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Book Launch with Bestselling Author of Hooked!, Senior Execs Breakfast w/ SVP at GIC (Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund - $936B AUM) & Former CEO at IBM APAC, Founders Breakfast ft. Partner at Alumni Ventures ($1.5B AUM), & Michelin Edition: F1000 CTOs & Engineering Leaders Dinner

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Edwina Yeo
February 20, 2026

Hi homies, 

We hope you had a weekend full of love!🌹Get ready to jump back into the fray with our events this week! 

Firstly - Supermomos is hiring in SF, in case you have any friends there :) We are hiring a SF Programs & Partnerships Associate to support and grow our SF community. This is an entry-level, high-ownership, and revenue-focused role with sales and partner ownership. If you love community and are hungry, proactive, and willing to do the unglamorous work well, please apply here 😊

We're spotlighting our upcoming Private Founders Breakfast ft. Partner at Alumni Ventures ($1.5B AUM)! If you're an early stage founder, join us to hear the insider tea on how investors decide to invest or not!

What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief? We're featuring bestselling author (of the #1 Product book of all time -- Hooked) and two-time exited founder Nir Eyal, as he unveils his latest book: Beyond Belief at our Belief as a Competitive Edge In Conversation! Expect a high-signal conversation, live Q&A and networking with fellow builders from NYC! Attendees will receive a free copy of Beyond Belief, while stocks last!

Directors/VPs/Heads/C-Suite in GTM / internationalization / technical leadership: We're featuring Former CEO at IBM APAC (Board member of multi-B cos like Nissan & Alteryx) with 35+ years of executive experience & SVP at GIC (Singapore's Sovereign Wealth Fund; $936B AUM) at our SEA Investments & Outlook Breakfast, along with 30+ senior executives interested in Southeast Asia (SEA) on Feb 25. Meet, engage and learn from other like-minded peers in the room!

🛠 Engineering leaders heads up! We're hosting our Michelin Edition: F1000 CTOs & Engineering Leaders Dinner for you! We're bringing CTOs & Heads/VPs of Engineering together to compare notes on what it actually takes to move beyond tooling and into AI-native delivery.

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Spotlight Events

Invite & approval only: Venture-Backed Founders, C-Suites at Tech Companies, VPs, Directors, and Investors interested in South East Asia (SEA).

Make new connections with other like-minded individuals in or investing in middle-stage companies, co-hosted with EDB Singapore and Supermomos.

A complimentary full, hearty breakfast will be provided. It will be a great time! We will have a private room to ourselves, where we will also facilitate conversations at your table over breakfast. There will also be time for networking and meeting other Founders, C-Suite, VPs and Directors for curated connections and conversations, over a full stomach.

Invite & Approval: Founders & VCs only

Join us for an inspiring masterclass on navigating product innovation and strategic growth. This session will delve into the journey of 0 to 1, discussing product-market-fit, how to get to your first $1M in revenue/ ARR, and how to secure funding from VCs in today's market.

This event is part of our Female Founders & Funders series where we feature female founders & VCs as speakers. Attendees are founders and funders of all genders.

Invite & approval only: Founders and VCs with $500k-$10M+ in revenue or funding 

Make meaningful connections with other like-minded founders and VCs over a complimentary full, hearty breakfast. Expect a morning filled with new learnings, curated connections, and impactful conversations that will leave you inspired (and well-fed!). 

We will have a short panel session and Q&A with our speakers. You’ll have the chance to ask them questions and gain valuable insights.

We’ll have a private room reserved exclusively for this event, where discussions will be facilitated at your table over breakfast. There will also be ample time to network and meet other Founders and VCs in attendance. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and connect with peers in an intimate, engaging environment!

Invite & approval only: CTOs, Heads, and VPs of Engineering at Fortune 1000 companies, operating in highly-regulated industries.

While You’re Using AI Tools, Others Are Going AI-Native
While many organizations remain stuck in pilots and productivity experiments, some have already redesigned their software development lifecycle to be AI-native. Moving faster, shipping more safely, and operating at lower cost. The gap is widening.

The challenge isn’t access to AI. It’s driving adoption, scale, and orchestration across the enterprise.

This private, off-the-record dinner brings together 16–20 senior CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and Heads of Engineering to compare notes on what it actually takes to move beyond tooling and into AI-native delivery.

You’ll hear directly from peers who are:

  • Further along the maturity curve

  • Enabling enterprise development teams with AI, not side experiments

  • Rethinking architecture, teams, and delivery models — not just adopting new tools

No panels. No pitches. Just real war stories, peer learning, and high-trust conversation — hosted in a Michelin-star private dining room. We will have a private room to ourselves, and individually-assigned seating using our proprietary AI algorithms. There will also be a seat change and ample time for mingling before & after dinner, so you'll get to know everyone in the room.

Invite & Approval Only: LPs and GPs

An exclusive evening in New York City for limited partners and general partners to kick off 2026.

Join a curated group of LPs and GPs for a private winter soirée hosted in collaboration with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) — the City’s public-benefit organization for economic development.

As we enter a new investment cycle, this invite-only gathering brings together allocators and fund managers shaping the next generation of venture and private markets in the city.

