The Human Edge: A Founders' Cacao Salon

Inside the event

The Human Edge: A Founders Salon for the Age of AI Breakfast · Cacao · Capital · Curated Connection AI is making it easier than ever to build. But trust, conviction, introductions, and the relationships that actually move companies forward are still deeply human. The Human Edge brings together an intimate group of founders, investors, and operators for a morning in Tribeca designed around useful insight and meaningful connection. The morning is structured so the right conversations have time to actually go somewhere. What you'll walk away with A current read on fundraising and what investors are paying attention to, fresh from San Francisco Tech Week A practical perspective on leading teams and building companies as AI changes how we work Three or four people you'll genuinely want to reconnect with A focused, energizing start to your day The morning 9:45 AM · Doors open Breakfast & arrival 10:00 AM · Welcome 10:15 AM · Cacao opening A short guided ritual with Sasha Sakhar to arrive, settle in, and set an intention for the morning. 10:45 AM · What investors are seeing now Tanya Montméan shares observations from San Francisco Tech Week: where capital is moving, what investors are asking founders, and how AI is changing the fundraising landscape. 11:00 AM · The human side of building with AI Geoff Scott on building companies, teams, and products where AI amplifies people rather than replaces human leadership. 11:15 AM · Open conversation & Q&A 11:30 AM · Curated connection rounds Guided small-group conversations matched around stage, interests, and goals so the conversation gets past the usual networking script. 11:50 AM · Closing + open networking 12:00 PM · Close In the room 🌍 Tanya Montméan · VC and fundraising advisor. After a decade at J.P. Morgan across leveraged finance and M&A, Tanya founded StartLinkVentures to connect founders with capital and advises companies across New York, Boston, and Silicon Valley. 💻 Geoff Scott · CTO, founder, and advisor. Three companies started, four exits, four AI patents, and still coding. Board member at SIM New York Metro and creator of KindnessFlywheel.org, focused on human-centered leadership in the age of AI. ☕ Sasha Sakhar · Founder of SUGARHAUS, an NYC experiential studio reimagining how people gather. For seven years, Sasha has facilitated cacao rituals, connection experiences, and curated gatherings for founders, teams, and creatives. Why cacao? Ceremonial cacao creates a simple transition from doing to being present. Its naturally occurring theobromine offers a gentler, steadier lift than coffee, while the ritual gives us something rare in founder culture: a moment to arrive before the titles, pitches, and ideas begin. You don't need to know anything about cacao. Just come curious. Who it's for Early-stage founders with a product in market, particularly those preparing for or currently raising, alongside selected operators, angels, investors, and ecosystem builders. An intimate group. Curated guest list. 📍 Fabrik NYC · 12–16 Vestry St, 4th Floor · Tribeca 🗓 Tuesday, October 20 · Doors 9:45 AM · Program 10:00 AM–12:00 PM 🎟 $35 · breakfast + ceremonial cacao included 📵 Phones away during the facilitated portion so the room gets everyone's full attention