The New York City
Founders Club
We are a curated community dedicated to developing new friendships, fostering ambition, and building in NYC.
| Founded by YC alumni Aakash Shah, Michael Wang & Adam Alpert
We believe that NYC is a great place to build. We've curated a vetted community of fellow founders who agree.
$300M
Raised by Members
5%
Acceptance Rate
About being a member
Social Calendar
✅ Founder-only dinners & rooftop salons
✅ Monthly off-beat activities — pickleball to ski retreats
✅ AI Demo + Unconference days to ship, show, and get feedback
Vetted Community
✅ We interview every member before offering them acceptance.
✅ We vet for values, ambition, and traction.
✅ We look for YC-caliber founders.
Talent + Clubhouse (Coming soon)
✅ Access an exclusive talent database of top NYC tech talent that want to work IRL.
✅ Hang out and co-work in our common room.
✅ Fractional & full-time openings posted to 5,000+ candidates
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