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This Week in NYC (May 20 2024) - Breakfast Panel with Deel & Thoropass COO, Happy Hour at Edge with Complimentary Entry, Supermomos Band & More!

May 21, 2024

Hey homies,

Huge shoutout to Jenny from Amazon for winning April Superhost ❤️ She will be getting a free dinner at The Dean 😄 We have so many exciting events lined up for May & June!

Available to redeem with Momos:  Yoga at Equinox with FAANG+ Friends, Happy hour at Edge with complimentary entry, and 5 Pack of Happy Grub Squeezable Instant Pancake Mix (Worth $40+): Redeem with 3,000 Momos – email [email protected] to redeem!

What happened last week: We met Mayor Eric Adams at Gracie Mansion!

Last week, Mayor Eric Adams, Gracie Mansion Conservancy & Victoria Schneps, Chair of the Gracie Mansion Conservancy Power Women Gala Benefit Committee celebrated Schneps Media’s 30th Anniversary of Power Women and featuring the Women of Grace Awardees in recognition of AAPI Month 💐 There was a chance for a chat with Mayer Adams and lots of photo opportunities with a beautiful background of Gracie Mansion.

Spotlights

Invite & approval only: Venture-backed B2B SaaS founders & senior executives

This event has limited capacity. RSVP now to secure your spot!

This event will bring together venture-backed B2B SaaS founders & C-Suite execs to connect, learn from each other, and learn more about how to hire a remote, complete team & security in today’s data-centric world.

We will feature Eva Pittas, Dan Westgarth, and Lauren Hogan.

Eva is a co-founder as well as President and COO of Thoropass. Before Thoropass, Eva founded BRCG, a boutique consulting firm after a 20+ career at Citigroup where she was a Managing Director leading IT control, compliance, and vendor management. She is a graduate of NYU’s Stern School of Business and has a passion for supporting women’s professional growth initiatives.

Dan is the COO at Deel, where he is responsible for managing the company’s Fintech, Operations, Compliance and Expansion teams. Founded in 2019, Deel’s all-in-one HR platform helps companies simplify every aspect of managing an international workforce, from culture and onboarding, to local payroll and compliance. In just under four years, the company has grown to 2000+ team members worldwide in over 100 different countries and raised over $600 million in funding. It has 15,000-plus customers, including Shopify, Nike, and Cloudflare.

Lauren is the Executive Director, Tech & Disruptive Commerce Banking at J.P. Morgan with more than 10 years of experience in Fintech, Tech, and Finance. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, she was previously at Barclays as a Director of Fintech.

Thank you to our co-hosts, Thoropass, Deel, and J.P. Morgan.

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 Deel: Deel is the all-in-one HR platform for global teams. That means end-to-end HR management for any team, anywhere. Compliantly hire, onboard, and pay full-time employees or independent contractors in minutes. For the first time, you’ll have a central view of your entire workforce in one single place.

Founded in 1799, J.P. Morgan exists to financially empower high-growth companies that are shaping the present and building the future. We are committed to being the leading bank of the innovation economy — bringing together founders, startups, investors, and ideas. Find out how J.P. Morgan can help you build your future.

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

There will be 45-minute yoga session at Equinox, with mingling time after. If you have time, don't miss out on their steam room as well!

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.

Come out and support the band that was created with connections from Supermomos! We started out as a jam session hosted on Supermomos. Now, we will be performing on stage for a full set.

Get ready to groove with cover band, Good Chemistry, at Brooklyn Music Kitchen! Our eclectic cover band is bringing you a night filled with soulful tunes spanning genres like indie pop, classic rock, and alternative. From feel-good melodies to anthemic ballads, we'll have you dancing to and sing along hits like "What’s Up", "Valerie", “Iris”, and more. Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and memories!

There is a cover fee of $15 which includes one drink at the door

Come join us for a night of Navigating the US Ecosystem Panel & Mixer with Micheal Bermingham, Co-founder of Nium ($280M+ raised) and Robin Li, Partner of Notable Capital ($9B+ AUM)! The panelists will share how to break into the US market, how to raise funds in the US, and best advice on how to gain customers in this market.

