As part of Launch Week for the NYC AI Landing Pad, we’re excited to host an International Founders & Funders Happy Hour, co-hosted with Lightspeed, NYCEDC, Anthropic.
This gathering brings together international founders and investors for an evening focused on what it takes to build and scale across borders — from entering the U.S. market and establishing a New York presence, to navigating fundraising, hiring, partnerships, and long-term growth strategy.
We will be joined by the inaugural NYC AI Landing Pad cohort, alongside SOSA’s ILPN cohort: with growth-stage AI founders building companies visiting from countries including the UK, Canada, Spain, France, Israel, Poland, Australia, Belgium, Singapore, South Korea, and the UAE.
What you can expect:
🍸🥂 AMA with a Partner from Lightspeed, followed by a Happy Hour reception hosted at Lightspeed’s NYC office
💬 High-signal conversations on U.S. expansion, market entry, and scaling globally
🤝 Meaningful connections between international founders and funders shaping the next wave of AI
🔥 Candid founder-to-founder insights on what it really takes to build across markets
Spots are limited. Only approved attendees will be allowed through security.
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Lightspeed: Lightspeed is a global, multi-stage, venture capital firm managing over $40B in assets.
NYCEDC: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers
Anthropic: Anthropic is the AI company behind Claude, a popular AI assistant designed to be more reliable and "human-like" than its competitors.
Perkins Coie: Perkins Coie’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital lawyers are trusted advisors to the world’s most innovative companies and visionary investors. We support startup clients from formation to exit with comprehensive legal and business counseling.
Airwallex: Airwallex is a leading financial platform building the future of global banking for modern businesses.
Open an airwallex account to pay suppliers, issue cards, and manage fx from one place—without the legacy bank friction: https://www.airwallex.com/signup/us
SOSA: SOSA is an innovation execution partner for governments, corporations, and startups, operationalizing the global ecosystem to solve inefficiencies between innovation and scalable execution.
International Founders & Funders Happy Hour, Co-hosted with Lightspeed, NYCEDC, Anthropic
Hosts
Thu, Mar 12, 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM (EDT)
To be shared upon approval (New York)
50 attendees
FullAs part of Launch Week for the NYC AI Landing Pad, we’re excited to host an International Founders & Funders Happy Hour, co-hosted with Lightspeed, NYCEDC, Anthropic.
This gathering brings together international founders and investors for an evening focused on what it takes to build and scale across borders — from entering the U.S. market and establishing a New York presence, to navigating fundraising, hiring, partnerships, and long-term growth strategy.
We will be joined by the inaugural NYC AI Landing Pad cohort, alongside SOSA’s ILPN cohort: with growth-stage AI founders building companies visiting from countries including the UK, Canada, Spain, France, Israel, Poland, Australia, Belgium, Singapore, South Korea, and the UAE.
What you can expect:
🍸🥂 AMA with a Partner from Lightspeed, followed by a Happy Hour reception hosted at Lightspeed’s NYC office
💬 High-signal conversations on U.S. expansion, market entry, and scaling globally
🤝 Meaningful connections between international founders and funders shaping the next wave of AI
🔥 Candid founder-to-founder insights on what it really takes to build across markets
Spots are limited. Only approved attendees will be allowed through security.
Supermomos NYC: Supermomos is NYC’s premier curated platform connecting founders, VCs, and senior tech operators through high-trust, in-person experiences.
Join 35k+ founders, vcs, and operators on supermomos.com!
Lightspeed: Lightspeed is a global, multi-stage, venture capital firm managing over $40B in assets.
NYCEDC: Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers
Anthropic: Anthropic is the AI company behind Claude, a popular AI assistant designed to be more reliable and "human-like" than its competitors.
Perkins Coie: Perkins Coie’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital lawyers are trusted advisors to the world’s most innovative companies and visionary investors. We support startup clients from formation to exit with comprehensive legal and business counseling.
Airwallex: Airwallex is a leading financial platform building the future of global banking for modern businesses.
Open an airwallex account to pay suppliers, issue cards, and manage fx from one place—without the legacy bank friction: https://www.airwallex.com/signup/us
SOSA: SOSA is an innovation execution partner for governments, corporations, and startups, operationalizing the global ecosystem to solve inefficiencies between innovation and scalable execution.