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This Week in NYC (Apr 15 2024) - Consumer Carnival feat. CPG Founders, B2B Founders Fireside Chat feat. Series C+ Founder, $2 Oysters Happy Hour, & More!

April 15, 2024

Hey homies,

As the weather gets warmer, the community is more alive than ever! Scroll down to check out fun community events like $2 oysters happy hour and supper club at North Fork! Additionally, we have our Marketing Leaders Happy Hour tomorrow and 3 spots left to our Workout with FAANG++ Friends, with Enhanced Sparkling Beverages Bar & Steam Room this Saturday!

Spotlights

In honor of the AAPI month of May, we're hosting AAPI & Southeast Asian Food Fair co-hosted with Singapore Global Network!

Join us for a mini carnival filled with yummy food, drinks, and new friends. Don't miss this chance to learn about various Asian/ASEAN brands and make new friends while sharing the culture!

Speakers include:
- Sean Ro & Kevin Wong, Co-founders of Lunar Hard Seltzer (award-winning Asian hard seltzer)
- Joyce Zhu, Founder of Numa (healthy Asian-inspired snacks)
- Kai Lim & David Yu, Co-founders of Reprise Health (herbal superfood gummies)
- Sunny Phanthavong, Founder of Sunny's Hot Chili (hot crispy chili oil)
- Winson Wong, Founder of Afterlife AG (circular mushroom farming)

We will have their F&B products available for tasting as well! Lunar Hard Seltzer, Reprise Superfood Gummies, Sunny's Hot Chili Oil, Numa snacks, and a lot more. Additionally, we will also have Sool (Makku – Korean rice wine) for tasting.

If you are a part of an AAPI food & beverage brand and would like to showcase your product, please fill out this form here and our team will reach out to you if you are accepted.

Thank you to our co-host, Singapore Global Network (SGN), for making all of this happen! Singapore Global Network: a community also passionate about building connections and creating opportunities, and your friend from Singapore!

Come join us for an evening of mindful networking and thought-provoking insights over food and drinks! CrossCurrents is an events series that aims to bring new perspectives on topical issues such as technology, geopolitics, and art through conversation and connections.

We will have a moderated discussion session and then time to mingle and connect after that. Dinner and drinks will be provided. The exact address will also be shared upon attendee approval.

Guest speaker: Omar Bawa, Co-Founder, COO, Goodwall

Omar Bawa is the co-founder and COO of Goodwall. He started Goodwall to inspire and encourage the next generation to level the playing field for youth globally, helping 2m+ young talent in 150+ countries develop skills, showcase skills, and connect to opportunity.

This event is made possible by the support of the Singapore Global Network (SGN) and Catalyse.

SGN: Build connections and find community, no matter where you are

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 the 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 $19M Series A funding. Gina was previously a Co-Founder and Advisor at Lunar Solar Group.

Veni Dhir is the Director of ADP Ventures ($150+ AUM). She is an experienced investment professional with extensive experience in early-stage investing, private equity, and SPACs. Veni is also passionate about mentoring emerging talents and promoting gender and racial diversity in the investment field.

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

Thank you Bamboo Crowd and Justworks for supporting this event.
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 sparkling beverage 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.

Invite & approval only: Venture-backed founders or founders making more than $500K ARR

Make new connections with other like-minded Founders and VCs in the early stage or investing in the early stage companies. A complimentary full, hearty breakfast will be provided. It will be a great time - expect to come away with new learnings, curated connections and conversations, and a full stomach!

The event will take place at a Michelin-guide restaurant right by Madison Square Park. 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 and VCs.

Thank you Perkins Coie for co-hosting this event. Perkins Coie is an international law firm that represents emerging and growth companies across all stages of their life cycle – from founder to IPO.

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

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.

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.

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!

This event is co-hosted by Supermomos, Vouch, and Justworks.

Vouch is the leading provider of business insurance for venture-backed startups. Take risks, tackle big challenges, and disrupt your industry—backed by insurance as innovative as you are. Want to learn more? Visit vouch.us/supermomos to get a quote or schedule a call with Vouch's advisory team.


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.

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

Mon, Apr 15, 6:30 PM: Monday Founders Dinner

Tue, Apr 16, 7 PM: Mundo Lingo

Thu, Apr 18, 6:30 PM: Startup & Tech Mixer @ LIC

Fri, Apr 19, 5 PM: $2 oysters East Village 🦪

Spring highlights!

Thu, Apr 25, 7:30 PM: Supermomos Supper Club at Vatan

Sun, Apr 28, 6 AM: NYCRUNS Half Marathon

Wed, May 15, 5:30 PM: Leaders in Impact Happy Hour

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What Happened Last Week

The Supermomos community spent the week with yummy food and fun adventures! Started off strong with trying out Turkish food with a great group of people – thanks Birce from Medtronic for hosting! We also headed out to Long Island to explore the Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium. Thank you Kundan and Xilun from Barclays for hosting ❤️ 

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Edwina 💜💛