Micheal Bermingham is Co-founder and Chief Business Officer Nium (raised $280M+). Nium, the global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today.

Robin Li is an Operating Partner and Investor at Notable Capital (former known as GGV Capital), a VC firm focused on early-to-growth investments in technology companies across North America, Latin America, Israel, Europe, India and Australia. Notable investments include Square, Airbnb, Hashicorp, Slack, Peloton, StockX, Quince, Ibotta, Orca Security, Drata, Poshmark, and more

There will be dinner and drinks provided.

Thank you Enterprise Singapore for co-hosting this event. They champion enterprise development and work with committed companies to build capabilities, innovate, and go global. They also support the growth of Singapore as a hub for global trading and startups.

Invite & Approval: Founders & VCs only. This event has limited capacity. RSVP now to secure your spot!

Come join us to make new connections, exchange ideas, and gain valuable insights during an intimate fireside chat. There will be time for mingling and light bites and drinks will be provided. There will also be a showcase session with venture-backed female founders.

We will feature three industry-leading founders and funders, Elise Brown, Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, and Shashi Srikantan.

Elise is a Partner and the Chief Marketing Officer at Anthemis ($1.2B+ AUM). In this role, Elise oversees Marketing and Investor Relations at Anthemis. She is responsible for the brand, communication, events & business development efforts across the organization and acts as an operational specialist supporting startups within Anthemis’ portfolio.

Shashi has over 20 years of experience in the financial and entrepreneurial sectors, with a passion for supporting underrepresented founders and innovators. She is currently the Managing Director and Head of Ventures for Hearst Level Up, an initiative by Hearst Corporation to invest in early-stage, tech-enabled startups led by diverse founders.

Elina Berglund is the CEO and co-founder of Natural Cycles - the world’s first, and only, app to be certified as a contraception both in Europe and in the US. She was part of the team that discovered the Higgs boson at the CERN, which led to the Nobel Prize in physics in 2013. Following this success, Elina was looking for an effective natural contraceptive and applied her skills from particle physics to create an algorithm that could accurately pinpoint when a woman is fertile. Elina’s mission is to pioneer women’s health with research and passion - by empowering every woman with the knowledge she needs to be in charge of her health.

This event is co-hosted with Supermomos, Perkins Coie, and NYCEDC.

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

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that works for a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. NYCEDC's Venture Access NYC is a suite of programs to build the world's best, most inclusive tech ecosystem for founders and funders in NYC. Programs include the Founder Fellowship serving a diverse community of NYC tech startups, and the Venture Access Alliance of 100+ VC firms working together to achieve diversity throughout the venture and startup value chain.

Thank you Justworks for supporting this event. 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.

We're excited to extend an exclusive invitation to our private breakfast event & panel at a Michelin Guide restaurant. Supermomos is a community that connects over 30,000+ professionals in tech, business, and finance based in NYC. Supermomos has hosted events for our community with top investors, founders, and executives from big tech companies to high-growth startups, and was recently featured on Forbes.

This breakfast will be on June 11, from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, at an American fine dining restaurant in Midtown.

We will be featuring:

- Chinmay Malaviya, co-founder of Foodpanda Singapore, who played a pivotal role in establishing and expanding the brand in multiple Asian markets before its acquisition by Delivery Hero. His insights into Asian market dynamics are built on a foundation of deep operational experience and strategic execution.

- Shashank Dixit, CEO of Deskera, a major player in cloud-based software for small and medium-sized enterprises across Southeast Asia. Recognized as the Asia Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year, Shashank brings a wealth of experience in navigating the complex regulatory and business environments of the region.

This intimate event offers you the unique opportunity to engage in candid discussions with the panelists and connect with other high-level executives driving growth and revenue. You’ll also enjoy a complimentary, hearty breakfast in our private room, facilitating deeper conversation and networking.

We will have a private room to ourselves at an American fine dining restaurant, where we will also facilitate conversations at your table over a complimentary, hearty breakfast. There will also be time for networking and meeting other Founder/C-Suite/VP/Director executives driving growth and revenue.

This event is organized by Supermomos and supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

Supermomos is reserving 20 exclusive spots for our community members for Building at the Edge: Annual Summer Party Hosted by Two Sigma Ventures!

