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  • This Week in NYC - Women's Leadership Summit at NYSE, April Fools Day Special: Hire Momo's sister MooMoo!, Workout at Equinox with FAANG+ Friends with Juice Bar & Steam Room after, Celebrate Holi with Supermomos, Escape room challenge, & More!

This Week in NYC - Women's Leadership Summit at NYSE, April Fools Day Special: Hire Momo's sister MooMoo!, Workout at Equinox with FAANG+ Friends with Juice Bar & Steam Room after, Celebrate Holi with Supermomos, Escape room challenge, & More!

March 20, 2024

Hey homies,

Start using your momo points to redeem tickets and freebies
We are starting to let you redeem your momo points - starting with 10,000 momos if you want a guaranteed ticket to our Women’s Leadership Summit! We also previously gave away free copies of Hooked which you could get signed on the spot for 3,000 momos each at our masterclass with bestselling author Nir Eyal.

Women’s history month deal: We snagged a March discount for our fav clothing brand Love, Bonito, especially for the Supermomos community! Use code “SMMXLB15” for 15% off minimum spend of $100 (Expires 3/31/24)

Only for one day, April Fools special from the Supermomos team! (While stocks last) Have you heard about Momo’s sister “MooMoo”? Only for one day, have a chance to get MooMoo to come crash any function you want, anywhere in NYC, any time of the day 🐮

MooMoo will show up with your choice of Whole Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies, Pizza, Momos (Dumplings) & will sing you a happy birthday song OR song of your choice! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a fun party crasher!

Spotlight

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.

Wed, Mar 27, 9 AM: Supermomos Women's Leadership Summit at NYSE *10,000 momos to bypass selection & redeem a free pass

We have our final lineup for the Supermomos Women’s Leadership Summit in NYC next week, with some new speakers & hosts/moderators in bold below 😀 

• Exited Founder, Stax - $1B+ valuation, $150M+ ARR
• Chief Investment Officer, Koherent Incorporated, Single Family Office
• Founder, Ohai.ai & Care.com - 7th woman to found & IPO on the NYSE
• Partner, Intel Capital (investments include Hugging Face 🤗)
• Operating Partner & Investor, GGV Capital ($9B+ AUM)
• Founder, Aunt Flow (raised $20M)
• Executive Director, Gracie Mansion (Official Residence of Mayor of NYC)
• Former Chairman of Louis Vuitton-Moet Hennessy (LVMH) USA
• Co-Founder of SoulCycle (fitness company, acquired by Equinox)
• Co-Founder of Paperless Post (software company that enables management of online invitations, used by 175M+ people)
• Managing Director of New York Ventures (New York State’s venture arm)
• Netherlands Ambassador to the US
• Head Chef of Aquavit (top NYC restaurant with 2 Michelin stars)
• Founder & GP, Everywhere Ventures (ex-MD, Techstars)
and more!

The summit will be held on March 27 at the New York Stock Exchange, home of the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization.

It will be a full-day summit from 9 am to 5:30 pm, including panels, networking lunch, and high tea for 70 women leaders including founders, VCs, execs, and also leaders in the public sphere.

The summit is FREE to join for founders, VCs, and senior execs who are selected. We have limited delegate passes for service provider patrons/sponsors at $999 (first come first serve).

Supermomos female members with 10,000 momos can bypass selection and redeem a pass for 10,000 momos. Email [email protected] to redeem!

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

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

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.

You are cordially invited to join us for an unforgettable evening moderated by Director Jasmine Ray, Mayor's Office of Sports, Wellness and Recreation.

Panelists include: Gail Marquis, Olympian; Ottis Jerome (OJ) Anderson, Former Giants Running Back, 2 time Super Bowl Winner and MVP; Scott Havens, President of The Mets; Hiren Chauhan, Empire State Titans Founder; Jon Ledecky, NY Islanders Co-Owner; Jennifer O'Sullivan, New York City Football Club COO; Rob Simmelkjaer, NY Road Runners CEO

Ticket price is $160, and will include a tour of Gracie Mansion, Cocktail Reception & Hors d'oeuvres and Photo Ops, as well as a Panel Discussion. All proceeds go to Gracie Mansion Conservancy - a private not-for-profit corporation established in 1981 to preserve, maintain and enhance Gracie Mansion - one of the oldest surviving wood structures in Manhattan and a member of The Historic House Trust.

We invite an exclusive group of founders to join us for a complimentary dinner at Don Angie, co-hosted by Supermomos, Zendesk, and 1919 Investment Counsel.

Requirement to join: founders who have at least $10-100M+ in revenue or funding.

We are reserving 15 spots for venture-backed founders at Don Angie, known for its difficulty in securing a reservation: “$200 just to get in the door”, by NY MAG. Don Angie has garnered a tremendous amount of critical acclaim, receiving a glowing, 2-star critic’s pick review from the New York Times in 2018 and being named one of Esquire’s Best New Restaurants in America in 2018.

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 likeminded company, knowledge exchange and learning from fellow founders at similar stages, and a good time over great food & drinks!

We invite you to join us for the Women in AI ML Mini Summit With Microsoft. Come and learn about what other women in the AI ML space are building, and investing in, share insights and ideas, and find collaborators & potential co-founders. There will be fireside chat, lightning talks from the crowd, and networking/mingling.

Speakers include Partner at Intel Capital, Founder of Oova (raised $12.5M), Former Head of Data Science at Moet Hennessy, and Sr. PMM at Microsoft.

This event is in collaboration with Microsoft. Microsoft is a multinational technology corporation – the world's leading technology company that has a profound impact on various sectors, including software, hardware, cloud computing, and personal computing.

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.

🌐 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.

