Born Or Made

What Born Or Made does

Born or Made is a UK-based community networking membership group operating in the London Borough of Lambeth. Founded in 2024 by Elle Moss, who brings 20 years of experience running networking groups, the company organises local businesses, freelancers, charities, not-for-profits, solopreneurs, and young people (under 25) into hyperlocal chapters for in-person networking and peer support. Its flagship Brixton chapter launched in March 2024, followed by Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction chapters in September 2024, with plans to extend to Streatham and Clapham. The offering consists of fortnightly face-to-face breakfast meetings (with 60-second introductions and ten-minute member presentations), monthly socials, quarterly CPD evening sessions, and 24/7 access to a WhatsApp community. All members are required to have genuine roots in the local area, which is positioned as a key differentiator against transactional networking groups.

The underlying technology is deliberately minimal. Born or Made does not operate proprietary software; instead it relies on standard off-the-shelf tools: Squarespace for the website, Eventbrite for event registration, GoCardless for direct-debit subscription billing, and WhatsApp for ongoing community communication. The "Born or Made" brand is registered as a UK trademark (UK00004024369). The business model is purely subscription-based recurring revenue, with tiered monthly and annual membership priced at £24/month for charities, £36/month for solopreneurs and freelancers, £44/month for company owners (each with a 20% discount on annual payment), a free tier for under-25s, and a £30-£35 pay-as-you-go drop-in fee for non-members. Memberships are sold directly via the founder's email ([email protected]) and through word-of-mouth referrals from existing members, with no marketing team, sales force, or external funding disclosed. The company is founder-owned and operates with 1-10 employees from a partnership venue at 3Space International House in Brixton.

Name

Born Or Made

Legal name

Born or Made Ltd

Website

https://bornormade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Born or Made is a UK-based community networking membership group founded in 2024 by Elle Moss, running hyperlocal chapters in Brixton, Herne Hill, and Loughborough Junction for local businesses, freelancers, charities, and under-25s through fortnightly in-person meetings and a WhatsApp community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

City Of London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Born or Made generates revenue through tiered monthly and annual membership subscriptions. Members pay recurring fees via direct debit, with pricing differentiated by entity type (company owners, solopreneurs/freelancers, not-for-profits/charities) and discounted annual payment options. The fee covers event space and catering costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Born or Made runs a paid community networking membership programme for local businesses, charities, freelancers, solopreneurs and young people rooted in the Lambeth area of London. Members attend fortnightly face-to-face breakfast meetings, monthly social gatherings, quarterly CPD sessions with expert speakers, and continuous peer support through a dedicated WhatsApp group, generating referrals and local collaborations. Membership is sold in tiered subscriptions differentiated by entity type, with discounted annual billing and a drop-in option for non-members.

Product overview

Born or Made is a community networking membership organization — not a traditional software product — offering a single integrated membership programme. Its core product is the Born or Made Membership, which bundles fortnightly face-to-face breakfast networking chapter meetings, a 24/7 WhatsApp community for continuous peer support, quarterly CPD evening sessions with guest speakers, member 60-second introductions, and member-led ten-minute presentations. The first chapter (Brixton) launched in March 2024, with Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction chapters added in September 2024. A drop-in session option is also available for pay-as-you-go access without full membership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Born or Made Membership Tiered subscription membership that bundles fortnightly face-to-face breakfast chapter meetings, a 24/7 WhatsApp community, monthly social gatherings and quarterly CPD evening sessions for local businesses, freelancers, charities and young people rooted in the Lambeth area. Pricing is differentiated by entity type (£44/month Company Owners, £36/month Solopreneurs & Freelancers, £24/month Not-for-Profits & Charities, free Under-25s), with a 20% annual discount and a free first meeting.
• Born or Made Brixton Chapter The founding Born or Made chapter, hosting fortnightly face-to-face breakfast networking meetings at 3Space International House in Brixton for members with roots in the Brixton area.
• Born or Made WhatsApp Community 24/7 community WhatsApp group bundled with membership, providing continuous peer-to-peer support, sharing of opportunities, wins, social media posts, questions, scenarios and advice between in-person meetings.
• Born or Made CPD Sessions Quarterly evening CPD gatherings with expert guest speakers, bundled into the membership, covering commercial strategy, personal development, digital marketing and SEO optimisation for members.
• Drop-In Networking Sessions Pay-on-the-day option that allows non-members to attend a single networking session before committing to membership, priced at £30–£35 per session.

Quantifiable outcome

• A referral happened within the first couple of meetings for Dalton Maag, leading to a fully custom font creation project for another Born or Made member.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 3SpacecoreOthers3Space is a charity based in International House, Brixton, that works with government, developers and corporates on delivering greener, fairer and more prosperous places. They provide the venue for Born or Made networking events at their Birds Nest rooftop space. This partnership enables Born or Made to hold its fortnightly meetings in a dedicated community space within the local area.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Athena Network: UK women's business networking organization running paid chapter meetings for female entrepreneurs and professionals. Directly comparable as a paid, chapter-based, in-person business networking membership, with a similar referral-driven value proposition for self-employed members.
• 4Networking: UK-based business networking group running paid breakfast meetings across dozens of UK towns, focused on local business referrals. Directly comparable in format (paid membership, structured breakfast intros, referral-driven value), and the closest head-to-head competitor for UK SMBs seeking local networking.

Others

• WeWork / Workspace Community Programs: Large flexible-workspace provider that runs member community events and networking programming as part of its office rental offering. Comparable as an adjacent community-and-events-driven value layer for self-employed professionals, though bundled with real estate rather than sold as a standalone membership.

Broad incumbents

• BNI (Business Network International): Global referral-based business networking organization with thousands of chapters worldwide. Comparable because both sell paid membership subscriptions for structured in-person networking meetings that drive member-to-member referrals, but BNI operates at vastly larger scale and lacks Born or Made's hyperlocal/creative-niche positioning.
• London Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Established London-wide business membership organization offering networking events, training, and policy advocacy to thousands of London SMBs. Comparable as a paid membership body serving local London businesses and providing networking, but at city scale and with formal chamber services rather than hyperlocal chapters.
• Federation of Small Businesses (FSB): UK-wide paid membership organization for small businesses and self-employed, providing networking events, advice, and advocacy. Comparable as a subscription-based membership body serving the same SMB and freelancer segment Born or Made targets, though operating nationally rather than in-person locally.

Regional players

• Connect4Women London: London-focused women's business networking group running in-person events for local professionals and entrepreneurs. Comparable as a paid London-region networking community for self-employed members, though without Born or Made's strict hyperlocal eligibility filter.
• Lambeth Together / Local Lambeth Community Groups: Local civic and community organizations operating within Lambeth borough, often running free or low-cost networking and community-building events for residents and local groups. Comparable as a regional community-organizing player in the exact same geography, though typically publicly funded rather than paid subscription.
• Ladies Who Latte: Informal UK business networking group for women running informal local meetups. Comparable as a UK membership-driven networking community for self-employed women, though it operates without formal subscriptions and structured presentations.

Emerging players

• Enterprise Nation: UK membership community for small business owners and entrepreneurs, offering events, training, and peer connections. Comparable in targeting solopreneurs and SMBs with a paid membership plus event-based engagement model, though it operates digitally and nationally rather than hyperlocally.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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