Building the rooms that matter.
The Builder Series exists to short-circuit cold intros and empty networking — with curated NYC rooms for founders, operators, and investors who share a bias for action.
Dylan Oriundo
Founder, The Builder Series — growth operator and community builder in NYC.
Dylan Oriundo is a growth operator & community builder in the NYC startup ecosystem. He founded The Builder Series, a 42,000+ member community that has grown into one of the fastest-growing communities in NYC since launching in October. He is taking on traditional networking & transforming it into curated, experience-driven environments built for high-value, non-transactional relationships in the startup ecosystem.
Dylan serves as Director of Marketing & Operations at Clockout, a seed-stage startup currently closing its $3M round. He helped scale them from pre-revenue to 500k+ downloads, drove $1M+ in ARR within 10 months, and played a vital role in growth strategy, marketing partnerships, community expansion, product feedback, fundraising support & more. He also serves as an advisor to Tavern Community Coworking. Dylan is well-versed in the consumer community, social space.
Values
Intentionality
Every invite list has a thesis — we optimize for relevance, generosity, and speed.
Curation
Quality of connections beats quantity of badges. We protect the signal of the room.
Experience
Venues, pacing, and programming should feel electric — memorable nights drive real follow-ups.
42,000+ members and growing.
Operator-led programming, investor breakfasts, founder dinners — always grounded in NYC energy.