Founder dinners in San Francisco
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.
- Night
- Thursday evenings
- Membership
- $49 a month
- The room
- Every seat vetted
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.
- 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.
You pay for your own food and drinks at the restaurant. Everything else is covered.
The densest founder city on earth, one table at a time
San Francisco opened in September 2026. Nowhere else has this many founders within walking distance of each other, and nowhere else is it harder to have a real conversation with one. Everyone is busy, everyone is pitched all day, and the good dinners happen behind closed doors.
Our tables open that door. A person reads every application, builds a table of people who should meet, and books a restaurant in the neighbourhoods where founders already eat. You know who is coming before you sit down, and nobody is there to raise.
Membership covers every weekly dinner in San Francisco, and in Vancouver and Los Angeles too. If you are in LA for a week, you sit at a table there.
- Night
- Thursday evenings
- Where
- The Mission to North Beach
- Membership
- $49 a month
- Opened
- September 2026
Where the tables sit
We book restaurants in the parts of San Francisco where founders already spend their evenings. The restaurant and the table are confirmed 24 hours before the dinner.
The Mission
Shared tables, loud rooms and the widest cross-section in the city. Engineers sit next to chefs, illustrators and clinicians building something on the side.
Hayes Valley
Small rooms and tasting menus that reward a slow evening. Where founders go when they want to talk instead of network.
SoMa and Dogpatch
The seed-stage teams, the research labs and the people shipping the next release, all within a few blocks. Tables here run on early-stage energy.
North Beach and Nob Hill
Old San Francisco. Long dinners, Italian kitchens and a slower rhythm for repeat founders and investors.
A Thursday in San Francisco, step by step
The short version. The full walkthrough covers the application, the reveal and the week between.
- 01
Apply
Tell us what you are building and who you would like to sit beside. It takes two minutes, and a person reads it.
- 02
We build the table
We match you by stage, industry and goals, book the restaurant, and confirm the table with everyone 24 hours before the night.
- 03
Sit down
Show up, eat well and talk. No pitching, no name tags. You pay for your own food and drinks; everything else is covered by membership.
$49 a month. A person reads every application.
What people ask about San Francisco
Anything else, write to hello@founderfeast.com and a person answers.
Where in San Francisco are the dinners?
We book restaurants in the Mission, Hayes Valley, SoMa, Dogpatch, North Beach and Nob Hill. You learn the exact restaurant when the table is confirmed, 24 hours before the dinner.
What night are the San Francisco dinners?
Thursday evenings. The exact time comes with your confirmation, and it is the same table for the whole evening.
I am visiting San Francisco. Can I join a dinner?
Yes, if you are a member. Membership is per person, not per city, so members from Vancouver or Los Angeles can sit at a San Francisco table when they are in town, and the other way around.
Do I have to be a founder to apply?
Most seats go to founders, but investors, operators, doctors, professors, athletes and artists all sit at our tables. A person reads every application and decides on the room, not on a job title.
How much does membership cost?
$49 a month. 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.
The best conversation in San Francisco this week is at a table with your name on it.
Membership is $49 a month and covers every weekly dinner in San Francisco, San Francisco and Los Angeles. You pay for your own food and drinks at the restaurant.
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