A room for founders who want real conversations, not pitch decks.
Invite-only gatherings for founders, operators, and early-stage investors. Transparent conversations about hiring, ops, and the parts of building nobody posts about on LinkedIn.
Request an inviteA different kind of founder room.
- Curated, not open. We vet every attendee.
- Usually 20 to 40 people per event.
- Topic-driven, not networking-driven.
- Off the record. Chatham House Rule applies.
- No pitch decks, no generic panels.
- ×Not a demo day.
- ×Not a VC pitch event.
- ×Not a paid mastermind.
- ×Not a newsletter.
- ×Not a place to get investor intros.
You'll fit if you're one of these.
Founders
Building something real in tech, usually pre-seed to Series B. You've hired, you've fired, you've made the expensive mistakes and you're ready to talk about them honestly.
Operators
Early-stage chiefs of staff, heads of ops, heads of people, fractional leaders. You're in the trenches and you have the specific stories that help founders think better.
Investors
Pre-seed and seed-stage investors who want to understand founders past the pitch. Angel operators, emerging managers, and the rare early-stage partner who actually shows up.
How it works.
Apply
A short form. We ask what you're working on and what you'd bring to the room.
Get matched
We invite attendees based on stage, topic, and chemistry. Not every applicant gets in to every event.
Show up
A two to three hour gathering. Structured opening conversation, small-group working sessions, unstructured time.
Stay in the loop
Alumni get first access to future events and the private B&B Signal group.
The next gathering is being planned.
We run Builders & Backers every six to eight weeks, across different cities and occasionally virtual. Leave your details and we'll tell you when the next one opens for applications.
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