The Founders Club

What The Founders Club does

The Founders Club is a private, vetted membership community for founders and operators of 7, 8, and 9 figure businesses. The organization, legally Oak Club LLC, is headquartered at 78 SW 7th St, Miami, FL, and was founded in 2023 by entrepreneurs including Aaron Spivak (who exited Hush Blankets for $48 million) and a co-founder then scaling CROSSNET. It operates on a subscription-based membership model with annual billing, accepting only 5-6 of 200+ weekly applicants against stated eligibility thresholds of $1M+ in revenue, founder/owner status, and $2.5M+ raised or exited. The membership roster is reported at 1,500+ founders across North America representing $20B+ in combined annual revenue, organized into 20+ active city chapters including New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and Toronto.

The core product is the membership platform itself, augmented by a defined stack of add-on modules: a mobile application (Founders Club App) for RSVPs and directory access, a members-only Slack community for real-time peer support, monthly mastermind groups of 8-12 facilitated founders, 150+ member-only events annually, an annual Mexico retreat, local chapter activations, curated member-to-member introductions, men's and women's growth workshops, and the Founders Forum flagship summit (500+ attendees, 20+ speakers). A stated $50,000-$100,000+ in member benefits is delivered through preferred vendor partnerships with Klaviyo, Mercury, Rokt, OpenStore, Tapcart, Social Snowball, Foreplay, and dashu. Supplementary distribution channels include the Founder 2 Founder podcast and the Founders Forward weekly newsletter.

Commercially, The Founders Club is a community-led, event-driven go-to-market organization. Growth is driven by word-of-mouth and a formal Nomination Program that incentivizes members to refer up to five founders annually (with $500 credits and retreat ticket rewards per successful acceptance) rather than by paid acquisition. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Member outcomes cited include a $2.3M partnership for Little Saints secured through a single dinner introduction, an eight-figure sale of MELA sparked by a member introduction, and revenue growth from $9.4M to $20M within a year for Collective Counseling Solutions. The company has earned media placements in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and INC, and no funding rounds, acquisitions, or institutional investors are disclosed.

Name

The Founders Club

Legal name

Oak Club LLC

Website

https://foundersclubofficial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Founders Club (Oak Club LLC) is a private, vetted subscription-based membership community for 7, 8, and 9 figure business founders. It serves 1,500+ members across 20+ North American city chapters with masterminds, 150+ annual events, an annual Mexico retreat, and curated connections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Membership Community for Entrepreneurs

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Customer/User Conferences & Client Advisory Boards (THAHAMAD)

Keywords

• Private member network
• Entrepreneur mastermind groups
• Founder community platform
• Membership organization services
• Executive networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Subscription-based membership dues for access to the private network of 7, 8, and 9 figure entrepreneurs. Members pay for access to masterminds, events, retreats, Slack community, app, and curated connections.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Founders Club is a private, vetted subscription membership community for 7, 8, and 9 figure entrepreneurs that bundles monthly mastermind groups, 150+ annual member-only events, an annual Mexico retreat, a members-only Slack workspace, a mobile app, local chapter meetups, curated introductions, and the Founders Forum flagship summit into a single annual dues-paying offering. Membership is highly selective, accepting only 5-6 of 200+ weekly applicants who meet revenue, founder-status, and capital-raised thresholds.

