June 18, 2026, New York, USA, Chainwire
Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins, and Streamex are hosting a private Founders Table VIP dinner in New York City during ETHConf 2026 and NYC Tech Week, bringing together leaders across digital assets, technology, AI, traditional finance, and institutional capital.
The invitation-only dinner was held on June 9 and brought together founders, operators, funds, C-suite executives and institutional leaders in a room for an intimate dinner and conversation.
Attendees included leaders from Citi, BitMine, BitGo, Mirae Asset Securities USA, Experian, Pyth Network, Space and Time, MegaETH, B3, Stable, Antler, Delphi Digital, Fun, Linera, Vanta Trading, Streamex, PolyData, Horizen Labs, World Foundation, Zipcode, OpenLedger, Onyx, Definitive, and Notalone Ventures.
The Founders Table format is intentionally simple. There are no selected guest lists, private rooms, and stage agendas. The goal is to bring the right people together in an environment where conversations can occur naturally.
The dinner was hosted by Stratosphere in conjunction with Pudgy Penguins and Streamex. Stratosphere provided a network across founders, operators, investors and institutional teams. Pudgy Penguins adds one of the strongest consumer brands and communities in digital assets. Streamex brings institutional and real asset aspects to the conversation, focusing on tokenized gold and commodities markets.
The Stratosphere team and CEO Hassan Shaikh have continued to build Founders Table into a series of private dinners centered around major industry conferences. After previous editions during the Digital Asset Summit and Consensus, the New York dinner continued the same idea. That meant high-quality meeting rooms, carefully selected attendees, and conversations that would be difficult to replicate on-site at a conference.
For Stratosphere, this dinner strengthens the company’s position as an ecosystem partner for leading brands across technology, finance and digital assets. Established projects work with Stratosphere to deepen cultural relevance, strengthen market narratives, and connect with founders, investors, institutions, and operators across the industry.
“I am optimistic about the next steps in digital assets, especially commodity tokenization,” he said. Stratosphere CEO Hassan Shaikh. “This dinner provides a way to bring funds, institutions and startups into the same room to talk about where the market is heading.”
The Founders Table series will continue to revolve around major global conferences throughout the year, with future editions focusing on bringing together founders, financiers, institutions and major brands in private, relationship-driven spaces.
If you are interested in attending or participating in future Founders Table editions, please contact the Stratosphere team.
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