03Pillar three
Belong for life
A trusted circle of peers building alongside you — for the long arc, not the launch.
Overview
Building a company is the loneliest job most people will ever do. A founder community changes the texture of the work — not by removing the difficulty, but by making sure no one carries it alone. Once you're in, you're in for life.
Small cohorts, deep trust
We cap each cohort at 24 founders. That's small enough that everyone knows everyone, big enough to span sectors and geographies. The people you start with become the people you call at midnight five years from now.
Two residencies a year
Twice a year — once at the start, once at launch — the cohort gathers in person for a week. No keynotes. Long meals, long walks, long conversations. The work happens in the room and at the dinner table.
An alumni network that actually shows up
1,200 founders across 47 countries. A private channel where questions get answered in minutes. An annual gathering. And the quiet, ordinary kind of help — an intro, a referral, a couch in another city — that no program can manufacture, only cultivate.
Inside the work.
Cohort of 24
Small enough to remember every name.
Residencies
Two in-person weeks a year, hosted by the foundation.
Private community
A 24/7 channel, signal not noise.
Founder dinners
Monthly gatherings in 18 cities.
Alumni summit
Once a year. Everyone returns.
Lifetime membership
No renewal. No tier. Just here.
"These are the people I'd call before my parents."
— Marcos Ferreira — Cohort '21