origin
/ˈôr-ə-jən/noun
the point from which a thing begins.
Why it exists
Meeting founders worth your time shouldn’t take this much noise.
Conferences, mixers, and group chats are a numbers game. Hundreds of people for the few who matter. We take the search out of it, with a small, vetted room of founders who have actually been there, introduced on purpose, where everyone already clears the bar.
Our events
The rooms you’ll be in.
We curate a handful of formats, each built for a specific moment in a founder’s year. A sample of what happens once you’re inside.

Founder Dinners
Long-table dinners. A small room, one table, no phones.
Join
Request an invite.
A short application. The room is small on purpose, so every founder is read by a human.
To qualify, you must be a founder, based in San Francisco, and at Series A or above.








