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This Week in NYC (May 6 2024) - Summer Party Hosted by Two Sigma Ventures, Memorial Day Grill At Central Park, Happy Hour at The Edge for Momo VIPs & more!

May 06, 2024

Hey homies,

We know there have been many requests asking to purchase Momo points, especially those of you who have run out and are now unable to attend events 👀 We’re delighted to announce that we finally made it happen!

These are all spendable momos that you can use to RSVP for events and redeem tickets to events. However, they are still separate from your earned momos which will accord you different benefits (much like how you have different airline statuses for earned miles which are separate from purchased miles - which you can spend).

Above all the intent behind the momo point system is to encourage and reward great community behavior - whether it is showing up when you have committed to an event, or hosting events for the community :) So really you never need to purchase any momos if you are contributing positively to the community!

Click here to purchase Momo points. Your purchased Momos will be available within 2 business days!

We also have special things you could redeem with Momos: 🥟

  1. 5 Pack of Happy Grub Squeezable Instant Pancake Mix (Worth $40+): Redeem with 3,000 Momos – email [email protected] to redeem!

  2. Happy hour at the Edge with complimentary entry: Redeem with 3,000 Momos by RSVPing to the event!

  3. Curated Dinner with Strangers, powered by Supermomos AI Sorting Hat 🎩: Redeem with 3,000 Momos – email [email protected] to redeem!

Spotlights

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.

Invite & Approval: Founders & VCs only – Allies are welcome!

Come join us to make new connections, exchange ideas, and gain valuable insights with Clara Chow and Avantika Daing during an intimate fireside chat co-hosted by Supermomos and Perkins Coie!

Clara Chow is the Co-founder, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Revenue Officer at Piñata (raised $16M+). Clara builds new businesses that unlock growth for mission-driven organizations at strategic inflection points. She is building Piñata, a tech startup transforming the relationship between landlords and renters and cracking open the power of rent (through innovative renter rewards).

Avantika Daing is the Founding Partner of Plum Alley Ventures Company and General Partner of Fund I. Plum Alley Ventures Company is deploying over $1 Billion in Economic Transformative Value across capital stages investing at the intersection of frontier innovation and gender diversity across founders and capital allocators/GPs. They have deployed $100 Million with 100% gender diverse founders and female GPs across deep-tech, medical breakthroughs, climate and ESG, infrastructure and AI.

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.

The Marketing Leaders Panel & Mixer is a rare opportunity for senior marketing executives and leaders to come together in a 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 venture-backed 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!

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.

Tue, May 14, 5:30 PM: Power Women of Grace 

Mayor Eric Adams,

Gracie Mansion Conservancy & Victoria Schneps, Chair of the Gracie Mansion Conservancy Power Women Gala Benefit Committee invite you to a Cocktail Reception at Gracie Mansion on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Celebrating Schneps Media’s 30th Anniversary of Power Women and featuring the Women of Grace Awardees in recognition of AAPI Month:

  • Meera T. Gandhi, Founder & CEO of The Giving Back Foundation

  • Sochung Shinn, Soprano & Chairman of the Patron Program at The Metropolitan Opera

  • Helen Hoa Thi Nguyen, Executive Chef of Saigon Social

For Supermomos VIPs only!

Redeem complimentary entry to the Edge ($36 RTP) with 3,000 momos.

Tue, May 14, 6:30 PM: Proof of Community: Game night!

🌐 We're thrilled to announce the fifth iteration of 'Proof of Community' event in NYC by Shardeum, centered around the theme - "Web3: Fun & Games Edition".

Get ready for an evening filled with Codenames, Jenga blocks, and a trivia night revolving around blockchain concepts. It's the perfect gathering for crypto-curious individuals and seasoned experts alike to unwind and have a blast!

Our past events have seen over 100 Web3 enthusiasts come together, forging meaningful partnerships and friendships.

🧠 Network and learn about the latest industry trends in Web3

💡 Share your Web3 products and ideas with angels and enthusiasts for potential collaborations, advice, and opportunities

💼 Meet potential employers and employees to supercharge your career in the blockchain space.

🚀 What is Proof of Community? It's a series of meetups and workshops by Shardeum, designed to educate and raise awareness about the thrilling world of Web3, all while having a ton of fun with games.

Thank you Republic for supporting this event. Republic: Giving everyone access to early-stage startup investing

Wed, May 15, 6 PM: Private Founders Dinner

We invite an exclusive group of founders to join us for a complimentary 5-course dinner including Peking duck. 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.

More about the hosts:

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

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 B2B founders & VCs only: We will feature the amazing soonicorn founder (Soon-to-be-unicorn) from Thoropass and General Partner & Co-Founder of Red Bike Capital! 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.

Rachel ten Brink is General Partner and co-founder of Red Bike Capital, an early stage Venture Capital fund based in New York that invests in Fintech, SAAS and Health & Wellness. She is the co-founder of Scentibrd, a Y-Combinator backed ecommerce subscription that raised $29 million in venture funding. Rachel was CMO/CRO leading Growth and Revenue, scaling the company to $150+ million in revenue and signing over 74 enterprise partnerships.

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 have 15 exclusive spots for this event, only for the Supermomos community to celebrate the AAPI month of May!

