Roundtable - The Private Community of Founders

What Roundtable - The Private Community of Founders does

Roundtable is a private, UK-based membership community for established founders, founded in March 2022 and operating primarily out of London and Manchester. The company curates a closed cohort capped at exactly 100 members, accepting only approximately 8% of applicants following a written application, founder interview, and trial meeting. Its core product is the membership itself — access to a vetted peer network of revenue-generating founders — delivered through a bundled stack of bi-weekly online meetings, webinars, masterclasses, in-person retreats, social events, a podcast, an exclusive partner-perks program called The Vault, Coworking HQ, and Fitness & Wellbeing programming. Three in-house experts (Business Mentor Colby Wegter, Mindset Coach Nils Welham, and Founders Therapist Rachel Vora) are embedded as member benefits. The 2025 additions of the RT Awards and Christmas Gala at Dial8, Soho, formalize a peer-recognition and event IP layer.

The business model is a single-tier recurring subscription: a £500 one-time signup fee covering the first month, followed by a £150/month rolling membership with a mandatory 6-month minimum term. At full capacity of 100 members, this implies a steady-state annualized revenue base of approximately £180,000 from subscriptions alone, plus signup-fee contribution on member turnover. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed external investors or funding rounds, and is governed by a hard "no-pitching" rule that the operator cites as a primary differentiator against transactional networking groups. The GTM motion is community-led and referral-driven, relying on word-of-mouth from existing members, the website application portal, journal/blog content, and flagship in-person events rather than paid acquisition. Member outcomes reported on the website — £500k+ in attributed 2025 business, £12M+ combined member turnover, six-figure partnerships formed, and 50% faster problem-solving — are used as the primary marketing asset.

The technology layer is intentionally light: no proprietary community platform, mobile app, API, or AI features are disclosed. Distribution runs through a self-serve application portal (joinroundtable.fillout.com) and a selective direct-interview process. Operational scope is currently limited to UK founders in the London and Manchester metros, with no stated international expansion or franchise model. The most recent strategic move is the appointment of Luke Dalton as RT Ambassador for 2026 to lead in-person experiences, signaling continued investment in programming depth rather than headcount or geographic scaling.

Name

Roundtable - The Private Community of Founders

Legal name

Roundtable

Website

https://joinroundtable.xyz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Roundtable is a UK-based private membership community, founded in March 2022, that curates a capped cohort of 100 vetted, revenue-generating founders across London and Manchester. Members pay a £500 signup fee plus £150/month for peer access, bi-weekly meetings, retreats, in-house experts, and an annual awards gala.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Founder Peer Community

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Founder community membership
• Peer networking group
• Business mastermind community
• Entrepreneur support network
• Selective founder club

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscription: Roundtable generates revenue through a membership subscription model. Members pay a one-time signing up fee of £500 (which includes their first month) plus a rolling monthly membership fee of £150 per month. The minimum membership term is 6 months. This creates predictable recurring revenue from a capped community of 100 members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Roundtable operates a paid, curated membership community capped at 100 vetted, revenue-generating founders, delivered through a combination of online formats (bi-weekly meetings, webinars, masterclasses, podcast) and in-person experiences (retreats, social events, annual Christmas Gala and RT Awards). Members pay a £500 sign-up fee plus a £150/month rolling subscription (minimum 6 months) and gain access to a zero-pitching peer network and three in-house experts covering business mentorship, mindset coaching, and founders therapy.

Product overview

Roundtable is a private community platform for established founders, offering a single unified offering centered on community membership. The core product provides access to a curated peer group of 100 high-calibre founders (limited to ~8% acceptance rate) with comprehensive benefits including Bi-Weekly Online Meetings, Webinars, Masterclasses, international Retreats, Podcast content, The Vault (exclusive partner perks), Coworking HQ, Fitness & Wellbeing support, Social Events, and Exclusive Discounts. Additional offerings include the RT Awards (annual peer-nominated recognition), Christmas Gala (flagship in-person event), and In-House Expert Sessions with Business Mentor, Mindset Coach, and Founders Therapist. The community spans London and Manchester with members generating collective annual turnover exceeding £12 million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roundtable Community Membership Paid, invite-only membership for established, revenue-generating founders, capped at 100 members. Includes bi-weekly online meetings, webinars, masterclasses, retreats, podcast, The Vault partner perks, coworking access, fitness and wellbeing support, social events, and in-house expert access (business mentor, mindset coach, founders therapist).

Quantifiable outcome

• Members' combined annual turnover exceeds £12 million+
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Arthur Jones (Photography)minorOthers · 27 November 2025Arthur Jones captured content throughout the Christmas Gala 2025 evening at Dial8 in Soho, London. He documented the awards, genuine connections, and celebrations that make Roundtable unique. This was a service provider relationship rather than a formal strategic partnership.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Indie Hackers: Online community and content platform where founders share revenue, milestones, and lessons. Comparable as a peer-driven founder community, but free and content-led rather than paid, curated, and event-driven like Roundtable.

Direct peers

• Vistage: Paid peer advisory membership for CEOs and founders built around facilitated group meetings and 1:1 coaching. Comparable in offering recurring subscription access to a vetted founder peer group plus expert coaching.
• Strategic Coach: Subscription coaching programme for entrepreneurs combining group workshops, 1:1 coaching, and structured tools. Comparable in being a high-priced recurring subscription delivering structured founder development.
• Tiger 21: Membership-based peer groups for high-net-worth individuals and founders with capped group sizes, asset-based thresholds, and facilitated meetings. Comparable in being a selective, capped, paid founder/wealth-creator community.
• Hampton: Private membership community for CEOs offering curated peer groups, expert content, and in-person experiences on a subscription. Comparable in offering vetted founder access plus bundled learning and events.
• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): Global peer community of CEOs and founders organised into chapters, with curated membership and peer learning forums. Closely comparable to Roundtable's curated, capped, peer-led model, just at a much larger, global scale.
• EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization): Global peer community of founders running chapter-based forums, accelerator programmes, and exclusive events for revenue-generating entrepreneurs. Highly comparable to Roundtable's member-to-member support and curated admission.

Regional players

• Founders Forum: UK-based invite-only community and event series for tech founders and investors. Comparable in targeting UK founders with curated networking, summits, and events, though it sits in a more investor/tech niche than Roundtable's general SMB founder base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/joinroundtablexyz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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