• Supermomos - This Week in NYC
  • Posts
  • Dinner w/ Google's AI Fund (Gradient Ventures; $1B+ AUM), Dinner w/ Interplay VC (Early Backer of Coinbase, Warby Parker, & Other Unicorns) + Co-Founder of Formance ($30M+ Raised; Exited 1X), and more!

Dinner w/ Google's AI Fund (Gradient Ventures; $1B+ AUM), Dinner w/ Interplay VC (Early Backer of Coinbase, Warby Parker, & Other Unicorns) + Co-Founder of Formance ($30M+ Raised; Exited 1X), and more!

Author

Edwina Yeo
April 28, 2026

Hi homies, 

If you're scaling in AI, don't miss this Thursday's Private Founders Dinner with a Partner at Gradient (Google's $1B+ AI fund)! With a 250-company portfolio that's produced exits to Snowflake, NVIDIA, and more, he's seen what separates AI companies that scale from those that don't... you'll want to hear what he's seeing across the AI landscape. Few seats left; join 16-20 founders/C-suites with $10-$100M+ raised over an intimate French cuisine dinner.
Founders with $10-$100M+ raised only | Apr 30, 6.30 - 8.30pm | RSVP here

And if you're in San Francisco this Wednesday, join our Private AI x Financial Services Founders & Executives Dinner with F-Prime Capital Partner ($4.5B+ AUM) & Kumo Co-Founder ($35M+ raised)! Be part of a candid conversation on deploying agentic AI in regulated environments over a 5-course Cantonese tasting menu by a Michelin-starred chef.
Founders with $10-$100M+ raised only | Apr 29, 6 - 8pm @ SF | RSVP here

Spotlight Events

For 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 dinner. Expect an evening 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:

  • Partner at Interplay VC (Early Backer of Coinbase, Warby Parker, & Other Unicorns) 

  • Co-Founder of Formance ($30M+ Raised; Exited 1X).

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 dinner. 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 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 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: 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!

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: CISOs and Senior Security Executives at Fortune 1000 companies & Enterprises 

When's the Last Time You Were in a Room Full of Peers Solving the Same Problems?
We're gathering a private room with 12–16 Fortune 1000 CISOs and senior security executives navigating the same challenges: Zero Trust at scale, board-level accountability, regulatory pressure, and the gap between frameworks and real-world implementation.

This off-the-record dinner is built for candid exchange with peers who are:

  • Operationalizing Zero Trust across complex, global enterprises

  • Balancing security transformation with budget and resource constraints

  • Rethinking architecture, teams, and vendor relationships

Expect great peer learning, and high-trust conversations hosted in a Michelin-star private dining room. We'll have a private room to ourselves with AI-powered individually assigned seating. There's also a mid-dinner seat change and plenty of time to mingle before and after, so you'll leave knowing everyone at the table.

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.

This Week’s Events

Upcoming Events

Thu, May 21, 05:30 PM The Startup Pitch: Demo Showcase

Fri, May 29, 05:00 PM Tech Happy Hour by Startup Grind

What Happened Last Week?

We hosted a Michelin Edition: Private Senior Technical Executives Dinner in NYC. We had an off-the-record conversation on what enterprise AI deployment really looks like: the challenge isn't technology but execution; the difficulty is in operationalizing it across the enterprise; and autonomy is a trust problem.

A huge thank you to our partners Kress Franzen, Siva Surendira, Joel Kandy, and Ankita Singh from the Lyzr AI team for making this intimate dinner possible, and to all the CIOs and senior leaders in the room for such candid, high-trust discussion.

Much love,
Team Supermomos NYC
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter and LinkedIn to get up to date on even last-minute events hosted by the community, and also check out photos of past events.