How Founder Feast works
An invite-only founder dinner club, explained from the first form to the last glass. Apply once, then take a seat at a vetted table on any Thursday in Vancouver, San Francisco or Los Angeles.
Everyone here was vetted.
Founders, investors, doctors, professors, athletes and artists. Every seat at this table is vetted.
A person reads every application. We match each table by stage, industry and what you are trying to figure out this year, and we tell you who is coming before you sit down. Nobody arrives to pitch, and nobody leaves with a stack of business cards they will never use.
From an application to a table
Six steps, and only the first one is yours to start. We handle the matching, the restaurant and the timing.
- 01
Apply
Tell us what you are building and who you would like to sit beside. The form takes two minutes, and a person reads every answer.
- 02
We read it
We look for people who make a table better: founders, investors, doctors, professors, athletes and artists, building or backing something real. You hear back by email.
- 03
Pick a Thursday
Once you are in, you choose the Thursday you want in the app and take a seat. Membership covers every seat you take, and there is no per-dinner charge.
- 04
The table is revealed
Forty-eight hours before the night we confirm the restaurant and show you who is coming. We match each table by stage, industry and what you are trying to figure out this year.
- 05
Sit down
Show up, eat well and talk. There is no pitching and no name tags. You pay the restaurant for what you eat and drink, and nothing else.
- 06
The week between
Members meet for coffees, runs and hikes between Thursdays, all free to join, and can reach every other vetted member in the app, in all three cities.
What $49 a month covers
One membership, three cities, and no per-seat charge. Here is the whole list.
- You get a seat at every weekly dinner, and you never pay a per-seat charge.
- We pick your table by hand, so you know the room before you walk in.
- You get coffees, runs and hikes with other members through the week.
- You can reach every other vetted member in the app, in all three cities.
- Members get the seasonal events and special offers first.
We host Thursdays. The rest is yours.
Dinner is the main event. These are the extras members start themselves in the app, and any member can join.
Coffees
Lower key. Name a cafe, name a time, see who turns up.
Free to join. You buy your own coffee.
Runs
Meet people on the move. Pick a route, set a pace, run it together.
Free to join. Bring water.
Hikes
A trail and a few hours, with founders who wanted the same morning.
Free to join. Bring water and shoes you can climb in.
All of it runs through the app. See what the Founder Feast app does.
One membership, three tables a week
Vancouver, BC
Every Thursday evening, a small table of vetted founders sits down at one of the best restaurants in Vancouver. No pitching. No pretense. Just real conversation.
Read the Vancouver pageSan Francisco, CA
Every Thursday evening, a small table of vetted founders sits down somewhere between the Mission and North Beach. No pitching. No pretense. Just real conversation.
Read the San Francisco pageLos Angeles, CA
Every Thursday evening, a small table of vetted founders sits down somewhere between Venice and Silver Lake. No pitching. No pretense. Just real conversation.
Read the Los Angeles pageWhat people ask before they apply
Anything else, write to hello@founderfeast.com and a person answers.
How long does the application take?
Two minutes. There are a few questions about what you are building and who you would like to meet, and a person reads every answer.
What does membership cost?
$49 a month, about $11 a week. It covers every weekly dinner plus coffees, runs and hikes with other members, in all three cities. You pay for your own food and drinks at the restaurant.
Do I have to come every week?
No. You book the Thursdays you want in the app. There is no charge for the weeks you skip.
When do I find out who is at my table?
Forty-eight hours before the dinner, when we confirm the restaurant. Never sooner.
Which cities does this work in?
Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles, with one membership that works in all three. Each city has its own page with the neighbourhoods we book in.
Where does all of this happen?
In the Founder Feast app on iPhone and Android, or on the web. Booking, the reveal, the other members and the coffees, runs and hikes all live there.