Don't carry it alone.
Speaking up is step #1 to building resilience.
Join a Founder Circle with like-minded peers: 8–12 founders in a similar phase. Fuelling real conversation with research-backed themes, real founder challenges, and cases. For founders, by founders.
Upstream Founders Circle · Early Stage
Pre-seed & seed founders, first 1–3 hires
Upstream Founders Circle · Late Stage
Series A+ operators, 20+ FTE
Impact Founder Circles
Purpose-driven founders, grouped by stage
Not sure which circle fits?
Start a short conversation. We'll suggest the circle closest to where you are.
Experienced founders past the "figuring it out" phase.
Circles are grouped by phase. Early-stage founders sit with early-stage founders. Scale-up operators and second-time founders sit with peers at the same stage.
- Group size8–12 founders per circle.
- CadenceSix sessions a year; a rhythm that survives a bad quarter.
- Format2.5h structured conversation + a shared dinner.
- ConfidentialityNothing goes back to boards, investors or teams.
Six sessions. Real conversation. Shared dinner.
Every circle meets six times a year for 2.5 hours, followed by a shared dinner. Each session is built around a research-backed theme, a real founder case, and a guest speaker who has lived it. The room stays small so the conversation stays honest.
Ready for your circle?
Tell us where you are and what you are carrying. We match you to a circle in your phase.