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This Week in NYC (Apr 1 2024) - McKinsey Startup Program, Marketing Leaders Happy Hour, Asians at Amazon ERG Fireside Chat, Private Founders Dinner over Korean Fine Dining, and more!

April 02, 2024

Hey homies,

We had our annual Supermomos Women’s Leadership Summit at the NYSE last week and it was epic learning from so many incredible women! For those who attended my AM keynote with Pauline Brown (former Chairman of LVMH USA & MD at The Carlyle Group), we talked about a retreat that she's organizing in Portugal May 6-8, for an exclusive group of female founders and entrepreneurial leaders, who aspire to elevate their brands and catapult their companies to the next level. If you are interested, there are a few spots left for our community! Sign up here and we will get back by this week.

We also hosted a Private Founders Dinner at Don Angie, for founders who have $10-100M in revenue or funds raised. We had quite a few female founders with $50M+ in ARR and profitable! Was so great learning from fellow founders and making new connections over delicious food and drinks. Check out the video reel recap of our event here! Let me know if you are interested in co-hosting & co-sponsoring our next private founders dinner ❤️ 

⭐ McKinsey Startup Program for underrepresented Series A-C Founders ⭐

Quick plug for our friends over at McKinsey - applications are open for McKinsey InNYC, a program dedicated to supporting underrepresented founders* at fast-growing series A to C startups in the New York area navigating their pivotal moments of growth. Deadline is April 15. If you’re interested to apply, go through the portal here or reach out to [email protected] to ask any additional questions.

*The program takes an expansive view of the underrepresented community to include socio-economic, first-generation college, first-generation immigrant, LGBTQ+, women, and other backgrounds that have faced adversity in the startup community

⭐ NFT NYC this week ⭐

For our web3 frens who will be at NFT NYC this week, come say hi! I’ll be speaking on the Community track at the New Friendship Tech stage on Building Sustainable Communities, together with Partner at Consensys Mesh, Co-Head of Polygon Ventures, and Chief Growth Officer at Shardeum (one of our fave layer 1 blockchains). The stage is hosted by Eric Spivak - If you’d like to stay in the loop with what he’s got planned for the 7th Annual NFT NYC Conference, follow him and Twitter.com/NewFriendTech 😀 

Invite & Approval: Founders & VCs only.

Come join us to make new connections, exchange ideas, and gain valuable insights with Gina Perrelli during an intimate fireside chat!

Gina Perrelli is a Co-Founder and CEO at Stay AI. Stay AI is the subscription management app that helps DTC brands on Shopify supercharge their growth and has raised more than $15M Series A funding. Gina was previously a Co-Founder and Advisor at Lunar Solar Group.

This event is made possible by our patrons, Perkins Coie, Bamboo Crowd, and Justworks.

Perkins Coie is an international law firm that represents emerging and growth companies across all stages of their life cycle – from founder to IPO.

Bamboo Crowd is a top-tier tech recruiting partner that utilizes innovative fee structures such as Hire Now Pay Later – contact them today to find out more. Email: [email protected]

Justworks empowers small businesses to meet their payroll, tax, HR, and compliance needs. Plus, 24/7 human support, on-demand expertise, and access to high-quality benefits designed for the modern workforce.

Supermomos present Marketing Leaders Happy Hour! Please note that this event is for senior marketing executives, marketing leaders, and decision makers only.

The Marketing Leaders Happy Hour is a rare opportunity for senior marketing executives and leaders to come together in a relaxed, informal setting to network, share insights, and discuss the future of marketing in an ever-evolving landscape. Come and connect with other marketing leaders in NYC and be inspired, share ideas, and build a community.

Join us to sweat all the stress out at Equinox with FAANG+ friends!

There will be a 45-minute cardio group workout session at Equinox, with a juice bar & mingling time after. If you have time, don't miss out on their steam room as well! This will be a great way to meet fellow likeminded active professionals.