Product overview

The Founders Club is a private community platform for 7, 8, and 9 figure entrepreneurs offering a unified membership experience. The core product is the membership platform providing access to 1,500+ founders, combined with multiple integrated modules including Monthly Mastermind Groups (8-12 person facilitated sessions), the Founders Club App (mobile access), Members Only Slack (private community), 150+ annual member-only events, Annual Retreat in Mexico, Local Chapter Activations across major US markets, Curated Connections (intentional matchmaking), Men's & Women's Growth Workshops, and the flagship Founders Forum summit. Supplementary media offerings include the Founder 2 Founder Podcast and Founders Forward Newsletter. The ecosystem is held together by $50,000+ in member benefits and perks including travel discounts. The company operates as Oak Club LLC (legal entity) headquartered in Miami, FL.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Founders Club Membership Annual subscription membership giving vetted 7, 8, and 9 figure founders access to monthly mastermind groups, 150+ member-only events, members-only Slack, the Founders Club App, local chapter activations, curated connections, men's and women's growth workshops, the Founders Forum summit, the Annual Mexico Retreat, and $100K+ in partner perks and travel discounts.
• Founders Forum Summit Flagship in-person summit for members featuring multiple stages, 20+ speakers, and 500+ founders gathering for sharing, learning, and high-impact connecting.
• Annual Mexico Retreat Annual multi-day destination retreat in Mexico bringing together members from across the country for strategy sessions, connection activities, and renewal experiences designed to help founders realign and lead at a higher level.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2.3M partnership secured from a single dinner introduction
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• OpenStoreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerE-commerce platform partner featured in the partnerships page logo showcase. Represents one of the partner brands aligned with what founders care about: access, wellbeing, innovation, and growth.
• TapcartminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMobile commerce platform partner featured in the partnerships page. Helps brands build custom mobile apps and is part of the preferred partner ecosystem serving founders.
• ForeplayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing/campaign platform partner featured in the partnerships section. Part of the brand ecosystem aligned with The Founders Club's focus on growth and innovation.
• dashuminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner brand featured in the partnerships page representing the ecosystem of brands serving founders and entrepreneurs.
• RoktminorGTM or Marketing PartnerE-commerce technology partner featured in the partnerships section. Part of the network of preferred partners offering services to members.
• Social SnowballminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial commerce/marketing platform partner featured in the partnerships page. Aligned with founders building and scaling consumer brands.
• KlaviyominorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmail and SMS marketing platform partner. One of the proud partners providing marketing technology infrastructure for e-commerce founders.
• MercuryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBanking and financial services platform partner for startups. Featured as a proud partner providing banking solutions to the founder community.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Strategic Coach: Strategic Coach is Dan Sullivan's premier coaching/mastermind program for entrepreneurs, offering structured workshops and small-group coaching. It targets a similar high-performing founder demographic with vetted admission and premium tiered pricing—a direct comparable in the mastermind space.
• Chief: Chief is a private membership network for senior women executives and leaders, combining peer groups, coaching, and curated events. The Founders Club's women's growth workshops overlap with Chief's offering and target the same caliber of vetted, accomplished operators.
• Tiger 21: Tiger 21 is a peer membership organization for high-net-worth individuals with $10M+ in investable assets. It runs facilitated group portfolios and learning sessions, providing an analogous premium, vetted peer group model—though oriented toward wealth rather than operating founders.
• Summit Series: Summit Series is an invite-only community and live-events company convening founders, investors, and creators. Its mix of curated membership, flagship summits, and immersive retreats is a tight analog to The Founders Club's Forum and Mexico Retreat strategy, albeit at a larger scale and more institutional.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): EO is a global peer network of business owners with companies typically over $1M in revenue. Like The Founders Club, it offers member-only events, forums, and mastermind-style peer learning, but operates through regional chapters and is more broadly accessible—the most directly comparable peer organization.
• Vistage: Vistage is the largest CEO peer advisory and executive coaching organization, serving thousands of SME leaders through monthly group meetings and one-to-one coaching. Highly comparable to The Founders Club in delivering curated peer-driven business development, though broader in eligibility and more coaching-led.
• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is a premium peer community for CEOs and presidents of companies exceeding $9M in revenue. It offers peer forums, leadership development, and global events—a key direct competitor targeting the same high-revenue founder/CEO demo as The Founders Club with significantly more institutional scale.

Emerging players

• OnDeck: OnDeck is a curated community and fellowship for founders and tech operators, offering peer connections, events, and learning content. Comparable to The Founders Club in the curated-founder-community thesis, though OnDeck skews toward earlier-stage tech operators.
• Tribe (NAYA/Founders Table community brands): Tribe-style curated communities for high-performing founders are a growing adjacent category offering mastermind dinners, retreats, and digital content. These represent emerging comparables that bundle experiential networking with content—directly mirroring The Founders Club's experiential model.
• Maverick by Tony Robbins (Business Accelerator / Date with Destiny): Tony Robbins's premium mastermind and live-event products (Business Accelerator, Date with Destiny) target high-revenue founders and entrepreneurs seeking personal/business transformation. Overlaps with The Founders Club's mind-body-business and retreat positioning, though Robbin's brand is broader in audience and theme.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/foundersclubus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/join-the-founders-club
• Instagraminstagram.com/THEFOUNDERSCLUB

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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