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Super Female Founders & Funders Community
The Supermomos Super Female Founders and VC Community in New York City consists of the city’s top female founders and venture capitalists. This network of peers will be your sounding board for navigating startup challenges, best practices, and life lessons. Allies are welcome to events!
We host a monthly Female Founders & Funders Fireside Panel and Mixer
and an annual Women’s Leadership Summit
Who do we feature?
Female founder
($10M+ in revenue/funding)
and/or
Senior female investor at a fund
($100M+ AUM)
What can I expect?
- Light refreshments and bites
- 30-45 minute panel with Q&A
- Networking before and after the panel
Past Featured Speakers and Events
Jennifer Tegan
Managing Director, New York Ventures at Empire State Development
MD of New York State's venture arm, which has a goal to build a robust startup ecosystem across New York State, leveraging public and private sector assets
Jenny Fielding
Co-founder + Managing Partner, Everywhere Ventures
Ex-MD, Techstars; Ex-Head of Digital Ventures, BBC;
Invested in 3 unicorns!
Amy Oldenberg
Head of Emerging Markets Equity, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
20+ years at Morgan Stanley, focused on emerging markets and trading
Natalie Lung
Tech Reporter, Bloomberg News
Focused on consumer apps: online travel agencies, gig economy, dating apps, and other tech trends from the East Coast
Annual Women’s Leadership Summit at the NYSE
Women’s Leadership Summit NYC is bringing together top women leaders for a day supercharged with insight and new connections.
Featuring perspectives from world-class operators, investors, and founders across the ecosystem–from big tech and Fortune 500 to emergent disruptors and those in the public sphere–if you're a founder, investor, or leader in your field, this one's for you.
Who do we feature?
Pauline Brown
Author, Aesthetic Intelligence Former Chairman, LVMH USA Former MD, The Carlyle Group
Suneera Madhani
Founder WorthAI, CEO School, Stax Exited Stax $1B+ Valuation, $150M+ ARR
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Founder, Ohai.ai Former Founder, Care.com Led IPO at NYSE
Jennifer Tegan
MD, New York Ventures Venture arm of New York State Board Member, Tompkins Community Bank
Birgitta Tazelaar
Ambassador of the Netherlands to the US Non-resident Ambassador to the Bahamas Former Deputy Director-General Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Erica Van
Partner & Director Intel Capital Investor, Hugging Face, InWorld
Aissata M.B. Camara
Deputy Commissioner & Chief of Staff NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs
Emma Bengtsson
Head Chef, Aquavit (2 Michelin stars) 1st Swedish woman & 2nd woman in the US to earn 2 stars
Julie Rice
Co-Founder, Peoplehood Co-Founder, SoulCycle (Exited to Equinox)
Pauline Brown
Author, Aesthetic Intelligence Former Chairman, LVMH USA Former MD, The Carlyle Group
Suneera Madhani
Founder WorthAI, CEO School, Stax Exited Stax $1B+ Valuation, $150M+ ARR
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Founder, Ohai.ai Former Founder, Care.com Led IPO at NYSE
Jennifer Tegan
MD, New York Ventures Venture arm of New York State Board Member, Tompkins Community Bank
Birgitta Tazelaar
Ambassador of the Netherlands to the US Non-resident Ambassador to the Bahamas Former Deputy Director-General Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Erica Van
Partner & Director Intel Capital Investor, Hugging Face, InWorld
Aissata M.B. Camara
Deputy Commissioner & Chief of Staff NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs
Emma Bengtsson
Head Chef, Aquavit (2 Michelin stars) 1st Swedish woman & 2nd woman in the US to earn 2 stars
Julie Rice
Co-Founder, Peoplehood Co-Founder, SoulCycle (Exited to Equinox)
What can I expect?
- Full-day event with packed programming and agenda with top-tier speakers
- Time for networking and mingling
- Meals and snacks served throughout the day with coffee & tea
- Facilitated discussions and ice-breaker activities
- Time for open mingling across tables
- Professional photographer and videography
Get a glimpse of what our
Women’s Leadership Summits
are like
What Founders have shared about the Series
I was thrilled to participate in the Female Founder & Funder series as a participant and attendee! The diversity of perspectives shared by everyone in the room is so enriching, and it’s truly exciting to see women entrepreneurs and investors come together to exchange insights, tackle challenges, and explore new opportunities.
Ginger DhaliwalCo-Founder, UpflexUpcoming Event in our
Female Founders & Funders Series
Can’t make it to our in-person event?
Join the NYC Founders Dinner Club
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 🙂
- Curated dining
- Pickleball matches
- Wine tasting
- Book clubs
- Other fun activities
- Share information
- Ask for advice
- Tackle challenges such as growth, GTM, fundraising, hiring, and more
- New customers
- VC connections
- Hiring