Community · Connect

No one builds alone.

TIQC is a living ecosystem of founders, students, researchers, mentors, investors, and partners who create value for one another and the world. Find your people here.

Always Something Happening

Events & Meetups

Our calendar is full of workshops, webinars, networking nights, and showcases, most open to the whole community. Show up, learn something, and meet a future collaborator.

  • Workshops & webinars on AI, entrepreneurship, and tech
  • Networking events and startup showcases
  • In-person and virtual options

Step into a world where ideas flourish

Join our community and start shaping the future of tech entrepreneurship in Queens today.

Signature Gatherings

Where the community comes together

Recurring events that have become a home base for Queens' founders and builders.

1 Million Cups

A free weekly gathering where local founders present their startups to the community for feedback, connections, and support. Coffee included.

Visit 1 Million Cups NYC

Flushing Tech Meetup

Queens' tech crowd, in one room. Talks, demos, and conversation that connect the borough's developers, founders, and the curious.

Visit Flushing Tech

Workshops & Showcases

Hands-on learning and student showcases that turn skills into projects and projects into ventures.

Stronger together

We collaborate with nonprofits, employers, funders, and fellow ecosystem builders, including the Queensborough President's Nonprofit Network, to expand opportunity across Queens.

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Partner Network

Organizations choose TIQC because they value the ecosystem as much as the space. Whether you're an employer seeking talent, a nonprofit needing tech support, or a funder investing in opportunity, there's a way to build with us.

  • Connect with CUNY's diverse, ambitious talent
  • Sponsor programs, events, or micro-internships
  • Bring tech services to Queens-area nonprofits

Find your people.

Join free, show up to an event, and become part of a community that's building the future of tech entrepreneurship in Queens.