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NYC at the Cherry Lane Theater. Palooza 2026 was a hit!
180+ RSVP’s for the Cherry Lane Theater in the West Village for the Social Leverage Annual General Meeting, aka Palooza, was a hit.
Overall, the day was filled with learning, laughter, and lots of fun. To our LPs, founders, and friends who joined, thanks for making it out!
The recap for those who couldn’t make it and some photos for everyone to enjoy!
The partners at Social Leverage talked about fund performance for our 5 seed funds. We walked through the Fund of Funds and some of the best-performing managers as well as DPI. We also walked through some current and historical SPV’s we have done as a firm.
Gary on our team did a deep dive into the Social Leverage tech stack, how we use AI, integrating voice AI for founder interviews that come in cold via our website, and how our use of AI has brought us closer to the problems founders are running into.
We heard from many of our founders throughout the day - all of whom are listed on our Fund V page on our website! We also heard from the newest investment, Questra.ai
We heard from some of the SLAF (Fund of Funds managers) talking about AI, fintech and crypto.
Fund IV companies on the fintech side, including Archive Intel, Fiscal.ai, and Seeds joined me on stage.
Punchup.live joined Howard with a special guest to discuss media and AI.
Tyler Denk from Beehiiv did a fireside chat with Howard
Nadia, CFO of Alpaca.Markets talked to us about the company and the future of fintech infrastructure
Fred, CEO of Secfi, talked to us in a fireside chat about the private markets and how liquidity is changing
Meet the Founder Reimagining How We Farm
Clint Brauer returned to his family farm after his father developed Parkinson’s. What began as a personal mission became Greenfield Robotics: robots designed to replace herbicides with mechanical weed control.
Born from a farmer’s personal mission
Replace herbicides with mechanical weed control
Help reduce chemical exposure in farming
Investors in this round can qualify for up to a 20% bonus.
This Reg A+ offering is made available through StartEngine Primary, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Please read the Offering Circular and related disclosures before investing. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.