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Est. 2025 · New York

Break the line.Built beyond comfort.

Breakline Society is a curated AI × FinTech founder community in New York — a high-trust room of founders, investors, and operators building what comes next.

1,000+Active
members
10+Programs
hosted
200+Guests, largest
single night
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Programs backed & joined by

Morgan Stanley Santa Clara Ventures Venture HubMorrison CohenBitMartHibeeJunWang LawDamark

Programs typically draw 50–150 founders, investors & operators per room — including a 200+ guest NYC Tech Week rooftop and 100+ attendees at the July 2026 AI × Finance summit.

About Breakline

A curated founder
growth platform

Breakline is where Ivy League–trained minds, talent from the world's top financial and technology institutions, and founders out of big tech come to find each other.

The Room

Curated gatherings in New York — panels, roundtables, and salons where every seat is deliberate. Quality over scale, always.

The People

Founders, investors, and operators across AI and FinTech — people who have built inside the world's leading institutions, and are now building what's next.

Our members come from

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Harvard
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Yale
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Princeton
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Columbia
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Stanford
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Cornell
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USC
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NYU
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Carnegie Mellon
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UPenn

What Happens Here

Resources get shared. Co-founders get found. Friendships outlast the event. Members come for a conversation and leave with relationships that keep working long after the room empties.

Build together. Go further.

Find friends. Find partners.

Membership Founder Academy Founder Advisory Media Studio Institutional Partnerships Flagship Summit

Coming up

Next events

Three more rooms are on the way — dates and details to be announced.

Coming Soon

AI Video Generation

Generative video, creators, and the tools reshaping how media gets made.

Coming Soon

Year-End Gala

Our year-end celebration with the Breakline community.

Coming Soon

Robotics

Robots in the room — builders, live demos, and what is deploying next.

Meet the founder

Lucia Liu

Founder & CEO, Breakline Society

Lucia Liu moderating an on-stage panel at a Breakline Society program

Breakline Society was founded by one person — Lucia Liu. She started it in New York in 2025, and she leads it today.

“One meaningful connection can change what someone sees as possible.”

— Lucia Liu

Meet the founder →

The story so far

Past events, in order

A brief, curated record — from a sold-out first roundtable of fifty to a 200-guest rooftop. Photographs are kept intentionally quiet and atmospheric; full galleries live on our official Instagram.

A full audience seated and listening at Machines of Tomorrow: The Future of Physical AI in Brooklyn
Machines of Tomorrow: The Future of Physical AI · November 2026

November 6, 2026 · 25 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, New York

Machines of Tomorrow: The Future of Physical AI

Around 80 founders, builders, and investors filled the room for an evening of physical AI — ten companies pitching and demoing live, and a panel with Brett Martin, Xavier Chi, and Leela Porges. The surprise of the night: FF EAI Robotics (Nasdaq: FFR) arrived with two Navi quadruped robots for a live showcase. The program wrapped at 9 PM — and guests were still outside talking until 11.

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Audience watching the AI in Fintech x Fashion Tech panel on stage, with the breakout session 'The AI Economy' on the main screen
AI in Fintech x Fashion Tech · July 2026

July 23, 2026 · Chelsea, New York

AI in Fintech x Fashion Tech

A summit bringing together 100+ attendees for two panel discussions and networking across the AI, startup, and investment communities — supported by Morrison Cohen.

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Guests mingling around the bar under warm red-gold light at the NYC Tech Week Rooftop Mixer
NYC Tech Week Rooftop Mixer · June 2026

June 4, 2026 · New York City

NYC Tech Week Rooftop Mixer

A rooftop gathering welcoming approximately 200 founders, investors, and industry professionals to connect during NYC Tech Week.

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Lucia Liu in a yellow blazer in conversation with a guest speaker on stage at the Women in AI and FinTech gathering, seen over the audience
Women in AI & FinTech · March 2026

March 8, 2026 · Midtown Manhattan, New York

Women in AI & FinTech

An intimate gathering of 30 professionals exploring women’s perspectives, leadership, and opportunities across AI and financial technology.

Breakline Society members gathered for a group photo at the Founder Meetup & Pitch Session, with founder Lucia Liu in a gold gown at the center front
Founder Meetup & Pitch Session · December 2025

December 7, 2025 · Midtown Manhattan

Founder Meetup & Pitch Session

A Midtown Manhattan gathering featuring founder pitches and cross-industry discussions spanning AI, FinTech, e-commerce, and Web3.

Audience viewed from behind watching two speakers in conversation on stage in front of the BREAKLINE backdrop at the Stablecoin & Web3 Founders Forum
Stablecoin & Web3 Founders Forum · October 2025

October 19, 2025

Stablecoin & Web3 Founders Forum — Breakline Society × BitMart

Held at Trump Tower, New York, bringing together founders and industry professionals to explore stablecoins, payments, and the future of financial infrastructure.

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Breakline Society members holding BREAKLINE tote bags in a group photo at the FinTech Founders Roundtable, with founder Lucia Liu in a purple dress at the center
FinTech Founders Roundtable · September 2025

September 13, 2025

FinTech Founders Roundtable

A curated conversation on FinTech innovation, founder journeys, and emerging opportunities in payments and digital assets.

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Overhead audience view of the Fashion & Marketing Founders Roundtable at Breakline Society's inaugural gathering
Fashion & Marketing Founders Roundtable · June 2025

June 28, 2025 · Downtown Brooklyn, New York

Fashion & Marketing Founders Roundtable

Breakline’s inaugural in-person roundtable brought together founders and creators across fashion, beauty, and media to discuss content-led brand growth, career transitions, and turning side ventures into businesses.

Where it started

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Apply to join Breakline

Breakline is curated — not open-enrollment. Tell us who you are and what you're building. We review every application personally and invite a small cohort to each room.

  • Who it's for: founders, investors, corporate professionals & students in AI, FinTech and emerging tech.
  • What happens next: we reply within a week with next steps or an invite to an upcoming gathering.

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Membership application

Answer a few questions below. Your application is sent directly to our private review queue.

We review every application by hand and never share your details.

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Partnerships & sponsorships

Partner with Breakline

Put your brand, venue, or publication in the room with New York’s AI × FinTech founder community. Tell us what you have in mind — we review every inquiry personally.

  • Sponsor: back a program or the flagship summit and meet the room directly.
  • Venue partner: host a gathering and welcome the community into your space.
  • Media partner: cover the conversations shaping AI × FinTech.
  • What happens next: we reply within a week with fit, options, and next steps.

Partnership application

Tell us about your organization and what you’re hoping to achieve. Your inquiry is sent directly to our private review queue.

We review every partnership inquiry personally and never share your details.

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