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
Bootstrap
- 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
iGet 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
iLevel up with weekly sessions and 100+ recordings covering product, fundraising, growth, leadership much more.
- Private Events in Major Cities
iConnect with members in your city. We're on a mission to reach 25 Global Chapters. Check out our chapters here.
- Investor Mentoring Sessions
iPractice your pitch live and get feedback from Institutional VC's for help navigating your raise. Learn More
- $117,222 in Group Discounts
iEarly 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
Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:
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Angel
$133.25/mobilled annuallyFor 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:
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Early Growth Financial Services: $1,000 annual credit
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IBM Cloud: $120,000 value
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Hubspot: $2,400 value
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TriNet: $6,000 Value
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+99 more accelerator grade deals
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See lessSeries A+
$374.92/mobilled annuallyFor Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of $1.5M+.Request Invite- Includes Angel Level benefits, plus:
- Thought Leadershipi
Reach our public audience of 10k readers with a featured post on Founders Edge.
- Featured Speaker
iGive back by sharing your expertise with all 600+ members.Learn More
- Peer Advisory Roundtables
iProfessionally facilitated small group roundtable meeting. Learn More
- Meet the Global Keynote Speaker
iGet your questions answered during an intimate Q&A with our global keynote speaker ($100M+ exits). Learn More
- $350,887 in Group Discounts
iEarly 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
+104 more accelerator grade deals
Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:
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One-Time FeeFor Serial Entrepreneurs. A one-time payment and never pay dues again.See how much of your burn rate you can cutRequest 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
Over $300k from +118 more accelerator grade deals
Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:
- 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
-
+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
-
+99 more accelerator grade deals
-
- Includes Angel Level benefits, plus:
- Thought Leadershipi
Reach our public audience of 10k readers with a featured post on Founders Edge.
- Featured Speaker
iGive back by sharing your expertise with all 600+ members.Learn More
- Peer Advisory Roundtables
iProfessionally facilitated small group roundtable meeting. Learn More
- Meet the Global Keynote Speaker
iGet your questions answered during an intimate Q&A with our global keynote speaker ($100M+ exits). Learn More
- $350,887 in Group Discounts
iEarly 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
+104 more accelerator grade deals
Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:
- 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
Over $300k from +118 more accelerator grade deals
Cut your burn rate and extend your runway with new deals added every month. Sample deals include:
- 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
Approval Process
Request Invitation
Learn More- 1 Min Application
- Provide Requested Info
- Review Plans
Get Nominated
Learn More- Only A Member can Nominate You
- Complete Application & Addendum
Membership Committee
Learn More- Membership Committee vets application at the end of the month
Approval
Learn More- 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.
Serial Entrepreneur, Raised $60M+
CEO of Le Tote
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Whether it's your first startup or you've built a $100M business, you'll be grouped with founders at your experience level.
Just answer a few questions and we'll help you understand where you belong.Lifetime Funding Raised$Annual Revenue Generated$Bootstrap
$74.92/mobilled annuallyFor Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of less than $150,000.Request InviteAngel
$133.25/mobilled annuallyFor Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of $150,000 - $1.5m.Request InviteSeries A
$374.92/mobilled annuallyFor Founders with experience generating annual revenues or raising funding of $1.5m+.Request InviteTrusted by Great Founders
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