​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