Membership is selected, not purchased.
Foundoors is built around contribution, not status. What you've built gets our attention. How you show up determines whether you belong.
What we look for.
Scale
Has this person built or led something meaningful? Typically a founder, owner or CEO of an active company with real revenue, funding or a significant exit behind them.
Sophistication
Are they navigating decisions around leadership, capital, expansion, governance, succession or organizational complexity — the kind that don't have obvious answers?
Contribution
Would seven other strong founders benefit from having this person in their Conclave? Membership is evaluated as much by what someone brings as by what they've built.
Character
Integrity, discretion, curiosity and a willingness to listen. Low ego, high ambition. The room only works if everyone in it can be trusted.
Scale gets our attention. Character and contribution determine fit.
Applicants are typically a founder, owner or CEO of an active company, meeting at least one of the following:
€1M+ in annual company revenue
€1M+ in external funding raised
A meaningful previous exit
Substantial family-business leadership
An exceptional founder trajectory, evaluated individually
How membership happens.
Apply or be nominated
Every application is reviewed personally — there is no automated approval.
Initial review
We look at scale, sophistication and the substance of your answers.
Membership conversation
A private conversation, not an interview, to understand fit on both sides.
Reference review, where appropriate
For some applicants, a discreet reference conversation.
Fit assessment
We weigh what the Conclave and Foundoors need alongside what the applicant is looking for.
Conclave matching
Placement into a circle matched by scale, experience and perspective.
Invitation
Meeting the criteria does not guarantee admission. We invite when there is a genuine fit.
This may not be the right room if you are mainly looking for:
New customers or investor access
A place to sell services to members
Status without participation
Transactional networking
An audience rather than a relationship
A company you don't yet operate day to day
This isn't about superiority — it's about the standards that make the room worth being in.