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This Week in NYC (July 8 2024) - Distinguished Engineers at Meta & IBM and Deputy Mayor of Helsinki added to AI event line-up, Yoga at Equinox with FAANG+ Friends, Private Founders Dinner at a Fine Dining Restaurant, and more!

July 08, 2024

Hey homies,

Hope you had the opportunity to celebrate the 4th in style! While the festivities might be behind us, the excitement continues with some super cool community events lined up. We're especially thrilled to announce our collaboration with the NYC Mayor's Office of International Affairs and the United Nations Foundation!

Since last week, we have 3 new speakers including Distinguished Engineers at Meta & IBM, and also Deputy Mayor of Helsinki!

Wed, July 10, 5:30 PM: NYC Mayor’s Office, UN, Supermomos: AI x Governance - Bringing together top public sector officials & private sector industry leaders in AI

We are excited to co-host this event on AI x Governance with the NYC Mayor’s Office of International Affairs and the United Nations Foundation! We are bringing together top public sector officials (including ambassadors & consul generals) and private sector industry leaders to exchange knowledge about AI, governance, and how AI is shaping the public and private sectors and also civic society.

Speakers include:

  • United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology, Amandeep Singh Gill

  • His Excellency Abdulla Nasser Lootah, UAE’s Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs (ex-Country Manager, Microsoft Oman)

  • Edward Mermelstein, NYC's Commissioner for International Affairs

  • Erica Van, Partner at Intel Capital (Invested $10B+ in 1K+ cos)

  • Ben Colman, Co-Founder & CEO of Reality Defender (Deepfake Detection and Protection, Y Combinator, Raised $15M+)

  • Daniel Sazonov, Deputy Mayor of Helsinki, Finland

  • Max Segan, Senior Engineering Director and Distinguished Engineer at Meta

  • Romelia Flores, Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor at IBM (one of IBM’s top 500 technical executives)

Spotlights

We're excited to announce the third iteration of our curated dinner with strangers. Join us for an intimate evening and foster new meaningful connections.

Supermomos will arrange a group of approximately six people for you to have dinner with at a surprise restaurant, based on the questionnaire.

This event is perfect for if you are looking to expand your social and professional networks. Whether you're seeking new friends, relationships, professional connections, or unique experiences, this is the perfect opportunity for it. Come make new friends and professional connections at this curated dinner with strangers.

The dinner location will be disclosed 1-3 days before the event date, and the identities of your dinner companions will remain a surprise until you arrive. There will be a post-dinner secret-bar-session involving all tables 🥂 

Invite & Approval: Founders & VCs only

We invite you to join an engaging conversation on the future of work featuring Ginger, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Upflex (raised $34M), and Lori, an investor at Bloomberg Beta ($375M AUM).

Ginger’s current venture, Upflex (raised $34M+), is transforming workspace accessibility. Lori provides insights from her experience investing in companies that use machine intelligence to improve business operations. Together, they will explore the evolving dynamics of workspaces, the role of technology in shaping how we work, and the innovative solutions driving the future of work.

This event is part of our Female Founders & Funders series but all genders are welcome to join.

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

We also appreciate the support of Justworks, which 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.

We are excited to present this event on Engineering AI x Security in collaboration with the Singapore Global Network (SGN), Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), and Cyber Security Institute of Singapore (CSIT)! This event brings together top public sector officials and private sector industry leaders to exchange knowledge about AI, governance, and how AI is shaping the public and private sectors as well as civic society.

We’ll feature:

  • Eugene Ng, Deputy Director at GovTech (Leading Cybersecurity Tech Research Division)

  • Wan Ding Yao, Cypersecurity Engineer at GovTech (Leads AI Security Team)

Invite & approval only: Venture-backed founders or founders with $500K+ in revenue or funds raised

Join us for an exclusive networking breakfast and forge new connections with other venture-backed or revenue-generating Founders and VCs, co-hosted with Zendesk, Gunderson Dettmer, and Supermomos.

