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Membership Benefits



Founders Helping Founders ®

Founders Network offers full lifecycle mentoring programs for founders of tech startups.
Equity free and personalized to your experience level - membership is by invitation only.

Experience Levels

Gathering Intel

Bootstrap

$74.92/mo
billed annually
For Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of less than $150,000.
Request Invite
  • 30 Day Personalized Onboarding
    i

      Includes a personal welcome from our founder, Cohort Orientation Call, Community Introduction, Lead Mentor meeting and much more.

  • Founders Only Forum
    i

      Get help fast via our email and slack extensible platform with 15+ posts a week, 2.5 replies per post and ~10 years of searchable archives. Learn more.

  • Virtual Startup Curriculum
    i

      Level up with weekly sessions and 100+ recordings covering product, fundraising, growth, leadership much more.

  • Private Events in Major Cities
    i

      Connect with members in your city. We're on a mission to reach 25 Global Chapters. Check out our chapters here.

  • Investor Mentoring Sessions
    i

      Practice your pitch live and get feedback from Institutional VC's for help navigating your raise. Learn More

  • $117,222 in Group Discounts
    i

      Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:

    • Early Growth Financial Services: $500 annual credit

    • Carta: $2,000 value

    • InVision: $180 value

    • foundersuite: $111 value

    • Gusto: $100 Value

    • Hellosign: $480 Value

    • Typeform: $500 value

    • MixPanel: $180 Value

    • +81 more accelerator grade deals

  • Access to Curated Library of Startup Advice
  • 12 Webinars
  • Event Invitations Personalized to Your Objectives
  • Lead Mentor Matching
  • 600 members on a Custom Online Platform
  • Quarterly Engagement Dashboards
  • Women's Leadership Committee
  • Leadership Development Opportunities
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Angel

Angel

$133.25/mo
billed annually
For Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of $150,000 - $1.5M.
Request Invite
  • Includes Bootstrap Level benefits, plus:
  • Funded Founder Forum

    i

    Get help with issues as your startup grows, from seed to Series-A and beyond. Learn More

    Clarify your objectives and get introductions with a QBR Call. Learn More

  • Mid-Year Call 
  • 1-on-1 VC Mentoring

    i

    Meet 1-1 with Institutional VC's for help navigating your raise. Learn More

  • $260,837 in Group Discounts

    i

    Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:

    • Early Growth Financial Services: $1,000 annual credit

    • IBM Cloud: $120,000 value

    • Hubspot: $2,400 value

    • TriNet: $6,000 Value

    • Zoom: $1000 Value

    • +99 more accelerator grade deals

  • 50% off Deal Listing
  • $1,000 RSVP Credits
  • 1-on-1 Founder Mentoring Sessions
  • 1-on-1 Strategy Session with FN HQ
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Series A

Series A+

$374.92/mo
billed annually
For Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of $1.5M+.
Request Invite
  • Includes Angel Level benefits, plus:
  • Thought Leadership
    i

      Reach our public audience of 10k readers with a featured post on Founders Edge.

  • Featured Speaker
    i

      Give back by sharing your expertise with all 600+ members.Learn More

  • Peer Advisory Roundtables
    i

      Professionally facilitated small group roundtable meeting. Learn More

  • Meet the Global Keynote Speaker
    i

      Get your questions answered during an intimate Q&A with our global keynote speaker ($100M+ exits). Learn More

  • $350,887 in Group Discounts
    i

      Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:

    • Early Growth Financial Services: $2,000 annual credit

    • AWS Cloud: $10,000 value

    • Brex: $2,000 value

    • Sendgrid: $3,000 value

    • UserTesting: $2,000 Value

    • StackPath: $24,000 value

    • Zoom: $1000 Value

    • +104 more accelerator grade deals

  • Free Deal Listing
  • $2,500 RSVP Credits
  • Same Day Support from our Full Time Staff
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Lifetime

Lifetime

One-Time Fee
For Serial Entrepreneurs. A one-time payment and never pay dues again.

Request Invite
  • Includes Series A+ Level benefits, plus:
  • Never Pay Dues Again
  • Platform-wide status as a
    Lifetime Member.
  • $5,000 in Function Credits
  • $573,937 in Group Discounts
    i

      Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:

    • Over $300k from +118 more accelerator grade deals

  • 30 Day Personalized Onboarding
    i

    Includes a personal welcome from our founder, Cohort Orientation Call, Community Introduction, Lead Mentor meeting and much more.

  • Founders Only Forum
    i

    Get help fast via our email and slack extensible platform with 15+ posts a week, 2.5 replies per post and ~10 years of searchable archives. Learn more.

  • Virtual Startup Curriculum
    i

    Level up with weekly sessions and 100+ recordings covering product, fundraising, growth, leadership much more.

  • Private Events in Major Cities
    i

    Connect with members in your city. We're on a mission to reach 25 Global Chapters. Check out our chapters here.

