For Founders & VCs - Approval & Invite-Only
We're excited to invite both our VC community and cohort of interns from the NYC VC Internship Program (in partnership with NYCEDC, Everywhere Ventures, CUNY IAR, and Kauffman Fellows), to join us for Founder Pitfalls, an insider session with Peter Fusco, Co-Chair of Emerging Companies & VC Practice at Morrison Foerster.
Peter will dig into the common mistakes that hold founders back and what investors look for along the way. After the conversation, we will open the room up to other founders and VCs from our network, so you can meet them, ask questions, and start building the kind of relationships that shape a career in venture.
There will be ample time for mingling, peer exchange, and conversations!
About the NYC VC Internship Program: The NYC VC Internship Program connects NYC-based venture capital firms with pre-screened and pre-trained students from NYC-based colleges for internship experiences. The 2026 program will place approximately 33 students in summer internships across VC host firms. Our mission is to create a more inclusive and thriving startup and venture capital ecosystem in NYC, by empowering the next generation of diverse young talent.
Speaker:Peter Fusco, Co-Chair, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice, Morrison Foerster ($1.26B ARR): Peter Fusco is a partner in the firm’s New York office and is Co-chair of the firm’s Emerging Companies + Venture Capital Group.
He represents venture funds and tech companies throughout their lifecycle, from pre-incorporation planning to angel, seed, and growth rounds to exit transactions.
Peter has been representing tech companies for more than two decades in the New York ecosystem and serves as outside general counsel to many startups, growth-stage companies, and venture funds. He also works closely with NYU/Tandon Future Lab’s incubator ecosystem and its related programs.
Prior to practicing law, Peter was a rifleman and crew-served weapons instructor in an Infantry unit in the Army Reserve and graduated as the Distinguished Honor Graduate for his class from the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
NYC Venture Capital Internship Program: Founder Pitfalls
Speaker
Peter F.
Co-Chair, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice
$1.3B ARR
Morrison Foerster
Thu, Jun 25, 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM (EDT)
To be shared on approval (New York)
40 attendees
For Founders & VCs - Approval & Invite-Only
We're excited to invite both our VC community and cohort of interns from the NYC VC Internship Program (in partnership with NYCEDC, Everywhere Ventures, CUNY IAR, and Kauffman Fellows), to join us for Founder Pitfalls, an insider session with Peter Fusco, Co-Chair of Emerging Companies & VC Practice at Morrison Foerster.
Peter will dig into the common mistakes that hold founders back and what investors look for along the way. After the conversation, we will open the room up to other founders and VCs from our network, so you can meet them, ask questions, and start building the kind of relationships that shape a career in venture.
There will be ample time for mingling, peer exchange, and conversations!
About the NYC VC Internship Program: The NYC VC Internship Program connects NYC-based venture capital firms with pre-screened and pre-trained students from NYC-based colleges for internship experiences. The 2026 program will place approximately 33 students in summer internships across VC host firms. Our mission is to create a more inclusive and thriving startup and venture capital ecosystem in NYC, by empowering the next generation of diverse young talent.
Peter Fusco, Co-Chair, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Practice, Morrison Foerster ($1.26B ARR): Peter Fusco is a partner in the firm’s New York office and is Co-chair of the firm’s Emerging Companies + Venture Capital Group.
He represents venture funds and tech companies throughout their lifecycle, from pre-incorporation planning to angel, seed, and growth rounds to exit transactions.
Peter has been representing tech companies for more than two decades in the New York ecosystem and serves as outside general counsel to many startups, growth-stage companies, and venture funds. He also works closely with NYU/Tandon Future Lab’s incubator ecosystem and its related programs.
Prior to practicing law, Peter was a rifleman and crew-served weapons instructor in an Infantry unit in the Army Reserve and graduated as the Distinguished Honor Graduate for his class from the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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