbes 30 Under 30 event builder Umama Kibria.

    Fireside chat with Michele Costa & Max Rivera.
    🎤 Max Rivera, General Partner & Founder, GHOST Angels
    🎤 Michele Costa, NYC Community Builder, GoSadi & Stitch Up Events
    ⚡ Lightning Talks from several veteran community builders & events hosts.

    ​🎤 Lenny An, Founder, 5 Borough Games & Dumpling Dude
    🎤 Erica Hanson, Founder, Coffee & Career Transitions NYC
    🎤 Sabrina Romviel, NY Community Manager, Chief

  • Crafting Cap Tables

    ​Join us for a morning built for early-stage and first-raise founders to learn what angels and VCs are actually looking for, before you send that email or step into the meeting room.

    You will get to hear from various kinds of investors on what makes a good cap table, who you’d want on your cap table, and how to find the right investors for your company and how to get to the next meeting.

    ​Here's the lineup:

    ​Here’s the lineup 👇
    ☕ Breakfast & mingle
    🔥 Fireside chat with Jesse Middleton of Flybridge
    💸 Angel Investor panel with Katie Dunn and Max Rivera and moderated by Cate Luzio of Luminary
    🚀 VC panel with Sarah Foley, Olivia O'Sullivan and Sumeet Shah moderated by Joy Jing
    ✂️ Craft & Connect with GoSadi Stitch Club and Samantha Brunson
    The best conversations happen when your hands are busy.