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, “$200 just to get in the door,” 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

          Josh Bell

          Josh Bell

          General Partner

          Dawn Capital

          Ishan Sinha

          Ishan Sinha

          Partner

          Point72

          Elliott Robinson

          Elliott Robinson

          Partner

          Bessemer Venture Partners

          Mark Grace

          Mark Grace

          Principal

          M13

          Jing Xiong

          Jing Xiong

          Investment Director

          YZi Labs

          Austin Arensberg

          Austin Arensberg

          Head of Okta Ventures

          VC Arm of Okta

          David Rolf

          David Rolf

          Head of Visa Ventures

          Visa

          Mark Sutton

          Mark Sutton

          Chief Information Security Officer

          Bain Capital

          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 on—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

          𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐚𝐭. 🛡️🧠 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: 🧠 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭. Wondermind’s shift from media to a mental fitness ecosystem demonstrates the power of a holistic brand. Success isn't just starting a conversation; it’s providing the lifestyle tools that sustain it. 📈 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬. Don't ignore the "quiet" demand. Wondermind’s focus on male-focused mental health generated 2 billion hits, confirming a massive gap in the market for lifestyle-oriented mental fitness. 🧩 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐈. 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. 🤝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐬. 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. 🍷 Deep tactical dives happened over an upscale dinner in Santa Monica, fostering curated connections between LA’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 🚀
          Why 10x your ARR when you can 10x the market cap of your industry? 👀 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 here… Augmenting =/= Replacing Jobs 🤖 AI won’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 doesn’t mean lack of opportunity, it’s value higher up the value chain ⛓️ A Tale of 2 Cities 🌆 Companies with strong fundamentals can’t raise a penny, others go from 10 to 100M in months. That’s the reality of an AI first market growing at 2x, 4x even 10x on 5 employee teams. What captures an investor’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 📞 Re-Imagining the Market 💹 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 📈 Our Private Founders Dinner are always a blast and we couldn’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 😀 #startups #PrivateFoundersDinner #NYC #VentureCapital #AI
          Private founders dinner at @donangienyc 🍝 We invited founders who have raised $10M - 100M in funding. Follow for more events like this ✨ #DonAngie #Founders #NYC #Tech
          Reminiscing over our private founders dinner at a Korean fine dining restaurant 🌸 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. 🎥 @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 this🤩 #hutong #founders #nyc #tech
          We had an amazing Private Founders Dinner event at @fushiminyc with female founders who have raised $10M - 100M in funding! Follow for more events like this #fushimi #femalefounders #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 🙂

          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