Frequently Asked Questions

Latino Tech Week (LTW) is a week-long series of tech, innovation, and community events that bring together founders, investors, operators, creatives, and allies of the Latino, Hispanic, and Latin American tech ecosystem in the U.S. It is organized under the umbrella of Colectivo Platform LLC, the parent entity behind Colectivo, NYC's Latino tech founder community.

LTW takes place in New York City, currently scheduled from June 2–6, 2026. Specific dates, venues, and event listings are published on our official website and calendar.

At the moment, LTW operates as a satellite event during New York Tech Week (NYTW), presented by a16z. We run our programming under NYTW's official calendar so attendees can discover LTW events alongside the broader NYC tech-week ecosystem. LTW is independently curated and produced, but listed within the NYTW week for maximum visibility and convenience.

Two reasons: Discoverability — Running under the NYTW calendar gives Latino-led and Latino-relevant events a cleaner, unified way to show up for the entire community in one place. Efficiency for attendees — People are already in NYC for tech week. Consolidating our events into the same window means founders, investors, and operators can hit everything in one trip. It also lets us focus resources on programming quality rather than building a parallel calendar infrastructure.

LTW is operated by Colectivo Platform LLC (a Delaware limited liability company), the same entity behind the Colectivo community. LTW is not a separate legal entity — it is a branded initiative under Colectivo.

Yes. LTW is open to everyone. Anyone from anywhere is welcome — regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, background, or identity. You do not need to be Latino, Hispanic, or Latin American to attend, host, speak, sponsor, or contribute. Our mission is to elevate the Latino tech community, but the way we do that is by building bridges, not walls.

Most LTW events are free thanks to the support of our sponsors and partners. Some specific events (dinners, curated workshops, ticketed experiences) may have an associated cost, which will be clearly stated at the point of registration.

Registration is event-by-event. You must individually sign up for each event through the official LTW calendar (or the linked registration platform, typically Luma or Eventbrite). Approval is handled per event — some are open RSVP, others are curated or capacity-limited.

Every event has a host, a venue capacity, and often a target audience. Approval decisions are based on those neutral factors — venue size, relevance, registration timing, sponsor requirements — not on who you are. If you don't get into one, try another; we have many events across the week.

Absolutely — register for as many as you want, as long as the times don't overlap. Please only RSVP to events you actually plan to attend. If your plans change, update your RSVP status so someone on the waitlist can take your spot.

A wide range: speed dating with investors, fireside chats, panel discussions, happy hours, workshops, founder mixers, wellness activities, a celebration of the Best 100 Latino founders, and community dinners. Some events are broad and open, others are curated and invite-only.

Yes — LTW is an in-person event in NYC. We don't currently offer virtual attendance, though select sessions may be recorded and shared afterward.

Right now, LTW operates with a centralized, curated model. In the future, we plan to open LTW to decentralized hosting. If you'd like to be notified when hosting opens, email us at andres@joincolectivo.com

Reach out to andres@joincolectivo.com (or the Colectivo team directly). Sponsorship packages range from event-specific activations to full week-long partnerships, including the presenting sponsorship of our Best 100 ceremony.

Sponsor benefits vary by tier but typically include: logo placement across the LTW website and event collateral, speaking or hosting opportunities at designated events, access to our founder and investor community, attendee list sharing (with consent), social media visibility, and on-site activations.

Yes — sponsors are encouraged to activate their own events during LTW, and our team helps coordinate calendar placement, promotion, and cross-sponsor collaboration so nothing overlaps or competes unnecessarily.

We collect your registration data for event logistics, community communications, and marketing purposes. Our sponsors and partners may also receive attendee data from the events they sponsor or co-produce. By registering, you are consenting to this use of your data.

Yes. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link. You can opt out of LTW and Colectivo marketing at any time. Unsubscribing from marketing does not remove you from transactional messages related to events you've already registered for.

Yes. LTW events are typically photographed, filmed, and sometimes live-streamed. By attending, you consent to appear in this media. If you do not want to be photographed or filmed, please notify the event host on arrival.

Not without written permission. 'Latino Tech Week,' 'LTW,' the LTW logo, and related marks belong to Colectivo Platform LLC. For press, editorial, or other uses, email hello@latinotechweek.com.

Show up in good faith, treat everyone with respect, and contribute to a positive, professional, community-minded environment. Network genuinely, not aggressively. No spamming, recruiting scams, or MLM pitches.

We take it seriously. Violations can result in removal from the event (no refund), exclusion from future LTW events, and — where appropriate — reporting to authorities or venue security.

We work with venues to prioritize accessibility, but specifics vary by location. If you have accessibility needs, let us know when you register or email the individual event host in advance so we can accommodate wherever possible.

Our near-term roadmap includes: Opening LTW to decentralized, community-hosted events, expanding beyond New York City into other U.S. hubs, growing the Best 100 Latino Founders program, and deepening partnerships with LatAm tech weeks.

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General questions, sponsorship, press, and legal inquiries: andres@joincolectivo.com