Dylan Itzikowitz is a venture capital investor at Expa who co-founded The Forward Movement, an award-winning nonprofit promoting accessibility and inclusion for people with different abilities in Canada. He has built an extensive network as a recognized super-connector in NYC tech, regularly hosting meetups and events for thousands while investing across technical categories like AI, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity from pre-seed through seed stages.

• Deep focus on building and nurturing the South Park Commons community, particularly within the New York City ecosystem where he serves as a Partner. He frequently highlights the importance of talent density and being in rooms with high-caliber peers, regularly organizing events like paper reading nights, founder dinners, and off-the-record conversations with industry veterans like David Fischer.
• Strong interest in the frontier of artificial intelligence, specifically looking for innovations that move beyond standard large language models and simple chat interfaces. He actively engages with topics like agentic workflows and model interpretability, evidenced by his support for companies like Goodfire AI and his enthusiasm for hosting technical panels on the future of AI agents.
• Specific criteria for evaluating founders during the fellowship application process, which he views more as a job interview than a traditional pitch. He places a high value on a founder's ability to attract exceptional talent, noting that listing generic figures like Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg as prospective first hires is viewed as uncreative and a negative signal.
• Advocacy for the New York City tech scene as a primary hub for hard tech and scientific innovation. He regularly collaborates with other prominent local investors like Josh Wolfe and Keith Rabois to discuss the state of the ecosystem and actively scouts for builders turning sci-fi concepts into reality within the city.
• Personal productivity enthusiasm regarding AI tools, sharing how his own team utilizes Claude for coworking workflows. He openly discusses the impact of these tools on daily operations, suggesting a practical appreciation for products that tangibly improve efficiency.
• Canadian heritage and a desire for strong cross-border ties between Canada and the US, which serves as a personal rapport-building topic for founders with similar backgrounds.