Thank you Equinox for co-hosting this event. Equinox is an American luxury fitness company that operates several lifestyle brands such as Precision Run, Pure Yoga, Blink Fitness, and SoulCycle.

Join us this April for our Fintech Founders & Funders Fireside Chat and Mixer co-hosted with Silicon Valley Bank and Supermomos. We will feature three incredible Fintech Founders and Funders on a fireside chat and will have time for networking and mingling over light bites and drinks.

  • Jillian Williams, Partner, Cowboy Ventures ($260M across 2 funds)

  • Tess Bloch, Co-Founder, Spade (Real-time merchant intelligence for the card ecosystem; raised ~$15M)

  • Nelson Chu, Co-Founder, Percent (Platform for sourcing, structuring, syndicating, monitoring, and servicing private credit transactions; raised $48.5M)

Shoutout to our co-host, Silicon Valley Bank. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, is the bank of some of the world’s most innovative companies and investors. SVB provides commercial and private banking to individuals and companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity, venture capital, and premium wine industries. SVB operates in centers of innovation throughout the United States, serving the unique needs of its dynamic clients with deep sector expertise, insights, and connections. SVB’s parent company, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA ), is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Member FDIC. Learn more at svb.com

Thank you, Gunderson Dettmer and Vouch for supporting this event.
Gunderson Dettmer is the preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy.
Vouch is reimagining insurance for the innovators of today and disruptors of tomorrow.

For B2B founders & VCs only: We will feature two amazing soonicorn (Soon-to-be-unicorn) and unicorn founders from Thoropass and Capchase! There will be a fireside chat with time for mingling and networking with drinks and bites.

Miguel Fernandez Larrea is the Co-Founder and CEO of Capchase (raised ~$1B). Prior to Capchase, he was the Country Manager of the UK for Geoblink, a location intelligence software that enabled retailers to understand and optimize their store network, sales, and marketing ROI, and a strategy consultant for Deloitte’s Monitor Group. He also founded Wibbou, a Madrid-based P2P lending equipment platform, and Heyday Brands.

About Capchase: Capchase is the growth partner for ambitious software-as-a-service (SaaS) and comparable recurring-revenue companies. They empower businesses to grow faster through non-dilutive capital, payments and revenue acceleration software.

Sam Li is co-founder and CEO of Thoropass (raised ~$100M, Series C), focusing on the company’s product and engineering initiatives. Before Thoropass, Sam was an EIR at Bain Capital Ventures after running Zinc Platform, a YC-backed insurtech startup as co-founder and CTO.

About Thoropass: Through easy software and hands-on services, Thoropass embeds in your process to prepare you to pass any audit, every year, with flying colors. Thoropass makes it as easy to do the right thing as it is to check a box—because they want to build a world where compliance is never a barrier to progress.

🌐 We're back for the forth iteration of 'Proof of Community' event in NYC by Shardeum

Our past events were a huge success, with more than 100 web3 folks gathered to build meaningful partnerships and friendships.

🧠 Network and learn about the latest industry trends in Web3
🌟 Discover more about Shardeum
💡 Share your web3 products and ideas to angels and Web3 enthusiasts for potential collaboration, advice, and opportunities
💼 Meet potential employers and employees to supercharge your career in the blockchain space

Shardeum is an up and coming EVM-based L1 that uses dynamic state sharding to achieve linear scalability while retaining atomic composability across shards.

We invite an exclusive group of founders to join us for a complimentary 5-course dinner at a fine dining restaurant. This restaurant is from the team behind Atoboy and Atomix (a two-star Michelin restaurant), and is located in the iconic Rockefeller Center. Their cuisine centers on the subtle and delicate flavors of Korean cuisine, and is rooted in traditional ingredients and techniques, drawing inspiration from classic dishes from various moments throughout Korean history.

We are reserving 15 spots for venture-backed founders who have at least $10-100M+ in revenue or funding.

We will have segments of facilitated conversation to help everyone to get to know each other better by the end of the night. It will be an evening of like-minded company, knowledge exchange, and learning from fellow founders at similar stages, and a good time over great food & drinks!

