Private Founders Dinner Series

The Private Founder Dinner Series is an exclusive gathering of top founders, each having $10M-$100M+ in revenue or funding.

This network of founders will be your opportunity to connect with similar stage Founders and gain invaluable perspectives on scaling your business.

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Who attends?

Founders who have $10-$100M+ in Revenue or Funding

Investors of $100M+ AUM funds

Where do these events take place?

Private rooms at upscale restaurants - an opportunity to explore the best of culinary scene

Don Angie

Don Angie

Known for its difficulty in securing a reservation, โ€œ$200 just to get in the door,โ€ by NY MAG

NARO

NARO

From the team behind Atoboy and Atomix (a two-star Michelin restaurant)

Hutong

Hutong

Prestigious venue celebrated for its award-winning Northern Chinese cuisine

What to expect

What can I expect?

  • 16-18 founders and select VCs in private dining room
  • Seated course or family-style dinners with white and red wine
  • Networking before and after the dinner
  • Casual conversations and sharing
  • Seat changes before dessert course to encourage more mingling
  • Facilitated discussions around growth, GTM, hiring, and challenges
  • Build lasting relationships

Why attend a Founders Dinner Event?

Connect with your Peers

  • Connect with fellow founders and VCs
    • Foster relationships that could lead to future collaborations or funding opportunities

      Complimentary Fine Dining

      • Enjoy a complimentary fine dining, multi-course dinner, thanks to patrons who are truly invested in your success
        • Menu items range from flaming Peking duck, lobster bisque, and filet mignon

          Actionable Insights

          • Engage in facilitated discussions around critical topics like:
            • Growth strategies
            • Go-to-market plans
            • Hiring challenges

          Speakers Lineup

          What Founders have shared about the Series

          Supermomos dinners are thoughtfully curated and totally worthwhile. There are 5 different events you can attend any given night to advance your startup and I always prioritize Supermomos.

          Claire CoderFounder & CEO Aunt Flow Raised ~$20M

          Supermomos' Founder Dinners offer a rare space to engage in deep, insightful conversations. The mix of founders is spot onโ€”you get to meet people who are not only at the same stage but could also become real friends.

