World Dinner Series: NYC Edition
Event description
World Dinner Series: NYC Edition
An invitation-only gathering of investors and builders.
** Allocator One’s World Dinner Series 2026 moves to NYC **
About the Evening
After two and a half years of intimate gatherings from Singapore to Mumbai, Abu Dhabi, Miami, Hong Kong, London, and beyond, Allocator One is hosting its second private dinner in New York City.
This is not a pitch event. It’s a relaxed, invitation only dinner with friends and trusted peers, designed to bring together people who think deeply, invest boldly, and appreciate real conversations that rise above the headlines.
Why It Matters
In a world sprinting across tech, markets, and culture, the rarest luxury is time to slow down and reflect. This dinner offers exactly that. A chance to trade perspectives and explore the ideas shaping tomorrow with others who carry the same curiosity about the future.
We’ll also share a few insights on what we’re seeing across the globes venture and private markets, from shifting capital flows to emerging themes defining the next decade.
What to Expect
No agenda. No stage. Just a small, handpicked group gathered around a table.
Expect:
- A warm, private setting curated for thoughtful exchange
- Familiar faces and new voices from family offices, founders, and global investors
- Conversations that move naturally, from markets to culture, from ideas to lived experiences
- A brief sharing of Allocator One’s latest Alpha Insights: observations from our global network on where capital, technology, and talent are converging next
The World Dinner Series
Allocator One’s World Dinner Series has become a global tradition, bringing together over 1,000 leaders and investors across 20+ cities between 2024 and 2025.
About the hosts
Allocator One is an asset manager aimed on backing the top 3% of high-performing, emerging fund managers globally. We provide an initial anchoring investment, accelerating fund launches with proprietary infrastructure and a robust technology platform. Allocator One has invested in 30 specialized fund managers in the past 2 years.
Our investor base spans 25+ countries and includes family offices, leading corporations, funds of funds, unicorn founders, billion-dollar fund managers, and board members. With the largest deal flow globally, we assess approximately 80% of first and second-time fund managers globally.
Meet the hosts
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Felix Staeritz is a co-founder of Allocator One. He has successfully built and exited several companies, and is passionate about backing new fund talent and high-potential ventures, bringing an extensive network and deep experience in scaling businesses to the investment community.
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Isabel has spent the past several years working across investing, community-building, and platform development within the global venture and family office ecosystem. She is a co-founder of Horizons, a curated community of next-generation family office principals and leading founders, through which she has hosted private conversations with exceptional leaders across the investment, geopolitical, and technology landscape. Previously, Isabel founded and exited a UK-based social housing business in 2025. She is now working closely with Allocator One, helping to build the US ecosystem.