Security will be very tight and only approved attendees will be allowed in.

Shout-out to Asians at Amazon ERG for this amazing event! This event is ONLY for employees at Amazon, Google, Facebook, Saks Fifth Avenue, Citigroup, Bloomberg News, Nike, Spotify. You will be asked to verify your company email when signing up to this event.

Remember watching Sesame Street as a kid growing up? (Or maybe you still do). Did you know Sesame Street recently debuted its first Asian American muppet character? Join us for an exciting fireside chat with the one and only Kathleen Kim, who plays the character of Ji-Young on Sesame Street. Ji-Young is a name built for Sesame Street, as Ji means “Sesame” in Korean. On the show, she is a Korean American and has two passions: rocking out on her electric guitar and skateboarding.

Events this week

Tue, Apr 2, 5:30 PM: ML/AI Conversations: AI for Meta-Optics and Deep Fakes Detection in KYC
We are delighted to announce that our upcoming meetup is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2nd. We invite you to join us at the Capital One Flat Iron office to discuss the latest advancements in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. There will also be an opportunity to network and enjoy some pizza.

Tue, Apr 2, 6 PM: Fintech Founders & Funders Fireside Chat and Mixer co-hosted with Silicon Valley Bank and Supermomos Spotlight
Join us this April for Fintech Founders & Funders Fireside Chat and Mixer co-hosted with Silicon Valley Bank and Supermomos. We will feature three incredible Fintech Founders and Funders on a fireside chat and will have time for networking and mingling over light bites and drinks.

Tue, Apr 2, 7 PM: Mundo Lingo
100s of people from around the 🌎 meet weekly at Mundo Lingo to socialize, have a drink, and meet foreign/local people of all ages. It's chilled, fun, and free. Please remember to bring a valid ID, local or foreign.

Wed, Apr 3, 9 AM: Startup Lean Coffee - April 2024
Startup Lean Coffee is a community of over 500 founders, employees, advisors, and investors. Our sole purpose is to help each other continuously improve by sharing some of the questions, concerns, challenges, opportunities, and experiences that we have all encountered in our startup journeys.

Wed, Apr 3, 11 AM: Startup (Coffee) Grind at The Yard: Lincoln Square
Startup Grind is the world’s largest community of startups, founders, innovators and creators. We help startups get the education and opportunities they need to build, grow, and scale their companies.

Thu, Apr 4, 6:30 PM: Proof of Community: NYC by Shardeum Spotlight
🌐 We're back for the fourth iteration of 'Proof of Community' event in NYC by Shardeum themed around - Bridging Worlds: The Multi-Faceted Journey of Crypto Onboarding

Fri, Apr 5, 5:30 PM: [Fully Booked] Asia Society Networking Mixer
You're invited to join us for a happy hour with one drink included, a new exhibit, DJ and music, and great company!

Spring highlights!

Wed, Apr 10, 6 PM: Christians in Tech Mixer Spotlight

Wed, Apr 10, 6:30 PM: Time Series Forecasting 📈

Thu, Apr 11, 6 PM: Immigrant Community Meet up

Sat, Apr 13, 7 PM: East Village Live Music Dance Night 🎶🪩

Sun, Apr 28, 6 AM: NYCRUNS Half Marathon

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What Happened Last Week

We hosted incredible female industry leaders in AI ML including Cecilia Dones (Founder of 3 Standard Deviations & former Head of Data at Moet Hennessy), Dr. Amy Divaraniya (Founder of Oova), Erica Van (Partner at Intel Capital), Anna McKeon (Product marketing for Microsoft for Startups), and Henriette Fleishmann (Co-Founder and CEO of Hosta AI), and 100+ female attendees in AI ML. Check out the video footage here!

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Signing off from The Yard! (Super good value memberships available starting from $169 per seat - quote SUPERMOMOS VIP)
Edwina 💜💛