          Zaaeem ShahidCo-Founder Snackmagic Raised ~$15M

          Upcoming Event in our
          Private Founders Dinner Series Series

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          Our Past Events

          ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐š๐ญ. ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿง  Last Thursday in Santa Monica, we featured @mandyteefey (Co-Founder & CEO, Wondermind) and Ryan Tanaka (Principal at Diversis Capital,$3B+ AUM) at our monthly Private Founders Dinner, where we discussed shifting business models and how to build software that resists AI commoditization. Key insights from the evening: ๐Ÿง  ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ง ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ. Wondermindโ€™s shift from media to a mental fitness ecosystem demonstrates the power of a holistic brand. Success isn't just starting a conversation; itโ€™s providing the lifestyle tools that sustain it. ๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ. Don't ignore the "quiet" demand. Wondermindโ€™s focus on male-focused mental health generated 2 billion hits, confirming a massive gap in the market for lifestyle-oriented mental fitness. ๐Ÿงฉ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐š๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ˆ. The best protection against AI disruption is proprietary data. Investors are looking for "tool-agnostic" companies that use AI as a layer but own the exclusive datasets and complex workflows that models can't easily replicate. ๐Ÿค ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ. Managing multiple revenue streams is like running several companies at once. Scaling founders must solidify their primary engine before expanding, ensuring the core mission stays intact during growth. ๐Ÿท Deep tactical dives happened over an upscale dinner in Santa Monica, fostering curated connections between LAโ€™s top founders and funders. A huge thank you to Mandy Teefey and Ryan Tanaka for their insights, and to our co-hosts Anand Mehta and Darien Pun from @gundersondettmer for making this incredible evening possible. We also really appreciate those who made the 2.5-hour drive from OC to join us, it means a lot that you took the time to be there. #Supermomos #LAFounders #VentureCapital #MentalFitness #AIStrategy #Wondermind #StartupGrowth ๐Ÿš€
          Why 10x your ARR when you can 10x the market cap of your industry? ๐Ÿ‘€ Not something you hear everyday but just the kind of re-imaginative thinking you get when you bring over $20B+ in funding & AUM under one roof at our Private Founders Dinner in NYC feat. Elliott Robinson from Bessemer Venture Partners! FOMO? Get some of that secret sauce hereโ€ฆ Augmenting =/= Replacing Jobs ๐Ÿค– AI wonโ€™t replace ALL jobs. Human work will always need a human touch, but the grunt work? Leave it to the AI. Doctors can spend more time listening to patients instead of typing out memos, less time wasted and more actual human VALUE. The lowest level of jobs might slowly be erased but that doesnโ€™t mean lack of opportunity, itโ€™s value higher up the value chain โ›“๏ธ A Tale of 2 Cities ๐ŸŒ† Companies with strong fundamentals canโ€™t raise a penny, others go from 10 to 100M in months. Thatโ€™s the reality of an AI first market growing at 2x, 4x even 10x on 5 employee teams. What captures an investorโ€™s eye? A pathway out. With crazy growth investors want certainty that you CAN hit your escape velocity. Demonstrate cash flow neutral and watch the calls come in ๐Ÿ“ž Re-Imagining the Market ๐Ÿ’น Did Cursor know that $1B ARR existed in the coding space before it launched? It CREATED it. AI is allowing software and products to be delivered faster than before. That means ADOPTION. You had to learn to code before Cursor but now everyone and their grandma is vibe-coding. Grannie is growing the market cap and founders need to re-imagine how their products can expand the market ๐Ÿ“ˆ Our Private Founders Dinner are always a blast and we couldnโ€™t have had such amazing insights without our wonderful co-hosts! Massive shoutout to Matthew Rosenblatt & Adam Pizzo from @anchincpa, Cristina Bartolacci from @thoropass , Mishela Topalli from @justworks and our amazing moderator Jesse Nevarez from @mofollp ! We couldn't have done this without you ๐Ÿ˜€ #startups #PrivateFoundersDinner #NYC #VentureCapital #AI
          We featured Managing Director at Insight Partners, George Mathew at our monthly private founders dinner, where we gathered an exclusive group of founders in AI with $10-$100M+ in ARR/funding for dinner at one of Manhattan's best Thai restaurants with 2 stars from The New York Times, Fish Cheeks! A huge shoutout to George, who fielded an insightful AMA with engaged discussions from the crowd - about everything from the state of venture to agents and hot takes on enterprise SaaS ๐Ÿคฉ Special thanks to our awesome co-hosts HSBC Innovation Banking and Perkins Coie for making this intimate gathering possible, and Agatha Kluk for moderating๐Ÿš€ #founders #ai #thai #community #supermomos
          Private founders dinner at @donangienyc ๐Ÿ We invited founders who have raised $10M - 100M in funding. Follow for more events like this โœจ #DonAngie #Founders #NYC #Tech
          Reminiscing over our private founders dinner at a Korean fine dining restaurant ๐ŸŒธ Founders who raised more than $10M or $10M+ ARR were in attendance. Link in bio for the next one! Big thank you to our co-hosts Athena, Vouch, and Justworks! #dinner #founders #startup #supermomos #tech #nyc
          Quick recap on Wednesday - we hosted 17 industry-leading founders who raised $10M to $100M for a private dinner at an upscale Asian fusion dining restaurant over a 4-course meal with AOA Dx, Vouch Insurance, and Zendesk. There was time for facilitated discussions, knowledge exchange on growth, scaling, and challenges, and time to mingle and connect with like-minded venture-backed founders in the city. ๐ŸŽฅ @daniel.huie #NYC #Tech #Founders #Community
          We held our June private founders omakase event at @zumanewyork with 18 founders who raised more than $10M to $100M, co-hosted with Perkins Coie and Athena. #Founders #NYC #Community
          Private founders dinner at @hutongnyc with founders who have raised $10M - 100M in funding. Follow for more events like this๐Ÿคฉ #hutong #founders #nyc #tech

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          A group of vetted similar-stage founders and CEOs in tech who regularly meet up (offline and online) to share knowledge and information, and hopefully become friends and business partners over time ๐Ÿ™‚

          In-person events
          • Curated dining
          • Pickleball matches
          • Wine tasting
          • Book clubs
          • Other fun activities
          Private online forum
          • Share information
          • Ask for advice
          • Tackle challenges such as growth, GTM, fundraising, hiring, and more
          Advisory discussions
          Experts across various functions from legal advice to HR to fundraising
          Supermomos network
          • New customers
          • VC connections
          • Hiring