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Virtual Startup Community

Silicon Valley is globalizing and that means great startups can come from anywhere. That’s why a full 15% of Founders Network members are located outside of our city chapters. Collectively, they belong to our Virtual Chapter supported by a highly engaged leadership team and enjoy access to all of the same benefits as our members in urban centers, in addition to lower cost of living.

For nominated founders · Virtual · 30 min

Nominee Preview Q&A

Thursday, November 19 at 9:30 AM PT

A live Zoom for nominated founders: how Founders Network works, what happens next, and open Q&A.

Guests welcome

Upcoming Virtual events

No Virtual events open to guests are on the calendar right now. The Nominee Preview Q&A above is the best way to meet us, or browse every upcoming Founders Network event.

Virtual chapter

Our Local Leadership Team

Christopher Saunders
Membership Chair
Co-founder, Crowstack.ai, CrowStack.ai
FN November 2021 Cohort

Background in Computer Science with an MBA. Received patents for innovative solutions, directly contributing to everything from small internal projects to products that reached tens of millions of active users globally. Broad experience working across North America and Asia Pacific.

Sameer Gupta
Growth Chair
Founder, Super Money Games
FN July 2012 Cohort

I am a serial entrepreneur who attended the M&T Program at the University of Pennsylvania/Wharton. Through my companies (SimpleC, h.wood, RivalMe, BettorView, Evenplay), I have been featured in the New York Times, LA Times, Food Network and GamesBeat. I specialize in computer and cognitive science, with a focus on HCI.

Allen Lee
Event Chair
Founder, CookingSocial LLC
FN January 2026 Cohort

I have more than 10 years of experience in Entertainment and Tech. Having launched multiple global entertainment products for Comcast and Warner Bros Discovery, I am excited to launch the Pantoh app to create a global recipe platform that empowers users to cook the ways that work for them and to allow culinary creators to monetize their recipe content.

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The Virtual startup scene

Silicon Valley is globalizing and that means great startups can come from anywhere. That’s why a full 15% of Founders Network members are located outside of our city chapters. Collectively, they belong to our Virtual Chapter supported by a highly engaged leadership team and enjoy access to all of the same benefits as our members in urban centers, in addition to lower cost of living.

Founders Network in Virtual

Founders Network is based in San Francisco, just 45 minutes north of the valley and was built with the Silicon Valley startup founder in mind. At Founders Network, we know that a robust network of other founders is an essential part of any successful tech founder’s startup playbook. Our mentorship program is designed to support our members throughout their startup journey and accelerate their success.

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