About Founders Network
FOUNDERS HELPING FOUNDERS ®
Founded in 2011, Founders Network offers lifelong peer mentorship to over 600 tech startup founders globally. Our platform, programs and high-touch service facilitate authentic experience sharing, warm introductions and long-term professional relationships. Additional benefits include over $500k in startup discounts and promotion to 2,000 newsletter readers. Members are located in San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, London and other tech hubs. Each month our Membership Committee admits a new cohort of full-time tech founders who are nominated by an existing member. Learn more about our company history.
Our Community Values
Authenticity
Sharing honestly about the challenges we face enables others to better help.
Reciprocity
Sharing our experience and connections creates more value for everyone.
Humility
Asking for help is a core competency of successful founders.
Inclusivity
Inclusion and diversity create greater perspective and better decisions.
Lifelong Success Through Peer Mentorship
Through several Silicon Valley booms and busts, I witnessed firsthand the ups and downs of founderhood. Creating something new could be rewarding — but also painstakingly slow — with many hidden risks to both startup success and founder wellbeing.
Clearly, the tech startup ecosystem was missing a vital service. So in 2011, we launched Founders Network. Today over 600 tech founders share our vision of lifelong success through peer mentorship. Remarkably, they also share experience daily to solve problems, save time and navigate the journey to success.
It’s humbling and inspiring to see our members’ contributions and achievements. As we expand to 25 cities globally, we’ll be looking for more great founders to make their contributions to FN. If you’d like to see if you qualify, please request an invite.
-Cheers, Kevin Holmes, Founder
Our Team
Kevin Holmes
Founder & CEO
Briana Okyere
Executive Director
Lauren Kennedy
Program Manager
Membership Committee
The Founders Network Membership Committee reviews the cohort applications that are submitted every month. The Membership Committee is comprised of notable members who are leaders and experts in their field.
Colin Barceloux
Founder Axius, YC Alum, Founded & Scaled BookRenter to $100M+
Samar Birwadker
Founder of Good & Co
Acquired by StepStone
Dr. Galen Buckwalter
Founding Chief Scientist of eHarmony
Will Bunker
Founder of Match.com
Domingo Guerra
Founder of Appthority
(Raised $25M)
Dan Hoffer
Founder of Couchsurfing
Scaled to 14M+ Users
Solomon Hykes
Founder of Docker
$240M+ Raised. Millions of Customers
Linden Tibbets
Founder IFTTT
$60M Raised. Scaled to 600 Partners
Global Partners
Want to support our mission? Learn about our Corporate Partnerships Program.
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