  • $117,222 in Group Discounts
    i

    Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:

    • Early Growth Financial Services: $500 annual credit

    • Carta: $2,000 value

    • InVision: $180 value

    • foundersuite: $111 value

    • Gusto: $100 Value

    • Hellosign: $480 Value

    • Typeform: $500 value

    • MixPanel: $180 Value

    • Zoom: $1000 Value

    • +81 more accelerator grade deals

  • Includes Bootstrap Level benefits, plus:
  • Funded Founder Forum

    i

    Get help with issues as your startup grows, from seed to Series-A and beyond. Learn More

    Clarify your objectives and get introductions with a QBR Call. Learn More

  • Mid-Year Call 
  • 1-on-1 VC Mentoring

    i

    Meet 1-1 with Institutional VC's for help navigating your raise. Learn More

  • $260,837 in Group Discounts

    i

    Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:

    • Early Growth Financial Services: $1,000 annual credit

    • IBM Cloud: $120,000 value

    • Hubspot: $2,400 value

    • TriNet: $6,000 Value

    • Zoom: $1000 Value

    • +99 more accelerator grade deals

  • Includes Angel Level benefits, plus:
  • Thought Leadership
    i

      Reach our public audience of 10k readers with a featured post on Founders Edge.

  • Featured Speaker
    i

      Give back by sharing your expertise with all 600+ members.Learn More

  • Peer Advisory Roundtables
    i

      Professionally facilitated small group roundtable meeting. Learn More

  • Meet the Global Keynote Speaker
    i

      Get your questions answered during an intimate Q&A with our global keynote speaker ($100M+ exits). Learn More

  • $350,887 in Group Discounts
    i

      Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:

    • Early Growth Financial Services: $2,000 annual credit

    • AWS Cloud: $10,000 value

    • Brex: $2,000 value

    • Sendgrid: $3,000 value

    • UserTesting: $2,000 Value

    • StackPath: $24,000 value

    • Zoom: $1000 Value

    • +104 more accelerator grade deals

  • Includes Series A+ Level benefits, plus:
  • Never Pay Dues Again
  • Platform-wide status as a
    Lifetime Member.
  • $5,000 in Function Credits
  • $573,937 in Group Discounts
    i

      Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:

    • Over $300k from +118 more accelerator grade deals

  • Access to Curated Library of Startup Advice
  • 12 Webinars
  • Event Invitations Personalized to Your Objectives
  • Lead Mentor Matching
  • 600 members on a Custom Online Platform
  • Quarterly Engagement Dashboards
  • Women's Leadership Committee
  • Leadership Development Opportunities
  • 50% off Deal Listing
  • $1,000 RSVP Credits
  • 1-on-1 Founder Mentoring Sessions
  • 1-on-1 Strategy Session with FN HQ
  • Free Deal Listing
  • $2,500 RSVP Credits
  • Same Day Support from our Full Time Staff
 

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Approval Process

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  • 1 Min Application
  • Provide Requested Info
  • Review Plans

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Get Nominated
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  • Only A Member can Nominate You
  • Complete Application & Addendum

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Membership Committee
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Approval
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  • If approved, we'll contact you personally
  • Join onboarding call in following week
  • Review our Membership Criteria to see if you qualify.
  • If you qualify, request an invite.
  • We will review your request within 48 hours and may request additional information.
  • If you pass, we'll match you with a member to serve as your nominator.
  • Receive a nomination from a member with link to apply.
  • Complete 2 minute application before deadline.
  • Complete optional addendum.
  • Publicly available information from the web is added to your application.
  • Staff prescreens and disqualifies from initial pool of applicants.
  • Final list is sent to Membership Committee for review and applicants are notified.
  • Additional information from applicants may be requested.
  • If approved, we'll contact you personally by phone and/or email.
  • 30 Day high touch onboarding program begins with group onboarding call following week.

Hear Why FN'ers Love FN

As my startup has grown from Bootstrap to Series C, the problems haven’t gone away, they’ve just changed. This isn’t a community you outgrow, it’s a community that grows with you.

Rakesh Tondon (Feb '13 Cohort)

Serial Entrepreneur, Raised $60M+

CEO of Le Tote

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Whether it's your first startup or you've built a $100M business, you'll be grouped with founders at your experience level.
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Founders Network
Gathering Intel

Bootstrap

$74.92/mo
billed annually
For Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of less than $150,000.
Request Invite
Angel

Angel

$133.25/mo
billed annually
For Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of $150,000 - $1.5m.
Request Invite
Series A

Series A

$374.92/mo
billed annually
For Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of $1.5m+.
Request Invite

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Frequently Asked Questions

FN is easily integrated into your daily routine. With our intelligent distribution system, we extend the information flowing through our platform to other channels that you are already monitoring, such as slack and email. We support many kinds of engagement, including over 100 events a year, our Online Forum and 1-1 support from our Success Team. Our busiest members usually end up as some of our best members.