Enjoy a complimentary, hearty breakfast while engaging in curated conversations and making meaningful connections. We’ll have a private room to ourselves, to facilitate discussions at your table over breakfast, with ample time for networking with other founders and VCs.

About the hosts:

  • Gunderson Dettmer is the preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy.

  • Zendesk is a complete customer service solution that helps companies empower customer service agents and sales teams with the tools to get the job done right. Zendesk serves more than 100,000 customers across industries in over 30 languages.

  • 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.

  • smartSense Solutions is a product design and engineering company building products for startups and enterprises by leveraging emerging technologies like GenAI. They help startups also by matching investments up to $50K and helping them accelerate their engineering.

Join us for a yoga class at Equinox with FAANG+ friends, overlooking the famous High Line in Chelsea!

The event includes a 45-minute yoga session at Equinox, followed by time for mingling. If you have time, don't miss out on their steam room as well!

Thank you to 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.

Founders who have $10-100M+ in revenue or funds raised only.

This event has limited capacity. RSVP now to secure your spot! Enjoy a complimentary course dinner and drinks at an American fine dining restaurant.

Thank you to our co-hosts, Gunderson Dettmer and Zendesk.

Zendesk: Zendesk is a complete customer service solution that helps companies empower customer service agents and sales teams with the tools to get the job done right. Zendesk serves more than 100,000 customers across industries in over 30 languages.

Gunderson Dettmer: Gunderson Dettmer is the preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy.

Venture-backed female founders only!

Join us for an exclusive Female Entrepreneur Roundtable dinner, gathering top venture-backed East Coast early-stage founders in an intimate setting.

Hosted by Supermomos and Titanium Ventures (formerly known as Telstra Ventures), this event continues the ongoing Female Entrepreneur Roundtable series initiated by Titanium Ventures in 2023. This event will be the 8th roundtable in the series. Titanium Ventures (~$1B AUM) has invested in 99 portfolio companies, resulting in 12 IPOs, 17 unicorns, 42 liquidity events, and generating more than $580M of revenue for its portfolio companies across 1,600 enterprise customers via 20 channel partners.

Experience an evening of curated tasting courses paired with exquisite drinks, while partaking in facilitated conversations and networking with fellow venture-backed founders and executives. Engage in discussions focusing on pivotal aspects of company growth, including market expansion and innovative customer acquisition strategies, and foster meaningful connections with like-minded leaders.

Join us if you are a female founder seeking to refine your pitch or receive actionable feedback from Christina Teo, leader of the world's 1st C-suite executive angel syndicate. Known for her direct and practical questions that can help you sharpen your pitch that will resonate with investors. Aspiring Angel investors will also find valuable insights from the session, and VCs most warmly welcomed.

In addition to pitches from 5 founders, we’ll hear from 2 women who transitioned from corporate roles to entrepreneurship. Discover their journeys and glean insights on pursuing passion ventures and side gigs.

Female Founders please submit pitch at https://bit.ly/NYFFpitch (case sensitive)

Events this week

Wed, July 10, 6 PM: Anote / Mindstone Event

Thu, July 11, 12 PM: Weekly Cafe Cowork

Thu, July 11, 5 PM: Movies With A View: Past Lives

Thu, July 11, 7 PM: Women in Tech Mixer

Sat, July 13, 5 PM: 👑 Queens Night Market 🌮🌯🥙🚨

Summer highlights!

Mon, July 15, 6:45 PM: Mafia Monday

Tue, July 16, 7:30 PM: Karaoke Night

Wed, July 17, 6:30 PM: Curated Dinner with Strangers July Edition 🍉 Spotlight

Thu, Jul 18, 6 PM: Chaeyeon’s Farewell Party 🎊 Spotlight

Sat, Jul 20, 12 PM: Lunch at Central Park

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What happened last week

Plenty of exciting events by the Supermomos community last week! The festive spirit was palpable, as community members participated in Gelato Crawls 🍨, BBQs at Central Park 🍗, and Vegan Night Market adventures 🌱 

Huge shoutout to Bobby, Danica, Kundan, Arash, Marcos, Param and Deepak for hosting such amazing events!

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