​Two Sigma Ventures backs companies that leverage data to build businesses at the edge of what’s possible. This year, in partnership with Remote, they're bringing together founders, investors, and entrepreneurs to celebrate just that at the most fitting location they could think of– Edge at Hudson Yards.

The Marketing Leaders Panel & Mixer is a rare opportunity for senior marketing executives and leaders to come together 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.

We will feature Naomi Roz, previously CMO at Wix.com (valued ~7B). Naomi is a co-founder at RENN, advising early-stage startups and building meaningful stuff and advisor to Grateful Giving. She has been scaling startups and companies from go-to-market, sales, product marketing, operations and acquisitions.

Thank you Republic for supporting this event. Republic: Giving everyone access to early-stage startup investing. We will also have one of our fav marketing gurus Shivina Kumar, Director of Brand & Comms at a Series C company, hosting and moderating!

Invite & approval only: Venture-backed founders or founders with 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, co-hosted with Justworks, Gunderson Dettmer, and Supermomos.

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!

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.

More about the hosts:

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.

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

Dearest Friends,

Gracie Mansion Conservancy in partnership with Prep for Prep Arts Initiative is excited to present to you our latest Speaker Series called: Conversations on Arts and Education on Wednesday, May 22, from 6-7:30pm at Gracie Mansion.

It will be a tour and discussion with esteemed panelists and guests:

Rhonda Binda, Executive Director of Gracie Mansion Conservancy and Prep for Prep Alumni

Erwin John, Co-Owner of The Bishop Gallery https://thebishopgallery.com/

Jose De Jesus, Head of School at Dalton

Malik Work, Founding member of jazz/hip hop conglomerate The Real Live Show

King David, Fine Artist and Co-Leader for Prep for Prep Arts Initiative

Join us for an intimate evening of curated dinner with strangers!

Supermomos will curate approx. 6 people for you to have dinner with, at a surprise restaurant, based on the questionnaire.

Whether you're looking for new friends, relationships, professional connections, or new experiences, we welcome all of you and will curate based on your needs and wants.

If you have been looking to expand your horizons and get out of your comfort zone, this is the perfect opportunity for it. Come make new friends and professional connections at this curated dinner with strangers.

Dinner location will be revealed to you 1-3 days before the event date. You won't know who you'll meet until you show up. Dietary preference and location preference will be considered when matching you with a group of people and restaurants.

Dinner is not included in the ticket price.

For Supermomos VIPs only! Redeem complimentary entry to the Edge ($36 RTP) with 3,000 momos.

Introductory limited-time offer: for only $99, enjoy unlimited access to Edge to see all of New York, all year round.

Edge Annual Pass includes:
- Unlimited access to Edge during normal operating hours, valid for one (1) year starting from date of first visit
- Flexible arrival time for each visit
- Digital membership card
- 2-for-1 City Climb tickets: buy one and get the second one for free
- Free access and/or discounts to select special events

Events this week

Mon, May 20, 6:30 PM: Just Write! Tea Club 5

Tue, May 21, 7 PM: Mundo Lingo

Wed, May 22, 5:30 PM: Ruby 🤝 AI Happy Hour

Thu, May 23, 7 PM: Tech Gather NYC May Meetup

Sat, May 25, 11:30 AM: Brunch at Katz delicatessen

Spring highlights!

Mon, May 27, 11 AM: Memorial Day BBQ at Central Park 🍗

Thu, May 30, 5 PM: PMs in the PM

Fri, May 31, 5 PM: TGIF $1.50 oyster happy hour

Sat, Jun 1, 9 AM: 🥇Annual LIC Waterfront 5K Run/Walk 🏃🏃‍♂️💨

Sun, Jun 2, 3:30 PM: The Supermomos Band performs - 🎶Good Chemistry Concert🎶 Spotlight

Fri, Jun 7, 5 PM: Private Founders Omakase Spotlight

Sat, Jun 8, 10:30 AM: Qigong in Central Park

Sun, Jun 9, 12 PM: Christian Picnic at Central Park Spotlight

Sun, Jun 9, 10 AM: Hike at Mount Tammany

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