May marks the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in which we celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Americans’ achievements, contributions, and influence. We are delighted to honor this occasion at the NYSE and to bring visibility across the worlds of business, sports, media and entertainment to help create a better community for all through education and empathy.

We are delighted to honor this occasion at the NYSE by bringing visibility to the achievements of AAPI leaders. The NYSE event includes thoughtful conversations featuring AAPI Founders, Investors and C-level executives of private and public companies. The discussion will be followed by an exclusive Closing Bell Ceremony on the Trading Floor and a cocktail reception in our iconic Board Room.

Join us to build new connections and strengthen our AAPI community at NYSE and beyond.

Events this week

Mon, May 6, 6 PM: Zero Risk Startup: Book Launch with Paulo Andrez and David S. Rose
Join the Forbes Books’ launch of "Zero Risk Startup: The Ultimate Entrepreneur's Guide to Mitigating Risks When Starting or Growing a Business" by Paulo Andrez of the European Business Angels Network, with special guest David S. Rose, the father of angel investing and founder of Gust and New York Angels.

Mon, May 6, 7 PM: Just Write! Tea Club 3
We are hosting a 2 hour writing session where you can write on anything/topic you want, and get feedback from your peers.

Tue, May 7, 5:30 PM: AI/ML Conversations Meetup: AI Adoption and Pitfalls in Financial Engineering
We are delighted to announce that our upcoming meetup is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7th. 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, May 7, 10 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, May 8, 6 PM: AAPI women leaders in tech cocktail party
In honor of AAPI month, we are hosting an AAPI Women in Tech Cocktail Party for 100 amazing women - check writers (Principals/Partners), founder/CEOs, and VP-level operators at startups - to make new connections, share stories, and celebrate our successes. A few of our confirmed attendees include the founders of Series A+ startups backed by Index, General Catalyst, Thrive; the Co-Founder of Respin (Halle Berry co-founded health and wellness brand), and funders at AlleyCorp and Workbench.

Wed, May 8, 6 PM: Harvard Law School Association of New York City Private Equity/Venture Capital Event: Inbound Investments into the US and US Companies Expanding to Europe
Hear a panel of leading experts discuss legal and business matters to watch in connection with Inbound investments into the US and US companies expanding to Europe in the fields of private equity and venture capital.

Wed, May 8, 6:30 PM: LLMOps with Hopsworks and Modal Labs 🧪
Join PyData NYC on May 8th at 6:30 pm for a talk night with Jim Dowling (CEO of Hopsworks) and Eric Bernhardsson (CEO of Modal Labs). Please bring your 💻 to code along and sign up with your government official name!

Thu, May 9, 6:30 PM: B2B Founders' Journey: From 0 to Soonicorn (Soon-to-be-unicorn) Fireside Chat and Mixer, co-hosted with Thoropass, Capchase, and Supermomos Spotlight
We will feature soonicorn (Soon-to-be-unicorn) founder, Sam Li, from Thoropass, and Rachel ten Brink, General Partner and co-founder of Red Bike Capital (deployed $2B+) and former Y-Combinator backed founder. There will be fireside chat with time for mingling and networking with drinks and bites.

Thu, May 9, 7 PM: From Whispers to Wow: Improve your Public Speaking! (May) Spotlight
Ready to step up your public speaking game and connect with other like-minded folks who are also on a journey of self-improvement? Join us for a casual, supportive meetup designed to help you gain confidence and hone your communication skills in a safe and encouraging environment.

Thu, May 9, 7:30 PM: Supermomos Supper Club at Casa Dani
Come join the Supermomos Supper Club to eat elevated Spanish dishes and tapas!

Fri, May 10, 1:45 PM: 2024 Second Annual AAPI Celebration at NYSE Spotlight
The NYSE event includes thoughtful conversations featuring AAPI Founders, Investors and C-level executives of private and public companies. The discussion will be followed by an exclusive Closing Bell Ceremony on the Trading Floor and a cocktail reception in our iconic Board Room.

Sat, May 11, 10 AM: Interactive Art Fundraiser for Ukraine's Children
Interactive art fundraiser to build homes for orphaned Ukranian children. By Bird of Light Ukraine, with support from the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York. 🙏 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

Sun, May 12, 2 PM: Sui Overflow Picnic Bash
Gear up for a vibrant afternoon in Central Park at our Sui Picnic Bash! Co-hosted by Sui Network, NAVI, and Aftermath, this isn't your average networking event. Come for the web3 degen vibes, blockchain and potential opportunity for summer internships ranging from sde and marketing.

Spring highlights!

Tue, May 14, 5:30 PM: Power Women of Grace Spotlight

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

Wed, May 15, 6 PM: Private Founder Dinner Spotlight

Sun, May 19, 12 PM:

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

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

Sat, May 25, 10:30 AM: Qigong in Central Park

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

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

Tue, Jun 4, 8:30 AM: Private Early Stage Founder's Breakfast Spotlight

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

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

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What Happened Last Week

We celebrated first day of AAPI History month of May last week with AAPI & Southeast Asian Food and Beverage Fair co-hosted with Singapore Global Network! 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 💜💛fe