Events this week

Tue, Mar 19, 6 PM: Female Founders & Funders: Gracie Mansion Conservancy in partnership with Supermomos Celebrates Women's History Month with Guest Speaker Pauline Brown (Former Chairman of LVMH USA, Board Member of Neiman Marcus Group) Spotlight
About Pauline Brown: She is a brand-building guru and author of the book “Aesthetic Intelligence”. She was former Chairman of Louis Vuitton-Moet Hennessy (LVMH) USA, and also previously Managing Director at The Carlyle Group ($75 billion in assets under management) where she headed up their Consumer & Retail practice. While at Carlyle, she invested in and served on the boards of European sportswear brand Moncler and American beauty brand Philosophy. She is a board member of Neiman Marcus Group and faculty at Columbia Business School.

Tue, Mar 19, 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.

Tue, Mar 19, 8 PM: Animation Nights New York presents “A Reflection of the World” (Program #92 | Season 9 | In Competition Films)
Animation Nights New York (ANNY) is a monthly curated animation screening event and annual festival based in New York City. We show animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world. Please RSVP (Seating & Registration is limited, open seating, first come first served)

Wed, Mar 20, 5:30 PM: AI Meetup: GenAI and Train ML Models For Responsible AI on Azure
Welcome to the monthly in-person AI meetup in New York City, in collaboration with Microsoft. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs, and ML, hands-on workshops, food/drink, networking with speakers and fellow developers

Wed, Mar 20, 6 PM: Sports Roundup at Gracie Mansion (Official Residence of the Mayor of NYC): Commentaries on the Future of Sports in NYC Spotlight
You are cordially invited to join us for an unforgettable evening moderated by Director Jasmine Ray, Mayor's Office of Sports, Wellness and Recreation.

Wed, Mar 20, 6:30 PM: Tech Happy Birthday Hour 🎂
Tech Happy Birthday Hour 🎂, presented by David. 🎂 Where NYC's Tech community gathers.

Thu, Mar 21, 5 PM: Tech and Finance 🌱Spring Happy Hour
Spring is coming! Time to plant seeds and grow yourself and your network.

Thu, Mar 21, 4 PM: Pitches and Pints: Startup Grind Happy Hour Showcase - March
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, Mar 21, 6 PM: Teampulse talks #2 with Megan Bickle from Amplitude: employee engagement and team building in 2024
The second Teampulse talk with Megan Bickle from Amplitude and formerly from Dropbox is now open for registration! Join us on March 21st to delve into discussions on employee engagement and team building.

Thu, Mar 21, 7 PM: Secrets of the Vine Spotlight
Embark on a mystical journey into the world of elixirs with our illustrious sommelier The Wine Mage. Delight in the dance of flavors during an ethereal evening of wine alchemy. Leave with your palate awakened and your soul connected.

Thu, Mar 21, 7 PM: Pitch on the Pitch
Weekly game for the Tech community. We play 5-8 games of 4V4. After playing, we all get to make an ask of the group to help your business. COST IS normally $20 per game, but people registering from SuperMomos get first game free.

Fri, Mar 22, 6:30 PM: Corporate Strategy Happy Hour
Looking to connect with management consultants and corporate strategy professionals over happy hour at a bar downtown.

Sat, Mar 23, 11 AM: Holi Celebration (Free) at The Seaport (FiDi)
Come celebrate the most fun Indian festival Holi with many others in the city. This is an event organized by an Indian cultural group with NYC.

Sat, Mar 23, 1 PM: Brunch for fashion/design and AI enthusiasts
Conversations over brunch for fashion and tech talents who have insights and ideas to share around the interaction of design and AI.

Sun, Mar 24, 9:30 AM: Hike at the Mohonk Preserve
Join us for this super entertaining hike at the Mohonk preserve in the Catskills with rocky boulders and great views!

Sun, Mar 24, 11 AM: Let's play Holi together
Hey all, it's time to play with colors for the Indian festival of Holi. It's going to be a good 4-5 hours to play, dance and unwind in a not-too big crowd (no need of early rush or missing on fun).

Sun, Mar 24, 8 PM: Golf at five iron simulators (Fidi)
I’ll be using the simulators at fiveiron Fidi from 8pm-9pm on Sunday 3/24. Come through if you wanna join! I’m allowed up to 5 people in the simulator. I’ve already booked the simulator, so you don’t have to worry about paying anything.

Spring highlights!

Mon, Mar 25, 6:30 PM: Private Founders Dinner at Don Angie Spotlight

Thu, Mar 28, 6 PM: Women in AI ML Mini Summit With Microsoft Spotlight

Thu, Apr 4, 6:30 PM: Proof of Community: NYC by Shardeum Spotlight

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

Sun, Apr 28, 6 AM: NYCRUNS Half Marathon

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What Happened Last Week

Our Momo Squad member Willie hosted From Whispers to Wow: Improve your Public Speaking! Such a fun session with a supportive environment 🥰

Last week, we hosted three incredible founders & funders, Daniel Chesley, Principal, Work-Bench (recently raised $125M Fund III), Ben Colman, Co-Founder & CEO, Reality Defender (Y Combinator, raised $15M), and Cecilia Dones, Founder, 3 Standard Deviations (previously Head of Data Science at Moët Hennessy).

Huge shoutout to Microsoft for making this event happen and Lesley for sharing your work in Responsible AI for Azure AI studio!

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⭐ Pro Tip ⭐ Invite the community to join you in activities you enjoy and would anyway do by yourself! (why not get a few new friends with similar interests along the way?) Feel free to pull along fellow momos to join you as co-host/s :)

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

P.S. Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] if you have cool spaces and initiatives to partner on!