The Foundry
Founding Cohort · 100 places

Apply to becomea Founding Member

Tell us the basics, then sit down with Ember — one conversation that builds your profile, finds your first matches, and is exactly what we review.

Apply to become a member

Six fields, then you sit down with Ember — one conversation that builds your profile and finds your first matches. About ten minutes, and you can pick it back up any time.

Saved as you type — leave and come back whenever.
What happens next
01Your conversation with EmberOne conversation — who you are, what you're really good at, what you need. Ember polishes it into your profile.
02Your first matchesWe show you members already in the Loop whose Offers and Asks line up with yours.
03MembershipChoose your plan. We review your conversation — usually within two working days.
One conversation, not a form

No fill-in-the-blanks marathon. You talk, Ember shapes it, and your answers become the profile other founders see — and the application we read.

The Founding 100

What membership means

We are building the first Foundry with a small, carefully selected group of founders, balanced across product, technology, marketing, brand, sales, finance, fundraising and operations.

Each Founding Member commits to contributing their first hour and helping us create the kind of founder community we all wish already existed.

What Founding Members receive

Access to a carefully selected founder network
One-on-one matching support
A Foundry Profile and contribution record
The ability to publish Offers and Asks
Access to Loop Hours
Founding Member recognition
A direct role in shaping the platform
Priority matching during the pilot

and a place to turn when you cannot keep doing everything yourself.