What you can expect:
💭 Unfiltered conversations on fundraising dynamics, deployment strategies, and how capital is being re-allocated as AI reshapes portfolios and underwriting

🤝 Curated introductions between fund managers and investors with the goal of building lasting LP–GP relationships.

🚀 Thought-provoking dialogue on portfolio design, fund performance drivers, and emerging sector opportunities.

🥂 Networking over an open bar and light bites.

Limited capacity. Attendance is by approval only.

What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief?

We’re kicking off the second year of the SGN Global Leaders Series with a thought-provoking evening in New York City, featuring bestselling author and two-time exited founder Nir Eyal, as he unveils his latest book: Beyond Belief.

Join us for an exclusive book launch event with bestselling author and 2× exited founder Nir Eyal, celebrating the release of his newest book, Beyond Belief — a powerful exploration of how beliefs shape behavior, decisions, and success. 

In this intimate evening for founders, operators, and investors, Nir will share insights into his book, including actionable frameworks on breaking limiting beliefs, influencing behavior, and unlocking personal and professional growth. The sharing will be moderated by Gretchen Rubin!

Expect a high-signal conversation, live Q&A, networking with fellow builders from NYC, and an opportunity to get your copy signed.

Who should attend:
Founders, VCs, operators, creators, and ambitious professionals who want to think clearer, act faster, and reshape what they believe is possible. 

Invite & approval only: Founders and VCs with $500k-$10M+ in revenue or funding 

Make meaningful connections with other like-minded founders and VCs over a complimentary full, hearty breakfast. Expect a morning filled with new learnings, curated connections, and impactful conversations that will leave you inspired (and well-fed!). 

We will have a short panel session and Q&A with our speakers. You’ll have the chance to ask them questions and gain valuable insights.

We’ll have a private room reserved exclusively for this event, where discussions will be facilitated at your table over breakfast. There will also be ample time to network and meet other Founders and VCs in attendance. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable insights and connect with peers in an intimate, engaging environment!

Invite & approval only: Founders who have $10M–100M+ in revenue or funding. 

A complimentary exquisite dinner will be provided at an upscale private dining room. It will be a great time – expect to come away with new learnings, impactful connections, inspiring conversations with like-minded founders and funders, and a full stomach!

We will have a private room to ourselves, and individually-assigned seating using our proprietary AI algorithms. There will also be a seat change and ample time for mingling before & after dinner, so you'll get to know everyone in the room!

Invite & Approval: Founders & VCs only

Join us for an inspiring masterclass on navigating product innovation and strategic growth. This session will delve into the journey of 0 to 1, discussing product-market-fit, how to get to your first $1M in revenue/ ARR, and how to secure funding from VCs in today's market.

This event is part of our Female Founders & Funders series where we feature female founders & VCs as speakers. Attendees are founders and funders of all genders.

Invite & approval only: Founders who have $10M–100M+ in revenue or funding. 

A complimentary exquisite dinner will be provided at an upscale private dining room. It will be a great time – expect to come away with new learnings, impactful connections, inspiring conversations with like-minded founders and funders, and a full stomach!

We will have a private room to ourselves, and individually-assigned seating using our proprietary AI algorithms. There will also be a seat change and ample time for mingling before & after dinner, so you'll get to know everyone in the room!

As part of Launch Week for the NYC AI Landing Pad, we’re excited to host an International Founders & Funders Happy Hour, co-hosted with Lightspeed.

This gathering brings together international founders and investors for an evening focused on what it takes to build and scale across borders — from entering the U.S. market and establishing a New York presence, to navigating fundraising, hiring, partnerships, and long-term growth strategy.

We will be joined by the inaugural NYC AI Landing Pad cohort: growth-stage AI founders building companies with $5–75M+ in revenue and/or funding, visiting from countries including the UK, Canada, Spain, France, Singapore, and the UAE.

What you can expect:

🍸🥂 AMA with a Partner from Lightspeed, followed by a Happy Hour reception hosted at Lightspeed’s NYC office

💬 High-signal conversations on U.S. expansion, market entry, and scaling globally

🤝 Meaningful connections between international founders and funders shaping the next wave of AI

🔥 Candid founder-to-founder insights on what it really takes to build across markets

Spots are limited. Only approved attendees will be allowed through security.

This Week’s Events

Upcoming Events

Sat, Feb 21, 06:00 PM The Met Night | Vision Board

Fri, Feb 27, 05:00 PM Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

Fri, Mar 6, 12:00 PM Advanced Founder Roundtable Lunch

Fri, Mar 13, 10:00 AM The AI Briefing by Startup Grind

Thu, Mar 19, 05:30 PM The Startup Pitch: Demo Showcase

What Happened Last Week?

We hosted our AI x B2B Founders Dinner in NYC, Alain Biem (Former Chief AI Officer at New York Life Insurance and Former Chief Data Scientist at S&P Global Market Intelligence). Alain shared how enterprise AI buying decisions actually get made. Tips? Ensure that your customers are structurally ready to integrate your solution, solve a precise & painful problem, and demonstrate that it brings financial ROI. Follow these tips and you're in the bag 💰

A huge thank you to Alain for the great advice, Eitan for moderating and to Perkins Coie, Till CFO & Justworks for making this dinner possible! 

Much love,
Team Supermomos NYC
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